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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
Figure 3-12: Effectiveness of import procedures and requirements in preventing the
introduction of HOs into the EU, controls at PoE and at PoD
The view of Competent Authorities:
Fulfilment of minimum requirements for PoE and BIPs
Border controls - Documentary checks
Border controls - Identity checks
Border controls - Plant health checks
Possibility to perform identity and PH checks at PoD
Yes
No
Control at final destination - Identity checks
Control at final destination - plant health checks
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
The view of stakeholders:
Note: only „yes‟ and „no‟ answers considered
Source: FCEC based on general survey results
3.4.8 Need for further development of electronic certification
Plants, plant products and other objects (listed in Part B of Annex V) must be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate (PC), issued by the NPPO of the exporting country. Phytosanitary
certificates should be issued conforming to the models set out under the IPPC Convention.
Article V.1 of the above-mentioned Convention states that the contracting parties of the IPPC
―shall make arrangements for Phytosanitary Certification‖.
Electronic phytosanitary certification means the issuance/issuing of phytosanitary certificates in
electronic form by the certifying exporting authorities, through publication via a website, via a
file loaded to a server which can be accessed securely by importing authorities, or by electronic
transfer (e.g. e-mail or over a secure network). At present most phytosanitary certificates are
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