Explanatory note

These Regulations amend 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 (“the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation”).

These Regulations come into force on 30th November 2025, except for regulation 2(5)(b) which amends Annex 7 to correct and clarify the existing import requirements for Xylella fastidiosa, which comes into force on 6th May 2026.

Regulation 2 amends Annexes 2, 2A, 3, 7 and 11 of the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation.

Paragraph (2) adds the following pests to the GB quarantine pest list in Annex 2: Heterobasidion occidentale, Agrilus horni and Toumeyella parvicornis. It also removes Helicoverpa armigera from that list.

Paragraph (3) amends the list of provisional GB quarantine pests in Annex 2A to remove the three pests which are added to Annex 2 by paragraph (2). Homona magnanima is added to the list at Annex 2A for the first time. An update is also made to amend the pest name “Ennomos subsignarius” to “Ennomos subsignaria”.

Paragraph (4) amends the list of Pest Free Area (PFA) quarantine pests and GB pest-free areas at Annex 3 to remove Dendroctonus micans and Ips cembrae and their respective areas from that list.

Paragraph (5) amends Annex 7 to make new provision for Toumeyella parvicornis, to remove the existing import requirements for Helicoverpa armigera, to update the import requirements for Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and to clarify the existing import requirements for Xylella fastidiosa.

Paragraph (6) 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 requirements are required, with the updated requirements for Bursaphelenchus xylophilus set out in Annex 7.

Paragraph (7) adds the seed of Solanumsisymbriifolium to the list of plants, plant products and other objects for which a UK plant passport is required for their movement within Great Britain or their introduction into Great Britain from a CD territory (that is, from the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man), in Annex 13.

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.