The Official Controls, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021

Jurisdiction: UK

Commencement: 20^th April 2021

Amends:

• GB Retained: Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards protective measures against pests of plants
• The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/350)
• GB Retained: Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants

Mini Summary

The The Official Controls, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 amends the following pieces of legislation:

• GB Retained: Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards protective measures against pests of plants – This Regulation lists the different pests of plants and is supplementary to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants.
• The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/350) – The Regulations implement fees applying to England and Scotland only.
• GB Retained: Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants – This Regulation implements controls on the movement of certain plants, plant pests and other material into, from and within Great Britain to help protect the environment from the spread of harmful pests and diseases.

Amendment

GB Retained: Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/203

A range of minor deficiencies in this retained EU legislation are corrected. These are deficiencies that were not accounted for in the previous amendments but that prevent the uniform conditions needed to adequately implement Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants. The deficiencies corrected include:

• a range minor wording errors;
• changes to the list of protected zones;
• changes to the list of Union quarantine pests;
• changes to the list of Union regulated non-quarantine pests and specific plants for planting;
• changes to the list of plants, plant products and other objects whose introduction is prohibited or require special requirements;
• changes to the list of plants, plant products and other objects in protected zones and their special requirements;
• changes to the list of plants, plant products and other objects subject to phytosanitary certificates; and
• changes to the list of plants, plant products and other objects for which a plant passport is required for movement within the Union territory.

Minor wording changes are also made to Regulation (EU) 2020/1217 on a derogation from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 concerning dwarfed plants(which also amends this Regulation) to ensure required uniform conditions are met.

The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/350)

Requirements are established (in the Annex) for the minimum frequency of physical checks and identity checks of consignments of certain plants, plant products and other objects that enter Great Britain from EU Member States, Liechtenstein or Switzerland.

GB Retained: Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants

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