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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
Protected Zones system: preliminary analysis of each option
Option: Description Impact Advantages Disadvantages
future eradication
campaigns with a view to
improving success
d. Ending status on
time
ii. Moving to PFA
concept
a. Maintain PZ in
addition to PFA
Reduce delays (within the 2
year framework foreseen by
Directive) by improving
both the timing and the
procedure for ending status.
PFA is a different approach.
(ISPM 4 and Supplement 1
to ISPM 5 (guidelines) for
official controls within
protected area), e.g. status
lost immediately in case of
outbreak.
Both concepts applied in
parallel.
Low positive impact on the
effectiveness and the efficiency of
the PZ system
Medium to high positive impact on
effectiveness
Medium negative impact on costs
as optimal surveillance will have to
be established
Medium to high negative impacts
on costs due to the increased costs
to restore credibility of PZs and
establish and managed PFAs
Can be done relatively
readily and at low cost;
Can significantly improve
credibility of the system,
both within EU and vis a vis
third countries;
Stronger legal basis for
losing status;
Could restore credibility and
transparency to system,
especially vis a vis third
country partners, depending
on implementation
(specifications for
surveillance);
Alignment to IPPC may
make this easier to defend
(than PZs) to third
countries;
Provides new opportunity to
restore EU image;
Improves extra-EU trade
opportunities;
May lead to harmonisation
of PH status within PZs.
Feasibility of pursuing
implementation of
sanctions/penalties?
PZs
In practice PFA difficult to
implement and works better if
no previous record of pest;
Difficulty of implementation
may result to poor enforcement
(i.e. more than current system);
May mean losing trade
advantage related to PZ;
Some PZs would disappear
(e.g. for Erwinia amylovora);
Statistically difficult to
demonstrate complete freedom
from pest (leading to
potentially high costs to
provide evidence, that would
no longer justify the benefits);
Could restrict intra-EU trade
without an effective PZ system
(e.g. PWN);
May impose additional hurdles
to free movement within EU.
May lead to confusion for third
countries and therefore
complicate export;
Additional burden to NPPOs
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