Questionnaire on the Code of conduct on horticulture and invasive alien plants

Context

In 2009, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) and the Council of Europe jointly drafted and published a European Code of conduct on horticulture and invasive alien plants. This Code of conduct, initially available in English and French, has also been translated in Spanish, Polish and Czech.
The full version of this Code of conduct is available:

The EPPO Guideline on the implementation of this Code of conduct is available at
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2338.2009.02306.x/abstract;jsessionid=EDA1A4B6BBB1435D5C9A59B5FC647357.d01t04

In 2009, EPPO and the Council of Europe organized a workshop to see how this Code of conduct might be implemented and provided recommendations in this regard (see http://archives.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2009_conferences/conf_codeofconduct.htm).
In order to assess the implementation of this Code of conduct within countries, EPPO, the Council of Europe and the European Environment Agency (EEA) are joining forces to launch an electronic questionnaire to gather information on this matter. The questionnaire is directed to the 50 National Plant Protection Organizations of the EPPO region (through EPPO), Ministries of the Environment of Member States of the Council of Europe, NGOs and the general public (through the Council of Europe and the EEA).

We invite you to take 20 minutes of your time to fill in this questionnaire so we can better assist our Member Countries in the implementation of the Code of conduct on horticulture and invasive alien plants. This questionnaire is open till the 31th of May.
For any communication and to send additional material, please address your emails to Sarah Brunel at sb@eppo.fr.

Information on the respondent

Name
Surname
Postal address with country
Position and institution
E-mail

Implementation of the code of conduct

1.	Do you know the European Code of conduct on horticulture and invasive alien plants?	Yes No
2.	Is there a National Code of conduct on horticulture and invasive alien plants being implemented or planned to be implemented in your country based on the EPPO/CE framework?	Yes No

22	What are the reasons for the non implementation of the Code of conduct on horticulture and invasive alien plants in your country?
23	Do you have suggestions for how the above named reasons could be overcome?

3.	Please provide a reference for the Code of conduct and if possible send the document electronically at sb@eppo.fr
4.	At which stage is the implementation of the Code of conduct: in project, in process, already implemented? Since when, and how long shall the implementation last?
5.	At what scale is the Code of conduct implemented? E.g. local level/regional/national?
6.	Which co-partners are associated with the project? Please, describe each partner briefly and their role in the project. E.g. plant protection organizations, environmental organizations, nursery trade associations, etc.
7.	Which actors is the Code of conduct addressed to (e.g. plant producers, plant importers, plant sellers, managers of public spaces such as municipalities, road authorities, botanical gardens, etc.)
8.	How is the program being financed, for how long and what is the cost of such action?

Technicalities on the implementation

9.	Which species are the object of the Code of conduct, and which criteria were used for establishing such list (e.g. on the basis of their spread capacity, impacts, distribution in the area considered)? Is it based on a standardized risk assessment protocol? If yes, is the result of the consensus list resulting from discussions with the horticultural profession very different from the scientific list?
10.	Is the implementation of the Code of conduct linked to/complementing legislation on invasive alien plant(s)?	Yes No
11.	Please indicate the legislation and the species regulated.
12.	What does the Code of conduct request from people implementing it (e.g. to remove some species from trade, to propose alternative species, to provide indications on the invasive behaviour of a species)?
13.	Have incentives been set (e.g. private certification scheme, positive public image) and/or possible sanctions (e.g. fines, loss of reputation) aimed to encourage the use of the Code of conduct?
14.	Will the code be reviewed and updated on a periodical basis (e.g. list of target species) to take into account progress of knowledge on invasive alien plants? How will it be organized?
15.	Are side actions undertaken to prevent the spread of invasive alien plants (e.g. ensuring that green composting is done accurately, preventing the movement of soil contaminated by rhizomes of invasive alien plants, etc.)?

Activities linked to the promotion of the Code of conduct

16.	Is the implementation undertaken in conjunction with communication activities?	Yes No
17.	Please describe these (e.g. articles in press, posters). Please provide any communication material when possible.

Activities linked to the implementation of the Code of conduct

18.	Is the implementation of the Code of conduct being monitored?	Yes No
19.	How is the use and success of the Code of conduct monitored (e.g. designation of an independent authority to monitor it, measuring the awareness level amongst professionals, measuring the reduction in the trade and use of the plant(s) which is (are) the object of the Code of conduct)?
20.	Is there a monitoring of the occurrence and spread of the species that are the object of the Code of conduct in the natural environment?	Yes No
21.	How (e.g. through government employees, volunteers)?