REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION CONVENTION (IPPC)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE IPPC SECRETARIAT

The following communication, received on 25 February 2025, is being circulated at the request of the International Plant Protection Convention secretariat (IPPC).

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The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an intergovernmental treaty signed by 185 contracting parties (as of October 2023), aiming to protect the world's plant resources from the spread and introduction of pests, and facilitate safe trade. The Convention introduced the development and implementation of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) as its main tool to achieve its goals, making it the sole global standard setting organization for plant health.

The IPPC is one of the "Three Sisters" recognized by the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement), along with the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) for food safety standards and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for animal health standards.

1  Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM)

1.1.  The next session of the CPM (CPM-19, 2025) is scheduled from 17 to 21 March 2025, at FAO Headquarter, Rome, Italy.

1.2.  Several topics are to be discussed by the CPM-19, including two ISPMs that are up for adoption, an update on the implementation of the 2020-2030 Strategic Framework and the individual development agendas, One Health, the new IPPC Plant Health Campus, the IPPC ePhyto Solution and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP).

1.3.  The full agenda of the CPM-19 can be found on the International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP) here: https://www.ippc.int/en/commission/cpm/cpm-sessions/cpm-19/.

2  Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau[1] and the IPPC Strategic Planning Group (SPG)[2]

2.1.  The CPM Bureau guides the CPM on the strategic direction, financial and operational management of its activities. The Strategic Planning Group (SPG), which meets once a year, is to provide a strategic perspective to the work of the IPPC community and support improvement through the provision of recommendations and advice to the CPM on any issues referred to it or related to its functions.

2.2.  Since June 2024, the CPM Bureau met online in September and December and held a face-to-face meeting in October 2024. The SPG met in October 2024, the week after the meeting of the CPM Bureau. The main highlights discussed during the bureau and the SPG were ePhyto, One Health, antimicrobial resistance and plant health, review of the format of ISPMs, Progress on the IPPC Strategic Framework 2020-2030 Development Agenda Items Overarching Implementation Plan (DAIs), IPPC Pest Outbreak Alert and Response System (POARS), APP, the International Day of Plant Health and preparations for CPM-19 (2025).

3  Standards Committee[3]

3.1.  Since the last update from the IPPC secretariat to the SPS Committee, the IPPC Standards Committee (SC) convened from 18-22 November 2024 to revise and approve draft ISPMs and specifications for adoption by CPM-19 (refer to the preceding section of this document).

3.2.  Other key strategic topics discussed included:

·_              Reviewing specifications for new topics submitted during the 2023 Call for Topics for Standards and Implementation.[4]

·_              Discussing proposed modifications to the IPPC procedure manual for standard setting for CPM-19 (2025).

3.3.  The next meeting is scheduled for 12-16 May 2025, at FAO Headquarter, Rome, Italy. During this meeting, the SC will review various draft ISPMs for approval for the first consultation, including:

·_              Draft annex on the International movement of fresh Musa spp. fruit (2023-028) to ISPM 46.

·_              Draft annex on the International movement of fresh Colocasia esculenta for consumption (2023-023).

3.4.  Additionally, the SC will review and discuss draft specifications for approval for consultation and updates from its technical panels.

3.5.  For more information about the SC, please visit: https://www.ippc.int/en/commission/standards-committee/.

4  Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC)[5]

4.1.  In November 2024, the IC met in Rome, Italy, to review the 2024 activities of the IPPC secretariat's Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU), IC Subgroup and Teams, and approved their work plans for 2025. The IC also raised the crucial issue of the sustainable resourcing of the IPPC IFU, for which several activities, some of which are a core function of the IPPC, remain insufficiently funded and staffed.

4.2.  The November meeting was an opportunity for the IC to discuss the CPM Bureau and Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meetings held in October 2024 and received an update on the APP, 2024 IPPC regional workshops, as well as the 2024 Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations.

4.3.  The IC discussed strategic approaches to raise national plant protection organization (NPPO) awareness and improve their access to IPPC online capacity development resources. The IC raised the need for more countries to adopt the IPPC ePhyto Solution and conduct phytosanitary capacity evaluations (PCEs) to assess and enhance the effectiveness of their plant health systems. The IC also discussed and approved the proposed modifications to the Implementation and Capacity Development (ICD) manual, for which the new version will be published in March 2025.

