Pest Measures  in Great Britain  2021  
1. Prodiplosis longifila………………………………………………………………. 2 
2. Agrilus fleischeri………………………………………………………………… ...6 
3. Thekopsora minima…………………………………………………………..... ..14 
4. Agrilus planipennis…………………………………………………………….... 15 
5. Polymnia sonchifolia ………………………………………………………….... 20 
6. Additional pests1 …………………...……..……………………………… ..……21  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Additional pest measures as included in the addendum.  1. Regulation proposal for Prodiplosis longifila (Diptera: 
Cecidomyiidae).  
JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL REGULATION  
It is propose d to regulate  P. longifila  as a GB Quarantine Pest, for the following 
reasons:  
o It is not present in GB.  
o Pathways have been identified with which the pest can be associated,  
o It is likely to survive during transport and storage  
o Transfer to a suitable host is p ossible.  
o Establishment and spread in GB is possible in protected cultivation.  
o Presence of the pest is expected to have an unacceptable economic 
impact for example through crops losses and increased costs for pest 
control on Capsicum, tomato and asparagus .  
o Feasible and effective measures are available to prevent its entry and 
establishment in GB and to mitigate the risks and impact thereof.  
 
PROPOSAL FOR REGULATION  
Annex 2  
List of GB quarantine pests   
Part A  
Pests not known to occur in Great Britain  
Prodiplosis longifila Gagné  [PRDILO]   
Basis for proposal  
Prodiplosis longifila is not known to occur in the UK, it will be regulated on all host 
and pathways.  
 
“Annex  7 
List of plants, plant products and other objects from third countries and the 
corresponding special requirements for their introduction into Great Britain  
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 
 
(1)  (2) (3) Description of plants, plant 
products and other objects  Origin  Special requirements  
Plants intended for planting, 
other than bulbs, corms, 
rhizomes, seeds, tubers,  of 
Asparagus  spp.,  
Cucurbitaceae,  Solanaceae, 
Cynara scolymus , Persea  
americana and Tagetes,  
 The 
Americas  The plants must be accompanied by  
an official statement that : 
(a)  they originate in a country 
which, in accordance with the 
measures specified in ISPM4, is 
known to be free from Prodiplosis 
longifila  Gagné  
(b) they originate in an area* 
established by the national plant 
protection organisation in accordance 
with ISPM4 as an area that is free 
from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné   
or 
(c) they originate in a site of 
production** established by the 
national plant protection organisation 
in accordance with ISPM10 as a site 
of production that is free from 
Prodiplosis longifila Gagné, where 
they have been grown in a site with 
complete physical protection against 
the introduction of Prodiplosis 
longifila  Gagné  
 
* The name of the area(s) must be 
included in the phytosanitary 
certificate under the heading 
“Additional declaration”.  
** The name of the site of 
production(s) must be included in the 
phytosanitary certificate under the 
heading “Additional declaration”.  
 
Fruits of Cucurbitaceae and 
Solanaceae,  
 The 
Americas  The fruits must be accompanied by 
an official statement that:  
(a) they originate in a country which, 
in accordance with the measures 
specified in ISPM4, is known to be 
free from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné  (b) they originate in an area* 
established by the national plant 
protection organisation in 
accordance with ISPM4 as an area 
that is free from Prodiplosis longifila 
Gagné  
(c) (i) they  originate in a place of 
production where official inspections 
and surveys for the presence of 
Prodiplosis longifila Gagné  have 
been carried out during the last two 
months prior to export at the place of 
production and its immediate vicinity, 
including a visual inspection of a 
representative sample of fruits, which 
has shown the fruits to be free of that 
pest, and which includes information 
on traceability, and  
(ii) in the case of fruit of Solanum 
lycopersicum  L. that all green parts 
have been removed, or  
(d) they originate in an insect proof 
site of production, established by the 
national plant protection organisation 
in the country of origin, as being free 
from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné , on 
the basis of official inspections and 
surveys carried out during the two 
months prior to export, and which 
includes information on traceability.  
* The name of the area(s) must be 
included in the phytosanitary 
certificate un der the heading 
“Additional declaration”.  
Plants of Asparagus spp.  
other than plants for planting  The 
Americas  The plants  must be accompanied by 
an official statement that:  
(a) they originate in a country 
which, in accordance with the 
measures specified in ISPM4, is 
known to be free from Prodiplosis 
longifila  Gagné  
(b) they originate in an area* 
established by the national plant 
protection organisation in accordance with ISPM4 as  an area 
that is free from Prodiplosis longifila  
Gagné  
(c) immediately prior to their export, 
they have been officially inspected 
and found free from Prodiplosis 
longifila  Gagné  
* The name of the area(s) must be 
included in the phytosanitary 
certificate un der the heading 
“Additional declaration”  
 
