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FPC Guidance - UK Emissions Trading Scheme
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UPDATE - Plant Health SPS Alignment Impacts
27 March 2026
The GB Plant Health Service has now introduced legislation to update Plant Health import requirements across Great Britain. These measures will enhance biosecur...
HSE has conducted a review of the approval of the active substance mepanipyrim and proposes to withdraw the approval. A current approval for this active is as a...
The civil sanctions guidance has now been published by APHA and you can see it here (also available in Welsh at that link). The consultation response has also b...
Due to recent amendments by European Union (EU) of Annex V of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, as of 6 July 2026 phytosanitary certificates (PCs) for exp...
HSE has identified acute intake concerns for the current MRLs for dithianon in/on apples and pears; in addition, HSE identified chronic intake concerns as a res...
The Government announced confirmation today that the UK will align with EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) legislation. This covers:food and feed safety; food...
The UK government has agreed with the EU to establish a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) area, by way of an SPS Agreement – and pesticides are expected t...
Evidence session: The work of DEFRA Tuesday 3 March, 10.00, in Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch on Parliamentlive.tvThe new Permanent Sec...
On 5 January 2026, the French authorities announced an immediate suspension on the import of foodstuffs from countries outside the European Union that contain ...
The Import Control System 2 (ICS2) is the new safety and security system for certain goods moving by air, maritime, road into Northern Ireland.• It is alread...
Following continued Fresh Produce Consortium feedback and written evidence, the EFRA Committee has published its Report into the Border Management Process to da...
The EFRA Committee has published the Government’s response its recent report on the future of farming. It is available here. The report, The Government’s vision...
Biocidal products must be phased off the GB market. The active substance/product type combinations listed are due to expire under the GB BPR on the following da...
Under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR), active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted at least 550 days before th...
Fenamiphos is no longer an approved active substance in GB and there are no PPP authorisations. HSE has reviewed the MRLs and identified a number which do not r...
The Commission has updated its model certificate for HRFNAO. Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 has been updated and this contains amendments to the model certificate as...
On 19 May 2025, leaders from the UK and EU met in London for the first formal bilateral meeting since the UK’s departure. In that meeting, both parties agreed t...
A new corporate offence 'failure to prevent fraud', will come into force on 1 September 2025 under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. This marks...
The Farmer Opinion Tracker for England is now published with data from first run in September 2019 to date. The tracker provides a snapshot of views and opinio...
The EU has updated the list of high-risk food not of animal origin (HRFNAO) in Regulation 2019/1793. The changes apply from 12 August 2025. Under NIRMS, any go...
The GB MRL Statutory Register has recently been amended and new statutory levels have been set. To meet the requirements of international trade, and to accommod...
A well-functioning UK internal market is vital to delivering the government’s ambition to improve economic growth for the benefit of businesses and people in al...
Following previous engagements regarding an increase in how often importers can use Authorisation by Declaration; there is now an implementation date. The new l...
The European Commission requested EFSA to prepare a technical report on 21 active substances not authorised for use but detected more frequently in organic food...
The MRL for potassium phosphonates in or on mangoes has risen from 2 - 100mg/kg. The MRL shall enter into force and appear in the GB MRL Statutory Register on 2...
There has been a change of MRL for acetamiprid in strawberries from 0.5 - 0.7mg/kg. The date of entry into force: 28 May 2025 and details can be found here: htt...
AbstractIn accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta Crop Protection AG submitted an application to the competent nationa...
The Valuation Customs Technical handbook has now been published by HMRC. This handbook explains the 6 methods for establishing the value on which Customs Duty a...
Following the UK/EU Summit on 19 May, the Government is taking forward a new strategic partnership with the EU that will deliver greater prosperity and security...
Evidence session Tuesday 20 May, at 11am, Committee room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch live on parliamentlive.tv The cross-party group of MPs will next week ...
Over the last few weeks, the secondary legislation necessary to implement the Precision Breeding Act 2023 for plants in England successfully passed through Parl...
Tuesday 6 May at 2.30pm, Committee Room 6, Palace of WestminsterWatch live on parliamentlive.tv The EFRA Committee holds the final evidence session of its b...
