Component 2. Plant health

Within this Component will be carried out all activities related to the achievement of the Results n. 2, 3 and 4. Therefore, to ease the organization of the activities planned, the Component is structures into 3 Actions: Phytoregister, Surveillance and Monitoring, Coordination of the system.

 The following activities are foreseen:

 COMPONENT 2. ACTION 1 – PHYTOREGISTER

Activity 2.1    Prepare and implement procedures for management of register of operators.

Activity 2.2    Train staff of administrations on establishment and management of registers, from receipt to issuance of authorizations

Activity 2.3    Train producers, importers, exporters (operators) and others who are dealing with plants, plant products and other articles for registrations

Activity 2.4    Train administrative staff and/or producers on the rules for issuing plant passports

COMPONENT 2. ACTION 2 – SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING

Activity 3.1    Prepare surveillance and monitoring programs on harmful organisms in accordance with the EU legislation and in line with International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) standards

Activity 3.2    Train phytosanitary services on risk management and monitoring procedures

Activity 3.2.1 Procedures and trainings on phytosanitary risk management and monitoring procedures

Activity 3.2.2 Study visit on risk management and monitoring

Activity 3.3    Train laboratory staff on laboratory methods for diagnosing harmful organisms

Activity 3.3.1 Procedures and trainings on phytosanitary laboratory analyses

Activity 3.3.2 Study visit for phytosanitary laboratory analyses

Activity 3.4    Draft regulations to support uniform prices for laboratory testing and phytosanitary

inspection

COMPONENT 2. ACTION 3 – COORDINATION OF THE PHYTOSANITARY SYSTEM

Activity 4.1    Draft secondary legislation as well as a manual for phytosanitary inspectors in

accordance with EU legislation and IPPC standards

Activity 4.2    Train phytosanitary inspectors in accordance with EU requirements including also the

inspection at the border inspection points

Activity 4.2.1 Training on inspection

Activity 4.2.2 Study visit for phytosanitary inspectors