Annex 11  
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  
PART A  
List of plants, plant products and other objects and the respective third 
countries of origin or dispatch, which may not be introduced into Great Britain 
unless they are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, as referred to in 
Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031  
 (1) 
Description of plants,  
plant products or  
other objects  (2) 
CN code and its 
respective description 
under Council 
Regulation (EEC)  
No.2658/87  (3) 
Country of origin 
or 
dispatch  
Parts of plants, other than fruit and seeds of:  
18 A  Asparagus spp.  Other vegetables, fresh 
or chilled:  
0709 20 00  The Americas  
Fruits of:  
20 A  Cucurbitaceae  Cucumbers and 
gherkins, fresh or 
chilled:  
0707 00 05  
0707 00 90  
 
Melons (including 
watermelons):  
0807 11 00  
0807 19 00  
 The Americas  Pumpkins, squash  and 
gourds (Cucurbita spp.):  
0709 93 10  
0709 93 90  
 
Other fruit, fresh or 
chilled:  
ex 0810 90 75  
 
 
2. Regulation proposal for Agrilus fleischeri (Coleoptera: 
Buprestidae)  
 
JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL REGULATION  
Agrilus fleisheri  meets the criteria as a Great Britain Quarantine Pest, for the 
following reasons:  
 
• It is not present in Great Britain  
• It is capable of entry  
o Pathways have been identified with which the beetle can be associated  
o The beetle can survive transport and storage  
o The beetle can potentially transfer to a suitable host once in Great 
Britain  
• It is capable of establishment  
o Hosts of the beetle are present in Great Britain  
o The environment is likely to be suitable for the beetle to survive and 
complete its lifecycle  
o Cultural practices and control measures may be suitable  
o The survival methods, reproductive strategy, genetic adaptability, and 
minimum viable population size, of the beetle may not preclude it from 
establishing in Great Britain  
• It is capable of s preading  
o Hosts of the beetle are present, and the environment is likely to be 
suitable  
• It is capable of causing unacceptable economic, environmental and social 
impacts  
o The beetle could cause losses in yield and quality of its host plants  
• Feasible and effec tive measures are available to prevent its entry and 
establishment in Great Britain and to mitigate the risks and impact thereof  
 
PROPOSAL FOR REGULATION  
Annex 2  
List of GB Quarantine pests  
Part A Pests not known to occur in Great Britain  Insects and mites  
Agrilus fleischeri  (Obenberger) [AGRLFL]  
Basis for proposal  
Agrilus fleischeri is not known to occur in Great Britain. By including the beetle in 
Annex 2 , it will be regulated on all hosts and pathways.  
 
Annex 7  
Part A List of plants, plant products and other objects originating from third 
countries and the corresponding special requirements for their introduction 
into Great Britain  
 
