Manager: Sandro Nardi
Telephone: +39 (0)71 808334
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The Organisational Position “Control, surveillance, specialist advice, phytosanitary laboratory, National Phytosanitary Committee and NAP”, established by Decree of the General Director n. 121 of 05.05.2022, within the Functional Position (PF) "Marche Region Plant Protection Service (Marche RPPS) and Agrometereology", coordinates following activities:
- Coordination of the implementation of national and EU phytosanitary regulations and others within the RPPS’s remit;
- Planning and programming the regional phytosanitary activities;
- Taking part, on behalf of Marche Region, in the National Phytosanitary Committee (CFN) and relationship management with the NPPO of MiPAAF (Ministry for Agricultural and Forestry policy) and with the other Italian RPPSs;
- Management of the RUOP (Register for Professional Operators) and of activities for professional operators, definition of phytosanitary measures concerning official controls;
- Coordination of the RPPS's phytopathological diagnostics activities, official phytosanitary analyses and relationship management with the national laboratory and research institutions involved in phytopathological diagnostics;
- Responsible for the implementation of the National Survey Programme in the Marche Region, surveys in demarcated areas and definition of the regional pest status;
- Coordination of the phytosanitary measures’ implementation in the Marche Region and of the dissemination and information within the plant protection sector;
- Setting up the Integrated Pest Management Guidelines for the Marche Region, management of dispensations and specialist technical advice to the Marche Region on the NAP implementation;
- Collaboration with the NAP Scientific and Technical Council at MiPAAF;
- Coordination of: phytosanitary studies, experiments, technical-specialist advices, definition and dissemination of prophylaxis and phytosanitary protection strategies with low environmental impact;
- Technical-specialist advice on phytosanitary matters to public bodies and opinions management on phytosanitary products’ use in urban areas.