Amendments  to Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU)  2019/ 2072  relating  to matters 
other than the introduction  into Great  Britain  of Chamae cyparis  Spach.,  Juniperus  L., or 
Pinus  L., originating  in Korea 
1.—(1) Commission  Implementing  Regulatio n (EU) 2019/2072  establi shing  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 (a) is amended  as follows.  
(2) In Annex  2(b)— 
(a) in the table in Part A, under  the heading  “C. Insect s and mites”— 
(i) after  entry  11, insert  “11A. Agrilus  bilineatus  (Weber)  [AGRLBL ]”; 
(ii) after  entry  79, insert  “79A. Neocerambyx  raddei  (Blessig)  [MALLRA]” . 
(3) In Anne x 2A(c), unde r the heading  “B. Insect s and mites”, omit  entries 2 and 6. 
(4) In Annex  7(d)— 
(a) in Part A— 
(i) in the section  headed  “Interpretation”,  in the definition  of ‘associated  controlled  
dunnage’ , after  “128,”  insert  “128 A, 128C,”; 
(ii) in the table— 
(aa) after  entry  45, insert— 
 
“45A Plants,  other than  plants in 
tissue  culture, pollen  or 
seeds,  including  cut 
branch es with or without  
foliage  of Castanea  Mill. 
and Quercus  L.  Canada,  
Turkey  or 
the USA  The plants  must  be accompanied  by an 
official statement  that they have  been  grown  
througho ut 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  bilineat us Weber  and 
not within  100 km of a known  outbreak  of 
Agrilus  bilineatus  Weber . 
 
*The  name  of the area(s) must  be included  in 
the phytos anitary  certificate  under  the 
heading  “Additional  declaration ”. 
 
45B Plants,  other  than  scions,  
cuttings,  plants  in tissue 
culture,  pollen  or seeds  of 
Castanea  Mill, 
Castanopsis  (D. Don)  
Spach  and Quercus  L., 
intended  for planting China,  
Democratic  
People’s 
Republic  of 
Korea , 
Japan,  
Republic  of 
Korea,  
Russia,  
Taiwan  and 
Vietnam  The plants  must  be accompanied  by an 
official  statement:  
(a) that they have  a main  stem  base of less 
than  1 cm just above  the root collar,   
(b) that they have  been  grown  throug hout  
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  Neocerambyx  raddei  Blessig, and 
where  appropriate  packed  in such a manner  as 
to prevent infestation  during  transport , or 
(c) that the f ollowing conditions are met :  
(i) they have  been  grown  during  a period  of at 
least  four years  prior  to export,  or, in the case 
of plant s which are younger than  four years,  
 
(a) EUR 201 9/2072  amended  by S.I. 2020/1527, 2021/136 and 426. 
(b) Annex 2 of EUR 2019/2 072 was subs tituted by Schedule 1 to S.I. 2020/1527 .  
(c) Annex 2A of EUR 2019/2072 wa s substituted by Schedule 2 to S.I. 2020/1527  and amended by S.I. 2 021/426. 
(d) Annex 7 of EUR 2019/2072 was substituted by Schedule 7 to S.I. 2020/1527  and amended by S. I. 2021/136 and 426.  2 have  been grown through out their life in a 
place  of produ ction  established  as free from 
Neocerambyx  raddei  Blessig,  in accordance  
with ISPM  No. 10: 
(aa) that is registered  and supervised  by the 
national  plant  protec tion organisat ion in the 
country  of origin  and has been subjecte d 
annually to two official  inspect ions for any 
signs  of Neoce rambyx  raddei  Blessig  carried  
out at appropriate  times,  and 
(bb) within which they have  been  grown  in a 
site of production with comple te physical  
protection against the introduct ion of 
Neocerambyx  raddei  Blessig,   
(ii) immediately  prior  to export,  the plants,  
and in particular  their stems,  have  been  
subjected  to a meticulous  inspection  for the 
presence  of Neocerambyx  raddei  Blessig,  
whic h has included destruc tive sampling,  
where  appropr iate, and 
(iii) they have been  packed  in such  a manner  
as to preve nt infestation  during  trans port.  
 
