92nd Meeting of the Panel on Global Phytosanitary Affairs

Paris, 2026-01-27/29

 

The EPPO Panel on Global Phytosanitary Affairs provides a forum for the EPPO Member Countries and their NPPOs to exchange information and develop harmonised views and positions on matters related to the International Plant Protection Convention. It also facilitates the preparation of the member governments for the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures. The list of the Panel Members and their terms of Reference is accessible on the EPPO website.

 

The EPPO Panel on Global Phytosanitary Affairs met in Paris on 2026-01-27/29. The meeting was attended by the Panel members appointed by EPPO Member Countries and by Observers.

 

During the meeting, Panel members who are representatives of the Europe region in IPPC Subsidiary Bodies and Expert Working Groups (EWGs) reported the key outcomes of recent IPPC meetings. The Panel discussed the progress and challenges for the following IPPC strategic topics:

  • Pest Outbreak Alert and Response System (POARS)

  • Sea containers,

  • Climate change and Phytosanitary issues,

  • Safe provision of Food and other Humanitarian Aid,

  • Commodity Standards,

  • Research coordination,

  • Systems approaches and,

  • Plant health in the context of One Health

 

Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates (ePhyto) was also discussed including the outcomes of the recent meeting of the EPPO ePhyto Expert Working Group.

 

The updated IPPC list of topics for IPPC Standards and the relevant EPPO stewards were considered. The EPPO representation in and nominations for the CPM bodies were discussed and agreed.

 

In addition, the Panel discussed the arrangements for an EPPO coordination meeting for EPPO Member Countries that will be organized on 2026-03-08, the day before the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20) taking place in the FAO Headquarters on 2026-03-09/13. The aim of this coordination meeting will be to exchange views and information among EPPO countries, about topics related to the CPM.

 

Just after the Panel meeting, a teleconference with the North American Plant Protection Organisation (NAPPO) was held with the aim of exchanging views on IPPC strategic topics and preparing for the next session of CPM.

 

The next meeting of the EPPO Panel on Global Phytosanitary Affairs is scheduled for 2026-04-14/16 in Milan (Italy).

 

 

Screenshot of presentations, the banner for CPM-20 and the EPPO logo