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Plant Health Legislation

Plant Health legislation  

Plant Health legislation changes have been made to amend retained EU law, specifically the Plant Health Regulation (PHR), the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation (PCR), and the Official Controls Regulation (OCR). These changes impact the requirements of businesses importing and exporting plants, plant products and other objects to and from Great Britain (GB). 

The three tables below list all such plant-health related amendments. The WTO have been notified of this legislation, as appropriate. 

If you have any further questions or require further information, please email us at planthealth@defra.gov.uk

Table 1: 

CODE

SI REFERENCE

TITLE

COVERS

PH/05

2020/1482

The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

 

Operability amends to the retained PHR.
Amends to domestic law to reflect EU Exit.

 

PH/06

2020/1527

The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

 

Operability amends to the retained PCR.

 

APH/021

2021/79

The Plant Health (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

 

Movement requirements for Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods

 

PH/031

2021/136

The Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021

 

Requirements and enforcement for Places of Destination.
Introducing the Xylella measures

 

PH/033

2021/187

The Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

 

Correcting error in Xylella measures (PH/031)

 

PH/010

2021/426

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

 

 

 

Frequency of checks for high-priority EU goods.
Operability amends to missed EU decisions and corrections to PH/05, PH/06 and PH/031.

PH/025

2021/641

The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021

 

Massicus raddei and Agrilus bilineatus measures.
PH/031 correction.
Restore bonsai derogation for South Korea.

 

PH/026

2021/1171

The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2021

 

Pest measures (blueberry rust, gall midge, Agrilus beetle etc).
Corrections to PH/025.

 

PH/034

2021/1229

The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

 

Operability amends to missed EU decision.
Corrections to PH/05, PH/06 and PH/10.
Animal Health, Exotics, Pet Travel and Seeds amends.

 

PH/036

2022/114

The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2022

 

Pest measures (OPM etc).
Updates to PH/06.
Corrections to PH/025

 

PH/041

2022/484

The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (legislation.gov.uk)

 

Amending the measures on pine processionary moth.

PH/038

2022/739

The Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022

 

Sets method to determine the frequency of checks on EU high-priority goods and on all goods from non-EU (under OCR powers)

 

PH/037

2022/1020

The Pests of Plants (Authorisations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

 

Amendments to legislation on scientific licensing (under PHR powers)

 

APH/008

 

2022/1090

The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022

 

Operability amendments to missed EU decision and corrections to previous SIs

 

PH/039

2022/1120

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

 

Amendments to the PCR (measures to inspect seeds of Pinus and Pseudotsuga menziesii, import clarifications etc.).

APH/009

 

2022/1315

 

The Animals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022

 

Corrections to previous SIs

 

PH/045

 

2022/1367

 

The Plant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022

 

Corrections to previous SIs, including the PHR for demarcated areas

 

PH/043

2023/497

The Plant Health and Phytosanitary Conditions (Oak Processionary Moth and Plant Pests) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Corrections to legislation to update errors regarding the import requirements on seed potatoes and implement new measures against OPM.

PH/044

2023/1131

The Official Controls (Plant Health) (Prior Notification) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendments to the PCR, including measures on tomato and pepper viroids and the expansion of import requirements on potato plants. The OCR is also amended to remove the requirement for pre-notifying certain goods from the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. 

Table 2: Cross cutting legislation

 

CODE

SI REFERENCE

TITLE

COVERS

OFC/02

2020/1481

The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

 

Operability amends to the retained OCR

 

OFC/06

2020/1631

The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

 

Operability amends to the retained OCR

 

AH/052

2021/78

The Official Controls (Temporary Measures) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

 

Amends to end date of Coronavirus easements 

PH/11

2021/429

The Trade and Official Controls (Transitional Arrangements for Prior Notifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

 

Amends to phasing in of import controls on EU goods

 

AH/056

2021/681

The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amends to phasing in of import controls on EU goods

 

OFC/08

2021/809

The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021

 

 

Amends to phasing in of import controls on EU goods

 

AH/058

2021/1096

The Official Controls (Temporary Measures) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

 

Amends to end date of coronavirus easements

 

OFC/07

2021/1443

The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

 

Amends to phasing in of import controls on EU goods

 

AH/063

2021/1491

The Official Controls (Temporary Measures) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021

Amends to end date of Coronavirus easements 

OFC/10

2022/621

The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

 

Amends to phasing in of import controls on EU goods

 

OFC/013

2022/1374

The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022

Amends to phasing in of import controls on EU goods

 

Table 3: Plant health fees

CODE

SI REFERENCE

TITLE

COVERS

APH/025

2021/623

The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021

 

Amends fee legislation for Movement Assistance Scheme.

 

PH/09

 

2021/625

 

The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

 

Amends fee legislation for import checks on EU goods (SI 2021/426).

 

PH/035

 

2022/836

The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022

 

Amends fees for import checks on goods (SI 2022/739).

 

PH/048 2023/1391

The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023

Amends fee legislation to extend the Movement Assistant Scheme to enable trade between GB and NI

Table 4: Windsor Framework legislation 

CODE SI REFERENCE TITLE COVERS
NID/015  2023/896

The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023

 

Establishes the NI Retail Movement Scheme. 

NID/012  
2023/957

The Windsor Framework (Plant Health) Regulations 2023

 

Covers provisions for the movement of seed potatoes and plants between GB and NI, under the NI Plant Health Label scheme

NID/014  2023/959

The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023

 

Amends the PCR and OCR to enable the NI Retail Movement scheme. Amends the PHR to enable the the NI Plant Health Label scheme.

NID/013  2023/1056

The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023

 

Delivering enforcement and sanctions provisions for the NI Plant Health Label scheme and the NI Retail Movement Scheme.

 

 

If you have any further questions or require further information, please email us at planthealth@defra.gov.uk