New Phytosanitary legislation 2nd May 2024

4 Jan 2024

Defra will be introducing new Phytosanitary legislation on 2 May 2024 targeted towards protective measures against pests of plants. From 2 May 2024, the following changes will come into force:

• Listing certain pests, on the basis of a preliminary assessment, as provisional quarantine pests.
• Expanding import requirements to cover plants for planting of potato.
• Integrating the current arrangement for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) testing requirements for seeds into legislation.
• Extending a specific import requirement to include EU Member states, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland, treating all countries equally.

For more information about the new legislation or how it may impact your organization please see the Q&A document.