*The  name  of the area(s)  must  be included  in 
the phytosanitary  certificate  under  the 
heading  “Additional  declaration ”.”; 
 
(bb) after entry 128, insert— 
 
“128A Wood  of Castanea  Mill, 
and Quercus  L. other  than  
in the form  of: 
- chips,  particles,  sawdust , 
shavings , wood  waste  and 
scrap,  obtained  in whole  or 
in part from these trees, 
- wood  packaging  material  
(except  associated  
controlled dunnage ), 
 
but including  wood  which  
has not kept its natural 
round  surface  Canada, 
Turkey or 
the USA  The wood  must  be accompanied  by an 
official  statement  that: 
(a) it originates  in an area* which, in 
accordance  with ISPM  No. 4 is know n to 
be free from Agrilus  bilineatus  Weber and 
not within  100 km of a known  outbreak  of 
Agrilus  bilineatus  Webe r, 
(b) it is bark -free, and has undergone  an 
appropri ate heat treatment  to achieve  a 
minimum  temper ature  of 56°C  for a 
minimum  duration  of 30 continuous  
minu tes throughout  the entire  profile of the 
wood,  or 
(c) it has unde rgone  appropriate  ionizing  
irradia tion to achieve  a minimum  absorbed  
dose  of 1 kGy throughout  the wood.  
 
Where  the phytosanitary  certificate 
includes  the official  statem ent referr ed 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 nam e of the area(s)  must  be included  
in the phytosanit ary certific ate under the  3 heading  “Add itional  declaration ”. 
 
128B Wood  in the form  of chips  
particles,  sawdust , 
shavings,  wood  waste  and 
scrap, obtained  in whole  or 
in part from  Castanea  Mill 
and Quercus  L. Canada,  
Turkey  or 
the USA  The wood  must be accomp anied  by an 
official  statement  that it originates  in an 
area*  which,  in accordance  with ISPM  No. 
4, is known  to be free from  Agrilus  
bilinea tus Weber  and is not within  100 km 
of a known  outbreak  of Agrilus  biline atus 
Weber . 
 
*The  name  of the area(s) must  be included  
in the phytosanitary  certific ate under  the 
heading  “Additional  declaration”. 
 
128C Wood  of Castanea  Mill, 
Castanopsis  (D. Don)  
Spach  and Quercus  L. 
other  than in the form  of: 
- chips,  particles,  sawdu st, 
shavings,  wood  waste  and 
scrap , obtained  in whole  or 
in part from  these  trees,  
- wood  packaging  material,  
except  associated  
controlled  dunnage,  
 
but inclu ding wood  which  
has not kept its natural  
round  surface  China,  
Democratic  
People’s  
Republic  of 
Kore a, 
Japan, 
Republic  of 
Korea,  
Russi a, 
Taiwan  and 
Vietnam  The wood must  be accompanied  by an 
official  statement  that: 
(a) it originates  in an area*  which,  in 
accordance  with ISPM  No. 4, is known  to 
be free from  Neocerambyx  raddei  Blessig,  
(b) it has undergon e an appropriate  heat 
treatment  to achieve a minimum  
temperature of 56°C  for a minim um 
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 throughout  the wood.  
 
Whe re the phytosa nitary  certificate  
includes  the official statement  referred  to in 
paragra ph (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 inclu ded 
in the phytosanitary  certificate  under  the 
heading  “Additional  declaration”.  
 
128D Wood  in the form  of chips,  
particles,  sawdust,  wood  
waste  or scrap  obtained  in 
whole  or part from  
Castanea  Mill, 
Casta nopsis  (D. Don)  
Spach  and Quercus  L. China,  
Democr atic 
People’s  
Republic  of 
Korea,  
Japa n, 
Republic  of 
Korea,  
Russia,  
Taiwan  and 
Vietnam  The wood  must  be accompanied  by an 
official statement , that: 
(a) it originates  in an area* which , in 
accordance  with ISPM No. 4, is known to 
be free from  Neocerambyx  radd ei Blessig,  
(b) it has been  processed  into pieces  of not 
more  than  2.5 cm thickness  and width,  or 
(c) it has undergone  an appropriate  heat 
treatment  to achieve  a minim um 
temperature of 56°C  for a minimum  
duratio n of 30 continuou s minutes 
throughout  the entire profile  of the chips,  
particles,  wood  waste  or scrap.  
 
Where  the phytos anitary  certificate   4 includes  the official  statemen t referred  to in 
paragraph (c), there  must  also be evidence  
of that heat treatmen t by a mark  “HT” on 
the phytosanitary  certificate.  
 
*The  name  of the area(s)  must  be included  
in the phytosanitary  certificat e under  the 
heading  “Additiona l declaratio n”.”; 
 
(cc) after  entry  131, insert— 
 
“131A Isolated  bark  and objects  
made  of bark  of Quercus  
L. Turkey  The isolated  bark  must  be accompa nied by 
an official  statement  that it originates  in an 
area*  which,  in accor dance  with ISPM  No. 
4, is known  to be free from  Agrilus 
bilineatus  Weber  and is not within 100 km 
of a known  outbreak  of Agrilus bilineatus  
Weber . 
 