4.4.  A demo of the new IPPC Plant Health Campus was presented to the IC during its November 2024 meeting. The platform is being developed in collaboration with the FAO eLearning Academy and will be released in 2025.

4.5.  The next IC meeting is scheduled from 19-23 May 2025, FAO Headquarter, Rome, Italy. The IC agreed to invite observers during this meeting to share experiences in new technologies in plant health.

4.6.  For more information about the last IC meeting please consult the report on the IPP.

5  NEW IPPC Guides and training materials

5.1.  IPPC Guides and training materials are developed under the oversight of the IC to build national phytosanitary capacity and support implementation of the International Plant Protection Convention and associated international standards. The following IPPC guides were published in the last 18 months:

·_              Working with a national plant protection organization e-learning course (EN)

·_              National reporting obligations e-learning course (EN, FR)

·_              Surveillance and pest status determination e-learning course (EN, FR)

·_              Participating in the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures of the International Plant Protection Convention (EN)

·_              E-commerce: A guide to managing the pest risk posed by goods ordered online and distributed through postal and courier pathways (EN, ES)

·_              Regulation of wood packaging material: Understanding the phytosanitary requirements for the movement of wood packaging material in international trade (FR)

·_              Emergency preparedness: A guide for developing contingency plans for outbreaks of quarantine pests (ES, FR)

·_              Prevention, preparedness and response guidelines for Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of banana (FR)

·_              Pest status guide: Understanding the principal requirements for pest status determination (FR)

6  IPPC Observatory[6]

6.1.  Two IPPC Observatory studies have been active in 2024: the IPPC Observatory Study on E‑commerce and the IPPC Observatory Study on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Additionally, the IPPC Observatory participated in coordination and collaboration efforts with Codex Alimentarius, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), within the context of the three sisters, under the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) SPS Agreement.

6.2.  The IPPC Observatory Study on E-commerce was launched in August 2024 with an objective to assess the implementation of the CPM recommendation on internet trade (e-commerce) in plants and other regulated articles[7] by IPPC contracting parties and establish baseline data for monitoring global phytosanitary e-commerce strategies. This follows an initial 2012 study under the Implementation Review and Support System (IRSS) project, which informed key IPPC initiatives, including the 2014 CPM recommendation and the IPPC Strategic Framework 2020–2030.

6.3.  Initially set to close in October 2024, the deadline was extended to December 2024.The IPPC Observatory is currently analysing survey results, with preliminary findings to be presented at CPM‑19 (2025) and a final report, including key recommendations, at CPM-20 (2026).

6.4.  The IPPC Observatory Study on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was initially launched in 2023 as requested by CPM-17 (2023), to better understand the phytosanitary risks associated with the use of antimicrobial and antifungal products in plant health.

6.5.  The study's first phase focused on collecting data on antibiotic use in plant protection, while the second phase concentrated on fungicides. Preliminary results from both phases were presented at CPM-18 (2024), where it was decided to refine the fungicide scope to align with the One Health concept. This involved restricting the scope of the survey to fungicides used across plant, animal and human health and extending the deadline to achieve broader participation.

6.6.  Both surveys – antibiotics and fungicides – were re-launched in November 2024 with streamlined questionnaires to ensure consistency with previously collected data. The IPPC Observatory is currently analysing survey results, with preliminary findings to be presented at CPM‑19 (2025) and a final report, including key recommendations, at CPM-20 (2026).

6.7.  The IPPC Observatory continues to contribute to the strengthening of the collaboration among the "Three Sisters"—Codex Alimentarius, the IPPC, and WOAH, in the area of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of standards. In 2024, the three sisters commissioned a report detailing their efforts to monitor the use and impact of their standards, the challenges they face, and how monitoring outcomes can enhance trade harmonization, ensuring no one is left behind.[8]

6.8.  Additionally, the three sisters met with the SPS and TBT Secretariats at WTO headquarters in December 2024 to explore the use of WTO databases and the ePing SPS&TBT Platform as potential data sources for their monitoring efforts. They also confirmed their possible role as observers in the forthcoming working group on transparency, proposed as a recommendation under the Sixth Review of the SPS Agreement, which may lead to enhancements in the ePing SPS&TBT Platform.

