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Participants of the meeting will discuss the following issues: how quickly it is possible to detect pests and how pest eradication measures are regulated at the national level in each Member State. Participants will also discuss the measures related to implementation of the new Plant Health Regulation.
"Currently plant quarantine situation in Europe confirms the need to strengthen the plant health regime and the need to increase the Member States' capacity to quickly and consequently respond to pest appearance, preventing in a timely manner possible losses in agriculture and forestry," points out Kristīne Kjago, the Director of Latvian Plant Health Service.
The meeting will take place in Avalon Hotel, 13.janvāra iela 19, Riga.
It is planned that participants will visit on 27 May one of the peat plants in Latvia — Latvian-German joint venture Silu kūdra in Engure district, Smārde parish.
Attention for media: On 28 May 12:00 — photo, video and interview opportunities with participants of the meeting. Please, contact in advance Ms Dace Ūdre: dace.udre@vaad.gov.lv.