*The  name  of the area(s)  must be included  
in the phytosanitary  certificate  under  the 
heading  “Additional  declaration”.”; 
(b) in Par t B, in the table, in entry 5, in  the first column , omit  “and plants grown for their 
entire productio n cycle in vitro ,”; 
(5) In Annex 11(a), in Part A, in the table— 
(a) in entry  41, in the third  column , for “The  USA”,  substitute  “Canada,  China,  the 
Democr atic Republic of Korea,  Japa n, the Republic  of Korea , Russia,  Taiwan,  Turkey,  
Vietnam  and the USA”;  
(b) after  entry 52, insert— 
 
“53 Castanopsis  (D. 
Don)  Spach 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 
faggot s or in similar  forms:  
--Non-coniferous:  
ex 4401  12 00 
-Wood  in chips or particles:  
--Non-coniferous:  
ex 4401  22 00 
-Sawdust  and wood  waste  and scrap,  not 
agglomerated:  
--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 China , Democratic  
People’s  Republic  of 
Kore a, Japan,  Republic  
of Korea,  Russia,  
Taiwan and Vietnam.”. 
 
(a) Annex 11 of EUR 2019/2072 was substituted by Schedu le 10 to S.I. 2020/1527  and a mended  by S.I. 2021/ 426.  5 other  preservatives:  
--Non coniferous  
ex 4403 12 00 
 
Non-coniferous  wood  (other  than  tropical  
wood  specifie d in subheading  note 1 to 
Chapter  44 of Council Regu lation (EEC ) 
No.2658/87  or other  tropi cal wood,  oak, 
(Quer cus spp.) or beec h (Fagus  spp.)), in 
the rough,  whether  or not stripp ed of bark 
or sapwood,  or roughly  squar ed other  than 
treated  with paint,  stains, creosote  or 
other  prese rvatives:  
ex 4403  99 00 
 
Split poles ; piles,  pickets  and stakes  of 
wood,  pointed  but not sawn lengthwise: 
-Non-coniferous:  
ex 4404  20 00 
 
Railway  or tram way sleepers  (cross -ties):  
-Not impregnated:  
--Non-coniferous:  
4406  12 00 
-Other (than  not impregn ated) : 
--Non-coniferous:  
4406  92 00 
 
Non-coniferous  wood  (other  than  tropical  
wood,  oak (Quercus  spp.), beech (Fagus 
spp.),  maple  (Acer  spp.),  cherry  (Prunus  
spp.), ash (Fraxinus  spp.),  birch  (Betula  
spp.)  or poplar  and aspen  (Populus  spp.)),  
sawn  or chipp ed lengthwise,  sliced  or 
peele d, whether  or not planed,  sanded  or 
end-jointed,  of a thickness  exceedi ng 6 
mm:  
ex 4407 99 27 
ex 4407  99 40 
ex 4407  99 90 
 
Packi ng cases,  boxes, crates,  drums  and 
similar  packings  of wood,  cable -drums  of 
wood,  pallets,  box pallets and other  load 
boards  of wood,  palle t collars  of wood:  
-Cases,  boxes,  crates,  drums  and similar 
packings, cable-drums:  
4415  10 10 
4415  10 90 
-Pallets, box pallets  and other  load 
boards,  pallet  collars:  
4415  20 20 
4415  20 90 
 
Prefabricated  buildings  of wood :  6 9406  10 00. 
Amendments  to Commis sion Implementing Regulation (EU)  2019/2072  relating  to the 
introduction  into Great  Britain  of Chamae cyparis  Spach.,  Juniperus  L., or Pinus  L., 
originatin g in Korea  
2.—(1) EUR  2019/2 072 is amended as follows . 
(2) In Annex  2A— 
(a) under  the headin g “A. Fungi  and oomyc etes”, after  entry  1, insert— 
 
“1A. Coleosp orium  asterum  (Diete l) Sydow & P.Sydow  [COLSAS]  
1B.  Coleo sporium  eupat orii Arthur  [COLSEU ] 
1C.  Coleospor ium phellodend ri Komarov  [COLSPH ]”; 
(b) under the heading “B. Insects  and mites”— 
(i) after  entry  4, insert “4A. Dendrol imus spectabi lis (Butler ) [DENDSC] ”; 
(ii) after entry 13, insert  “13A.  Thecodiplosis  japonensis  Uchida  and Inouye  
[THEOJ A]”. 
(3) In Annex  6(a), in Part A, in the table, in en try 1,  in the column  entitled “(1) Descrip tion of 
plants,  plant products  or other  objects”, at the end insert— 
“(and  other  than  naturally  or artificially  dwarfed  plants of Chamae cyparis Spach.,  
Juniperus  L., or Pinus  L., either  entire ly of the species Pinus  parviflora  Sieb.  & Zucc.  
(Pinus pentaph ylla Mayr) , or of Pinus  parviflora  Sieb & Zucc.  grafted  on a rootst ock of a 
Pinus  species  other  than  Pinus  parviflora  Sieb.  & Zucc. , originating in the Republic  of 
Korea )”. 
(4) In Annex 7, in Part A, in the table , after entry 42, insert— 
 
