Report of a mission carried out in Finland from 15 to 19 April 2002 in order to audit the plant health

EUROPEAN COMMISSIONHEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DIRECTORATE-GENERALDirectorate F - Food and Veterinary OfficeDG(SANCO)/ 8596/2002 – MRReportON A MISSION CARRIED OUT IN FINLANDFROM 15 TO 19 APRIL 2002 IN ORDER TOAUDIT THE PLANT HEALTH SYSTEMIN THE POTATO SECTORPlease note that factual errors in the draft report have been corrected in bold, italic,type.27/09/02 - 43609TABLE OF CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 52. MISSION DETAILS................................................................................................... 53. OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION............................................................................. 54. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE MISSION ........................................................................ 65. BACKGROUND......................................................................................................... 65.1. Previous missions to Finland concerning potatoes ........................................... 65.2. Importance of the potato production in Finland................................................ 75.3. Potato trade in Finland ...................................................................................... 76. MAIN FINDINGS ...................................................................................................... 76.1. Plant health system in Finland ........................................ ...