REGUL ATION (EU) 2016/2031 OF THE EUR OPEAN PARLIAMENT OF THE COUNCIL 
of 26 Oct ober 2016 
on protectiv e measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) 
No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing 
Council Directiv es 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 
2007/33/EC 
THE EUR OPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUR OPEAN UNION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof, 
Having regar d to the proposal from the European Commission, 
After transmission of the draf t legislative act to the national parliaments, 
Having regar d to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committ ee (1), 
After consulting the Committ ee of the Regions, 
Acting in accordance with the ordinar y legislative procedure (2), 
Whereas: 
(1)  Council Directive 2000/29/EC (3) sets out a plant health regime. 
(2)  On 21 November 2008, the Council invited the Commission to proceed to an evaluation of that plant health 
regime. 
(3)  In the light of the outcome of that evaluation and the exper ience gained from the application of Directive 
2000/29/EC, that Directive should be replaced. In order to ensure unif orm application of the new rules, the act 
replacing that Directive should take the form of a Regulation. 
(4)  Plant health is very important for plant production, forests, natural and plante d areas, natural ecosystem s, 
ecosystem services and biodiversity in the Union. Plant health is threate ned by species injur ious to plants and 
plant products whic h now present a greate r risk of being introduced into the Union territory owing to globali ­
sation of trade and climate change. In order to fight that threat, it is necessar y to adopt measures concer ning the 
determination of the phytosan itary risks posed by those pests and the reduction of those risks to an acceptable 
level. 
(5)  The need for such measures has long been recognised. They have formed the subject of intern ational agreements 
and intern ational conven tions, including the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) of 6 December 
1951 concluded at the Unit ed Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and its new , revised text 
appro ved by the FAO Conf erence in November 1997 at its 29th session. The Union and all its Member State s are 
contracting parties to the IPPC. 
(6)  It has become apparent that for the determination of the scope of this Regulation it is impor tant to take into 
account bio-g eographical factors to avoid the introduction into and spread within the territory of the European 
Union of pests not present in that territory. Consequently , Ceuta, Melilla and, with the excep tion of Madeira and 
the Azores, the outermost regions of Member States refer red to in Article 355(1) of the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) should be excluded from the territori al scope of this Regulation. 
References to third countr ies should be read as references also to those excl uded territories. 23.11.2016 L 317/4 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ C 170, 5.6.2014, p. 104. 
(2)Position of the European Parliament of 15 Apr il 2014 (not yet published in the Offi cial Jour nal) and position of the Council at first 
reading of 18 July 2016 (not yet published in the Offi cial Jour nal). Position of the European Parliament of 26 October 2016 (not yet 
published in the Official Jour nal). 
(3)Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on prot ective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms 
harmful to plants or plant products and agai nst their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1). (7)  Directive 2000/29/EC sets out rules concer ning official controls to be carried out by the compet ent author ities as 
regar ds prote ctive measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant 
products and against their spread within the Community . It requires the Member State s to carry out adequat e and 
efficient control measures. Such adequat e and efficient official controls measures should also be continued in the 
future. As part of the ‘Smar ter Rules for Safer Food’ packag e, this Regulation should only provide for a limite d 
number of provisions on official controls since those rules should be provided for in the framewor k of the 
horizontal legislation on official controls. 
(8)  Criteria should be set out for the identif ication of pests for which the adoptio n of measures is necessar y to 
prevent their introduction into and spread within the entire Union territory. Such pests are referred to as ‘Union 
quarantine pests’. Criteria should also be set out for the identification of pests for which it is necessar y to adopt 
measures of control only as regards one or more parts of that territory . Such pests are refer red to as ‘protect ed 
zone quarantine pests’. Where those pests are plants, the implementation of this Regulation should focus in 
particular on plants whic h are parasitic to other plants, when they are most injur ious to plant health. 
(9)  In order to allow efforts for the control of Union quarantine pests to concentrat e on those pests whose potential 
economic, environmental or social impact is the most severe for the Union territory a restr icted list of such pests 
(‘priority pests’) should be established. 
(10)  In order to ensure that effective and timely action is taken where a Union quarantine pest is found to be present 
or suspect ed of being present, notificati on obligations should apply to the Member States, profess ional operat ors 
and the public. 
(11)  Where those notification oblig ations imply that personal data of natural or lega l persons should be disclosed to 
the compet ent author ities, this may constitute a limitation of Article 8 (Protection of Personal Data) of the 
Char ter on Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Char ter’). However such a limitation would be 
necessar y and propor tionate to the achievement of the public interest objective of this Regulation. 
