BTSF Training Programme on Plant health controls - Outbreaks in Forestry and ornamental
The overall objective is:
- To increasing knowledge and providing for a common and unambiguous understanding of EU legislation and its' correct and harmonized implementation across the EU.
- Furthermore, it should allow the exchange of information and experience amongst MS and increase the efficacy of plant health services.
Therefore, the objectives of the training are addressed to improve understanding, exchange knowledge, national approaches and best practices on Plant Health Controls.
The training course is mainly addressed to:
- Course 3b (HO-FNEU): Official staff responsible (or responsible official bodies) in charge of organising and implementing harmful organism outbreak control and surveys of harmful organism.
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24/04/2023 | 28/04/2023 | Vigo | Spain |
| 2 | 19/02/2024 | 23/02/2024 | Munich | Germany |
| 3 | 10/06/2024 | 14/06/2024 | Vigo | Spain |
BTSFTraining Programme on Plant health controls - Outbreaks in Agricultural and horticulture products
The overall objective is:
- To increasing knowledge and providing for a common and unambiguous understanding of EU legislation and its' correct and harmonized implementation across the EU.
- Furthermore, it should allow the exchange of information and experience amongst MS and increase the efficacy of plant health services.
Therefore, the objectives of the training are addressed to improve understanding, exchange knowledge, national approaches and best practices on Plant Health Controls.
The training course is mainly addressed to:
- Course 3a (HO-AH): Official staff responsible (or responsible official bodies) in charge of organising and implementing harmful organism outbreak control and surveys of harmful organism.
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20/03/2023 | 24/03/2023 | Alicante | Spain |
| 2 | 23/10/2023 | 27/10/2023 | Alicante | Spain |
| 3 | 22/01/2024 | 26/01/2024 | Nice | France |
BTSF Training Programme on Plant health controls - Non-timber forest products
The overall objective is:
- To increasing knowledge and providing for a common and unambiguous understanding of EU legislation and its' correct and harmonized implementation across the EU.
- Furthermore, it should allow the exchange of information and experience amongst MS and increase the efficacy of plant health services.
Therefore, the objectives of the training are addressed to improve understanding, exchange knowledge, national approaches and best practices on Plant Health Controls.
The training course is mainly addressed to:
- Course 2 (NTFP): Officials who control imported WPM and non-timber forest products, and/or supervising the treatment and marking of WPM or in charge of planning/implementation of official controls on WPM and non-timber forest products.
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15/05/2023 | 19/05/2023 | Tallinn | Estonia |
| 2 | 11/12/2023 | 15/12/2023 | Lisbon | Portugal |
| 3 | 22/04/2024 | 26/04/2024 | Tallinn | Estonia |
BTSF Training Programme on Plant health controls - Import controls of plant health
The overall objective is:
- To increasing knowledge and providing for a common and unambiguous understanding of EU legislation and its' correct and harmonized implementation across the EU.
- Furthermore, it should allow the exchange of information and experience amongst MS and increase the efficacy of plant health services.
Therefore, the objectives of the training are addressed to improve understanding, exchange knowledge, national approaches and best practices on Plant Health Controls.
The training course is mainly addressed to:
- Course 1 (IMP): Officials involved in import controls or in charge of planning/targeting import controls
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/06/2023 | 16/06/2023 | Valencia | Spain |
| 2 | 25/09/2023 | 29/09/2023 | Riga | Latvia |
| 3 | 20/11/2023 | 24/11/2023 | Valencia | Spain |
| 4 | 11/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 | Marseille | France |
| 5 | 20/05/2024 | 24/05/2024 | Riga | Latvia |
L’objectif général du programme de formation BTSF sur les enquêtes phytosanitaires est de:
- Fournir une compréhension claire, complète et harmonisée des éléments clés de la surveillance phytosanitaire dans l’UE: le nouveau cadre réglementaire (nouvelle loi sur la santé des végétaux et actes délégués et d’exécution pertinents), les lignes directrices, recommandations et outils de soutien disponibles de l’EFSA, les normes internationales pertinentes, les nouvelles technologies de surveillance phytosanitaire et les meilleures pratiques en matière de planification, d’exécution, de documentation et de compte rendu des enquêtes.
Afin de garantir une surveillance efficace et efficiente par tous les États membres de manière harmonisée, le cours vise à:
- Renforcement des capacités au niveau national pour la planification et la mise en œuvre des enquêtes sur l’usine Healht.
- Améliorer les connaissances sur le nouveau régime phytosanitaire et le nouveau cadre financier, la boîte à outils de surveillance de l’EFSA, les normes internationales pertinentes et les nouvelles technologies.
- Recenser des situations concrètes et des exemples concrets grâce à des études de cas soigneusement composées, à des visites sur place et à des activités pratiques.
- Recenser les lacunes en matière de connaissances et de compétences qui doivent être comblées. Recevoir un retour d’information sur les défis au niveau national et les besoins futurs en matière de renforcement des capacités liés aux programmes d’enquête afin de garantir l’efficacité et la fiabilité des enquêtes.
- Offrir des possibilités de partenariat en vue de renforcer les systèmes phytosanitaires.