This update is due to the Department for Business and Trade correcting their dataset entry in respect of measure type 360 - Phytosanitary Certificate (import). ...
Traders need to be aware of new arrangements under the Windsor Framework, an agreement between the United Kingdom and European Union. The new arrangements for t...
On 25 February, the UK Government introduced secondary legislation into Parliament to fully implement the UK Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding...
Law enforcement from France and Spain, supported by Europol, have arrested 29 members of a criminal organisation for selling illegal plant protection products. ...
A reminder that from 31 March, many workplaces - including businesses and non-domestic premises - will have a legal obligation to separate recycling and food ...
A number of changes have been made to the government guidance:Replacement of the reference to commodity code 0803 90 10 with commodity codes 08039011 00 and 080...
The Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit at Food Standards Scotland invite you to join their ‘preventing food crime webinar’ where they will be exploring ways...
The Government confirmed on 23 January that an emergency application for the use of a neonicotinoid pesticide on sugar beet in England will not be granted. Th...
Defra has now laid the legislation to extend existing statutory derogations from 1 February 2025 to 1 February 2027 on the following import certification requ...
The GB Plant Health Service have introduced legislation here that will come into force from 30 January 2025. Risk assessments are a dynamic process, so all comm...
There is a call for evidence to examine animal and plant biosecurity measures for personal and commercial imports to the UK. The Committee will examine both the...
This consultation concerns the correction of references to the EU in the Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Standards Act 1999. Under the proposals inoperable refere...
Import inspection frequencies are kept under constant review considering the current risk position. The UK Plant Health Risk Group has reviewed the position for...
FPC is encouraging it's members to participate in an HMRC Voice of the Customer Survey to share your understanding and readiness for the new arrangements under ...
If you are importing cut conifer trees less than 3m in height or foliage from the EU, Switzerland or Liechtenstein to GB, you will need to obtain a Phytosanitar...
The following summary has been provided by Defra as a guide to meeting EU import controls1. Register for IPAFFS online on GOV UK if you haven’t already done s...
Defra have confirmed that physical and identity checks on non-qualifying goods moving from the island of Ireland to Great Britain will not start during 2024. D...
In 2013, the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) was appointed to oversee the relationship between the UK’s largest grocery retailers and their direct suppliers. H...
From 9 November 2024, the remaining changes will come into force. This includes: Listing certain pests, based on preliminary assessments, as provisional quarant...
On 30 October, the Chancellor announced in the Budget that the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Th...
Over the coming weeks APHA will be working with key potato stakeholders across England and Wales to ensure all ware potato growers are aware of existing plant h...
We would like to notify you of a call for comments on the proposal to introduce a derogation from the minimum designation requirements at Border Control Posts, ...
The UK Government have now released all information relating to the finalised SPS controls of Medium Risk Fruit & Vegetables being imported into the UK from...
The Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Standards derogation has been extended.The derogation on the requirement for marketing standards Certificates of Conformity...
Defra Organics today announced that the derogation on the requirement for Certificates of Inspection for organic goods entering GB from the EU, EEA and Switzerl...
After many months of lobbying, FPc today received the following communication from Defra, "I am emailing to notify you of a change to the current BTOM timeline...
Alistair Carmichael MP was the sole nomination for the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and has therefore been elected, unopposed. ...
It is four years since the food crime units within the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland published the 2020 Food Crime Strategic Assessment, out...
These revised guidelines were completed in 2024. Since the previous edition in 2009, the UK has left the EU and this has resulted in transfer of legal responsib...
Please find an attachment which outlines a recent change to the NI HRFNAO amendments - there is a removal of a range of products from Annex 1, as well as a numb...
EFSA was asked by the European Parliament to provide a scientific opinion on the analysis by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &...
Between December 2023 and February 2024, Defra, in collaboration with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, conducted a ...
The approval of myclobutanil was not supported for GB renewal. The approval of myclobutanil has now expired as a pesticide active substance in GB. The statutory...
The CIPC Residues Monitoring Group (CRMG) is a cross-industry body which has been set up by the UK potato industry to satisfy the data submission requirements o...