(12)  A professional operat or or other person suspecting or becoming awar e of the presence of a Union quarantine 
pest in a plant, plant product or other object which is or was under its control should be under an oblig ation to 
notify the compet ent author ity of that suspicion or awareness, to take all measures that may be appropr iate as 
regar ds the elimination of the pest and the withdrawal or recall of the plants, plant products or other objects 
concer ned, and to provide to the compet ent author ity, other persons in the trade chain and the public with 
information. 
(13)  Member State s should take all necessar y phyt osanitar y measures to eradicat e Union quarantine pests, when found 
to be present in their territories. It is appropr iate to set out measures which may be taken by Member State s in 
such a case. It is also appropr iate to set out the principles whic h the Member States should follow when deciding 
whic h measures should be taken. Those measures should include the establishment of demarcat ed areas, 
consisting of an infested zone and a buffe r zone and, when applicable, the determination of actions whic h should 
be take n by a professional operator or other person in order to eliminate the quarantine pest or in order to 
prevent the spread of that pest. 
(14)  In certain cases, Member State s should impose measures for the eradication of quarantine pests on plants in 
private premises, because eradication of pests can only be successful if all sources of infestation are remo ved. For 
that purpose, the compet ent author ities of Member States should have legal access to those premises. This may 
constitut e a limitation of Article 7 (Respect for Private and Family Life) and Article 17 (Right to Proper ty) of the 
Char ter. That limitation should be necessar y and propor tionate to the achi evement of the public inter est objective 
of this Regulation. 
(15)  Prevention and early detection of the presence of pests is extremely impor tant for timely and effective 
eradication. Member States should theref ore carry out surveys for the presence of Union quarantine pests in the 
areas where those pests were not kno wn to be present. In view of the number of Union quarantine pests and the 
time and resources required to carry out those surveys, Member State s should establish multiannual survey 
programmes. 23.11.2016 L 317/5 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (16)  The Commission should be empo wered to adopt measures where there is a suspecte d or confir med presence of 
specific Union quarantine pests, in particular concer ning their eradication and containment and the establishment 
of demarcate d areas, surveys, contingenc y plans, simulation exer cises and action plans. 
(17)  Where a Union quarantine pest has become established in a demarcated area and cannot be eradicated, the 
Commission should adopt Union measures as regar ds the containment of that pest in that area. 
(18)  In order to ensure swif t and effective action against pests which are not Union quarantine pests, but which 
Member States consider may fulfil the conditions for inclusion in the list of Union quarantine pests, provision 
should be made for measures to be taken by Member States in the event that they become aware of the presence 
of such a pest. Similar provisions should be set out for the Commission. 
(19)  Under certain conditions Member States should be allowed to adopt more stringent measures than those required 
by Union legislation. 
(20)  Special provisions should apply to priority pests as rega rds, in particular , the provision of information to the 
public, surveys, contingenc y plans, simulation exercises, action plans for eradication and co-finan cing of measures 
by the Union. 
(21)  Quarantine pests which are present in the Union territory but whic h are absent from specifi c parts of that 
territory designat ed as ‘protect ed zones ’, and whose presence would have an unaccep table economic, social or en­
vironmental impact only within those protect ed zones, should be specifi cally identif ied and liste d as ‘protect ed 
zone quarantine pests’. The introduction into, movement within, and release into the respective prot ected zones 
of prote cted zone quarantine pests should be prohibit ed. 
(22)  Rules should be established concer ning the recognition, modific ation or revocation of recognition of prote cted 
zones, survey obligations for protect ed zones, action to be taken in the event that prote cted zone quarantine 
pests are found to be present in the respective protect ed zones, as well as the establishment of temporar y 
prot ected zones. Strict rules should apply for the amendment of the exte nt, and for the revocati on of recognition, 
of protect ed zones where a protect ed zone quarantine pest is found to be present within the respective prote cted 
zone. 
(23)  A pest, which is not a Union quarantine pest, should be refer red to as a ‘Union regulated non-quarantine pest’ if 
that pest is mainly transmitted through specific plants for planting, its presence on those plants for planting has 
an unaccep table economic impact as regards the intended use of those plants and it is liste d as a Union regulat ed 
non-quarantine pest. In order to limit the presence of such pests, their introduction into, or movement within, 
the Union territory on the plants for planting concer ned should be prohibited where those pests are present at an 
incidence above a certain threshold. 
