Content of the technical dossier
Article 3
The technical dossier shall contain for each plant, plant product or other objects all of the following elements: (a) information on the commodity, including treatments and processing of the commodity; (b) information on the identification of pests potentially associated with the commodity in the exporting country; (c) information on phytosanitary mitigation measures and inspections; (d) the contact details of the National Plant Protection Organisation contact point of the third country responsible for liaising with the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The technical dossier shall also contain all the elements referred to in the EFSA document entitled ‘Information required for dossiers to support demands for import of high risk plants, plant products and other objects as foreseen in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031’. The applicant may indicate the information, the disclosure of which might harm the competitive position of a certain third party and which should therefore be treated as confidential in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation. Verifiable justification shall be given in such cases. The dossier shall be submitted in one of the official languages of the Union.