PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION SERVICE. management

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1 PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION SERVICE management April 2006 Joži J. Cvelbar PIS

2 PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION SERVICE ACT AS PART OF: NATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION ORGANISATION OF RS INSPECTORATE FOR AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FOOD OF RS 30 INSPECTORS: -HQ - IMPORT - INTERNAL INSPECTION

3 MILESTONES Establishment of Phytosanitary Inspection Service (PI) in Slovenia Separation of» Administrative matters Ministry (MAFF) Administration (PARS) &» Inspection - PI Inspectorate (IAF) Inspection in hinterland European Union

4 INSPECTIONS IMPORT EXPORT INTERNAL

5 PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION BIP BRNIK BIP GRUŠKOVJE BIP KOPER BIP DOBOVA BIP JELŠANE BIP OBREŽJE

6 LEGISLATION Plant Health Act; Agricultural Seeds and Propagating Material Act; Forest Reproductive Material Act; Plant Protection Products Act; Protection of New Varieties of Plants Act; Agricultural act.

7 INSPECTION THREE PARTS: Assessment procedures (inspections related to presence of HO and requirements ); Ordering measures; Minor offence quickly procedure; Plant Health Act Inspection Procedures Act Administrative Procedures Act Minor Offence Act

8 INSPECTORS' COMPETENCES Import/export inspection Inspection in the country At the place of production Monitoring inspection Surveys Ordering of phytosanitary measures, destruction of plants, disinfection, prohibition of sowing, etc. Issuing of warnings and sanctions Control of the quality of fruit and vegetable at import

9 MANAGEMENT Structure Inspection manual & Computer application Duties (HQ, Head of Unit, PI) Planning, coordination, reporting Training Facilities, equipment

10 STRUCTURE Headquarters General matters, annual plans, coordination of PIS, supervision of PIS, coordination with PARS and laboratories, Manualinstructions, notifications Head of Unit Annual plan, assistance to PI, supervision of PI, coordination with HQ, Customs, other parties, computer programme, Manual, reporting Phytosanitary Inspector Inspection control

11 AUTHORITY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS - KNOWLEDGE Inspector is acquainted with: Phytosanitary legislation requirements Commodity characteristics Pest range (biology, host plants, geographical distribution, means of movement) Phytosanitary risk (plant/pest/origin/time of import) Detection and identification (symptoms, morphology) Phytosanitary measures

12 INSPECTION MANUAL Section A: GENERAL PROCEDURES Section B: INSPECTION PROCEDURES Section C: - C I: Annual plan for monitoring and surveys - C II: Harmful organisms database (Technical instructions) Section D: Harmful organisms related to certain regulated material EPPO Databases PQR (plant/pest information) PRS (phytosanitary( legislation) EUROPHYT data of interceptions Other sources

13 INSPECTION MANUAL SECTION A - GENERAL PROCEDURES 1. Directory - addresses, personnel 2. Legislation 3. Competencies 4. Competencies of related services 5. Procedures of reporting within IRSKGLR 6. Information system (ck) 7. Official forms and documentation 8. Definitions 9. Sampling - principles and dispatching 10. Hygiene 11. Measures 12. Charges

14 INSPECTION MANUAL SECTION B GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES 1. Import 2. Export 3. Re-export 4. Place of production and Plant Passport 5. Potatoes

15 INSPECTION MANUAL SECTION CI ANNUAL PLANS FOR MONITORING AND SURVEYS For some organisms description as below: 1. Scientific and common name 2. Place of inspection 3. Inspection period 4. Inspection procedure 5. Sampling 6. Action to be taken 7. Reports 8. Host plants 9. Treatment SECTION CII TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS

16 NEW APPLICATION FSI-check The application is designed for: Recording data about ALL procedures perform by PHI (checking, survey, sampling, measures, control on executing of measures ) Printing certificates and other documents Determine location (x,y) of plant health checking, infected places Recording data about samples Exchange data with LAB (in development) Exchange data with Custom (in development)

17 PLANNING, COORDINATION, REPORTING Annual plan (base in common phytosanitary plan prepared with PARS) Monthly meetings at HQ with heads of units Internal coordinators for determined surveys Periodical internal meetings and control in the units by HQ of PIS Heads of Units, internal coordinators report to the Head of PIS (Computer application, surveys-intermediate, annual report) Reporting to the minister and PARS (regularly during the year, annual report)

18 % OF WORKING TIME Import-export: 23,1% Registered undertakings: 37,8 % Surveys: 13,8 % Occasional checks: 2,13 % Supervision of authorised organisations: 0,34 % Comparative trials: 0,36 % Minor offences: 1,27 % Other (coordination, trainings..): 20,75 %

19 TRAINING OF PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTORS expert examination for state administration employees and special examination in plant health expert courses intended for phytosanitary inspectors every year international courses for phytosanitary inspectors (EPPO, EU, USA ) PHARE, TAIEX study tours

20 MINIMUM CONDITIONS AT BIPs (98/22/EC) Directive 98/22/EC on minimal conditions for carrying out plant health checks at BIPs with third countries Regulation on determination of BIPs and on minimal conditions for carrying out of inspection on plant consignment on entry points (UL RS, 4/2002)

21 MINIMUM CONDITIONS AT BIPs Equipment in offices (photocopying machines, computers, modems, mobile phones, telephones, official vehicles; Equipment in laboratories on the spot (BIP`s) - stereo microscopes, microscopes, laboratory tables, sieves, sealing pliers, probes for taking samples; Information computer network PIS-check, whose function is to provide an collection of information +

22 INSPECTION ROOM WAREHOUSE PLATFORM HIDRAVLIC PLATFORM

23 thank you for your attention