SI 2025/559 - The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2025 No. 559 PLANT HEALTH The 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) The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 5(3), 30(1), 37(5) and (5A), 41(3), 72(3) and 105(6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants(1) (“the Plant Health Regulation”).

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

1.—(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(2).

Amendments to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation

2.—(1) The Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation is amended as follows.

(1) EUR 2016/2031; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1482, 2021/79.

(2) 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.Document Generated: 2025-05-20

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(2) In Annex 2(3) (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(4) (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(5) (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 Vitis L. 0% 0% virus [TRSV00] Tomato ringspot virus Vitis L. 0% 0%”;

[TORSV0]

(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

(1) RNQPs or (2) Plants for (3) Thresholds for (4) Thresholds for (5) Thresholds for symptoms caused planting (genus or pre-basic seed basic seed certified seed by RNQPs species) Tobacco ringspot Glycine max (L.) 0% 0% 0%”;

virus [TRSV00] Merr.

(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 Vaccinium L. 0%”; [TRSV00]

(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.”.

(3) 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.

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

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(5) In Annex 5(6) (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(7) (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, Any third country The plants must be other than seeds, of accompanied by an Corylus avellana L. 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

(6) Annex 5 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1527 and Part C was amended by S.I. 2021/426, 1229, 2024/610, 2025/13.

(7) 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.

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(f) in entry number 50, in the first column, for “Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carrière., Juglans mandshurica Maximowicz., Ulmus davidiana Planchon. and Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zuccarini.” substitute “Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmus davidiana Planchon”;

(g) in the first column of each of the entries numbered 125, 125A, 126 and 127, for “Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. and Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc.” substitute “Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmus davidiana Planchon”.

(7) In Annex 11(8) (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 “Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmus davidiana Planchon”;

(c) after entry number 18B, insert— “18C. Acer L., Cut flowers and Canada and the USA flower buds of a kind Betula L., Carpinus suitable for bouquets L., Carya illinoinensis or for ornamental

(Wangenheim) Koch, purposes, fresh:

Cercis L., Cornus L., Crataegus L., Juglans ex 0603 19 70 L., Malus Mill., Ostrya virginiana Foliage, branches and

(Miller) Koch, other parts of plants, Platanus occidentalis without flowers or L., Populus L., Prunus flower buds, being L., Pyrus L., goods of a kind Salix L., Tilia L., suitable for bouquets or for ornamental Ulmus L. and purposes, fresh:

Vaccinium darrowii Camp. ex 0604 20 90 Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting

(8) 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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ex 1401 90 00 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included, fresh: ex 1404 90 00 18D. Acer L., Aesculus L., Cut flowers and Canada and the USA Arbutus menziesii flower buds of a kind Pursh., Ceanothus suitable for bouquets L., Cercocarpus or for ornamental montanus (Kunth) Rafinesque, Corylus purposes, fresh:

L., Eriobotrya japonica (Thunberg) ex 0603 19 70 Lindley, Fagus sylvatica L., Foliage, branches and Ficus carica L., other parts of plants, Frangula californica without flowers or

(Eschscholtz) A. flower buds, being Gray, Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl) goods of a kind Roemer, Juglans suitable for regia L., Malus Mill., Pickeringia montana bouquets or for Torrey & A. Gray, ornamental purposes,

fresh:

Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus L., Pyrus ex 0604 20 90 communis L., Quercus L., Ribes L., Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily Rosa L., Salix L., for plaiting Sorbus aucuparia L., Ulmus L., and (for example, Vaccinium L. bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed 5Document Generated: 2025-05-20

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fresh: ex 1404 90 00 18E. Salix L. Foliage, branches China, the Democratic and other parts of People’s Republic plants of willow (Salix of Korea, Japan, spp.), without Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the flowers or flower Republic of Korea and buds, being goods of a Russia kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes,

fresh: ex 0604 20 90 Vegetable products of plants of willow (Salix spp.) not elsewhere specified or included, fresh: ex 1404 90 00 18F. Rosa L. Cut flowers and Canada, India, Mexico flower buds of a kind and the USA suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh:

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fresh: ex 1404 90 00 18G. Rosa gymnocarpa Cut flowers and Vietnam”;

Nuttall flower buds 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 ornamental purposes, fresh:

ex 0604 20 90 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included,

fresh: ex 1404 90 00

(d) in entry number 37, in the first column, for “Fraxinus L., JuglansL., Pterocarya Kunth and Ulmus davidiana Planch.” substitute “Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmus davidiana Planchon”;

(e) after entry number 39 insert— “39A. Juglans L. and Vegetable products EU Member States and Pterocarya Kunth of bark not elsewhere the USA”;

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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

(f) in entry number 46, in the first column, for “Fraxinus L., JuglansL., Pterocarya Kunth and Ulmus davidiana Planch.” substitute “Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L. and Ulmus davidiana Planchon”;

(g) after entry number 51 insert— “51A. Wood of Juglans L. Fuel wood, in logs, EU Member States and and Pterocarya Kunth in billets, in twigs, in the USA”; 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

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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:

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-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

(h) in entry number 55, in the first column, after “Fagus sylvactica L.,” insert “Juglans L.,”.

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Hayman of Ullock Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural 7th May 2025 Affairs 11Document Generated: 2025-05-20

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EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) 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) adds Pseudomonas avellanae [PSDMAL] and Neodiprion abietis [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.

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