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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
or for new trade). potential longer term savings from detection of
risks at source.
Potential long term savings
from detection of risks at
c. Introduce
import bans
where
necessary
Measures to be
considered on the
basis of commodity
pathway analysis, and
evaluation of risk.
Low – could actually save on resources.
Transfer of costs to the exporting countries.
source.
A more drastic precautionary
approach could significantly
save on resources or optimise
use of current resources;
In line with approach
followed by majority of
countries in the world;
Reverses current EU system
philosophy, but could be
defended on the basis that it
targets a specific category of
products (high-risk);
Food Chain Evaluation Consortium 337