“42A Naturall y or artificially  
dwarfed  plants  of 
Cham aecyparis  Spach.,  
Juniperus  L., or Pinus 
L., either entirely  of the 
species  Pinus  parviflora  
Sieb.  & Zucc . (Pinus  
pentaphylla  Mayr),  or of 
Pinus  parvi flora Sieb. & 
Zucc.  grafted  on a 
rootst ock of a Pinus  
species  other than  Pinus  
parviflora  Sieb.  & Zucc.  Republic  of 
Korea  The plants  must  be accompanied  by an official  
statement  that: 
(a) they are naturall y or artificially  dwarfed  
plants : 
(i) of Chamaecypa ris Spac h, 
(ii) of Juniperu s L., or 
(iii) in the case of Pinus  L., either : 
(aa) entirely  of the species  Pinus parviflora  
Sieb.  & Zucc.  (Pinus  pentaphylla  Mayr), or 
(bb) of Pinus  parviflora  Sieb.  & Zucc. , grafted  
on a rootstock  of a Pinus  L. species  other  than 
Pinu s parviflora  Sieb. & Zucc. whic h has b orne 
no shoots , 
(b) prior  to export  they have  been  grown,  held 
and trained  for at least  two conse cutive  years  in 
officially  registered  nurser ies* which  are 
subject  to an officially  supervised  control  
regime , 
(c) in the case of Juniperus  L. plants,  
(i) the plants  of Juniperus  L. and the plants of  
Chaenomeles  Lindl.,  Crataegus  L., Cydonia  
Mill.,  Malus  Mill.,  Photi nia Ldl. and Pyrus  L. 
grown  in the two years  prior to export in the 
abovementioned  naturally  or artific ially 
 
(a) Annex 6 of EUR 2019 /2072 was  substituted by Schedule 6 to S.I. 2020/1527  and amended by S.I. 2021/ 426.  7 dwarfed  plant  nurse ries, and  
(ii) the immediate  vicinity of the plants referred 
to in sub-paragraph (i), have  been  officially  
inspecte d at least  six times  a year at appropriate  
intervals  and fou nd free ** from the  following : 
Aschistonyx  eppoi Inouye,  Gymno sporangium  
asiaticum Miyabe  ex Yamada  and G. yama dae 
Miyabe  ex Yamada,  Oligonychus  perdit us 
Pritchard  et Baker,  Popi llia japonica  Newma n, 
and any other harmful  organism  which is not 
known  to occur in GB, 
(d) in the case of Chamaecyparis  Spach  plants,  
(i) the plants  of Chamae cyparis Spach , and of 
Pinus  L. grown  in the abovementioned 
naturally  or artificially  dwarfed  plant nurseries , 
and  
(ii) the imme diate vicinity  of the plants refe rred 
to in sub-paragrap h (i), have  been  officially  
inspe cted, at least  six times  a year at 
appr opriate intervals  and found  free** from th e 
following : Popilli a japonica  Newman , and any 
other harmful  organism  whic h is not known to 
occur  in GB, 
(e) in the case of  Pinus L. plants,   
(i) the plants  of Pinus  L. and of Chamaecyparis  
Spach  grow n in the ab ovement ioned naturally  
or artificially  dwarfed  plant  nurseries , and  
(ii) the immediate  vicinity  of the plants referred  
to in sub-paragraph (i), have  been  offici ally 
inspe cted, at least  six times  a year at 
approp riate intervals  and fo und fr ee** from the 
following : Bursaphelenc hus xylophilus  (Steiner 
& Buehrer)  Nickl e et al., Pseudocercospora  
pini-dens iflorae  (Hori  & Nambu)  Deighton,  
Coleosporium  phellodendri  Koma rov, 
Coleo sporium  asterum  (Dietel) Sydow & 
P.Sydow , Coleosporium  eupatorii  Arthu r, 
Cronart ium quercuum  (Berk.)  Miyabe  ex 
Shirai,  Dendrol imus  spectabilis  (Butler), 
Monochamus  spp.,  Popillia  japo nica Newman,  
Thecodipl osis japonen sis Uchida  & Inouye , and 
any other  harm ful organism  whic h is not known  
to occur  in GB, 
(f) the plants  intende d for GB have at least  
during  the period referred  to in paragraph (b), 
(i) been potted,  in pots which  are placed  either  
on shelves  at least 50 cm above ground  or onto  
flooring  which  is impenetrable  for nematodes  
and which  is well maintained  and free from  
debris,  
(ii) been found  free, in the inspections  referred  
to in paragraph  (c) to (e), from  the harmful  
organisms  of concern  specified  in paragraph (c) 
to (e),  
(iii) in the case  of pla nts of  Pinus  parvif lora 
Sieb & Zucc.  that have  been  graft ed on to a 
rootstock  of a Pinus L. species other than  Pinus   8 parviflora  Sieb.  & Zucc ., have been grafted 
onto a  rootstock  which is derived from sources  
officially approved as healthy material , and  
(iv) been made  recogn isable  with a marki ng, 
exclusive  for each  indiv idual  plant  and notified 
to the NPPO  of the Republic  of Korea,  enabling  
the identification  of the registered  nursery  and 
the year of potting,  and 
(g) the NPPO of the Republic  of Korea  has 
ensured the identifia bility  of the plant s from  the 
time of their removal from the nurser y until the 
time of loading  for export,  through  sealing  of 
transport  vehicles  or appropriate  alternat ives. 
 