6.9.  In March 2024, the IPPC Observatory virtually delivered a presentation on its ongoing activities at the WTO SPS Committee Thematic Workshop on Transparency, held in Geneva, Switzerland, attended by WTO Members and Observers.

7  ePhyto

7.1.  The ePhyto Solution continues to provide user countries with the opportunity to exchange digital phytosanitary certificates with any country using the system.

7.2.  An increasing number of countries are progressively transitioning from paper-based to digitalized phytosanitary certification system by using the IPPC ePhyto Solution that went live in early 2019. It has accelerated rapidly over the past years with 136 countries on board in November 2024 (130 in December 2023) including 92 countries actively exchanging approximately 200,000 ePhytos monthly and 35 countries currently testing the system. A large part of the success can be attributed to the collaborative efforts between the secretariat and the many partners. These partners include first and foremost the ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) and the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) who developed and continue to lead in developing the technical aspects and enhancements of the IPPC ePhyto Solution. Implementation has also been supported in some countries by Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF), the Industry Advisory Group (IAG) and the World Bank.

7.3.  The main challenge is to ensure the sustainable funding of the IPPC ePhyto Solution as it has so far been funded through projects from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), or through donations from countries. Therefore, a funding model, with an initial total annual budget set at USD 1,263,000, was adopted at the 18^th Session (April 2024) of the CPM-18 and will be implemented as a transitional pilot, starting in 2025 (first contributions have already started to come in) and to be reviewed after two years (2027). The CPM also noted that country contributions to the IPPC ePhyto Solution would not be mandatory for any country. To be noted that the Generic ePhyto National System (GeNS) is now available in five out of six FAO official languages, namely Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish (Russian and Spanish being the latest versions released in May 2024). Indeed, the GeNS is a centralized web-based system to allow countries that do not have a national system to produce, send and receive ePhytos through the Hub.

7.4.  More information can be found on the ePhyto webpage on the IPP.[9]

8  International Day of Plant Health (IDPH)

8.1.  At the CPM Bureau meeting in June 2024, the FAO Deputy Director-General agreed with the provisional theme "The importance of plant health in One Health" for the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) in 2025. At the Strategic Planning Group meeting in October 2024, attendees were invited to consider the following: possible themes for future years of IDPH; linking the IDPH with other international days; and how the IPPC community could establish a role in the decision-making process and long-term arrangements for the IDPH, given that themes were decided by FAO. The SPG proposed an IPPC "champion" for the IDPH, who could publicly promote the convention and the work of the IPPC community in a similar way to the promotion of World Food Day by the FAO Director-General. The SPG also discussed potential alignments with other international days and events, including World Food Day and the World Food Forum annual flagship event.

8.2.  The SPG recognized the importance of considering the target audience when choosing a theme (e.g. whether it is directed at NPPO personnel such as inspectors or at the general public) and prioritizing key messaging and audience mobilization. The SPG suggested that the IPPC Communications Strategy 2023–2030 be referred to for useful ideas in this regard. The SPG chairperson agreed to review the suggestions proposed by the SPG and to provide a shortlist to the bureau ahead of their December meeting.

8.3.  From November to December 2024, the secretariat met with the FAO divisions including Plant Production and Protection, Animal Production and Health, and the Deputy Director-General Office (DDGO) Beth Bechdol to prepare for IDPH 2025. Attendees exchanged ideas on a potential in-person visit by the FAO Director-General in lieu of the usual hybrid high-level event held at FAO Headquarter. The secretariat explored potential projects with FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF). Ultimately, the proposed projects on One Health in the region did not have a strong component on plant health.

8.4.  The secretariat explored a potential visit in El Salvador to see the 3D simulation exercise on pest outbreak response being hosted by the Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (OIRSA), which agreed to host the FAO Director-General to mark IDPH. The secretariat developed the IDPH Concept Note detailing this proposal and shared it with the DDGO and onwards to the DG's office for review. Approval is currently pending. The secretariat also developed a campaign plan for IDPH 2025, incorporating the FAO campaign on 365 Days of Action to mark its 80^th year.

