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Sea Container Surveys

Guidelines for National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs)

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 25 p.

Author IPPC Secretariat

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-132349-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The IPPC Guidelines on Sea Container Surveys provide guidance to national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) on how to inspect and record contamination details in a consistent and harmonized manner when undertaking the sea container cleanliness surveys.

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IPPC Secretariat. 2020. Guidelines on Sea Containers - Surveys for National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs). Rome, FAO on behalf of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention


https://doi.org/10.4060/ca7740en

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