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Plant pathogen controls: Licences for import

Plant pathogen controls: Licences for import. Belinda Phillipson & Samuel Bishop Central Science Laboratory. Introduction. What is licensing ? Plant pathogen licences Quarantine containment Update on GM licences. What is the purpose of licensing ?.

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Plant pathogen controls: Licences for import

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  1. Plant pathogen controls:Licences for import Belinda Phillipson & Samuel Bishop Central Science Laboratory

  2. Introduction • What is licensing ? • Plant pathogen licences • Quarantine containment • Update on GM licences

  3. What is the purpose of licensing ? • Allows import of prohibited material into GB • Prevents introduction of non-native plant pests and diseases • Still permits scientific research and trialling

  4. Plant Health Division (PHD) Plant Health & Seeds Inspectorate Central Science Laboratory (CSL) (PHSI) Who is responsible for licensing ?

  5. Legislation relating to plant health Plant Health Directive 2000/29/EC (As Amended) EU Directive Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (As Amended) Implements the Council Directive in England Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 (As Amended) Implements the Council Directive in Wales Commission Directive 95/44/EC (As Amended) Grants licences to import prohibited material Specifies conditions for containment/testing for release

  6. Council Directive 2000/29/EC • Annex I and II – Quarantine pests of concern • Annex III – Plants, plant products and other objects which are prohibited entry in all member states • Annex IV – Special requirements for plants and plant material imported and moved within the community

  7. Plant Health Order Plant Health (England) Order 2005 • Implements the EU plant health directive in England • Schedules mirror Annexes

  8. Commission Directive 95/44/EC • Allows the import, under licence, of material which is normally prohibited entry into GB • Annex I – Containment measures • Annex III – Quarantine measures & testing for release

  9. Types of licence issued • Invertebrate • Plant pathogen • Plant • Potato • Soil

  10. Plant pathogen licences How do we decide if an organism requires a licence ? • Is it listed in the legislation ? • Does it infect plants ? • Is it a different strain to those in GB ? • Is it likely to survive, reproduce and establish in the UK ?

  11. Licensing risk assessment What are the hazards ? • What crops does the pathogen infect ? • How much damage does it cause ?

  12. Licensing risk assessment What are the risks of establishment; • What is the host range ? • What are the life cycle requirements ? • Is the pathogen vectored ? • Length and timing of experiments ?

  13. Containment measures • Reduce risk of establishment to negligible • Prevent escape by procedural and physical controls • Facility • Equipment • System of work • Treatment of waste

  14. Applying for a plant pathogen licence Complete an application including; • Details of staff working with licensed material • List of all facilities to be used • Standard Operating Procedures • Any additional useful information • Payment !

  15. Licence application procedures Licence application sent to PHD Licence application sent to CSL for scientific assessment CSL request inspection by PHSI of containment facilities CSL send advice/instructions to PHD PHD issue licence PHD make annual return for Commission on number and type of licences issued

  16. Points covered during inspection • Security • Administration and recording • Transport • Facilities • Experimental procedures • Hygiene and disposal • Staff

  17. Containment facilities

  18. Update on GM licences • Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 (as amended) prohibited genetic modification of plant pathogens and pests UNLESS carried out under licence • Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (as amended) no longer prohibits this

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