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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
team was established by Commission Decision 2007/142/EC and includes experts in the fields of
veterinary sciences, virology, wildlife, laboratory testing, risk management and other relevant areas.
The list of available experts is update and approved every year by the SCFCAH. In case of an
emergency, the Commission sets up an ad-hoc team with the required expertise for on the field
missions in the countries experiencing an outbreak.
The tasks and the purpose of setting up such a team would be to have available expertise to be able to
efficiently manage HOs outbreaks, without additional costs (beyond those of the missions) and with
potential high benefits for MS who receive qualified high-level technical assistance. This would also
contribute to the adoption of more harmonised measures.
Recommendation 13:
The establishment of an EU/MS Emergency Team for Plant Health is recommended, in line with the
existing emergency preparedness approach in the animal health field.
5.8.5 Communication and transparency
Recommendation 14:
The need for an increased public and political awareness was a clear outcome of the evaluation. It is
therefore recommended that both at EU and MS level public awareness campaigns are developed
and implemented.
5.9 The financial framework
EQ 27 How many financial resources should be mobilised and are the necessary financial
instruments for the CPHR in place? Is Community financing of the CPHR justified?
This question contains a number of elements, and these are addressed below:
5.9.1 Extent to which Community financing of the CPHR is justified.
All of the consulted MS CAs and stakeholders agree that Community financing of the CPHR is
justified, on the basis of the added value of EU intervention in the field of plant health, for the
following two reasons:
1) Protecting the internal market of plant and plant products from pests is an issue of common concern
to the EU, in addition to being an issue for the individual MS; and,
2) The CPHR objectives ultimately provide certain elements of public goods, such as the maintenance
of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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