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II International Conference for European Enforcement Authorities

II International Conference for European Enforcement Authorities. Counterfeiting and illegal trafficking of plant protection products in Europe. Plant Protection Products in SPAIN.

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II International Conference for European Enforcement Authorities

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  1. II International ConferenceforEuropeanEnforcementAuthorities Counterfeiting and illegaltrafficking of plantprotectionproducts in Europe

  2. Plant Protection Products in SPAIN • Illegal Managing PPPs is a world wide problem, with connections between Regions, Countries and even Continents. • In Spain trade and use of PPPs can be considered as a criminal fault when it is illegal and may mean a risk for environment or human health. In case it is not assumed as a risk, Administrative Authorities can award their own penalties.

  3. Plant Protection Products in SPAIN • Major problem in Spain means intensive farming under plastic covers. • This industries are the main consumers of this products, legal and illegally. • South Eastern Spain is the area where this activity is more intense.

  4. Enforcement Authorities in Spain • MARM – Ministry of Environment, and Rural and Marine Areas. • AutonomousRegions´ Governments. • Courts • Guardia Civil Police Corps.

  5. Enforcement Authorities in Spain Punishingcompetences Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES – CC.AA. JUDGE MARM Requests Administrativeinfringements GUARDIA CIVIL Requests Criminal infringements

  6. Guardia Civil Police Corps • Guardia Civil isthepolice corps with full responsibilityonsurveillance and fightingillegalactivitiesrelatedtoenvironment in Spain. • SEPRONA is a specialunit in Guardia Civil, created in 1988 toprovidethis corps withspecialists in environmentalcrimes and otherinfringements.

  7. SEPRONA • SEPRONA - EnvironmentalProtectionService - consists of about 1.700 policeofficersdealingwithabout 150.000 activitieseveryyear, mostlyadministrativeinfringements (145.000), but as a result of therest of the 5.000 criminal infringements more than 1.000 people are arrestedeveryyear.

  8. SEPRONA HEADQUARTERS SEPRONA HEADQUARTERS GUARDIA CIVIL RESPONSIBILITIES (NATURE / ENVIRONMENT)

  9. CENTRAL LABORATORY for Environmental analysis SEPRONA HEADQUARTERS GUARDIA CIVIL RESPONSIBILITIES (NATURE / ENVIRONMENT)

  10. CENTRAL LABORATORY for Environmental analysis MOLINO PLANETARIO CROMATÓGRAFO DE LÍQUIDOS SEPRONA HEADQUARTERS VALORADOR DE KARL FISCHER DIGESTOR POR MICROONDAS GUARDIA CIVIL RESPONSIBILITIES (NATURE / ENVIRONMENT)

  11. UNITS EQUIPMENT for Environmental analysis SEPRONA HEADQUARTERS CAPTADOR SECUENCIAL DE COMPUESTOS VOLÁTILES MULTIPARAMÉTRICOS GUARDIA CIVIL RESPONSIBILITIES (NATURE / ENVIRONMENT)

  12. SEPRONA • Main actions against Plant Protection Products illegal use and trade in Spain are:

  13. OPERATION TITUS • In 2004 a PPP manufactured in a European Community Country and distributed by a company from another European country damaged, at least, some Spanish, French and Portuguese crops. • The counterfeit product feigned Du Pont´s Titus. • Spain began criminal investigations over it and reciprocal cooperation trough EUROPOL was held between Spain and France.

  14. OPERATION ISOPHENFOS METHIL • On December the 27th, 2006, Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed passed on an alert about peppers coming from Spain showing high levels of an insecticide (isophenfosmethil ), forbidden in all EC members. • Eight months before SEPRONA in Almeria detected and finally intercepted half of the illegal product coming from China (A-2 Plus). The other half was known to have been delivered through Barcelona, but SEPRONA couldn´t manage to intercept it before being sold.

  15. OPERATION ISOPHENFOS METHIL • The alert activated all Administrations´ plans to prevent any illegal substance to be used again. That plans included intensifying inspections made by SEPRONA. • As a result of it half of the production in south eastern Spain has become PPP free and new biologic control techniques are been used instead of PPPs. • This techniques extend at a very high rate all around Spain and are the near certain future for agriculture.

  16. OPERATION KUAS • By means of a routine inspection a product (Kuas ) was known to be made up of an illegal substance (nitempyram). A manufacturer sold it under legal appearance and was widely distributed all around Spain. • SEPRONA began inspections trying to find out where all this product had been sold and finally managed to recover most of it and arrested three people involved.

  17. SEPRONA • Some of this actions against plant protection products deserved a relevant media coverage in Spain.

  18. Developing Policies • DIFFICULTIES: • Rural environments • Lack of knowledge of personnel involved • New products vs. Laboratory analysis • Conclusion: Farmers and dealers may consider us enemies to their interests

  19. Developing Policies • FUTURE CHALLENGES: • Aware farmers of risks of illegal products • Improve personnel formation • Intensify inspections on distributors • Develop new laboratory technologies • Boost existing tools for transmitting information

  20. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SEPRONA Headquarters C/ Batalla del Salado, 32. 28045. Madrid 0034 91 514 24 22 dg-seprona-jefatura@guardiacivil.org

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