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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
Table 2-1: Current distribution of responsibilities in the implementation of the CPHR
Activities COM MS Other
Conducting risk assessments EFSA
EPPO
Other
scientific
orgs
Risk management system appraisals (e.g. FVO missions to TCs)
Deciding whether specific organisms should be regulated and whether
imports should be prohibited or can be allowed
Executing impact assessments for policy options
Developing plant health legislation to mitigate the risk of new harmful
organisms and to eradicate, contain or control them
Performing controls to importers for compliance with the legislation and
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Inspecting producers of seeds and plants for planting and supervising
companies issuing plant passports for intra-EU trade
Monitoring / surveying the territory of the EU for the absence of
regulated harmful organisms (pest status determination)
Containment and control of harmful organisms that cannot be eradicated
Co-financing eradication, containment and control activities
Enforcing compliance with the legislation, at industry level
Enforcing compliance with the legislation, at MS level
Issuing derogations
Ensuring safe research, movement and use of regulated harmful
organisms/plants/plant products under derogation
Communication with stakeholders and citizens EPPO,
EFSA
Development of quality assurance systems, diagnostic protocols
(RTD)
IPPC
EPPO
Support for the development of diagnostic methods (e.g. ring testing)
(RTD)
EPPO
Infrastructure needs (to perform the above activities) COM MS Other
Development of quality assurance systems for plant health inspections EPPO
Training of plant health inspectors
EPPO 30
(BTSF)
Development of diagnostic protocols and quality assurance systems for
plant health diagnostic laboratories
EPPO,
IPPC
Training for diagnosis
Support to plant health research on the biology and economy of harmful
organisms, risk assessment and risk management
Support to the development, ring testing and implementation of rapid EPPO
and reliable diagnostic methods
(RTD)
Support to the amelioration of the border control infrastructure
Technical assistance
Source: FCEC based on review of legislation
29 MS also perform export controls and issue phytosanitary export certificates, but this is outside the scope of the
current plant health regime.
30 Annual workshop for phytosanitary inspectors
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