Forum NAP Panels

Its purpose is to review the progress of the NAP and to draw up proposals for its further development. The Forum also serves as a platform for discussing current issues relating to plant protection policy at both national and European level. It is to be convened at least once a year. The Forum is organized by the Plant Protection and Plant Health Department at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) , which is supported in this task by the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food and the Julius Kühn Institute.

The following interested parties are represented in the forum:

• Consumer protection
• Environment and nature protection
• Agriculture, gardening and forestry
• Plant protection product admission
• Plant protection representatives of the of the German federal states (Länder)
• Food surveillance and feed surveillance of the Länder
• Food processing industry
• Retail food trade
• Plant protection product manufacturers
• Plant protection product retail trade
• Plant protection product research

Over the years, the Forum has passed more than 20 recommendations. These address various topics within the NAP, such as advisory services and decision-support systems, measures to protect water bodies and biodiversity, the need for action in the forestry sector, and NAP indicators.