EPHYTO: IMPROVING THE SAFE TRADE OF VEGETABLES AND PLANT PRODUCTS

The overall objective of the project was to provide any interested country with the opportunity to exchange electronic phytosanitary certificates (referred to as "ePhyto") in order to facilitate safe and efficient trade in plant products. Furthermore, the establishment of the ePhyto system improved the security of official communications between countries and saved them the costs and complex processes necessary to create individual systems for the exchange of electronic data, as well as the obligation to negotiate exchange protocols with each country.