International Plant Protection Convention

The International Plant Protection Convention ( IPPC ) is an international treaty for the protection of plants against pests . The aim of the currently 182 contractual partners (as of March 2016) is to control the spread and introduction of diseases in plants and plant products ( quarantine pathogens ) and, if possible, to prevent them. The IPPC Secretariat is subordinate to the FAO . The treaty has been in force since April 3, 1952. Changes came into force on April 4, 1991 and October 2, 2005, which apply to all contracting parties.

The contract is also intended to protect native forests from the introduction of wood pests. To this end, he tries to standardize the import regulations and quarantine regulations of the affiliated countries by setting standards. As part of this work, the international guideline ISPM15 "Framework conditions for the regulation of wooden packaging material in international trade 03/2002" (ISPM: International Standard for Plant Protection Measures) was created, the aim of which is to prevent or prevent the spread of organisms that are harmful to packaging material to prevent.

The ISPM 15 only applies to solid wood. Exceptions are wood-based materials (e.g. chipboard, plywood, etc.) and solid wood thinner than 6 mm. The materials covered by ISPM15 are treated with heat and / or with recognized chemical processes (e.g. the previously common fumigation with methyl bromide ). The materials treated in this way (or the products such as pallets, boxes, etc.) are then marked on both sides with a special symbol (ear of wheat with IPPC).

The plant protection services or authorities provide information about which countries, from what point in time and to what extent the IPPC standard applies.

See also

• Directive 2008/1 / EC (IVU Directive)

Web links

• International Plant Protection Convention (PDF file; 505 kB)
• Information on the IPPC standard ISPM 15 from the BBA
• International Phytosanitary Portal ( Memento from April 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
• Technical information from German transport insurers on wooden packaging

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on the homepage of the International Plant Protection Convention , accessed on March 30, 2016
2. ↑ No longer permitted for imports into Germany since September 1, 2006 - see Use of bromomethane .