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E UROPEAN COMMISS IO N DIRECTO RA TE-GENERAL FOR I-I EA LTI-1 AND FOOD SAFETY The Direc tor-General EURO PEAN CENTRE FOR Ill DISEASE PREVENTIO N AN D CONTROL Brusse ls SA NTE/SG/JG/ed (2026)622 7143 ECD C/CS00 I I I 11 Subject: Invitation to the second cycle of ECDC's assessment of prevention preparedness and response planning (PHEPA) under Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on serious cross-border threats to health. Dea r M s Laannann, With thi s letter, we wo uld like to in vite yo u to th e seco nd Publi c Health Emergency Preparedn ess Assessment (PHE PA) in Estonia, fo ll owing Att ic le 8 of th e Regulati on (EU) 2022/23 7 l of th e European Parli ament and of th e Co unc il of 23 Nove mber 2022 o n seri ous cro ss-bord er threats to health I and th e Co mmi ssion De legated Regul ati on (EU) 2024/ 1232 as rega rd s assessments of th e state of implementati on of nationa l prevention, preparedness and response pl ans and the ir relati on w ith th e Uni on preventi on, preparedne ss and response plan2 . Accordin g to Regulati o n (EU) 2022/23 71 , th e EC DC sha ll assess th e status of preve nti on, prep aredn ess and response pl anning of EU/EEA co untri es eve ry 3 years in cooperati on w ith re levant U ni on agenc ies and bodi es. The ECDC w ill co ndu ct the seco nd cyc le of PHEPA s fo llow ing a standard procedure fo r these assessments between 2027 and 2029 in a ll 30 EU/EEA co untri es. The procedure has been adapted from the o ne used in th e first PHEPA cyc le and places emphas is on the ad vances made by each co untry w hen implementing th e action pl an deve loped based o n th e findin gs from th e first cyc le as we ll as capac iti es not assessed in depth in th e fir st cycle. T he assessment team w ill use Eng li sh as a wo rking language. In case translati o n is necessary, th e most appropriate so luti on w ill be so ught togeth er with yo ur co untry to ensure good co mmuni catio n during the assess ment. A ll th e 16 capac ities, as defin ed by the Reg ul ati ons, w ill be assessed during thi s process. 1 OJ L 3 14, 6. 12.2022, p. 26-63 http ://data.e uropa.eu/eli/reg/2022/23 71 /oj 2 OJ L 2024/ 1232 , 8.5.2024, ELI : htt p://data.e uro pa.eu/eli/reg_ del/2024/1232/oj He li Laarmann Publi c Health Departm ent, Mini stry of Soc ial Affairs of Estoni a heli [email protected] Ema il transmi ss ion onl y  The assessment will consist of a fo ur-ph ase approach: Phase l : a desk rev iew (inc luding the acti on pl an deve loped fo llowing th e prev ious PHEPA), Phase 2 : a co untry visit (4 days), Phase 3 : preparati on of the assessment report with recommendati ons, and Phase 4: if appli cable, th e deve lopment or update of an acti on pl an by th e assessed country. If yo ur co untry dec ides not to fo llow a reco mmend ati on, it will be requ ested to prov ide th e reasons, in accordance w ith Reg ul ati on 2022/23 71. Additi onal deta il s co nce rning th e plannin g process and key e lements of the assess ment will be provided in subsequ ent meetin gs o rgani sed by EC DC in coo rdin ati on with yo ur team. Meanw hile, we wo uld like to emphasise that co mprehensive represe ntation from va ri ous re levant stakeholders during the assessment mi ss ion, inc luding di ffe rent sectors, regions and other admini strative levels w ithin the country is necessary to ensure effi c ient and meanin gful di scussio ns. Fo r the purpose of initiating the planning process, within three weeks of the receipt of thi s letter, we kindl y ask yo u to write to [email protected] with [email protected] in co py to: l ) Confinn th e date of th e assessment co untry visit is 07 to 10 September 2027. 2) Appoint a co untry fo cal point (o ne or multipl e co ntact perso ns) to coo rdin ate the assessment process fo r yo ur co untry. Sho uld yo u have any questi on regardin g the assess ment process, please do not hes itate to contact ECDC at [email protected] . We loo k fo rward to co ntinuing the coll aborati on on the assessments und er Arti cle 8 of Regul ati on 2022/23 71 with yo u. Yours sincere ly, 2026 -06- 2 5 Qualified electronic signature by: SANDRA GALLINA Date 2026-07-04 06:14:33 UTC a Rendi-Wagne Sand ra Ga llina Di rector General Director Directorate General fo r Health Euro pean Centre fo r Di sease and Food Safety (DG SANT E) Prevent io n and Co ntrol (EC DC) 2 To: HSC member for Estonia: Heli Laarmann c.c.: Alternate HSC Members: Kart Sober ([email protected]), Maia - Triin Kanarbik (maia-triin [email protected]), Kerli Reintamm ([email protected]) [email protected], SANTE HSC ([email protected]), SANTE TWG PREP ([email protected]) Coordinating Competent Body (CCB): , Julia Geller [email protected] Saatja: "Info - SOM" <[email protected]> Saaja: "Info - SOM" <[email protected]> Teema: FW: Invitation to ECDC’s assessment of prevention preparedness and response planning (PHEPA) - EE Kuupäev: 2026-07-06 13:16 From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 6, 2026 2:26 PM To: Heli Laarmann - SOM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Kärt Sõber <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Maia-Triin Kanarbik - SOM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Kerli Reintamm-Guţan - SOM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Julia Geller <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; '[email protected]' <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; '[email protected]' <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Invitation to ECDC’s assessment of prevention preparedness and response planning (PHEPA) - EE Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. Dear Ms Laarmann, Please find attached the letter from DG SANTE Director-General Sandra Gallina and ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner (Ares(2026)6744737– ECDC/CS0011111) dated on 06/07/2026. Please kindly acknowledge upon receipt of this email. Thank you. Kind regards, HSC Secretariat European Commission DG Health and Food Safety B2 Health Security DRB A1/038 12 Rue Guillaume Kroll L-1882 Luxembourg <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]