9  Communications and Advocacy

9.1.  The IPPC secretariat continued to implement the 2024 secretariat-wide Communications Plan led by the Integration and Support Team (IST), with inputs and collaboration with the Standards Setting Unit (SSU) and IFU. The annual secretariat Communications Plan is an operationalization of the global IPPC Communication Strategy which was adopted at CPM-17 (2023). The 2023 and 2024 IPPC secretariat Communications Plan are now a more robust action plan aligned with the target milestones identified in the global IPPC Communications Strategy.

9.2.  Significant progress in communications was noted in 2024, with an impressive increase in social media performance on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and LinkedIn, particularly during CPM‑18 (2024) and around the IDPH, indicating increasing interest and engagement with IPPC content.

9.3.  Subscription to the IPPC monthly newsletter more than doubled in 2024, totalling 2,844 subscribers. Notably, the IPPC secretariat organized for the first time an exhibit to raise the visibility of the IPPC and the CPM-18 session as well as the first interactive exhibit on IDPH at the FAO Headquarter. New content was developed throughout the year for the IPP, including news and feature stories. Web analytics showed that more users were viewing IPPC institutional pages (e.g. ISPMs, list of countries) and that more users read news on newly published IPPC guides and training materials, training opportunities under the APP, and CPM-18 news, among others. To better manage internal communication within the IPPC secretariat, the secretariat developed a Communications Calendar for internal use to better track and manage all incoming and outgoing communication products and events and to more efficiently manage the workflow of the graphics designers, copyeditor and translators. The Communications Calendar also helps the secretariat coordinate relevant events with the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division, and to coordinate clearances of relevant events with FAO Deputy Director-General's office and the FAO Office of Corporate Communications.

9.4.  The secretariat developed a Draft Principle and the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the IPPC Regional Communications Network Steering Group approved by CPM-18 (2024). These were presented to the CPM Bureau in June and to the Technical Consultation among RPPOs (TC-RPPO) in October for feedback, and later shared with former members of the CPM Focus Group on Communications for consultation and advice on the best approach. Following the feedback and advice, and upon approval by the CPM Bureau in December 2024, the secretariat will conduct a survey on the information needs of NPPOs and RPPOs and hold consultative meetings as initial steps. Outcomes from these would be the basis for a more realistic and scaled-down plan that would address NPPO and RPPO information gaps, rather than pursuing the complex process of establishing networks that may not be applicable for all NPPOs and RPPOs because of their diverse functions, structures and capacity.

9.5.  The IPPC secretariat coordinated communications, visibility, and media coverage for various IPPC and plant health community activities. From November 2024 to February 2025, 21 news articles and four feature stories in the Spotlight section were published on the International Phytosanitary Portal (IPPC website). From news about the Kingdom of the Netherlands celebrating 125 years of protecting plant health, launching a new IPPC e-learning course, and strengthening pest surveillance in Africa through digital technology, this content helps to amplify the work of the IPPC plant health community in the fight against plant pests. From 2024, the IPPC was mentioned in 70 news products (print and broadcast) in national, regional, and international media outlets, appearing 25 times between November 2024 and February 2025, the biggest percentage covering training in digital technology for pest surveillance, under the APP. The secretariat further promotes the IPPC's work on social media platforms such as Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and videos on YouTube. The diverse social media content now also includes monthly reports on key pest reports from IPPC contracting parties.

10  CPM Focus Group on Climate Change and Phytosanitary Issues

10.1.  In November 2024, the Focus Group (FG) discussed Work Plan 2025-2026 in further detail, after the group developed the plan during its in-person meeting in Manaus, Brazil in October 2024. Some of the highlights of the Work Plan include:

·_              Organize a webinar in September 2025 on pest risk analysis, surveillance, pest management and biocontrol. These topics were suggested by participants from the webinar series held in October 2024, through a feedback survey. The FG is now preparing the technical content of the 2025 webinar and identifying potential speakers;

·_              Develop factsheets on some of the most common plant pests and diseases as technical resources for NPPOs (currently under development);