La formation s’adresse principalement à:
- Des hauts fonctionnaires des autorités compétentes des États membres de l’UE et des représentants expérimentés des ONPV participant aux activités de contrôle officiel en ce qui concerne les enquêtes phytosanitaires afin de les tenir au courant de tous les aspects de la législation de l’UE relative aux enquêtes phytosanitaires et d’assurer l’échange de bonnes pratiques entre les participants
- Personnel expérimenté chargé de la planification, de la conduite, de l’analyse et de l’établissement de rapports d’enquêtes, provenant des États membres de l’UE, des candidats potentiels et des pays de l’EEE/AELE.
- Les participants qui ont la capacité de travailler et d’intervenir en anglais.
| Session | Date d’entrée en vigueur | Date de fin | Ville | Pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20/09/2021 | 24/09/2021 | Virtuel | Virtuel |
| 2 | 18/10/2021 | 22/10/2021 | Virtuel | Virtuel |
| SANS OBJET | 22/11/2021 | 26/112021 | ANNULÉ | ANNULÉ |
| 3 | 06/12/2021 | 10/12/2021 | Virtuel | Virtuel |
| 4 | 17/01/2022 | 21/01/2022 | Virtuel | Virtuel |
| 5 | 14/02/2022 | 18/02/2022 | Virtuel | Virtuel |
| 6 | 14/03/2022 | 18/03/2022 | Virtuel | Virtuel |
| 7 | 04/04/2022 | 08/04/2022 | Virtuel | Virtuel |
| 8 | 03/05/2022 | 06/05/2022 | Alicante | Espagne |
| 9 | 13/06/2022 | 16/06/2022 | Milan | Italie |
| 10 | 20/09/2022 | 23/09/2022 | Riga | Lettonie |
| 11 | 03/10/2022 | 06/10/2022 | Sympa | France |
| 12 | 08/11/2022 | 11/11/2022 | Milan | Italie |
| 13 | 13/12/2022 | 16/12/2022 | Munich | Allemagne |
| 14 | 13/02/2023 | 16/02/2023 |
Vigo | Espagne |
| 15 | 13/03/2023 | 16/03/2023 |
Alicante | Espagne |
The overall objectives of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on EU internal plant movement regime are:
- Provide knowledge for a common and understanding of new EU plant health regime
- Increase the level of expertise with regard to the rules introduced by the new PHR
- Improve the level of consistency of their implementation across the EU
- Foster a correct, harmonised, and unambiguous understanding across MS
- Favour exchange of information and experience amongst MS
- Disseminate best practices for official controls in the plant health area
- Facilitate the transition to the new PHR
The course addresses the following topics:
- International and EU Legal framework
- New Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 (PHR)
- Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (OCR)
- EU Internal Plant Movement Regulation Overview
- Introduction Professional Operators
- Registration of Professional Operators
- Authorization of Professional Operators and issue of Plant Passports
- Obligations and Control of authorised Professional Operators
- Pest risk management plans
- Introduction Plant Passports
- Regulated plant material
- Use, Content and Format of the Plant Passport
- Internal control and inspection
- Interception and outbreaks linked with plant passporting
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
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18/10/2021 | 22/10/2021 | Virtual Class | - |
| 2 | 13/12/2021 | 17/12/2021 | Virtual Class | - |
| 3 | 21/03/2022 | 25/03/2022 | Virtual Class | - |
| 4 | 25/02/2022 | 29/04/2022 | Virtual Class | - |
| 5 | 14/11/2022 | 17/11/2022 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands |
| 6 | Postponed |
Postponed |
Madrid | Spain |
| 7 | 24/04/2023 |
27/04/2023 | Warsaw | Poland |
| 8 | 22/05/2023 | 25/05/2023 | Riga | Latvia |
| 9 | 19/06/2023 | 22/06/2023 | Madrid | Spain |
| 10 | 18/09/2023 | 21/09/2023 | Madrid | Spain |
The overall objectives of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on New EU plant health regime are:
- Provide knowledge for a common and understanding of new EU plant health regime
- Increase the level of expertise with regard to the rules introduced by the new PHR
- Improve the level of consistency of their implementation across the EU
- Foster a correct, harmonised, and unambiguous understanding across MS
- Favour exchange of information and experience amongst MS
- Disseminate best practices for official controls in the plant health area
- Facilitate the transition to the new PHR
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
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/10/2021 | 01/08/2021 | Virtual Class | - |
| 2 | 08/11/2021 | 15/11/2021 | Virtual Class | - |
| 3 | 25/02/2022 | 04/03/2022 | Virtual Class | - |
| 4 | 16/05/2022 | 20/05/2022 | Alicante | Spain |
| 5 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Nice | France |
| 6 | 19/09/2022 | 23/09/2022 | Tallin | Estonia |
| 7 | 17/10/2022 | 21/10/2022 | Turin | Italy |
| 8 | 12/12/2022 | 16/12/2022 | Valencia | Spain |
| 9 | 27/03/2023 | 31/03/2023 | Nice | France |
The Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) carries out audits of the controls implemented by competent authorities on a broad number of topics. These include the implementation of EU legislation relating to import controls and EU legislation in relation to Pesticides and Plant Health.
To increase or supplement the expertise of the audit teams, they in most cases, include a Member State expert in the topic at hand. Having Member State representatives ("national experts") included, also serves the purpose of increasing the knowledge and confidence amongst Member States of and in each other's control systems, the controls of the products imported into the EU and the auditing work of the Commission.
Finally, it is also hoped that it will further the sharing of good practices across Member States. The event aims to provide training to National Experts in the above fields.
