Windsor Framework Phase 3: Products that need individual product labels from 1 July 2025
1 May 2025
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FPC Consultation Response to EFRA Call for Evidence on Biosecurity Measures
31 January 2025
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FPC Technical Meeting Presentation and Minutes 14th November 2024
21 November 2024
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FPC Interpretation Guide to Medium Risk A & B EU Fresh Produce Categories
18 September 2024
The legislation to remove the prohibition on exports of Cornus alba, Cornus sanguinea, Sorbus aucuparia, Populus alba, Populus nigra, Populus tremula and Taxus ...
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...
FPC continues to apply pressure for a decision regarding proposed Plant Health Fee increases following a consultation earlier in the year. The following respons...
In an unflinching statement, FPC delivers a scathing indictment of the Government’s failure to act, accusing ministers of abandoning growers, wholesalers, and i...
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). ...
APHA have identified that there are a few EPPO codes in PHES that have been replaced or archived by EPPO services. Until these inactive codes are removed or upd...
Law enforcement from France and Spain, supported by Europol, have arrested 29 members of a criminal organisation for selling illegal plant protection products. ...
As you may know, last summer Defra’s Secretary of State announced a review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP23). We are developing a new, statutory pla...
Defra used the estimated operating costs of the government-run Sevington Border Control Post for the 2024 to 2025 financial year to calculate the common user c...
Defra England and Wales have launched a consultation relating to Plant Health fees. The intention is that fees will be amended to provide full cost recovery (as...
IPAFFS will soon have the functionality to support your import notification process with an ePhyto. In the coming weeks you will be able to process your CHED PP...
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...
From 6 July 2026 onwards, non-EU trading partners are requested to specify in full wording under the heading ´Additional Declaration´ of the phytosanitary certi...
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...
The introduction of new Smarter Rules for Safer Food regulations in December 2019 brought the plant internet and mail order trade into the Plant Passporting (PP...
APHA invite you to take part in an important survey of ornamental commercial growers. This will improve understanding of the barriers to, and costs of, reportin...
Defra have issued the following document for comment by 28/01/2025. FPC have looked at this and have further questions for clarity in relation to the risk based...
Import inspection frequencies are kept under constant review considering the current risk position. The UK Plant Health Risk Group has reviewed the position for...
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...
There is a current call for comments on a proposed change to the regulation of host species associated with Agrilus planipennis (Emerald Ash Borer). Please see ...
Due to changes in taxonomy, all conifer species are now encompassed at the class level (Pinopsida) rather than the order level (Pinales). However, GB legislatio...
From 9 November 2024, the remaining changes will come into force. This includes: Listing certain pests, based on preliminary assessments, as provisional quarant...
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...
Guidance has been developed to support trade regarding safe and effective packaging and loading of loose loads (plants and plant products) to ensure that effici...
Ware potato exporters can now use the Plant Health Exports Audited Trader Scheme (PHEATS) to help with their exports. PHEATS is a trade facilitation scheme for...
FPC received confirmation from Defra on 25th September 2024 relating to the inspection frequencies for Non-woody plants being imported into the UK. The statemen...
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...
After further scientific review of commodities across all plant and plant product risk categories, there will be changes to the risk categorisation of certain p...
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...
On 9th June 2023, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published guidance on labelling requirements for certain products moving from Great Bri...
Over the last 3 years Defra worked with a group of stakeholders to submit the technical dossiers required to initiate the process of obtaining derogations from ...
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...
This year’s IPPC ISPM consultation period is now open. Please find attached a letter and template with more information regarding the consultation. Consultation...
There are two standard charges associated with imports of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) goods and the BTOM: a Border Control Post (BCP) charge by point of en...
Contact points for consignments held at a BCP If you receive notification about a consignment or load that has been called for checks or has been held at the B...
As of 30 April, HMRC and Defra systems are cross-checking the CHED import notification and customs declaration for each consignment of goods subject to SPS cont...
