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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
CONTENTS
KEY MESSAGES OF THE EVALUATION ...................................................................................................... I
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................. III
1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE EVALUATION ................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 SCOPE ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3.1 Geographical coverage...................................................................................................................... 2
1.3.2 Time period........................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3.3 Thematic coverage ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.4 METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4.1 Overview of methodological approach ............................................................................................. 4
1.4.2 Literature review ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.4.3 General survey of Competent Authorities and stakeholders ............................................................. 6
1.4.4 Expert interviews ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.5 MS field visits ..................................................................................................................................... 8
1.4.6 Comparison with third countries ....................................................................................................... 9
1.4.7 Further Competent Authority and stakeholder consultations ......................................................... 10
1.5 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER OPERATIONAL COSTS) ........................................................... 10
1.5.1 Specific cost survey .......................................................................................................................... 10
1.5.2 Development of a cost matrix and cost model ................................................................................ 11
1.5.3 Legal obligations considered in the analysis of the costs of the CPHR ............................................ 14
1.5.4 Data sources and reliability ............................................................................................................. 20
2 REFERENCE MODEL: THE CURRENT CPHR ................................................................................... 21
2.1 LEGAL BASIS............................................................................................................................................. 21
2.2 EVOLUTION OF THE CPHR TO DATE .............................................................................................................. 21
2.3 INTERVENTION LOGIC AND OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................................... 23
2.4 DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................................................................. 26
2.5 OVERVIEW OF THE CPHR MAIN INSTRUMENTS ............................................................................................... 28
2.6 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.................................................................................................... 33
2.7 MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AND COMITOLOGY ............................................................................................. 34
2.8 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 36
2.9 EU FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND CONTRIBUTION ........................................................................................... 36
3 EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CPHR TO DATE ............................................. 38
3.1 SCOPE OF THE CPHR................................................................................................................................. 40
3.1.1 Natural spread ................................................................................................................................ 40
3.1.2 IAS ................................................................................................................................................... 50
3.2 CLASSIFICATION OF HOS ............................................................................................................................ 60
3.2.1 Current approach for listing HOs in Directive 2000/29/EC .............................................................. 60
3.2.2 The positioning of Regulated Non Quarantine Pests (RNQPs) ........................................................ 69
3.2.3 Conclusions on performance of the classification system ............................................................... 75
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