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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
placed at the end of the spectrum. A traceability mechanism providing horizontal safeguards,
that enables tracing back to the various points in the process down to the individual grower, is
a key component of an ideal system.
In this context, there is a growing consensus that efforts should be redirected from those large
established trades in fresh produce which have a good record of compliance, to new and
emerging trades in plants and propagating material which pose a potentially high risk, or for
which there is a high degree of uncertainty about risk.
Figure 5-1: Risk management continuum – Prevention of introduction of HOs at border
EXPORTING COUNTRY
IMPORTING COUNTRY
Growers
Traders
Growers
Nurseries
CA
Collaboration between CAs
CA
Phytosanitary system
(inspection, export
certification)
AIM:
To ensure products free of
HOs
For HOs in Directive
2000/29
Phytosanitary
system
AIM:
To ensure products in
compliance
Inspections Quarantine Ban/Permits
Pathway
approach
Post- entry inspections
(For latent HOs)
Traceability mechanisms
Source: FCEC
In addition to the above, there is a number of recommendations for ‗soft‘ interventions, for
which there is significant consensus (see results of general survey). These include:
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