PLANT HEALTH

The course addresses the following topics:

• International and EU Legal framework
• Introduction to (New) Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 (PHR)
• New PHR - Introduction Better protection and proactive action
• Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (OCR)
• OCR Implementing and Delegated Acts
• Pest Concepts and Categorization
• Import Control Regime
• Practical elements for Import control
• Wood Packaging Material (WPM)
• Surveillance
• Outbreaks Management
•  Overview Relevant HO for agriculture and horticulture
• Overview Relevant HO for forestry, natural environments
•  Internal Movement Regime
• Internal Controls Practical
• Measures and Certification for Export
• Information campaigns. Stakeholders and Citizens
• Notification and Information of findings

This Training Programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.

• Representatives from relevant competent authorities involved in policy making, planning and control activities (preferably at central or regional level)
• Field inspectors involved in official control activities
• Official staff and inspectors involved in import controls or in charge of planning/targeting import controls
• Advisable: “hands-on” experience
• Proficiency in English language
• Compromised to disseminate the learnings gained and to inform via a survey on which are the dissemination activities implemented

To ensure that effective and efficient surveillance is carried out by all Member States in a harmonised way, the course aims at:

• Building capacity at national level for the planning and implementation of plant healht surveys.
• Improving knowledge on the new Plant Health Regime and Financial Framework, EFSA surveillance toolkit, relevant international standards, and new technologies.
• Addresing practical real situations and examples through carefully composed case studies, site visits and practical activities.
• Identifying gaps in knowledge ans skills that need to be filled. Receiving feedback on challenges at national level and future capacity building needs related to survey programmes to ensure effective and reliable surveys.
• Providing opportunities for partnership to be built with a view to strengthening plant health systems.

The training course is mainly addressed to:

• Senior officers from the EU Member States competent authorities, and experienced representatives from NPPOs, involved in official control activities with regards to plant health surveys in order to keep them up to date with all aspects of the EU law on Plant Health Surveys and ensure the exchange of best practices between the participants
• Experienced staff responsible for planning, conduct, analysis, and reporting of surveys, from EU Member States, Candidate, potential Candidates and EEA/EFTA countries.
• Participants that have the capacity to work and make interventions in the English language.