The main goal of the project is the development of a sustainable phytosanitary sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its gradual alignment with the acquis institutional and regulatory requirements and standards.

More in detail, the project wishes to enable phytosanitary services to create and implement BIH plant health regime, seed and propagating material policy, plant breeders’ rights and plant protection products management in line with acquis harmonised legislation and international obligations and standards in this area.

Main project activities are:

• Domestic legislation review in order to harmonize it with the European and International requirements;
• Assistance in the creation of a register of operators (phytoregister) and of a system for seeds’ examination, cataloguing and certification and in the draft of legislation acts regulating protection of breeders’ rights;
• Strengthening of the cooperation and coordination procedures between the Administration of BIH for Plant Health Protection and the phytosanitary inspections of entities and Brcko district;
• Adjustment of BIH legisation on PPP (Plant Protection Products) with the EU standards.

Main project results are:

• Draft legislation in line with the EU acquis in order to adjust and complete BIH legislation on the topic;
• Draft legislation on seed breeder’s rights, monitoring and control programmes for harmful organisms, seeds’ control, cataloguing and certification systems establishment procedures and management; training of local agents of the sector; creation and implementation of the above-mentioned phytoregister;
• Draft secondary legislation acts in accordance with EU acquis in line with IPPC and EPPO requirements and training of phytosanitary inspectors;
• Draft of legislation on PPP in line with EU directives on the topic; training of local agents; creation and dissemination of guidelines on the legislation.

Management and coordination of economic-financial aspects, of the partnership and of experts involved.

Management of public Awareness, Communication Campaigns and Training and of dissemination of project results among stakeholders and general public.

Strengthening of BIH Ministry of Agriculture Administrative Structures.