(1) 
Description of plants, 
plant products or 
other objects  (2)  
Origin  (3) 
Special r equirements  
Wood of Populus L. 
and Salix  L. other 
than in the  
form of:  
— chips, particles, 
sawdust, shavings, 
wood waste and 
scrap, or  —wood 
packaging material,  
except associated 
controlled dunnage,  
but including wood 
which has not kept its 
natural round surface  China,  
Democratic 
People’s 
Republic of 
Korea , Japan, 
Kazakhstan, 
Mongolia, 
Republic of 
Korea  and 
Russia  The wood must be accompanied by  an 
official statement that : 
(a) it originates in an ar ea* which, in 
accordance with the measures specified in 
ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from 
Agrilus fleischeri Obenberger and is not 
within 100 km of a known outbreak of 
Agrilus fleischeri Obenberger, or  
(b) it is bark -free, and has undergone an 
appropri ate heat treatment to achieve a 
minimum temperature of 56  ̊C for a 
minimum duration of 30 continuous 
minutes throughout the entire profile of the 
wood, or  
(c) it has undergone appropriate ionizing 
irradiation to achieve a minimum absorbed 
dose of 1 kGy thr oughout the wood . 
  
Where the phytosanitary certificate 
includes the official statement referred to 
in paragraph (b), there must also be 
evidence of that heat treatment by a mark 
“HT” put on the wood or on any wrapping 
in accordance with current usage and on 
the phytosanitary certificate.  
* The name of the area(s) must be 
included in the phytosanitary certificate 
under the heading “Additional declaration”     
Wood in the form of 
chips, particles, 
sawdust, shavings, 
wood waste  and 
scrap obtained in 
whole or part from 
Populus  L. and Salix  
L. China, 
Democratic 
People’s 
Republic of 
Korea, Japan, 
Kazakhstan, 
Mongolia, 
Republic of 
Korea and 
Russia  The wood must be accompanied by  an 
official statement that it originates in an 
area* which, in accordance with t he 
measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is 
known to be free from Agrilus fleischeri 
Obenberger and is not within 100 km of a 
known outbreak of Agrilus fleischeri  
Obenberger.  
 * The name of the area(s) must be 
included in the phytosanitary certificate 
under t he heading “Additional declaration”  
   
Isolated bark and 
objects made of bark 
of Populus  L. and 
Salix  L.  China, 
Democratic 
People’s 
Republic of 
Korea, Japan, 
Kazakhstan, 
Mongolia, 
Republic of 
Korea and 
Russia  The isolated bark and objects made of 
bark must be accompanied by an official 
statement that it originates in an area* 
which, in accordance with the measures 
specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be 
free from Agrilus fleischeri Obenberger 
and is not within 100 km of a known 
outbreak of Agrilus fleischeri  Obenberger.  
 * The name of the area(s) must be 
included in the phytosanitary certificate 
under the heading “Additional declaration”  
   
Plants, other than 
plants in tissue 
culture, pollen or 
seeds, including cut 
branches with or 
without foliage, of 
Populus  L., and Salix  
L. China, 
Democratic 
People’s 
Republic of 
Korea,  Japan, 
Kazakhstan, 
Mongolia , 
Republic of 
Korea and 
Russia  The plants mu st be accompanied by an 
official statement that they have been 
grown throughout their life in an area* 
established by the national plant protection 
organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 
4 as an area that is free from Agrilus 
fleischeri  Obenberger and is  not within 100 
km of a known outbreak of Agrilus 
fleischeri  Obenberger  
* The name of the area(s) must be 
included in the phytosanitary certificate 
under the heading “Additional declaration”  
 
Annex  11 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  
Part A List of plants, plant products and other objects and the respective third 
countries of origin or dispatch, which may not be introduced into Great Britain 
unless they are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, as referred to in 
Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031   
 (1) 
Description of 
plants, plant 
products or other 
objects  (2) 
CN code  
and its respective 
description under 
Council Regulation 
(EEC) No.2658/87  (3) 
Country of origin or 
dispatch  
40
A. Salix L  Vegetable products of 
bark not elsewhere 
specified or included:  
ex 1404 90 00  
 
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  China, Democratic 
People’s Republic of 
Korea, Japan, 
Kazakhstan, Mongolia, 
Republic of Korea and 
Russia   
43. Populus L., other 
than wood 
packaging 
material, but 
including wood 
which has not 
kept its natural 
round surface  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:  
–Fuel wood, in logs, in 
billets, in twigs, in  
faggots or in similar 
forms:  
–Non-coniferous:  
ex 4401 12 00  Americas.  China, 
Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea, 
Japan, Kazakhstan, 
Mongolia, Republic of 
Korea and Russia  –Wood in chips or 
particles:  
–Non-coniferous:  
ex 4401 22 00  
–Sawdust and wood 
waste and scrap, not 
agglomerated:  
–Sawdust:  
ex 4401 40 10  
–Wood waste and 
scrap (other than 
sawdust):  
ex 4401 40 90 
 