*The name  of the nursery  must be included  in 
the phytos anitary  certificate  under  the heading  
“Additi onal declaration”.  
**Any infested  plant s must have been removed 
and the remaining plants effectively treat ed. 
 
The annual  lists of the registered  nurseries  must  
be made  available  to the NPPO  of the UK at the 
latest  by 1st March  each  year. They  must  
include  the number  of plants  grown  in each of 
these  nurse ries, which are deemed  suitable  for 
dispatch  to GB, unde r the conditions  laid down . 
The total nu mber of plants dispatch ed to GB 
must not exceed quantities whic h have been 
approved by the UK NPPO  in advance,  having 
regard to available of quarantine faciliti es. 
In the case of plants of Juniperus  L., these must 
only be imported into GB b etween 1st 
November and 31st March.(a) 
Any detectio n of harmful  organisms  of concern  
specif ied in paragraph s (c) to (e) in the 
inspections  carried  out pursuant  to those 
paragraph s must  be offic ially recorde d, and the 
recor ds must  be kept available  to the NPPO  of 
the UK, upon its request.  The detec tion of any 
of the harmful  organisms  which  are specified  in 
parag raphs (c) to (e) disqua lifies the nursery  
from  exporting  the plants  specified  in colum n 1 
to GB. The NPPO  of the UK must  be informed  
immediately  thereof.  In such  case,  the 
registration  can be renewed  only in the 
following  year.  
Following  their import  into GB, the plants  must 
be subject,  before  their release, to official post-
entry  quaranti ne for a perio d of not less than  
three  mon ths of active  growth  in the case of 
Pinu s L. and Chamaecy paris  Spach  plants, and 
for a period  including  the activ e growth  season  
from  1st April  until 30th June  in the case of 
Juniperus  L. plants, and must have b een found  
 
(a) To be adopted on the 21st October 2021 via the legis lation notified in G/SPS/N/GBR/8.   9 free, during this quarantine  period,  from  any 
harmful  organisms  of concern.  Parti cular  
atten tion must be given to preserve  for each  
plant  the markin g referred  to in paragraph 
(f)(iv). 
The post-entry  quarantine  must: 
(a) be supervised  by the NPPO  of the UK and 
executed by officially  approved  and trained  
staff,   
(b) be perform ed at an officially  approved  site 
provided with appropriate  facilities  suffi cient  to 
contain  harmful  organi sms and maintain  the 
material  in such a way as to eliminate  any risk 
of spreading  harm ful organisms . 
During  post-entry  quarantine  each  individual  
plant must be subject  to: 
(a) visual inspection upon  arrival  and at regular  
intervals  thereafter,  having  regard to the type of 
material  and its state  of development  during  the 
quarantine  period,  for harmful  organisms  or 
sympt oms caused  by any harmful  organis m, 
(b) appropriate  testing of any sympt oms 
observed  in the visual  inspecti on in order  to 
identi fy the harmful  organisms  having  caused  
such  symptoms.  
Any lot in which  plants  have  not been  foun d 
free, during  the post-entry  quarantine,  from  
harmful  organism s of concern must  be 
imme diately  destroye d under official  
supervision .”.  
 
 
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 Parliamentary  Under Secre tary of State  
Date  Department  for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs