Expert Consultation on Draft Diagnostic Protocols

Process: IPPC diagnostic protocols are under development in the framework of ISPM 27 2006 (Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests). The protocols are developed by a main author with support from a few experts and together make up an editorial team. An expert group, the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols, ensures that draft texts meet the requirements set for IPPC diagnostic protocols. At later stages of development, the draft IPPC protocols are submitted to members of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM, the governing body of the IPPC) for comments, and finally submitted for adoption by the CPM.

Content of protocols: As provided in ISPM 27:2006, IPPC diagnostic protocols give the procedures and methods for the official diagnosis of regulated pests that are relevant for international trade. They contain the minimum requirements for reliable diagnosis of the specified regulated pests, and provide flexibility to ensure that methods are appropriate for use in the full range of circumstances for which a diagnostic protocol may be used (e.g. from detection of a pest in a consignment, to surveillance, to routine diagnosis). Only methods of relevance for diagnostics are given in the protocol. The methods included in diagnostic protocols are selected on the basis of their sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility. Information related to these factors is provided for each of these methods.

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