Wood in the rough, not 
stripped of bark or 
sapwood, or roughly 
squared:  
–Treated with paint, 
stains, creosote or 
other preservatives:  
–Non-coniferous:  
ex 4403 12 00  
 
Wood in the rough, 
whether or not stripped 
of bark or sapwood, or 
roughly squared:  
–Other than treated 
with paint, stains, 
creosote or other 
preservatives:  
–Of poplar and aspen 
(Populus spp.):  
4403 97 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 6 mm:  
–Of poplar and aspen 
(Populus spp.):  
4407 97 10  
4407 97 91  
4407 97 99  
 
Sheets for veneering 
(including those 
obtained by slicing 
laminated wood), for 
plywood or for similar 
laminated wood and 
other wood, sawn 
lengthwise, sliced or 
peeled, whether or not 
planed, sanded, spliced or end -jointed, 
of a thickness not 
exceeding 6 mm:  
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  
53 Salix  L., other 
than wood 
packaging 
material, but 
including wood 
which has not 
kept its natural 
round surface  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:  
–Fuel wood, in logs, in 
billets, in twigs, in 
faggots or in similar 
forms:  
–Non-coniferous:  
ex 4401 12 00  
–Wood in chips or 
particles:  China, Democratic 
People’s Republic of 
Korea, Japan, 
Kazakhstan, Mongolia, 
Republic of Korea and 
Russia   –Non-coniferous:  
ex 4401 22 00  
–Sawdust and wood 
waste and scrap, not 
agglomerated:  
–Sawdust:  
ex 4401 40 10  
–Wood waste and 
scrap (other than 
sawdust):  
ex 4401 40 90  
 
Wood in the rough, not 
stripped of bark or 
sapwood, or roughly 
squared:  
–Treated with paint, 
stains, creosote or 
other preservatives:  
–Non-coniferous:  
ex 4403 12 00  
 
Wood in the rough, 
whether or not stripped 
of bark or sapwood, or 
roughly squared:  
–Other than treated 
with paint, stains, 
creosote or other 
preservatives:  
–Other, non -
coniferous:  
ex 4403 99 00  
 
Split poles; piles, 
pickets a nd 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 
lengthwi se, sliced or 
peeled, whether or not 
planed, sanded or end -
jointed, of a thickness 
exceeding 6 mm:  
–Of other:  
 
Entry 43 is an existing entry, but it is updated to include China, Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea and Russia . 
3. Regulation proposal for Thekopsora minima, ( Fungi: 
Pucciniastraceae ). 
 
JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL REGULATION  
T. minima  could cause serious damage to the commercial production of blueberries 
in GB . Measures should be taken to prevent the introduction of this fungus into GB 
via the imports of high -risk ( Vaccinium ) plants for planting.  
 
PROPOSAL FOR REGULATION   
Annex 2  
List of GB Quarantine pests  
Part A Pests not known to occur in Great Britain  B. Fungi and oomycetes  
 
Thekopsora minima (Arthur) Sydow & P. Sydo  [THEKMI]  
 
Justification for listing  
T. minima  is not known to occur in Great Britain.  It will be listed as a quarantine pest 
and high-risk hosts and pathways  will be regulated .  
 
