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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 458
EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme:
Plant Health) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Made - - - - 27th April 2026
Laid before Parliament 28th April 2026
Coming into force - - 15th October 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8C(1)
and (2) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(1).
In making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has had special regard to the matters listed in
section 46 (and regard to the guidance issued under section 46A) of the United Kingdom Internal
Market Act 2020(2).
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1 ) These Regulations may be cited as the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme:
Plant Health) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
(2 ) These Regulations come into force on 15th October 2026.
(3 ) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
(1) 2018 c. 16. Section 8C was inserted by section 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020
Act”) and amended by section 55(3) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (c. 27). Paragraph 21 of Schedule 7
was amended by paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2020 Act and Schedule 2 to the Retained EU Law (Revocation
and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28). Further to the Joint Declaration No.1/2023 of the EU and the United Kingdom in the Joint
Committee established by the withdrawal agreement of 24 March 2023, the Protocol (as amended by Joint Committee
Decision No.1/2023) is now known as the “Windsor Framework”. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?toc=OJ
%3AL%3A2023%3A102%3ATOC&uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2023.102.01.0087.01.ENG
(2) 2020 c. 27; section 46A was inserted by S.I. 2024/163. The guidance is published by the Northern Ireland Office
at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern-irelands-place-in-the-uk-internal-market-and-customs-territory and
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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
2.—(1) 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(3) is amended as follows.
(2) In Annex 7, in Part A (plants, plant products and other objects originating in third countries
which may only be introduced into Great Britain if special requirements are met)—
(a) in the table, after entry 30A., insert—
“30B. Rhizomes of Any third The rhizomes must be accompanied by an official
Zingiber country, statement that they:
officinale other than (a) originate in a country which, in accordance
Roscoe, EU Member with the measures specified in ISPM4,
other than States, is known to be free from Ralstonia
plants for Liechtenstein pseudosolanacearum Safni et al.,
planting and (b) originate in an area* which, in accordance
Switzerland with the measures specified in ISPM4,
is known to be free from Ralstonia
pseudosolanacearum Safni et al., or
(c) originate in a site of production which
complies with the following:
(i) it has been registered and supervised
by the national plant protection
organisation in the country of origin,
(ii) official inspections of the site of
production and its immediate vicinity
have been carried out prior to harvest,
and no presence or signs of Ralstonia
pseudosolanacearum Safni et al. have
been found,
(iii) prior to export, a representative
sample of the plants has been tested
using appropriate molecular methods
and found free from Ralstonia
pseudosolanacearum Safni et al., and
(iv) information ensuring traceability to
that site of production has been secured
during movement of the plants prior to
export.
*The name of the area(s) must be included in the
phytosanitary certificate under the heading “Place
of origin”.”;
(b) in the table, at entry 102B., in column (2) (origin)—
(i)after “Iraq,” insert “Israel,”;
(ii)after “Syria,” insert “Taiwan,”.
(3) EUR 2019/2072; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1527, 2021/136, 2021/426, 2021/641, 2021/1171, 2022/114,
2022/1120, 2023/959, 2024/853.
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Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement the Windsor Framework, in particular by satisfying conditions set out
in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14
June 2023 on specific rules relating to the entry into Northern Ireland from other parts of the United
Kingdom of certain consignments of retail goods, plants for planting, seed potatoes, machinery and
certain vehicles operated for agricultural or forestry purposes, as well as non-commercial movements
of certain pet animals into Northern Ireland (OJ No. L 165, 29.6.2023, p.103), in respect of the
movement of certain rest of the world retail goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Regulation 2 makes amendments to assimilated direct legislation to adjust the entry requirements
for certain plants into Great Britain so that they match the requirements for entry of those rest of the
world retail goods into Northern Ireland.
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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