·_              Develop a webpage on the IPP on the impact of climate change on plant health. The FG developed the content and the secretariat developed the webpage which was completed and published online in December 2024. The webpage includes the core output of the FG, "Climate-change impacts on plant pests: A technical resource to support national and regional plant protection organizations" which the FG developed, as well as  technical tools such as climate modeling and general resources including climate databases and pest databases from external organizations. The page can be viewed at https://www.ippc.int/en/strategic-objectives/plant-health-environmental-protection/the-impacts-of-climate-change-on-plant-health/;

·_              Incorporate climate change considerations in IPPC's List of Topics and IPPC guides and training materials through a formal request to the IC. The IC representative in the FG, Mr Ngatoko NGATOKO, on behalf of the FG, sent the letter to the IC through the IPPC Officer in Charge, Ms Sarah BRUNEL. The IC representative also requested that this item be included in the IC's meeting agenda in May for discussion, to which the IC and the secretariat approved.

10.2.  The FG had a new member representing the North East and Africa (NENA) region in November 2024, after nominations were reviewed by the CPM Bureau. The Bureau, through an e-decision, endorsed Mr Ali AL-ADAWI (Oman). The FG now totals ten members plus a CPM Bureau "champion", Mr Sam BISHOP.

11  CPM Focus Group on Sea Containers

11.1.  CPM-16 (2022) made amendments to the draft ToR for the CPM Focus Group on Sea Containers (focus group) based on some amendments proposed by one Contracting Party (CP).

11.2.  CPM-18 (2024) noted the work undertaken by the focus group and associated recommendation, subsequently approving the extension of the mandate until 2027 and the new ToR.

11.3.  The purpose of the extended mandate of the focus group is to continue the work carried out by the 2022-2023 focus group and review all new, emerging and evolving technologies and opportunities. In considering these factors, the focus group will provide final recommendations to the CPM on long term IPPC guidance.

11.4.  The focus group held its first physical meeting from 9-13 December, at FAO Headquarter, Rome, Italy. This meeting marked a significant step forward in advancing global pest risk management, following the approval of its extended mandate and ToR at CPM-18 earlier this year.

11.5.  A key focus of the meeting was revising and updating the action plan, which serves as a living document to guide the group's work on pest risk management. The action plan, originally approved by the Bureau in October 2024, will be continually refined at each meeting to incorporate new developments and insights from recent activities, such as the International Symposium on Container Design.

11.6.  The focus group supported the International Symposium on Optimizing Container Design to Mitigate Risks of Pest Contamination, held on 11 November 2024 in Rotterdam. The symposium focused on practical container design modifications to minimize pest contamination. Discussions also included potential trials and new technologies that could be promoted to enhance pest risk management. As a conclusion, representatives from the major container owners, operators and manufacturers were identified for the establishment of a working group to progress the ideas introduced. This work will contribute towards the focus group's final recommendations to CPM, with these innovations expected to inform future strategies and contribute to the focus group's overarching goals.

11.7.  As part of the ToR, the focus group has continued to work with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), as one of the three UN co-sponsors of the Cargo Transport Unit Code (CTU Code) undertaking a revision of the Code, to update and enhance included information on the prevention of pest contamination. These amendments were subsequently presented to and considered at the WP.24 meeting, held on 16-17 December 2024 in Geneva.

11.8.  Noting the identified importance and need for continued awareness raising, as highlighted in the revised CPM Recommendation 6, the focus group has identified a number of communication and education activities which are being progressed to communicate information about the risk of pest movement via the sea-container pathway including a syndicated interview on behalf of the IPPC and the focus group, intended to take place in February 2025. Additionally, the focus group is preparing a concept note for a proposed side session to be held at CPM-20. This will look to provide further detailed updates on the progress of the activities outlined in the ToR, including updates on the developments related to sea container design modifications.

12  CPM Focus Group on Safe Provisions of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid

12.1.  The Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid was established by the CPM-16 in April 2022. The IPPC has adopted a global recommendation to tackle pests in food aid to strengthen long-term food security and to combat humanitarian crises. The provision of food and other humanitarian aid assists regions or countries that are at risk of food and economic insecurity as a result of conflict, crop failures, and natural disasters. The recommendation applies the principle of phytosanitary preparedness and response to the provision of urgent disaster-relief assistance and encourages recipient and exporting countries to develop adequate response plans and use guidance available in adopted standards.

