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Plant Health

Latest Plant Health advice and guidance

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FPC Technical Group

22 June 2020

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Organic production

23 January 2020

Regulation Plant Health Trade

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EU Plant Health Regulation and EU Official Controls Regulation

23 January 2020

Plant Health Regulation Food safety

Publications and Technical Guidance

23 January 2020

Regulation Plant Health Food safety Sustainability Trade Brexit Human Resources

Plant Health News

2 Mar 2021

EU Plant Health Standing Committee Summary published

26 Feb 2021

Latest plant health updates from Defra

17 Feb 2021

New measures in law to control Xylella fastidiosa

15 Feb 2021

EFSA reviews

15 Feb 2021

Commodity risk assessment of Momordica charantia fruits

15 Feb 2021

UK plant health interceptions

9 Feb 2021

EU plant health interceptions

9 Feb 2021

EU Plant Health Standing Committee

4 Feb 2021

EFSA reviews Persea americana plants from Israel

2 Feb 2021

Russian Federation notifies phytosanitary amendments

1 Feb 2021

UK plant health interceptions

22 Jan 2021

Scheduled downtime affecting import clearances

19 Jan 2021

EU plant health interceptions

19 Jan 2021

UK plant health interceptions

22 Dec 2020

Plant health inspection fees

21 Dec 2020

EFSA updates

17 Dec 2020

Scheduled downtime affecting import clearances

15 Dec 2020

Plant Health Standing Committee

15 Dec 2020

EU plant health reduced frequency checks for 2021

8 Dec 2020

EU plant health exceedances

30 Nov 2020

UK plant health interceptions

25 Nov 2020

IPPC ePhyto Hub - latest

18 Nov 2020

Plant Passporting Fact Sheet - update

10 Nov 2020

EU plant health interceptions for October

3 Nov 2020

EU repeals measures to prevent the introduction and spread of Pepino mosaic virus

29 Oct 2020

Latest EFSA reviews

27 Oct 2020

Russia notifies changes to phytosanitary legislation to WTO

26 Oct 2020

UK plant health interceptions

22 Oct 2020

Latest EFSA reviews

20 Oct 2020

EU Plant Health Committee meeting – report

6 Oct 2020

EU plant health interceptions

5 Oct 2020

UK plant health interceptions

30 Sep 2020

Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus - reminder of new plant health controls in force for tomato and pepper

29 Sep 2020

Glyphosate dossier available to the public

17 Sep 2020

Latest EFSA reports

15 Sep 2020

EU plant health interceptions for August

8 Sep 2020

EU Plant Health Standing Committee Summaries for July and August

1 Sep 2020

UK plant health interceptions

25 Aug 2020

Summary report of June EU Plant Health Standing Committee meeting

25 Aug 2020

EU upgrades rules to control spread of Xylella fastidiosa

20 Aug 2020

Euoropean Food Safety Authority - latest reviews

17 Aug 2020

EU plant health interceptions – July report

17 Aug 2020

EU bans temporarily imports of oranges and lemons from Argentina

17 Aug 2020

New EU measures to mitigate spread of tomato brown rugose

14 Aug 2020

WTO report stresses need for scientific justification for SPS measures

14 Aug 2020

Extension of EU facilitations for electronic transmission of certificates

14 Aug 2020

EU Plant Health Standing Committee considers temporary prohibition of EU imports of Argentinian lemons

14 Aug 2020

EFSA publishes commodity risk assessment and pest categorisation

14 Aug 2020

UK plant health interceptions

30 Jul 2020

Latest EFSA reviews

27 Jul 2020

UK plant health interceptions

21 Jul 2020

South Africa notifies alternative arrangements for phytosanitary certificates

21 Jul 2020

EU discusses extension of emergency measures on paperless transmission of phytosanitary certificates

15 Jul 2020

Notifications of EU plant health interceptions

15 Jul 2020

Brazil - new measures on Lobesia Botrana contested by EU

15 Jul 2020

UK plant health interceptions

9 Jul 2020

EFSA reviews

8 Jul 2020

Consultation on international plant health standards

7 Jul 2020

Lemons from Argentina

6 Jul 2020

UK plant health interceptions

6 Jul 2020

Pest categorisation of the Andean Potato Weevil

1 Jul 2020

IPPC ePhyto Project

1 Jul 2020

Egypt - electronic phytos platform

25 Jun 2020

Pest categorisation of Ripersiella hibisci

23 Jun 2020

Introducing civil sanctions on plant health non-compliance

23 Jun 2020

EU Plant Health Committee discusses CBS and FCM measures

23 Jun 2020

Turkey changes watermark for phytosanitary certificates

22 Jun 2020

UK plant health interceptions

19 Jun 2020

Update on national measures for Xylella and plane canker

18 Jun 2020

EFSA reviews

18 Jun 2020

Commission calls on UK to amend national measures to control Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis platani

16 Jun 2020

Morocco notifies new measures to prevent entry of fall armyworm

4 Jun 2020

Database on apple fruit pests of the EU to support pest risk assessments

1 Jun 2020

UK plant health interceptions

28 May 2020

UK importers – registration of professional operators

21 May 2020

Risk assessment of Acer  spp. plants from New Zealand

14 May 2020

EFSA reviews

12 May 2020

Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit virus update

12 May 2020

Transmission of electronic phytosanitary certificates in the EU

12 May 2020

South Africa moves to electronic certification system

12 May 2020

EU plant health interceptions for April

6 May 2020

E-Phyto Steering Group - Electronic Certification

30 Apr 2020

New plant species identified as hosts of Xylella fastiodiosa pathogen

24 Apr 2020

EFSA assesses pest categorisations

24 Apr 2020

UK national plant health measures

17 Apr 2020

New UK measures to control Xylella cover more plant species

25 Mar 2020

Origin labelling – EU interpretation of ‘ready to eat’ and ‘kitchen ready’ products

25 Mar 2020

Plant Health – Phytosanitary Certificates

17 Mar 2020

EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed

16 Mar 2020

UK plant health interceptions

2 Mar 2020

UK plant health interceptions

25 Feb 2020

Plant Health controls – update on EU discussions

18 Feb 2020

EU plant health interceptions

18 Feb 2020

EU plant health committee to discuss action on interceptions

11 Feb 2020

EU Plant Health Standing Committee - report

3 Feb 2020

UK plant health interceptions

17 Jan 2020

Pest categorisations by EFSA

14 Jan 2020

Protected zones, respective protected zone quarantine pests and codes

10 Jan 2020

Citrus black spot -Phyllosticta citricarpa -Tunisia

10 Jan 2020

Non‐EU viruses and viroids infecting potato (Solanum tuberosum) and other tuber‐forming Solanum species

7 Jan 2020

Plant passports – plant pests traceability codes

6 Jan 2020

Reduced plant health checks for certain products