LegalizeThe Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made: 7th May 2025
Laid before Parliament: 8th May 2025
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
In accordance with Article 2a(2) of the Plant Health Regulation, the Secretary of State makes these Regulations with the consent of the Welsh Ministers and the Scottish Ministers.
Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
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- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
- (2) They come into force on 30th May 2025, subject to paragraph (3).
- (3) Regulation 2(6)(c), (d) and (7)(a) come into force on 8th November 2025.
- (4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, and Scotland.
- (5) In these Regulations, “the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants[^f00002].
Amendments to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation
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- (1) The Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation is amended as follows.
- (2) In Annex 2[^f00003] (list of GB quarantine pests), in Part A (pests not known to occur in Great Britain)—
- (a) under the heading “A. Bacteria”, after entry number 3, insert—
| 3A. | Pseudomonas avellanae Janse et al. [PSDMAL] |
|---|---|
- (b) under the heading “C. Insects and mites”, after entry number 80, insert—
| 80A. | Neodiprion abietis (Harris) [NEODAB] |
|---|---|
- (c) under the heading “F. Viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas”, omit entry number 24.
- (3) In Annex 2A[^f00004] (list of provisional GB quarantine pests)—
- (a) under the heading “B. Insects and mites”, omit entry number 6A;
- (b) under the heading “D. Bacteria”, omit entry number 2.
- (4) In Annex 4[^f00005] (list of GB regulated non-quarantine pests and their respective plants for planting)—
- (a) in the table in Part B, under the heading “Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas”, at the end insert—
| Tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV00] | Vitis L. | 0% | 0% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0] | Vitis L. | 0% | 0% |
- (b) in the table in Part C, under the heading “Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas”, omit the entry for “Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]”;
- (c) in Part G, after the table head “Fungi and oomycetes”, at the end insert—
| Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas | Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas | Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas | Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas | Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | (2) Plants for planting (genus or species) | (3) Thresholds for pre-basic seed | (4) Thresholds for basic seed | (5) Thresholds for certified seed |
| Tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV00] | Glycine max (L.) Merr. | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- (d) in the table in Part I, under the heading “Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas”—
- (i) after the entry relating to “Strawberry multiplier disease phytoplasma [PHYP75]”, insert—
| Tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV00] | Vaccinium L. | 0% |
|---|---|---|
- (ii) in the entry relating to “Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]”, for the text in the second column substitute “Malus L., Prunus L., Rubus L. and Vaccinium L.”.
- (5) In Annex 5[^f00006] (measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on specific plants for planting), in Part C, in the table under the heading “Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas”, omit both entries for “Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]”.
- (6) In Annex 7[^f00007] (list of plants, plant products and other objects originating from third countries and the corresponding special requirements for their introduction into Great Britain), in the table in Part A—
- (a) in entry number 23, in third column—
- (i) for “each pest” substitute “the pests”;
- (ii) after “(“the relevant plant pests”)” insert “, that”;
- (iii) after “(a)” omit “that:”;
- (iv) for “(b) that” substitute “and”;
- (v) for “(c) that” substitute “(b)”;
- (b) in entry number 36, in the third column at the paragraph beginning “**” for “The” substitute “In the case of plants for planting, the”;
- (c) in entry number 43, in the first column for “Pinales” substitute “Pinopsida”;
- (d) in entry number 44, in the first column for “Pinales” substitute “Pinopsida”;
- (e) after entry number 49, insert—
| 49A | Plants for planting, other than seeds, of Corylus avellana L. | Any third country | The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that: (a) they have been grown throughout their life in a country where Pseudomonas avellanae Janse et al. is known not to occur, or (b) they have been grown throughout their life in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM4 as an area that is free from Pseudomonas avellanae Janse et al. The name(s) of the area(s) must be included in the phytosanitary certificate under the heading “Additional declaration”. |
|---|---|---|---|
- (f) in entry number 50, in the first column, for “Fraxinus L., Juglansailantifolia Carrière., Juglansmandshurica Maximowicz., Ulmusdavidiana Planchon. and Pterocaryarhoifolia Siebold & Zuccarini.” substitute “Chionanthusvirginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmusdavidiana Planchon”;
- (g) in the first column of each of the entries numbered 125, 125A, 126 and 127, for “Fraxinus L., Juglansailantifolia Carr., Juglansmandshurica Maxim., Ulmusdavidiana Planch. and Pterocaryarhoifolia Siebold & Zucc.” substitute “Chionanthusvirginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmusdavidiana Planchon”.
