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EUROPHYT EU Notification System for Plant Health Interceptions An Introduction Andrew OWEN-GRIFFITHS Nandor PETE Unit F4 DG Health and Consumers
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EUROPHYT EU Notification System for Plant Health Interceptions
An Introduction
Andrew OWEN-GRIFFITHS
Nandor PETE
Unit F4 DG Health and Consumers
Overview
• Background- Plant Health
• EUROPHYT- what is it, what does it do??
• Recent Developments
• Key Statistics
• Importance of Data Flows
Plant Health
• Legal basis: COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community
• Harmful organism: any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products
• Some examples ….
Xylella fastidiosa
Longhorn beetles
Pine Wood Nematode
And many more…
Recent Export Issues
• Thailand INDIA Mangoes
• Bitter Gourd Citrus
• WPM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • BANGLADESH
• GHANA cut flowers
Pakistan CAMBODIA
• Fresh Herbs CHINA
Plant health checks, interceptions
Plant health authorities of the Member States carry out import controls on imported commodities:
• If EU legislation requires it (planting material, certain types of fruit, vegetables – regulated articles)
• On non-regulated articles if they consider them as pathway of harmful organism interceptions
If the consignment does not meet EU requirements, MS intercept it
EUROPHYT - EU Notification System for Plant Health Interceptions
• Interceptions from Third Countries • Intercepting MS to notify Commission and other MS
Within 2 working days in standard form
• Commission - network for notifications = EUROPHYT
• Notifying the exporting country (ISPM 13 requirement as well)
- Use of EUROPHYT is strongly recommended
• Interception of EU material • Use of EUROPHYT is strongly recommended
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EUROPHYT
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• Web based network
• Operated by DG SANCO
• Users – Plant Health Services MS and Switzerland • data entry,
• data consultation
• EFSA • data consultation
• EPPO • Receives monthly summary of interception data
(reduced data content)
• EUROPHYT uses EPPO taxonomy codes
EUROPHYT rapid alert function
• Automatic e-mail to the plant health authorities of the MS and Switzerland about each notification after it is approved
• Automatic e-mail to the plant health authority of the Third Country of export about each notification after it is approved
• Weekly reports on interceptions (currently Commission only)
• Ad-hoc reports (pest risk assessment, preparatory work for bilateral,
multilateral, PAFSCPH discussions, emergency decisions)
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Use of EUROPHYT data use
• Commission
• MS - CIRCA – interception data – weekly upload
• EPPO – data on interceptions
• TC NPPOs, international professional organisations • On request - interceptions from the country concerned
(currently Thailand, Sri Lanka)
• Professional organisations – interceptions from certain regions on certain commodities (e.g. FRESHFEL, COLECAP)
• SANCO Website
*Data protection rules are strictly observed
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http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosafety/alert_list_trade_non_eu/index_en.htm
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http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosafety/europhyt/interceptions_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosafety/europhyt/annual_reports_en.htm
EUROPHYT Key statistics 2010-2014 October
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All notifications
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0
1.000
2.000
3.000
4.000
5.000
6.000
7.000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 I-X
From TC
From MS
TC with highest number of interceptions
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0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 I-X
Reasons for interceptions – TC
19
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
4.000
5.000
6.000
7.000
8.000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 I-X
OTHERS
PROHIBITED PLANTS
PC PROBLEMS
ISPM 15
PRESENCE OF HO
Interceptions with Harmful Organisms
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0
500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 I-X
From TC
From MS
HO interceptions – Top TCs of export
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 I-X
TC interceptions with HO – commodities
22
0
200
400
600
800
1.000
1.200
1.400
1.600
1.800
2.000
FRUIT, VEG WPM CUT FLOWERS PLANT.MAT WOOD, BARK OTHERS
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 I-X
Fruit, vegetables with HO – main TC exporters
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 I-X
Cut flowers with HO – main exporter TCs
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
KENYA ECUADOR UGANDA ISRAEL ZIMBABWE THAILAND ETHIOPIA ZAMBIA
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 I-X
Planting material with HO – main TC exporters
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 I-X
WPM with HO – main countries of origin
26
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 I-X
CHINA
INDIA
VIETNAM
What do we do with all this data?
• - reports to MS, Hierarchy, risk assessment, RERI working Group, Audit prioritisation, WEBSITE, Annual Report,
• - Ad hoc requests and support
• - Commission Staff can request access
• - Embassies can be notified in real time
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How can this help TC?
• - data identifies problems….…commodities, organism, season, even companies
• - along with trade data allows assessment of risk
• - allows targeted support and training
• - data measures improvements
An Example - Pakistan
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 I-XI
Interceptions for
other reasons
Interceptions with HO
Monthly interceptions with HO from Pakistan
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012
2013
2014 I-XI
Pakistan – main commodities intercepted
with harmful organisms
0
50
100
150
200
250
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 I-XI
Citrus
Eggplants
Guava
Mango
Conclusions
• developing and improving system
• stronger external access to Data helps everyone
• stronger link to policy and safeguard actions
• Happy to answer any questions……..
• And please visit
• http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosafety/europhyt/index_en.htm
Or questions
