Regulation on the composition, method of appointment, scope and method of work of the Expert Council for plant health.

This Regulation prescribes the composition, method of appointing of members, scope and method of work of the Expert Council for Plant Health. The Council is an expert advisory body in the field of plant health and performs the following tasks: a) giving advice on the introduction of measures to prevent the introduction, spread and suppression of harmful organisms; b) proposing special surveillance programs in BiH and reviewing reports on the implementation of these programs; c) proposing scientific and educational activities in the field of plant health; d) monitoring systemic and developmental issues in the field of plant health and proposing priority tasks; e) proposing an assessment of priority risks from harmful organisms; f) proposing development plans in the field of plant health; g) cooperation in creating the basis for the preparation of legal regulations; h) giving comments and answers to the request of EPPO and IPPC for the regulation of certain harmful organisms; i) performs other professional tasks in the field of plant health in accordance with regulations and at request of the Director.
The council has five members and a secretary. Members of the Council are appointed from the ranks of scientific and professional workers in the fields of agriculture, plant health, forestry, science and education. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republika Srpska, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry and the Department for Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Government of Brčko District of BiH, at the request of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Administration for the Protection of Plant Health, shall nominate one member of the Council from the following areas: a) agriculture - plant protection – phytopathology; b) agriculture - plant protection – entomology; c) agriculture - plant protection – herbology; d) forestry - forest protection – phytopathology; e) forestry - forest protection - entomology. (3) In an emergency situation, caused by the sudden appearance and spread of harmful organisms, the Council will be part of the operational team until it is officially confirmed that the danger has passed, that is, that the harmful organism has been brought under the control of the competent authorities.