12.2.  Further work is needed to support the objectives of the IPPC strategic framework 2030 to enhance global food security and protect the environment from the impacts of plant pests and, where appropriate, environmental pests, the IPPC and the CPM established the focus group. The main objectives are to ensure international co-operation to prevent the global spread of plant pests, understand further the disaster relief pathway and propose solutions for development of the standard and other supplementary tools, and outline the key principles, requirements and other aspects that a global standard on the " Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid" should contain.

12.3.  During CPM-18, the vice-chairperson of the CPM Focus Group on the Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid presented an update on the activities of the focus group. The focus group had revised the draft specification "Safe provision of food and other humanitarian aid (2021‑020)" and had also drafted a gap-analysis diagram on existing ISPMs and a proposed definition for the "emergency pathway". At the end of the session, the CPM approved the draft specification on "Safe provision of food and other humanitarian aid (2021-020)" to be submitted for consultation in July 2024 and also agreed to extend the mandate of the focus group until CPM‑20 (2026).

12.4.  Following CPM-18 and the face-to-face meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados on 7‑11 October 2024, the focus group finalized the review of the draft specification after the 2024 consultation period and subsequently presented the revised draft to the Standards Committee (SC) in November 2024. The SC provided approval for the draft to be presented to CPM-19 to determine, in accordance with the decision of CPM-18 (2024), whether to proceed with the development of an ISPM, and if so, approve the draft specification and add it as a topic to the IPPC list of IPPC standards and assign a priority to the topic.

12.5.  The focus group worked to determine the description of the definition of "emergency pathway". The focus group agreed that the term "emergency pathway" would be referred to as a description of the concept, rather than a definition, as supported by CPM-18. Subsequently, during the revision of the draft specification, the focus group agreed that the phrase "disaster relief pathway" would be used to highlight the concept of: A means that allows the entry or spread of a pest through regulated articles provided to meet the immediate needs of disaster affected communities

12.6.  The next face to face meeting is planned for 23-27 June 2025 in Kenya. One of the main points in the agenda is to finalize the tasks in the ToR such as to develop an action plan to build a strong network with WOAH, Codex, WFP, and FAO that will guide future efforts to prevent the spread of pests during emergency relief operations.

12.7.  The final report on the activities and outcomes of the focus group will be presented to the IPPC Strategic Planning Group, CPM Bureau, and CPM-20 (2026).

12.8.  More information about the focus group can be found at: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/cpm/cpm-focus-group-reports/cpm-focus-group-on-safe-provision-of-food-and-other-humanitarian-aid/.

12.9.  More information about the CPM-19 documents related to this topic are available at the CPM‑19 webpage: https://www.ippc.int/en/commission/cpm/cpm-sessions/cpm-19/.

13  Upcoming IPPC events

13.1.  For more information on upcoming meetings, please check the website: https://www.ippc.int/en/year/calendar/.

14  IPPC videos and other tools

14.1.  The IPPC secretariat wishes to share with you some tools available.

·_              IPPC Annual Report 2024 (forthcoming March 2025)

·_              Introduction for authors of IPPC Diagnostic Protocols

·_              Introduction to phytosanitary terminology (submitted in PWS from step 3)

·_              IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting (2023-2024)

·_              Specification 76 - Revision of the draft reorganized pest risk analysis ISPM - International Plant Protection Convention

·_              e-learning course: National Reporting Obligations in French

·_              e-learning course: Surveillance and pest status determination in French

·_              e-learning course: Working with a national plant protection organization in English

·_              IPPC guide: E-commerce Guide: A guide to managing the pest risk posed by goods ordered online and distributed through postal and courier pathways in Spanish

·_              IPPC guide: Guide to regulation of wood packaging material: Understanding the phytosanitary requirements for the movement of wood packaging material in international trade in French

·_              IPPC guide: Emergency Preparedness: A guide for developing contingency plans for outbreaks of quarantine pests in French

14.2.  The IPPC secretariat would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to the WTO SPS Secretariat for its strong support and close cooperation.

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