1. NATIONAL PHYTOSANITARY AUTHORITY (NPA)
ROMANIA
NATIONAL PHYTOSANITARY AUTHORITY (NPA)
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ROMANIA
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2. NPA GENERAL PRESENTATION
Infrastructure
4 offices
1 national laboratory
8 regional laboratories
9 BIPs
41 county Phytosanitary Offices

3. MINISTERY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL PHYTOSANITARY AUTHORITY
NATIONAL PHYTOSANITARY LABORATORY
PHYTOSANITARY DEPARTMENT
PLANT PROTECTION AND PHYTOSANITARY QUARANTINE OFFICE
LABORATORY FOR PESTICIDES RESIDUES CONTROL IN PLANTS AND VEGETAL PRODUCTS
PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS APPROVAL OFFICE
LABORATORY FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF PESTICIDES
SUSTAINABLE USE OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS OFFICE
PHYTOPATHOLOHY LABORATORY
TRADE SUPERVISION AND PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS USES OFFICE
ENTOMOLOGY LABORATORY
COUNTY PHYTOSANITARY OFFICES
8 REGIONAL LABORATORYS
9 BIP’s

4. PLANT PROTECTION AND PHYTOSANITARY QUARANTINE OFFICE
Organizes the plant protection activity and phytosanitary quarantine at central and territorial level
Ensures the implementation of EU regulations
Organizes and coordinates the general and specific surveillance of the territory for certain quarantine pests
Organizes, coordinates and controls the implementation of legislation on the import, export, transit, trade and intra-Community movement of plants, plant products and other regulated objects

5. PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS REGISTRATION OFFICE
Elaborates and proposes draft of normative acts regarding the regime of plant protection products ;
Coordinates the procedure for the registration of plant protection products
Ensures post-registration control of the quality of plant protection products through specialized laboratories and control the use of these products through county phytosanitary offices.

6. REGISTRATION OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS IN ROMANIA
The National Commission for the Approval of Plant Protection Products (NCAPPP) is the authority responsible for the registration of plant protection products.
The competent authorities involved in the registration process of plant protection products are:
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, through the National Phytosanitary Authority;
Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests;
Ministry of Health;
Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu - Sisesti" .

7. SUSTAINABLE USE OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS OFFICE
Ensures the development and implementation of the training and certification system for the use of plant protection products;
Controls the application and conformation to all legal provisions and technical norms in the field of plant protection products use;
Establishes and implements, together with other public institutions and organizations, concrete measures and actions to reduce the risks and effects associated with the use of plant protection products on the environment and on health.

8. TRADE SUPERVISION AND PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS USE OFFICE
Participates in the elaboration and implementation of the national monitoring program for the quality of plant protection products;
Ensures the quality control of plant protection products for domestic and imported production through authorized laboratories.

9. NATIONAL PHYTOSANITARY LABORATORY
National Phytosanitary Laboratory is a reference laboratory for Romania
Main tasks
detection and identification of pests and diseases (viruses, bacteria, fungus, insects, mites and nematodes) harmful to plant and plant products;
quality control for plant protection product;
control of pesticide residues in plants and plant products;
technical and scientific advice for implementation of monitoring programs;
confirm the result of analyses from regional labs ;
training of other laboratories and phytosanitary inspectors .

10. NATIONAL PHYTOSANITARY LABORATORY
Technical Units
QCPPP
Phytopatology
Entomology
LCRPPPs
Virology
Bacteriology
Mycology
Entomology
Nematology
Molecular
Biology
Greenhouse

11. QUALITY CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS
LABORATORY NETWORK
5 laboratories for quality control of plant protection products
1 central National Phytosanitary Laboratory (NPL);
4 regional labs within the Counties Phytosanitary Offices (Arad, Bacau, Olt and Mures).
Analytical equipment:
GC-MS
GC-FID
LC-MS
HPLC-UV
FTIR

12. QUALITY CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS
Acreditated methods (SR EN ISO/CEI 17025:2005)
Determination of active substances : clorsulfuron, procloraz, clorpirifos, boscalid, piraclostrobin, cimoxanil, nicosulfuron, tiofanat-metil, tiuram, tiametoxam, clotianidin, tiacloprid, imidacloprid, glifosat, cipermetrin and deltametrin using HPLC-UV ;
Determination of active substances : azoxistrobin, captan, clorotalonil, trifloxistrobin, propamocarb-clorhidrat, propiconazol, ciproconazol, lambda-cihalotrin using GC-FID;
pH determination;
Determination of wettability ;
Determination of persistent foam ;
Determining the stability of the solution ;
Determining the degree of dissolution and stability of the solution ;
Determination of suspensibility.

13. LABORATORY FOR PESTICIDES RESIDUES CONTROL IN PLANTS AND VEGETAL PRODUCTS
LABORATORY NETWORK
2 laboratories for pesticides residues control in plants and vegetal products
1 central - National Phytosanitary Laboratory (NPL);
1 regional - Phytosanitary Office from Mures county
Acreditated method (SR EN ISO/CEI 17025:2005)
GC-MS – 186 active substances
LC-MS – 62 active substances

14. NPA OVERIEW