WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/571 
22 June 2005 
 (05-2651) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 
 
Communication from the International Plant Protection Convention Secretariat (IPPC
) 
  
 The following communication, dated 16 June 2005,  is being circulated at the request of the 
IPPC. 
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 Current information relevant to Internationa l Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) 
can be found at www.ippc.int. 
 
1. ISPMs completed and the year of their adoption: 
ISPM 
number Title Year 
1 Principles of plant quarantine as related to international trade 1995 
2 Guidelines for pest risk analysis 1995 
3 Guidelines for the export, shipment, import and release of biological control 
agents and other beneficial organisms (revision) 2005 
4 Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas 1995 
5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms (revision) 2004 
6 Guidelines for surveillance 1997 
7 Export certification system 1997 
8 Determination of pest status in an area 1998 
9 Guidelines for pest eradication programmes 1998 
10 Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest 
free production sites 1999 
11 Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, including analysis of environmental 
risks and living modified organisms (2004) 2004 
12 Guidelines for phytosanitary certificates 2001 
13 Guidelines for the notification of non-compliance and emergency action 2001 
14 The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest risk 
management 2002 
15 Guidelines for regulating wood packagi ng material in international trade 2002 
16 Regulated non-quarantine pests: concept and application 2002 
17 Pest reporting 2002 G/SPS/GEN/571 
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 ISPM 
number Title Year 
18 Guidelines for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure 2003 
19 Guidelines on lists of regulated pests 2003 
20 Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system 2004 
21 Pest risk analysis for regulated non-quarantine pests 2004 
22 Requirements for the establishment of areas of low pest prevalence 2005 
23 Guidelines for inspection 2005 
24 Guidelines for the determination and recognition of equivalence of 
phytosanitary measures 2005 
 
 These adopted ISPMs can be found at www.ippc.int/id/13399 . 
 
2. Draft ISPMs distributed to Members and RPPOs for consultation in 2005: 
• Revision of ISPM No. 1:  Principles for the protection of plant health; 
• Guidelines for consignments in transit;  
• Requirements for the establishment and mainte nance of pest free areas for tephritid 
fruit flies; 
• Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests; 
• Requirements for the submission of phytosanitary treatments. 
 
These draft ISPMs can be found at www.ippc.int/id/75455 . 
 
3. Draft ISPMs or annexes distributed to Members and RPPOs under the fast track 
process  (June 2005): 
• Proposed revision to methyl bromide fumigation schedule (ISPM No. 15). 
 This draft can be found at www.ippc.int/id/76751
. 
 
4. Completed ISPMs currently under review/revision (other than ISPM No. 1). 
• ISPM No. 2:  Guidelines for pest risk analysis; 
• ISPM No. 12:  Guidelines for phytosanitary certificates, Section 3.3 in relation to 
transit (pending completion of draft standard on transit). 
 
5. Draft ISPMs currently under development: 
• Alternatives to methyl bromide; 
• Guidelines for the classification of commoditi es into phytosanitary risk categories;  
• Efficacy of measures; 
• Fruit fly areas of low pest prevalence; 
• Guidelines for debarked and bark free wood; 
• Guidelines for regulating potato micropropa gation material and minitubers in 
international trade; 
• Guidelines on sampling of consignments; 
• Post-entry quarantine facilities;  G/SPS/GEN/571 
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 • The use of integrated measures in a system approach for pest risk management of fruit 
flies; 
• The use of integrated measur es in a systems approach for pest risk management of 
citrus fruit for citrus canker ( Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri). 
 Specifications for ISPMs can be found at www.ippc.int/id/24119
. 
 
6. Draft diagnostic protocols currently under development (pest specific)  
• Bacteria: 
− Erwinia amylovora 
− Liberibacter  spp. / Liberobacter  spp. 
− Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri  
− Xanthomonas fragariae 
− Xyllela fastidiosa 
 
• Fungi and fungus-like organisms 
− Guignardia citricarpa 
− Gymnosporangium  spp. 
− Phytophthora ramorum  
− Tilletia indica / T. controversa  
 
• Insects and mites 
− Anastrepha  spp.  
− Anoplophora  spp. 
− Thrips palmi 
− Trogoderma granarium 
 
• Nematodes  
− Bursaphelenchus xylophilus 
− Ditylenchus destructor / D. dipsaci  
− Xiphinema americanum 
 
• Viruses and Phytoplasmas 
− Citrus tristeza virus 
− Phytoplasmas (general) 
− Plum pox virus 
− Tospoviruses (TSWV, INSV, WSMV) 
 
7. Other titles for ISPMs on the work programme: 
• Electronic certification; 
• Guidelines for pre-inspection / pre-clearance; 
• Guidelines for regulating stored pr oducts in international trade; 
• Guidelines for surveillan ce for specific pests: Xanthomonas axonopodis  pv. citri 
(citrus canker); 
• Guidelines for the recognition of pest free areas and areas of low pest prevalence; 
• Import of organic fertilizers; 
• Inspection manual; G/SPS/GEN/571 
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 • Plants for planting (including movement of plants for planting, post-entry quarantine 
for plants for planting, certification programmes for plants for planting); 
• PRA for plants as pests; 
• Reference - Guidelines for forma tting pest specific data sheets; 
• Reference - Guidelines for formatti ng commodity specific standards; 
• Soil and growing media; 
• Supplement to ISPM No. 5:  Appropriate level of protection; 
• Supplement to ISPM No. 5: Guidelines on the understanding of "not widely 
distributed". 
 
8. Technical panels established to draft specific ISPMs on: 
• Diagnostic protocols for specific pests; 
• Forest quarantine; 
• Pest free area and systems approaches for fruit flies; 
• Phytosanitary treatments. 
 
9. Explanatory documents currently under development: 
The preparation of explanatory documents has been  initiated in relation to the following ISPMs: 
 
ISPM 
number Title 
3 Guidelines for the export, shipment, import and release of biological control agents and 
other beneficial organisms (2005) 
11 Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, incl uding analysis of environmental risks and living 
modified organisms (2004) [in relation to environmental aspects of that standard] 
14 The use of integrated measures in a syst ems approach for pest risk management 
15 Guidelines for regulating wood packagi ng material in international trade 
16 Regulated non-quarantine pests: concept and application 
17 Pest reporting 
18 Guidelines for the use of irradi ation as a phytosanitary measure 
19 Guidelines on lists of regulated pests 
20 Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system 
21 Pest risk analysis for regulated non-quarantine pests 
22 Requirements for the establishment of areas of low pest prevalence 
23 Guidelines for inspection 
24 Guidelines for the determination and recognitio n of equivalence of phytosanitary measures 
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