- (7) In Annex 11[^f00008] (list of plants, plant products and other objects and the respective third countries of origin or dispatch in respect of which phytosanitary certificates are required), in the table in Part A—
- (a) in entry number 12, for “Pinales”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Pinopsida”;
- (b) in entry number 17, for the text in the first column substitute “Chionanthusvirginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmusdavidiana Planchon”;
- (c) after entry number 18B, insert—
| 18C. | Acer L., Betula L., Carpinus L., Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) Koch, Cercis L., Cornus L., Crataegus L., Juglans L., Malus Mill., Ostrya virginiana (Miller) Koch, Platanus occidentalis L., Populus L., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Salix L., Tilia L., Ulmus L.and Vaccinium darrowii Camp. | Cut flowers and flowerbuds of a kind suitable forbouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh: ex 0603 19 70 Foliage, branches and otherparts of plants, withoutflowers or flower buds, being goods of a kind suitable forbouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh: ex 0604 20 90 Vegetable materials of a kindused primarily for plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and limebark), fresh: ex 1401 90 00 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included, fresh: ex 1404 90 00 | Canada and the USA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18D. | Acer L., Aesculus L., Arbutus menziesii Pursh., Ceanothus L., Cercocarpus montanus (Kunth) Rafinesque, Corylus L., Eriobotrya japonica (Thunberg) Lindley,Fagus sylvatica L., Ficus carica L., Frangula californica (Eschscholtz) A. Gray, Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl) Roemer, Juglans regia L.,Malus Mill., Pickeringia montana Torrey & A. Gray, Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus L., Pyrus communis L., Quercus L., Ribes L., Rosa L., Salix L., Sorbus aucuparia L., Ulmus L., and Vaccinium L. | Cut flowers and flowerbuds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh: ex 0603 19 70 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamentalpurposes, fresh: ex 0604 20 90 Vegetable materials of a kindused primarily for plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and limebark), fresh: ex 1401 90 00 Vegetable products notelsewhere specified orincluded, fresh: ex 1404 90 00 | Canada and the USA |
| 18E. | Salix L. | Foliage, branches andother parts of plants ofwillow (Salix spp.), without flowers or flower buds, beinggoods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamentalpurposes, fresh: ex 0604 20 90 Vegetable products of plantsof willow (Salix spp.) not elsewhere specified orincluded, fresh: ex 1404 90 00 | China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea and Russia |
| 18F. | Rosa L. | Cut flowers and flowerbuds of a kind suitable forbouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh: ex 0603 19 70 Foliage, branches and otherparts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh: ex 0604 20 90 Vegetable products notelsewhere specified or included, fresh: ex 1404 90 00 | Canada, India, Mexico and the USA |
| 18G. | Rosa gymnocarpa Nuttall | Cut flowers and flowerbuds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh: ex 0603 19 70 Foliage, branches and otherparts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh: ex 0604 20 90 Vegetable products notelsewhere specified orincluded, fresh: ex 1404 90 00 | Vietnam |
- (d) in entry number 37, in the first column, for “Fraxinus L., JuglansL., Pterocarya Kunth andUlmus davidiana Planch.” substitute “Chionanthusvirginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmusdavidiana Planchon”;
- (e) after entry number 39 insert—
| 39A. | Juglans L. and Pterocarya Kunth | Vegetable products of bark not elsewhere specified or included: ex 1404 90 00 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: -Wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: ex 4401 40 90 | EU Member States and the USA |
|---|---|---|---|
- (f) in entry number 46, in the first column, for “Fraxinus L., JuglansL., Pterocarya Kunth andUlmus davidiana Planch.” substitute “Chionanthusvirginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmusdavidiana Planchon”;
- (g) after entry number 51 insert—
| 51A. | Wood of Juglans L. and Pterocarya Kunth | Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: -Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms: -Non-coniferous: ex 4401 22 00 -Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: -Sawdust: ex 4401 40 10 -Wood waste and scrap (other than sawdust): ex 4403 12 00 Wood in rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared: -Other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: -Other, non-coniferous: ex 4403 99 00 -Split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise: -Non-coniferous: ex 4404 20 00 Non-coniferous railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood: -Not impregnated: ex 4406 12 00 -Other (than not impregnated): ex 4406 92 00 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm: -Of other: ex 4407 99 27 ex 4407 99 40 ex 4407 99 90 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6mm: -Other: ex 4408 90 15 ex 4408 90 35 ex 4408 90 85 ex 4408 90 95 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves: ex 4416 00 00 Prefabricated buildings of wood: ex 9406 10 00 | EU Member States and the USA |
|---|---|---|---|
- (h) in entry number 55, in the first column, after “Fagussylvactica L.,” insert “Juglans L.,”.
