Two types of training courses are organised upon this topic. Two three-day training sessions dedicated to molluscs and crustacean diseases, four three-day training sessions dedicated to fish diseases. The following subjects are addressed:

1. the EU legislation relevant to aquaculture animals, in particular the rules of placing on the market and import;

1. pathogen and disease description;
2. surveillance;
3. inspection and sampling procedures;
4. measures to be taken in case of outbreaks;
5. notifications at internal and EU level

> Number of expected seminars: 6 (2 for molluscs and crustacean diseases / 4 for fish diseases)

> Seminar duration: 3 days

> Regional coverage: EU member states

> Possibility of technical assistance: NO

Support will be provided to a total of 240 participants originating from EU Member States and candidate countries (231 persons), EEA and EFTA Countries (9 persons).

Travel:

For each supported participant, the project will reimburse (upon provision of an original receipt from a travel agency or airline company - electronic tickets will not be considered as original documents) or will provide a return flight ticket - in economy class - using the most direct route

Subsistence:

The project will provide for each supported participant:

• on the day prior to the training: transfer from the airport to the hotel, dinner and room charge(single occupancy)
• on 1st and the 2nd day of the training: breakfast, access to fully equipped training facilities, documentation, transport to training sites, 2 coffee breaks, lunch, dinner and room charge (single occupancy)
• on the third day of the training: breakfast, access to fully equipped training facilities, documentation, transport to training sites, 1 coffee break, lunch and transfer from the hotel to the airport.

Selection process

Training is open to participants who will have been identified by their National Contact Points - through the selection process described hereunder, and who will have returned their registration form and CV in due time.

Selection criteria

The participants should be:

• officers of the national competent authority, relevant government ministries, services and laboratories which carry out official control tasks

• officers directly involved in the design, deployment and operation of official controls aimed at ensuring that aquaculture fish, molluscs and crustaceans comply with the EU legislation in force
• as a priority, the managers of fish health inspectorates operating at local level (region, province, …) on the implementation of official controls, and/or trainers of the national competent authority, so as to ensure the best possible dissemination of the knowledge acquired during the training
• able to work in English and participate with ease at work sessions’ discussions.