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Table 5-6: Preliminary analysis of options: improving prevention at import
Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
Improving prevention at import: preliminary analysis of each option
Option: Description Impact Advantages Disadvantages
i. Status quo Improvements in the form
Significant improvements can
with
of ‗soft‘ interventions,
be made relatively readily and
improvements including:
at low cost;
ii. Widen list of
HOs
subjected to
import
controls
(Annexes to
Directive
2000/29/EC)
measures to improve
harmonisation of
inspection standards
(e.g. training, restore
and update SANCO
vademecums);
improvements to
EUROPHYT;
ensure follow up of
FVO
recommendations
after FVO inspections;
horizon scanning;
improvement of
coordination and
collaboration between
PH and customs at all
levels (EC, MS).
This measure addresses
entails a revision of Annex
I and II and the extension
of the list of plants and
plants products which
should be subject to
mandatory inspection
controls. Revisions to the
lists to be based on PRA,
and the existing EPPO lists
(A.1 and A.2 as well as the
Low-medium.
Impact to depend on range of
interventions that are adopted.
Relatively lower cost than options ii, iii
and iv.a / iv.b).
Costs to be borne primarily by CAs (EC,
MS); benefits for both CAs and
stakeholders.
Medium-high.
Costs will depend on implementation,
including the use of other complementary
options, in particular commodity pathway
analysis (iii) to improve targeting of risks
and channel resources to higher risk
imports (plants for planting/PM).
These higher costs have to be balanced
against the potential longer term savings
from wider detection of risks (compared
to current situation).
Improves prevention, more
precautionary approach
(compared to current
situation);
Widens the target of the
inspections;
Provides objective
improvement to target base, in
line with EPPO lists and
PRAs;
Potential long term savings
In-depth review of the
approach to improve
prevention at import is
postponed;
Lack of proactive tools to
tackle risks related to new
trade
Current inspections do not
detect latent HOs
Variability of border controls
and efficiency of import
controls
Potentially substantial
increase in inspection costs
and additional resources
required, including for the
revision of the lists;
Targeting of risks remains too
open if this option alone is
followed;
Delays in revision of lists
could be significant, but the
process could be accelerated
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