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The Phytosanitary system in the Netherlands By Jos van Meggelen

The Phytosanitary system in the Netherlands By Jos van Meggelen. The Netherlands phytosanitary system. Minister for Agriculture. Ministry of Economic Affairs The Hague. Phytosanitary policy, overall responsibility. Level 1. NPPO: NVWA Netherlands Food and Consumer

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The Phytosanitary system in the Netherlands By Jos van Meggelen

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  1. The Phytosanitary system in the Netherlands By Jos van Meggelen

  2. The Netherlands phytosanitary system Minister for Agriculture Ministry of Economic Affairs The Hague Phytosanitary policy, overall responsibility Level 1 NPPO: NVWA Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority Implementing agency under IPPC NPPO Level 2 NPPO Inspectors AIA inspectors Agriculture Inspection Agencies Executes delegated tasks Level 3

  3. The Ministry of Economic Affairs

  4. Ministry of Economic Affairs Level 1 Responsible Minister for Agriculture • Mr. Martijn van Dam

  5. DG Agro and Nature Level 1 Minister for Agriculture DG Agro and Nature CPO Plant Supply Chain and Food Quality Department European Agricultural Policy and Food Security Department Agri Knowledge Department Animal Supply Chain and Animal Welfare Department 5

  6. Ministry of Economic Affairs Level 1 Minister of Economic Affairs – Mr. Henk Kamp Minister for Agriculture – Mr. Martijn van Dam Directorates General and Inspectorates: - DG for Agro and Nature – DG Marjolijn Sonnema - DG for Energy Telecommunications and Competition - DG for Enterprise and Innovation - DG for Nature and Regional Policy - DG for Implementation - Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority – temporary IG Rob Kerstens

  7. Minister for Agriculture Level 1 Legal basis • Import policy: IPPC, EU directives (i.e. 2000/29/EC) • Internal European Market: EU directives • Export policy: IPPC, 3rd country legislation Responsibilities • Contracting party under the IPPC • Phytosanitary policy • Multilateral representation: WTO, SPS, IPPC, EU • Bilateral representation: countries outside of the EU • Market access issues • Supervision of the NPPO

  8. The Netherlands phytosanitary system Minister for Agriculture Ministry of Economic Affairs The Hague Phytosanitary policy, overall responsibility Level 1 NPPO: NVWA Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority Implementing agency under IPPC NPPO Level 2 NPPO Inspectors AIA inspectors Agriculture Inspection Agencies Level 3

  9. Inspector General Deputy Inspector General Director Support Department Director Office for Risk Assessment & Research Director Customer services Division Chief Inspector Veterinary & Imports Division Chief Inspector Agriculture & Nature Division Chief Inspector Consumer & Safety Division Director Criminal Investigation Division Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) 9 9

  10. Mission The NVWA safeguards the health of animals and plants, animal welfare and the safety of food and consumer products and maintains the legislation in the field of nature. Main tasks:  risk assessment and communication  supervision: inspections, audits  enforcement 10 10

  11. Director/CFO Finance NVWA as of July 2017 Inspector General Director Business operations support Director Office for Risk Assessment Director STRATEGY Director ENFORCEMENT Director INSPECTION Verification Laboratory CriminalInvestigation Customer service Livestock Abattoirs Export Import

  12. Agriculture & Nature Division 12 NVWA General Information

  13. Agriculture & Nature Division area of inspection: primary production and plant health Such as: • inspections on farms (use of pesticides, vet. drugs, animal feed, farming practices) • transport controls (animal welfare) • trade in (products of) endangered species • plant health (national reference centre) • plant protection (NPPO) • invasive species • export inspections / certification • import inspections / control

  14. National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) Level 2 The NPPO as mentioned in the IPPC, resorts in the Netherlands under the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)

  15. National Plant Protection Organization Level 2 The Netherlands Plant Protection Organization is: • The National PPO as required under art IV of the IPPC • Integral part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Responsibilities • Implementation of Phytosanitary policy For example: export inspection, issuance of certificates, surveillance, determining pest status, eradicating pests, and pest reporting. • Supervision of Phytosanitary tasks performed by the Agricultural Inspection Agencies (AIA)

  16. The Netherlands phytosanitary system Minister for Agriculture Ministry of Economic Affairs The Hague Phytosanitary policy, overall responsibility Level 1 NPPO: NVWA Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority Implementing agency under IPPC NPPO Level 2 NPPO Inspectors AIA inspectors Agriculture Inspection Agencies Level 3

  17. Agricultural Inspection Agencies(AIA) Level 3 The Agricultural Inspection Bodies are a level of government involved with specific phytosanitary tasks: import inspection; field inspection; sampling; testing; plant passports • Charged with performing activities in the public interest; • Under authority of the Ministry of Economic Affairs; • Each work in their own field/sector/specialization; Responsibilities • Implement certain phytosanitary tasks (i.e. plant passport inspections) under authority of the Minister for Agriculture • Follow strict instructions from the NPPO • Report all findings/non-compliances to the NPPO

  18. Agricultural Inspection Agencies Level 3 4 AIA’s, each have their own specialisation: • BKD flower bulb inspection service • KCB Inspection service for fruit, vegetables and cut flowers • NAK Inspection service for agricultural seed and seed potatoes • Naktuinbouw Inspection service for horticulture

  19. The Netherlands Phytosanitary system in summary • Complies with all international agreements and requirements concerning safe trade of plants and plant products. • Consists of 3 levels: Ministry – NPPO – Agricultural Inspection Agencies. • Has clear separation between policy and implementation. • A good working and reliable phytosanitary system is of vital importance for a traders nation as the Netherlands.

  20. EU Requirements for vegetable seeds At the moment the next vegetable seeds have a requirement for a phytosanitary certificate:Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) Tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)Onions and leek (Allium cepa, Allium porrum)Within the new phytosanitary legislation, active from 1st of January 2019 all vegetable seeds have a phytosanitary certificate requirement.

  21. Thank you for your attention! 21 13 March, 2013

  22. Ministry of Economic AffairsNetherlands food and consumer product safety authorityhttp://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ezhttp://www.government.nl/http://www.nvwa.nl

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