Signed
Hayman of Ullock — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 7th May 2025
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend Annexes 2, 2A, 5, 7 and 11 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards protective measures against pests of plants (EUR 2019/2072) (the “Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation”).
These Regulations come into force on 30th May 2025, except for regulation 2(6)(c), (d) and (7)(a), which provide that references to “Pinales” are reclassified as “Pinopsida” in Annexes 7 and 11 to ensure consistency with the internationally recognised name for conifers, which come into force on 8th November 2025.
Regulation 2(2) addsPseudomonasavellanae[PSDMAL] andNeodiprionabietis[NEODAB]to the list of GB quarantine pests in Annex 2 and removes Tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV00].
Regulation 2(3) removes the two pests (which are added to Annex 2 by regulation 2(2)) from the list of provisional GB quarantine pests in Annex 2A.
Regulation 2(4) adds Tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV00] to the list of GB regulated non-quarantine pests in Annex 4 and amends host plants and the thresholds for the presence of pests.
Regulation 2(5) removes Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0] from Annex 5 in respect of measures relating to regulated non-quarantine pests on specific plants for planting.
Regulation 2(6) amends Annex 7 to clarify import requirements of existing entries, to make new provision for Pseudomonas avellanae, to remove an import requirement relating to treatment for cut flowers and to revise the commodities regulated as hosts of Agrilus planipennis.
Regulation 2(7) updates Part A of Annex 11 to align the list of plants, plant products and other objects and the respective third countries of origin or dispatch in respect of which phytosanitary certificates are required, with the requirements set out in Annex 7.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: EUR 2016/2031; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1482, 2021/79.
[^f00002]: EUR 2019/2072; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1527, 2021/136, 426, 641, 1171, 1229, 2022/114, 484, 1090, 1120, 2023/959, 1131, 2024/541, 610, 2025/13.
[^f00003]: Annex 2 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1527 and Part A of that Annex was amended by S.I. 2021/641, 1171, 2022/114, 1120, 2023/1131, 2024/610, 2025/13.
[^f00004]: Annex 2A was inserted by S.I. 2020/1527 and amended by S.I. 2021/426, 641, 1171, 2022/114, 1120, 2023/1131, 2024/610, 2025/13.
[^f00005]: Annex 4 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1527 and amended by S.I. 2021/426, 1171, 1229, 2022/114, 1120, 2024/610, 2025/13.
[^f00006]: Annex 5 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1527 and Part C was amended by S.I. 2021/426, 1229, 2024/610, 2025/13.
[^f00007]: Annex 7 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1527 and amended by S.I. 2021/136, 426, 641, 1171, 1229, 2022/114, 484, 1090, 1120, 2023/959, 1131, 2024/610, 2025/13.
[^f00008]: Annex 11 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1527 and Part A of that Annex was amended by S.I. 2021/426, 641, 1171, 2022/114, 1120, 2023/959, 2024/541, 610, 2025/13.
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