Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English
REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION
CONVENTION SECRETARIAT (IPPC)
The following communication, received on 2 July 2017, is being circulated at the request of the
International Plant Protection Convention secretariat (IPPC).
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1. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an international plant health
agreement, originally established in 1952 and revised in 1997, that aims to protect cultivated and
wild plants by preventing the introduction and spread of pests. The strategic objective of the IPPC
is to protect food security and the environment while facilitating trade through strengthening
capacity and capability of its contracting parties (CPs). The IPPC is recognized as the only
international standard setting body for plant health by the World Trade Organization Agreement on
the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO SPS Agreement).