Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation PCE) Progresses in Uzbekistan

Posted on Fri, 20 Jul 2018, 09:01

The national Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) in Uzbekistan marks significant a progress. The PCE was initiated and supported by the FAO TPC Project (TCP/UZB/3602) Support to the Improvement of the National Seed, Plant Variety Protection and Phytosanitary Legislation in Uzbekistan. …

3rd Meeting of the IPPC ePhyto Project Advisory Committee

Posted on Wed, 18 Jul 2018, 09:06

The third ePhyto Project Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting took place on Monday, 16th of July at the IPPC Secretariat headquarters in FAO, Rome, Italy. The PAC which provides guidance to and support in project development particularly in relation to cooperation …

IPPC Secretariat took part in the SPS Committee Thematic Workshop on Control Inspection and Approval Procedures

Posted on Tue, 17 Jul 2018, 14:49

Copyright: WTO

The Secretariat of the World Trade Organization organized and hosted a Workshop on control, inspection and approval procedures from 09-10 July, 2018. The workshop provided a forum for discussion and experience sharing on developments, challenges and practices in …

IPPC Assists Tunisia in its Second Round of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Process

Posted on Thu, 12 Jul 2018, 15:24

2nd PCE mission in Tunisia, June 2018, Tunis. © Mekki Chouibani

Under the framework of the FAO project TCP/SNE/3601/C1 and with the support of the FAO Sub-regional office for North-Africa (SNE), the IPPC Secretariat carried out the second mission to …

The IPPC Secretariat brainstorms on the Plant Health and Environmental Protection at its 2018 Mid-Year Meeting

Posted on Thu, 12 Jul 2018, 06:43

A specific session took place during the IPPC Secretariat 2018 Mid-Year meeting on Friday, 6 July 2018 to brainstorming on activities related to environmental protection and plant health. Environmental protection is at the core of the mandate of the IPPC. …

The 2018 Mid-year Meeting of the IPPC Secretariat Held in Rome Italy

Posted on Wed, 11 Jul 2018, 08:17

The 2018 Mid-year meeting of the IPPC Secretariat was held on 6 July 2018 at the FAO HQs in Rome, Italy. The main objectives of the meeting were to review the major achievements of the IPPC Secretariat for in the …

The important development of Phytosanitary Treatments continues as the TPPT close their annual meeting

Posted on Tue, 10 Jul 2018, 07:16

The Technical Panel for Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) just ended their annual meeting in Shenzhen, China (25 - 29 June 2018). The IPPC Standard Setting Unit organized the meeting that was kindly hosted by the Shenzhen Academy of Inspection and Quarantine. …

The IPPC Secretariat meets representatives from the European Commission for strengthening bilateral cooperation

Posted on Wed, 27 Jun 2018, 12:15

Meeting with DG TRADE and DG SANTE

The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has very strong cooperation with the European Commission (EC). For the past decade, the EC has provided generous and continuous financial support to the …

The IPPC Participation in the 9th InforMEA Initiative Steering Committee held in Montreux Switzerland

Posted on Tue, 26 Jun 2018, 08:36

The 9th InforMEA Initiative Steering Committee meeting was held from 5-8 June 2018 in Montreux, Switzerland. Ms Paola Sentinelli, Information Management Officer of the IPPC Secretariat, attended the meeting on the IPPC behalf.

The InforMEA Initiative brings together Multilateral Environmental …

The IPPC Secretariat delivers for the third time the training course on Developing national phytosanitary capacities at CIHEAM - Bari Italy

Posted on Mon, 25 Jun 2018, 12:11

© CIHEAM- 2018: All participants of the 2018 IPPC-CIHEAM-Bari Training Course on Developing Phytosanitary Capacities

For the third time, the IPPC Secretariat, delivered the IPPC-CIHEAM Bari training course on Developing national phytosanitary capacities at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (CIHEAM-Bari) from …

The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention IPPC) and the World Customs Organization WCO) join forces to facilitate trade whilst protecting societies from undesirable effects

Posted on Fri, 22 Jun 2018, 07:54

Dr. Jingyuan Xia, Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention, and Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), signed an agreement at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels on 19 June 2018 to promote cooperation on matters …

The June 2018 CPM Bureau meeting held in Rome Italy

Posted on Thu, 21 Jun 2018, 09:44

The June 2018 CPM Bureau meeting was held on 11-15 June 2018 in Rome, Italy with participation of all seven Bureau members as well as all core team members of the IPPC Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by the CPM …

The IPPC Financial Committee FC) meeting held in Rome - new membership continuing the good work

Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2018, 07:32

The IPPC Financial Committee (FC) meeting was held from 7-8 June, 2018, at FAO-HQ, Rome, Italy, just before the CPM Bureau meeting which commenced on 11 June, 2018. The meeting was chaired by Greg WOLFF (Canada - new FC Chair), …

ePhyto Project Technical Committee Meets in Dublin

Posted on Wed, 06 Jun 2018, 11:02

The ePhyto Project Technical Committee(PTC)/ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) met during the week of May 28 in Dublin, Ireland. The meeting was graciously hosted by the Irish Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. The meeting was successful on a number …