Annex 7  
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 
 
 
4. Regulation proposal for Agrilus planipennis  
 
JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL REGULATION  
Increased pest risk following the expansion of its distribution to St. Petersburg. 
Regulations need to be strengthened as a result. Measures in Annex 7 (see changes 
to existing import requirements in the footnotes) now apply to all third countries.  
 (1)  
Description of plants, 
plant products or 
other objects  (2)  
Origin  (3)  
Special r equirements  
Plants of Vaccinium  
spp., intended for 
planting, other than 
plants in tissue 
culture , pollen  or 
seeds  Any third 
country  The plants must be accompanied by an official 
statement that:  
(a) they originate in a country free from 
Thekopsora minima , 
(b) they originate in an area * free from 
Thekopsora minima , established by the 
national plant protection organisation in 
accordance with relevant International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures ,  
or 
(c) they originate in a place of production *, 
established in the country of origin by the 
national plant protection organisation in that 
country, as  being free from Thekopsora 
minima , in accordance with relevant 
International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures .  
* The name of the area(s) must be included in 
the phytosanitar y certificate under the heading 
“Additional declaration”  
 PROPOSAL FOR REGULATION   
 
“Annex 6 
List of plants, plant products and other objects which may not be introduced 
into Great Britain if originating or dispatched from certain third countries  
Part A  
 
(1) 
Description of plants, plant 
products or other objects  (2) 
Third country, group of third countries or specific area 
of third country  
Plants, other than fruit and 
seeds, of Fraxinus L.,  Countries where Agrilus planipennis  Fairmaire  is 
known to occur  
 
Annex 7 
List of plants, plant products and other objects originating from third countries 
and the corresponding special requirements for their introduction into Great 
Britain  
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 
 
 (1) 
Description of plants, plant products 
and other objects  (2) 
Origin  (3) 
Special requirements  
50. Plants, other than fruit and seeds, of 
Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia  
Carrière., Juglans mandshurica 
Maximowicz., Ulmus davidiana  
Planchon. and Pterocarya rhoifolia  
Siebold & Zuccarini.  Third 
countries2 
 The plants must be 
accompanied by an 
official statement3 that 
they have been grown 
during a period of at 
least two years prior to 
export, or in the case 
of plants which are 
younger than two 
years have been 
grown throughout their 
life in an area which 
has been established 
 
2 These regulations have been extended from Belarus, Canada, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and the USA , to all third 
countries.  
3 The statement “that the plants originate in an area” is substituted with “that they have been grown during a 
period of at least two years prior to export, or in the case of plants which are younger than two years have 
been grown th roughout their life in an area which has been ”. by the national plan t 
protection organisation 
in accordance with 
ISPM4 as an area that 
is free from Agrilus 
planipennis  Fairmaire 
and that no part of the 
area lies within 100 km 
of a known outbreak of 
Agrilus planipennis  
Fairmaire.  
A phytosanitary 
certificate may not 
include any such 
official statement 
unless the national 
plant protection 
organisation of the 
country of origin has 
previously provided the 
national plant 
protection organisation 
of the United Kingdom 
with written details of 
the area or areas  
125. Wood of Fraxinus L., Juglans 
ailantifolia  Carr., Juglans 
mandshurica  Maxim., Ulmus 
davidiana  Planch. and Pterocarya 
rhoifolia  Siebold & Zucc., other than 
in the form of  
—chips, particles, sawdust, 
shavings, wood waste and scrap, 
obtained in whole or part from these 
trees,  
—wood packaging material, except 
associated controlled dunnage,  
but including wood which has not 
kept its natural round surface, and 
furniture and other objects made of 
untreated wood  All third 
countries1 
 The wood must be 
accompanie d by an 
official statement that : 
(c) it has 
undergone 
ionizing 
irradiation to 
achieve a 
minimum 
absorbed dose 
of 1 kGy 
throughout the 
wood, or  
(d) the wood 
originates in an 
area* 
established by 
the national 
plant protection 
organisation in 
accordance with ISPM4 an  area 
that is free from 
Agrilus 
planipennis 
Fairmaire and 
that no part of 
the area lies 
within 100 km of 
a known 
outbreak of 
Agrilus 
planipennis  
Fairmaire.  
* The name of the 
area(s) must be 
included in the 
phytosanitary 
certificate under the 
heading “Addit ional 
declaration”.  
A phytosanitary 
certificate may not 
include any such 
official statement 
unless the national 
plant protection 
organisation of the 
country of origin has 
previously provided the 
national plant 
protection organisation 
of the United Kingdom 
with written details  of 
the area or areas  
126. Wood in the form of chips, particles, 
sawdust, shavings, wood waste and 
scrap obtained in whole or in part 
from Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia  
Carr., Juglans mandshurica  Maxim., 
Ulmus davidiana  Planch. and 
Pterocarya rhoifolia  Siebold & Zucc.  All third 
countries1  The official statement 
must confirm that the 
wood originates in an 
area* established by 
the national plant 
protection organisation 
in accordance with 
ISPM4 as an area that 
is free from Agrilus 
planipennis  Fairmaire 
and that no part of the 
area lies within 100 km of a known outbreak of 
Agrilus planipennis  
Fairmaire.  
* The name of the 
area(s) must be 
included in the 
phytosanitary 
certificate under the 
heading “Additional 
declaration”.  
A phytosanitary 
certificate may not 
include any such 
official s tatement 
unless the national 
plant protection 
organisation of the 
country of origin has 
previously provided the 
national plant 
protection organisation 
of the United Kingdom 
with written details of 
the area or areas  
127. Isolated bark and objects made of 
bark of Fraxinus L., Juglans 
ailantifolia  Carr., Juglans 
mandshurica  Maxim., Ulmus 
davidiana  Planch. and Pterocarya 
rhoifolia  Siebold & Zucc.  All third 
countries1 
 The official statement 
must confirm that the 
bark originates in an 
area* established by 
the national plant 
protection organisation 
in accordance with 
ISPM4 as an area that 
is free from Agrilus 
planipennis  Fairmaire 
and that no part of the 
area lies within 100 km 
of a known outbreak of 
Agrilus planipennis  
Fairmaire.  
* The name of the 
area(s) must be 
included in the 
phytosanitary 
certificate under the heading “Additional 
declaration”.  
A phytosanitary 
certificate may not 
include any such 
official statement 
unless the national 
plant protection 
organisation of the 
country of origin has 
previously provi ded the 
national plant 
protection organisation 
of the United Kingdom 
with written details of 
the area or areas  
 
