1. Guidelines for Phytosanitary Contingency Plans
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RSPM version 1.1
Guidelines for Phytosanitary Contingency Plans
21th TC, Entebbe, Uganda.
2009
Ing . Agr. Soledad Castro Dorochessi.

2. APPROVAL AND SCOPE
Approved in June 2009 by COSAVE´s Directive Committee.
The scope of this RSPM addresses the design of Phytosanitary Contingency Plans that could allow to act in a previous, fast and efficient way in case of detection of a quarantine pest in an area or in case of detection of an outbreak of the same pest.

3. OBJECTIVE OF A PLAN
The final objective of a Phytosanitary Contingency Plan must be selected from the options to control the pest, that are:
Contention
Suppression
Eradication
Nevertheless, continuous evaluation of actions performed and results obtained can vary the objective or drive to the cancellation of the Plan.

4. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
A Technical Committee of Phytosanitary Emergency has to be created to coordinate the development and implementation of the Plan.

5. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
Permanent participants
NPPO Director or its representative
Responsible persons of pertinent technical and administrative units of the NPPO at national level, as for instance legal support, financial administration, strategic planning, communication.
Non Permanent participants
Specialists on the pest involved in the Plan, internal or external to the NPPO, representatives of the private sector, representatives of other public organisms.
If necessary, political-administrative authorities, as for instance governors and mayors

6. TASKS OF THE COMMITTEE
The RSPM details the tasks to be performed in three different moments:
before the emergency appears
upon the emergency
At the end of the emergency situation

7. STEPS OF THE PLAN
The Phytosanitary Contingency Plan includes three steps:
Elaboration of a proposal of Plan,
Activation of the Plan and,
Finalization of the Plan

8. Step 1. ELABORATION OF A PROPOSAL OF PLAN
This step includes:
ANALYSIS OF ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The RSPM includes a list of bioological/epidemiological data to be considered
DESIGN OF A PHYTOSANITARY CONTINGENCY PLAN
Proposal of final objective of the phytosanitary contingency plan.
Contention, suppression or eradication.

9. Step 1. ELABORATION OF A PROPOSAL OF PLAN
Proposal of phytosanitary regulations needed for the plan
For the pest, the area or specific procedures.
Proposal of actions to be addressed
Inspection, surveillance, testing, capacity building, etc
Other components to be included in the plan.
Calendar, organizational scheme, quantification of necessary resources, sources of financial support

10. STEP 2. ACTIVATION OF THE PLAN
Activation happens once the quarantine pest is detected
The RSPM contains a guide on the information that has to be revised once the data on the detection are available and the actions to be undertaken to adjust the previously designed plan to a real situation.
Permanent evaluation of actions performed and its effects is needed, as well as record keeping.

11. STEP 3. FINALIZATION OF THE PLAN
Final report on the Plan is sent to appropriate authorities
Readjustment of regulations adopted during the Plan is performed
Activation and finalization steps of each Plan are communicate to all COSAVE member countries.

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