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Plant Health Regulation
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on protective measures against pests of plants
- Stage
- In force, reached 3 Mar 2020
- In force
- In force since 13 Dec 2016 · CELEX 32016R2031
- Procedure
- Regulation
- Last activity
- 25 Aug 2026
17 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Public feedback open: Exceptions and rules for the attachment of the plant passport to the trade unit, 25 Aug 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 7 dates, 3 Mar 2020 to 4 Jun 2026
- 3 Mar 2020
- Commission plans implementing act under parent act
- 6 Mar 2025
- Commission plans implementing act under parent act
- 9 Nov 2025
- Implementing act adopted: Plant health - areas for containment of Ceratocystis platani (Greece, France and Italy)
- 3 Feb 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Protective measures against pests of plants - listing of high-risk plants, plant products or other o
- Delegated act published: Protective measures against pests of plants - listing of high-risk plants, plant products or other o
- Scrutiny finished: Protective measures against pests of plants - listing of high-risk plants, plant products or other o
- 9 Mar 2026
- Implementing act adopted: Regulated non-quarantine pests prevention measures (exemptions)
- 21 May 2026
- Implementing act adopted: Regulated non-quarantine pests prevention measures (exemptions)
- 4 Jun 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Protective measures against pests of plants - listing of high-risk plants, plant products or other o
- 9 Jun 2026
- Expert group meeting: Plant Health — Procedure granting temporary derogations from import prohibitions or import requirements requested b
- 21 Jun 2026
- Public feedback open: Measures against Resseliella citrifugis/Chrysobothris femorata and mali/Citripestis sagittiferella/B
- 22 Jun 2026
- Implementing act adopted: 'Calibrachoa' / 'Petunia' - unrooted cuttings for planting - derogation to intro
- 2 Jul 2026
- Implementing act adopted: Protective measures against pests of plants - Meloidogyne graminicola Golden & Birchfield
- 8 Jul 2026
- Implementing act adopted: Protective measures against pests of plants
- 15 Jul 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Protective measures against pests of plants – temporary derogations from import prohibitions and req
- 13 Aug 2026
- Delegated act published: Protective measures against pests of plants - listing of high-risk plants, plant products or other o
- 25 Aug 2026
- Public feedback open: Exceptions and rules for the attachment of the plant passport to the trade unit
126 acts
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 113 published, 10 adopted, 2 planned, 1 on hold.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceptions and rules for the attachment of the plant passport to the trade unit | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q3 2026 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1195 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q3 2026 |
| Protective measures against pests of plants – temporary derogations from import prohibitions and requirements | Delegated · Regulation | Adopted | Q3 2026 |
| Protective measures against pests of plants | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q4 2029 |
| Protective measures against pests of plants - Meloidogyne graminicola Golden & Birchfield | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q4 2029 |
| Protective measures against pests of plants - Meloidogyne graminicola Golden & Birchfield (prevention of entry/spread) | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q4 2029 |
| 'Calibrachoa' / 'Petunia' - unrooted cuttings for planting - derogation to introduction into EU (Uganda) | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q4 2029 |
| Measures against Resseliella citrifugis/Chrysobothris femorata and mali/Citripestis sagittiferella/Begomoviruses | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q4 2029 |
| Regulated non-quarantine pests prevention measures (exemptions) | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q4 2029 |
| Amendment of protective measures against pests of plants - package II | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/59 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q2 2025 |
| Cases where no plant passport will be required for final users receiving plants via distant contracts | Implementing · Regulation | On hold | |
| Derogations from import prohibitions of plants - Calibrachoa spp. and Petunia spp. from Guatemala | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q4 2029 |
| Derogations from import prohibitions of Calibrachoa and Petunia from Costa Rica | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/152 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2520 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2521 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1953 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2461 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1952 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2408 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2298 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2294 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2247 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2249 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2029 |
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Summary
GeneratedRegulation (EU) 2016/2031 sets EU rules for identifying and managing plant pest risks, including quarantine pest lists, eradication measures, plant passports, and phytosanitary certificates for import and export. It applies from 14 December 2019 and is in force, as amended in 2024. It affects professional operators, national authorities, and traders in plants and plant products.
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