(24)  Certain plants, plant products and other objects pose an unaccept able risk due to their likelihood of hosting 
a Union quarantine pest. For some of those, accept able risk-mitigation measures are available, while not for 
others. Depending on the availabi lity of acceptable risk-mitigation measures, their introduction into, or 
movement within, the Union territory should be either prohibit ed or subject to special requirements. Those 
plants, plant products and other objects should be liste d. 
(25)  In addition to the measures taken to manag e the unaccep table risk of the plants, plant products and other objects 
thereof, this Regulation should provide risk-based and preventive measures to prot ect the Union territory from 
pests that a plant, plant product or other object originating from a third countr y might introduce, on the basis of 
a preliminar y assessment of that high risk. That preliminar y assessment should take into account specifi c criteria 
appropr iate for the plant, plant product or other object concer ned. For that purpose scientifi c opinions or studies 
of the IPPC, the European and Medite rranean Plant Prote ction Org anisation (EPPO), the European Food Safety 
Author ity (EFSA ) or Member State author ities should be taken into account. On the basis of that preliminar y 
assessment, a list of those high-r isk plants, plant products or other objects should be established and their 
introduction into the Union territory should be prohibit ed, pending a risk assessment carried out in accordance 
with IPPC standards. Those plants, plant products or other objects should not include those whose introduction 
in the Union territory is prohibited or subject to special and equivalent requirements, on the basis of a pest risk 
analysis, or whic h are subject to the temporar y prohibitions set out in this Regulation. 23.11.2016 L 317/6 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (26)  Provision should be made for derog ations from the prohibitions or special requirements as regar ds the 
introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory . The Commission should be 
emp owered to recognise certain measures of third countr ies as equivalent to the requirements for the movement 
within the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects concer ned. 
(27)  Those prohibitions or requirements should neither apply to small quantities of certain plants, plant products and 
other objects, other than plants for planting, for non-commercial and non-prof essional purposes, nor, in certain 
cases, to the introduction into, and movement within, frontier zones of plants, plant products and other objects. 
(28)  It is appropr iate to provide for exemptions from the prohibition of introduction into, and movement within, the 
Union territory of pests, plants, plant products and other objects which are subject to those prohibitions and 
whic h are intended for certain purposes such as official testing, scientific or educational purposes, trials, varietal 
selection or breeding. Proper safeg uards should be set and information should be provided to those concer ned. 
(29)  Plants moving into the Union from third countr ies and moving through postal services are in man y cases non- 
compl iant with the phyt osanitar y requirements of the Union. In order to raise awar eness, specif ic rules 
concer ning the information to be provided to travellers and clients of postal services should be set out. 
(30)  A deroga tion from the Union rules for the introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory should 
be provided for plants, plant products and other objects in phytosanitar y transit, subject to specifi c conditions. 
(31)  The internatio nal trade of plants, plant products and other objects with whic h there is limited phytosan itary 
exper ience can poten tially involve unaccep table risks of the establishment of quarantine pests which are not yet 
listed as Union quarantine pests and for which no measures have been adopt ed pursuant to this Regulation. In 
order to ensure swif t and effective action against those newly identif ied or suspecte d pest risks associated with 
plants, plant products and other objects whic h are not subject to permanent requirements or prohibitions, but 
may qualify for such permanent measures, the Commission should have the possibility to adopt temporar y 
measures in accordance with the precautionar y principle and identify those plants, plant products and other 
objects taking into account objective and established elements. 
(32)  It is necessar y to set out prohibitions and special requirements, similar to those set out for the Union territory , in 
respect of the introduction into, and movement within, prote cted zones of plants, plant products and other 
objects that would pose a risk of an unaccep table level due to their likelihood of hosting the respective prote cted 
zone quarantine pest. 
(33)  General requirements should be adopt ed concer ning vehicles, mach iner y and packag ing mate rial used for plants, 
plant products and other objects to ensure that they are free from quarantine pests. 
(34)  Member State s should designat e confinement facilities and quarantine stations. Requirements concer ning the 
designation, author isation, operation and super vision of those conf inement facilities and quarantine stations and 
concer ning the release of plants, plant products or other objects from those facilities or stations should be set 
out. Where those requirements include the mainte nance of lists of staff and visitors entering the facilities and 
stations, this may constitute a limitation of Article 8 (Prote ction of Personal Data) of the Char ter. However that 
limitation would be necessar y and propor tionate to the achievement of the public inter est objective of this 
Regulation. 