Annex  11 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  
Part A List of plants, plant products and other objects and the respective third 
countries of origin or dispatch, which may not be introduced into Great Britain 
unless they are accompanied by a phytosanitary certific ate, as referred to in 
Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031  
 
Replace the entry in column 3 of point 17 with: 
 ‘Any third country ’ 
Replace the entry in column 3 of point 37 with:  
 ‘Any third country’  
Replace the entry in column 3 of point 46 with: 
 ‘Any third country’  
 
5. Proposal to prohibit pending risk assessment  Polymnia 
sonchifolia  [POMSO]  
 
Proposal for regulation  
On the basis that of the evidence for the testing of the plants which were found in GB 
it is proposed that plants of Polymnia sonchifolia  are prohibited pending a risk 
assessment. There is evidence that GB quarantine viruses can be associated with Polymnia  sonchifolia , and therefore if this plant is to be imported into GB this should 
only be done following a full risk assessment.  
Therefore, it is proposed to list Polymnia sonchifolia  in “Annex  6 Part B, as a high -
risk plant which is prohibited pending a ri sk assessment.  
 
 ANNEX 6  
List of plants, plant products and other objects which may not be introduced 
into Great Britain if originating or dispatched from certain third countries  
PART  B 
 Plants of Polymnia sonchifolia  Pöppig & Endlicher , originating from any third 
country   
 
 
6. Proposal  for additional pests1  
 
“ANNEX  4 
List of GB regulated non -quarantine pests and their respective plants for 
planting  
 
 
Part I table ‘Bacteria’:  
Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. Savastanoi will be deregulate d 
 
Part I table  ‘Insects and mites’:  
Epidiaspis leperii  will be deregulate d 
 
Part I table ‘Nematodes’:  
Heterodera fici  will be deregulate d 
 
Part I table ‘Viruses, viroids , virus -like diseases and phytoplasmas’:  
Apricot latent virus will be deregulate d  
Aucuba mosaic agent and blackcurrant yellows agent will be deregulate d