EU consultation
18 submissions from 14 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission lists 22 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 18 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.
9 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 6 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions. That is 1.5 industry submissions for every one from civil society.
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
The file, right now
The consultation closed on 22 Jul 2026 — it ran from 24 Jun 2026.
How it got here
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned, Implementing regulation, Corrigendum.
18 positions
· · filed 22 Jul 2026 · source
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 sets out protective measures against pests of plants. It includes the establishment of protected zones, prohibitions and requirements for import and trade of certain plants. Those measures are based on risk assessments carried out by EFSA, the European Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) or other authorities.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 21 Jul 2026 · source
EURAMETs European Metrology Network on Safe and Sustainable Food (EMN SFF) welcomes the science-based update of the protective measures established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. The draft introduces new Union quarantine pests, changes the regulatory coverage of Begomoviruses, sets import requirements for certain citrus fruit and wood products, and corrects scientific names and terminology.
· · filed 14 Jul 2026 · source
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development supports the inclusion of high-risk pests by EFSA and EPO in the list of Union quarantine pests, as this contributes to mitigating phytosanitary risks and minimising the damage caused.
Filed in Hungarian · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 7 Apr 2026 · source
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 sets out protective measures against pests of plants. It includes the establishment of protected zones, prohibitions and requirements for import and trade of certain plants. Those measures are based on risk assessments carried out by EFSA, the European Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) or other authorities.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
The proposal to amend Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, as regards the introduction of derogations from the requirements for certain regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQP), in particular as regards the movement of plant material at intermediate stages of the production process.
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
Plantum, the Dutch association representing companies active in breeding, propagation, cultivation, and marketing of seeds and young plants, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the public consultation on amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards exemptions from the measures to prevent the presence of regulated non-quarantine pests on specific plants for planting.
Euroseeds, the voice of the European Seed Sector, appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the public consultation on the draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards exemptions from the measures to prevent the presence of regulated non-quarantine pests on specific plants for planting.
· · filed 26 Dec 2025 · source
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 sets out protective measures against pests of plants. It includes the establishment of protected zones, prohibitions and provisions for the import and trade of certain plants. The measures are based on risk assessments carried out by EFSA, the European Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) or other authorities.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 25 Dec 2025 · source
In the context of this public consultation, we would like to raise concerns regarding the proposed amendment of the protective measures against plant pests set out in Annexes IV and V of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.
· · filed 18 Dec 2025 · source
PAYR supports the proposed amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as they strengthen EU plant health protection and are particularly important for safeguarding high plant health status production systems, such as Finnish seed potato production.
KCB, the Dutch inspection agency appointed by the NPPO, is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the amendment. A key consideration is the new plant passport requirement for end-products (tubers) of Zingiber officinale and Curcuma longa, in cases where these originate from a defined area for Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum.
Unfortunately, the import controls carried out at the control posts of the Länder in Germany in recent years have confirmed that, in particular, consumer ginger and curcuma originating in Peru and China were highly infested with Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum. In particular, ginger and less turmeric are also crops grown and marketed in domestic vitreous vegetables. Organic production is particularly attractive here.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The document presents proposed amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, aimed at modernizing the EU's framework for regulating non-quarantine pests (RNQPs). Developed by the DigitalTrade4.EU consortium, it advocates for the integration of digital solutions such as Digital Product Passports (DPP), verifiable Legal Entity Identifiers (vLEI), and eIDAS 2.0-compliant cryptographic sealing to…
Plantum, the Dutch association representing companies active in breeding, propagation, cultivation, and marketing of seeds and young plants, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the public consultation on the targeted amendment of protective measures against pests of plants regarding Annexes IV and V of the Implementing Regulation (EU)2019/2072.
Euroseeds, the voice of the European Seed Sector, appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the public consultation on the amendments of protective measures against pests of plants regarding Annexes IV and V of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.
The CEP is an association of French fruit nursery growers producing plants for European tree growers and for major exports. The rules, around the plant passport and certification of fruit plants, are gradually being organised by regulations and no longer by directives. This movement is essential to ensure uniformity in practices such as the quality of plants in our single market.
Filed in French · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 13 Jun 2025 · source
The National Plant breeders’ association (ANOVE) representing Spain’s seed and nursery plant sector is grateful for the opportunity to provide comments on the amendments to the protection measures against pests of plants in relation to Annexes IV and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
In the proposed amendment document to Regulation 2019/2072, there is no reference to the RNQp of the vine. However, the undersigned Association of Viticultural Nurseries of Friuli Venezia Giulia considers it important also to refer to the Vitis genus to better specify the inspection procedures and criteria for the mother plant fields and nurseries concerning RNQP.
Method. Every quote is verbatim from the organization’s own submission to the European Commission, trimmed to its opening passage and never summarized by a model. Where a submission was filed in another EU language we show the English text the European Commission publishes alongside it, labeled on the quote; the original is one click away at the source. Groupings use the respondent type the organization itself selected when filing. We deliberately do not label anyone “supportive” or “opposed” — you read what they wrote and draw your own conclusion. Organizations only, never individuals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the European Commission is not liable for this reuse.