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Approved specifications


Specifications serve as a term of reference for the Expert Drafting Group (EDG) (i.e. expert working group (EWG) or TP) responsible for developing an ISPM. They provide guidance on the scope of the standard and on the tasks expected of the EDG. Specifications for ISPMs are reviewed, revised and approved by the Standards Committee (SC).

Specifications for ISPMs are clear and precise guidelines that an expert drafting group (EDG) should follow when drafting or revising a standard. Specifications are drafted by, or under the auspices of, the IPPC Secretariat, steward and the Standards Committee after direction is given by the Commission as to the standard’s priority. The specifications are sent for consultation and then reviewed, revised and approved by the SC.

Approved specifications for draft ISPMs under development are posted below.

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Title Files Publications date
Specification TP 2 - Technical Panel on Pest Free Areas and Systems Approaches for Fruit Flies En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification TP 1 - Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification TP 4 - Technical Panel on Forest Quarantine En Es Fr 12 Jul 2013
Specification 48 - International movement of used vehicles, machinery and equipment En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification 46 - Management of phytosanitary risks in the international movement of wood En Es
Fr 		07 Jan 2013
Specification 43 - Movement of soil and growing media in association with plants in international trade En Es
Fr 		07 Jan 2013
Specification 42 - Pre-clearance for regulated articles En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification 39 - Suppression and eradication procedures for fruit flies (Tephritidae) En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification 31 - Revision of ISPM 15 (Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade) Es Fr
En 		07 Jan 2013
Specification TP 5 - Technical Panel for the Glossary (2016) En Es Fr 20 Jun 2016
Specification 23 - Guidelines for surveillance for specific pests: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (citrus canker) Es Fr
En 		07 Jan 2013
Specification TP 3 - Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments En Es Fr 16 Feb 2016
Specification 50 - Protocol to determine host status of fruits to fruit fly (Tephritidae) infestation En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification 51 - Minimizing pest movement by sea containers and conveyances in international trade En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification 54 - International movement of seed En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification 52 - Minimizing Pest Movement by Air Containers and Aircrafts En Es Fr
En 		11 Mar 2013
Specification 08 - Efficacy of measures: concept and application Es Fr
En 		07 Jan 2013
Specification 55 - Safe handling and disposal of waste with potential pest risk generated during international voyages Es Fr
En 		07 Jan 2013
Specification 56 - International movement of cut flowers and branches En Es Fr 07 Jan 2013
Specification 57 - International movement of wood products and handicrafts made from wood En Es Fr 16 Dec 2013
Specification 66 - Audit in the phytosanitary context En Es Fr 21 Feb 2018
Specification 59 - Revision of ISPM 8 (Determination of pest status in an area) En Es Fr 10 Oct 2017
Specification 58 - Revision of ISPM 4 (Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas) En Es Fr 07 Oct 2015
Specification 64 - Use of specific import authorizations En Es Fr 02 May 2016
Specification 65 - Authorization of entities to perform phytosanitary actions En Es Fr 02 May 2016
Specification 68 - Supplement on Guidance on the concept of probability of transfer to a suitable host and establishment as used in a pest risk analysis for quarantine pests (2015-010) to ISPM 11 (Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests) En Es Fr 06 Dec 2018
Specification 69: Use of systems approaches in managing the pest risks associated with the movement of wood En Es Fr 10 Dec 2018
Specification 72 - Reorganization and revision of pest risk analysis standards En Es Fr 19 Jan 2022
Specification 62 - Requirements for the use of phytosanitary treatments as phytosanitary measures En Es Fr
Specification 63 - Guidance on pest risk management En Es Fr 30 Nov 2015
Specification 67 - Focused revision of ISPM 12 (Phytosanitary certificates) in relation to re-export En Es Fr 28 Feb 2018
Specification 70 - Annex Design and use of systems approaches for phytosanitary certification of seeds to ISPM 38 (International movement of seeds) En Es Fr 21 Jan 2021
Specification 71 - Annex Criteria for determining host status of fruit to fruit flies based on available information (2018-011) to ISPM 37 (Determination of host status of fruit to fruit flies (Tephritidae)) En Es Fr 21 Jan 2021
Specification 61 - Revision of ISPM 6 (Guidelines for surveillance) En Es Fr 28 May 2014
Specification TP 6 - Technical Panel on Commodity Standards En Es Fr 27 Mar 2024
Specification 60 - International movement of grain En Es Fr 28 May 2014
Specification 73 - Annex International movement of fresh mango (Mangifera indica) fruit to ISPM 46 En Es Fr 12 Jan 2023
Specification 74 - Annex Field inspection to ISPM 23 En Es Fr 12 Jan 2023
Specification 75 - Revision of ISPM 26 (Establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae)) En Es Fr 12 Jan 2023

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