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International Plant Conference - Warsaw, Poland -

International Plant Conference - Warsaw, Poland -. Problems with plant protection products a Dutch perspective. The General Inspection Service. What do we do…. Inspecting / monitoring compliance Investigating criminal offences Verifying specifications Advising the government.

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International Plant Conference - Warsaw, Poland -

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  1. International Plant Conference - Warsaw, Poland - Problems with plant protection products a Dutch perspective

  2. The General Inspection Service

  3. What do we do… • Inspecting / monitoring compliance • Investigating criminal offences • Verifying specifications • Advising the government

  4. Where we are... • Zwolle • Inspection Service North/East • Utrecht • Inspection Service West • Criminal Investigation Agency • Eindhoven • Inspection Service South • Den Haag • Director • Staff departments • Kerkrade • Staff departments • Dutch Continental Plat • European waters • Parts of the Atlantic ocean (NEAFC regions)

  5. Domain Plants - Arable farming, horticulture and ornamental plants - • Response to offences reported by: • Phytopathology service • NAK (testing seed and planting material) • Flower bulb testing service • Quality monitoring office vegetables and fruit • SKAL (organic farming) • Monitoring compliance • crop protection trade • users crop protection products • Monitoring in connection with financial schemes: • Cross Compliance • Promotion bio farming • Vegetables and fruit • Premium for grubbing apple trees

  6. Main fields of expertise • Plant Health/Diseases • Phytosanitary Certificates • Pesticides • Export

  7. Our goals • Compliance (recidivism) • Food quality/safety • Environment • Water pollution • Risk for the user

  8. The Criminal Investigation Department • Mainly illegal active substance • Trade (not user) • Structural • Size and nature • Network • International information

  9. How do we work… • Information position: • Inspectors • Information officers • Internet officers • Risk analyses • Strategic • Tactical • Operational • Effective Instruments • Monitoring • Verification • Investigations • Communication

  10. Problems with plant products • Rules & regulation • Counterfeit from China or other • Unknown products • Active substance illegal or not? • International/Borders • Internet • Packages by mail • Meeting place • Holland is small with lots of water: products are not available due to economic reasons (few users and high admission fees)

  11. Examples from daily practice • Example 1

  12. Examples from daily practice II • Example 2

  13. Recommendations (essentials & necessities) • Improve international agreements • More cooperation • Monitoring mail • EU-Twix • Parcels • Internet

  14. Contact details • General Inspection Service Ben van Dijk, monitoring and management advisor E-mail: b.h.van.dijk@minlnv.nl Telephone: +31 (0)38 429 1300 • Criminal Investigation Department Cris de Bouter, coordinator information desk E-mail: c.p.m.de.bouter@minlnv.nl or aid_infodesk@minlnv.nl Telephone: +31 (0)30 669 5207 Saskia Post, information officer E-mail: s.b.post@minlnv.nl or aid_infodesk@minlnv.nl Telephone: +31 (0)30 669 5285

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