Posted on Fri, 29 Jun 2018, 12:35

Deadline on Wed, 15 Aug 2018, 21:59

The Standard Committee (SC) approved the following draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) for the DP notification period:

• Xylella fastidiosa (2004-024)
• Austropuccinia psidii (2006-018)
• Ips spp. (2006-020)
• Bactrocera dorsalis complex (2006-026)
• Conotrachelus nenuphar (2013-002)
• Revision of DP2: Plum pox virus (2016-007)

Contracting parties have 45 days to review the approved DPs and submit an objection, if any, along with a technical justification and suggestions for improvement of the approved DP. If no objection is received, the DP is considered adopted by the SC on behalf of the CPM.

This notification period starts on 01 July 2018 and ends on 15 August 2018.

An objection should be sent through the official IPPC contact point and submitted to the IPPC Secretariat via e-mail at [email protected]. More information regarding the DP notification period is available here: http://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/notification-period-dps/.