EU legislation on phytosanitary General and import requirements La Poltica de la UE sobre requisitos

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EU legislation on phytosanitary General and
import requirementsLa Política de la UE sobre
requisitos fitosanitarios para plantas
Seminario Sobre Normas Sanitarias y
Fitosanitarias para el aprovechamiento del
TLCUEM 27 enero 2005 UE / SAGARPA / SE
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• Vincent AUBIN
• EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• Health Consumer Protection Directorate-General
• Directorate E - Food Safety plant health, animal
  health and welfare, international questions
• Unit E3 International food, veterinary and
  phytosanitary questions and multi-lateral
  international relations
• vincent.aubin_at_cec.eu.int

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EU Plant Health legislation

• Transparent
• Matching international obligations
• Available (in 20 languages)
• http//europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/es/repert/03502
  0.htm

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EU Plant Health legislation

• Several Directives and Decisions
• Directive 2000/29/EC basic text
• Control Directives
• Other directives (protected zones, registration
  of operators, plant passport)
• Decisions (additional and emergency measures)

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Directive 2000/29/EC

• Standardisation of plant quarantine requirements
  of Member States
• Protection of the Community as a whole against
  new or exotic harmful organisms
• Protection against the spread of harmful
  organisms within the Community
• Facilitate trade between Member States

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SCOPE

• Covers
• intra-community trade (for certain products)
• Domestic trade (for certain products)
• Imports into EU (for certain products)
• Does not cover
• Export from the EU to 3rd countries
• Details goals fixed but MS decide on the ways to
  achieve them

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STRUCTURE

• 29 articles
• annexes
• harmful organisms
• prohibited products
• special requirements
• products that must be checked

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Articles

• Article 1 aims single central authority
• Article 2 definitions
• Articles 3 to 5 ban of introduction and spread
  of regulated harmful organisms

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Articles (cont.)

• Article 6 inspections, checks and examinations
• Articles 10 and 11 plant passport
• Articles 12 organisation of official checks

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Articles (cont.)

• Article 13 checks
• Document
• Identity
• Plant health

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Imports (cont.)

• Non compliance
• Treatment
• Quarantine
• Refusal
• Destruction

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Articles (cont.)

• Article 14 amending procedure
• Article 15 derogation procedure
• Article 16 outbreaks
• Articles 17 and 18 standing committee

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Articles (end)

• Article 20 relation with other EU texts
• Article 21 implementation audit
• Articles 22 to 25 financial contribution and
  solidarity

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Annexes

• Annexes I and II lists of harmful organisms
• Regulated in whole EU / part of EU (protected
  zones)
• Regulated on all products / some products
• Present or not in the EU

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Annexes I and II
Part of EU Part B
Absent Section I
Present Section II
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Annex III ban of imports

• Very high risk
• Possible derogations
• Valid for all third countries / specific
  countries
• Valid for whole EU / specific parts

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Annex IV special requirements

• Limited risk if requirements met
• Applies to imports and products originating in EU
  and 3rd countries
• Part A import / movement in whole EU
• Origin EU section I / 3rd country section II
• Part B specific parts of EU

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Annex V checks compulsory

• Imports Part A phytosanitary certificate
• Internal market Part B plant passport
• Section I whole EU
• Section II specific parts

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Practical examples (1)

• Imports of Mexican citrus fruits into the EU
• 1. Fruits are covered by the directive (article
  2)
• 2. Not listed in Annex III no ban
• 3. Specific requirements yes Annex IV part A
  section I points 16.1 to 16.5 (peduncles, leaves,
  Xanthomonas campestris, Cercospora angolensis,
  Guignarda citricarpa, Tephritidae)
• 4. Phytosanitary certificate necessary? Yes Annex
  V part B point 3
• 5. Import checks document, identity and
  phytosanitary

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Practical examples (2)

• Imports of Mexican apples into the EU
• 1. Fruits are covered by the directive (article
  2)
• 2. Not listed in Annex III no ban
• 3. Special requirements? Annex IV A I points 15
  and 17 apply to plants for planting not
  applicable to fruits. No special requirements for
  apple fruits.
• 4. Phytosanitary certificate? Yes Annex V.B.I
  point 3 (fruits of Malus)
• 5. Import checks document identity and
  phytosanitary (only for the absence of regulated
  pests)