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The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022

  • Legal

Jurisdiction: Great Britain

Commencement: 25th November 2022

Amends: 

  • Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards protective measures against pests of plants

Mini Summary

Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards protective measures against pests of plants  lists the different pests of plants and is supplementary to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants, which is known as the ‘EU Plant Health Regulation’. This is because this Regulation establishes a number of annexes that the EU Plant Health Regulation refers to that list relevant plant pests, measures needed to reduce the risk of those pests, and plants that are prohibited from entering the EU.

The EU Plant Health Regulation was brought into force in order to revise and improve current EU plant health legislation and implement uniform rules across all EU Member States. It continues to implement controls and restrictions which apply to the import from third countries (countries which are not EU Member States), and the internal movement within and between EU Member States, of certain plants, plant pests and other material (such as soil) to help reduce biosecurity risk, strengthen the current plant health regime, and protect the environment from the spread of harmful pests and diseases.

Duties

There are no direct compliance duties under this Regulation for organisations.

The Regulation provides a number of annexes that contain various lists of Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests, and Union regulated non-quarantine pests, and the measures on plants, plant products and other objects to reduce the risks of those pests to an acceptable level.

Union quarantine pests

The EU Plant Health Regulation states that any pests classed as a ‘Union quarantine pest’ must not be introduced into, moved within, held, multiplied or released in the EU.

The list of Union quarantine pests is set out in Annex II of this Regulation. The list of Union quarantine pests not known to occur in the EU is set out in Part A of Annex II, and the list of Union quarantine pests known to occur in the EU is set out in Part B of Annex II.

Protected zone quarantine pests

The list of the protected zones and the respective protected zone quarantine pests are stated in Annex III of this Regulation.

Union regulated non-quarantine pests

Union regulated non-quarantine pests are transmitted mainly through specific plants for planting. There is a list of Union regulated non-quarantine pests set out in Annex IV of this Regulation. These pests cannot be introduced or moved within the EU by professional operators on the plants through which they are transmitted.

The Annexes also provide lists of plants, plant products and other objects whose introduction into, or movement within, the EU is either:

  • Prohibited from certain third countries;
  • Subject to special requirements when originating from certain third countries;
  • Prohibited in certain protected zones;
  • Subject to phytosanitary certificates*;
  • Subject to phytosanitary certificates when intended to be introduced or moved within protected zones;
  • Subject to plant passports; or
  • Subject to plant passports when intended to be introduced or moved within certain protected zones.

*phytosanitary certificates certify that material has been inspected, is considered free from pests and conforms to the plant health regulations of the importing country.

Amendment

Thekopsora minima* (Arthur) Sydow & P. Sydow [THEKMI] is no longer regarded to be a Union quarantine pest. Annex 2 (List of Union quarantine pests and their respective codes) is amended accordingly.

*Thekopsora minima is an emerging disease of blueberry plants.

Several pests are added to the list of provisional GB quarantine pests. The list can be found here.

Conditions

Annex 11 (List of plants, plant products and other objects and the respective third countries of origin or dispatch in respect of which phytosanitary certificates are required) is amended.

Pinus L and Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco* must now be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate when imported into Great Britain.

*Pinus L and Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco are evergreen coniferous trees.

Minor technical changes are made to Annex 7 (list of plants, plant products and other objects originating from third countries and the corresponding special requirements for their introduction into Great Britain).

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