(35)  The Commission should keep a publicly available, update d list of all notifi cations it has received concer ning 
emerging pests in third countr ies which may pose a risk to plant health in the Union territory . 
(36)  In order to ensure effective implementation of this Regulation, certain profes sional operat ors subject to 
oblig ations under this Regulation should be registered in registers set up by the Member States. Requirements for 
registration, as well as exem ptions from those requirements, should be set out. 
(37)  In order to facilitate the detection of the source of an infestation by a quarantine pest, it is appropr iate to require 
profess ional operators to keep records in respect of the plants, plant products and other objects supplied to them 
by professional operators and supplied by them to other profes sional operators. In view of the latency periods of 
some quarantine pests, and the time required for the detection of the source of infestation, records should be 
kept for at least three years. 23.11.2016 L 317/7 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (38)  Prof essional operat ors should also have in place systems and procedures to allow identification of the movements 
of plants, plant products and other objects within and between their own premises. 
(39)  A phyt osanitar y certificate should be required for the introduction from third countr ies into the Union territory, 
and into protect ed zones, of certain plants, plant products and other objects. Those plants, plant products and 
other objects should be listed in the interest of transparency . 
(40)  Phytosanitar y certificates should also be required for the introduction of other plants from third countr ies into 
the Union territory . This is important in order to ensure an appropr iate level of phytosanitar y safety as well as 
effective overview of the import of those plants into the Union and the risks thereof. Those plants should, 
however , not be subject to the provisions on official controls at border control posts laid down in the relevant 
Union legislation. 
(41)  Those phytosan itary certificates should compl y with the requirements of the IPPC and should attest compl iance 
with the requirements and measures established pursuant to this Regulation. In order to ensure the credibility of 
the phytosanitar y certificates, rules should be established concer ning the conditions of their validity and 
invalidation. 
(42)  The movement within the Union territory, and into and within prot ected zones, of certain plants, plant products 
and other objects should only be permitted if accompanied by a plant passpor t, attesting compl iance with the 
requirements and measures established pursuant to the provisions of this Regulation. Those plants, plant 
products and other objects should be listed in the inter est of transparency . 
(43)  Plant passpor ts should not be required for plants, plant products and other objects supplied directly to final 
users, including home gardeners. However , certain excep tions should be set out. 
(44)  In order to ensure the credibility of the plant passpor ts, rules should be established concer ning their content and 
form. 
(45)  Plant passpor ts should generally be issued by the author ised professional operator . It should be possible for 
compet ent author ities to decide to issue plant passpor ts. 
(46)  Rules should be set out for the issuance of plant passpor ts, the examinations required for issuance, the attac hing 
of plant passpor ts, the author isation and super vision of professional operat ors issuing plant passpor ts, the 
oblig ations of author ised operat ors and the withdra wal of that author isation. 
(47)  In order to reduce the burden of author ised operators, examinations for issuing plant passpor ts should, where 
appropr iate, be combined with the examinations required under Council Directives 66/401/EEC (1), 
66/402/EEC (2), 68/193/EEC (3), 2002/54/EC (4), 2002/55/EC (5), 2002/56/EC (6), 2002/57/EC (7), 2008/72/EC (8) 
and 2008/90/EC (9). 
(48)  Author ised operat ors should possess the necessar y knowledge concer ning pests. 
(49)  Certain author ised operat ors may wish to establish a pest risk manage ment plan, ensur ing and demonstrating 
a high level of compet ence and aware ness as regards pest risks as regards critical points in their professional 
activities and justifying special control arrangements with the compet ent author ities. Union rules should be 
established concer ning the cont ents of those plans. 23.11.2016 L 317/8 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66). 
(2)Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66). 
(3)Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 Apr il 1968 on the marketin g of mat erial for the vegetative propagation of the vine (OJ L 93, 
17.4.1968, p. 15). 
(4)Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 12). 
(5)Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetab le seed (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33). 
(6)Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60). 
(7)Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74). 
(8)Council Directive 2008/72/EC of 15 July 2008 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting mat erial, other than seed 
(OJ L 205, 1.8.2008, p. 28). 
(9)Council Directive 2008/90/EC of 29 Sept ember 2008 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for 
fruit production (OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 8). (50)  It is appropr iate to provide for the replacement of plant passpor ts and of phytosanitar y certificates. 
(51)  In cases of non-com pliance with the Union rules, plant passpor ts should be remo ved, inva lidated and, for reasons 
of traceability , kept. 
(52)  International Standard for Phyt osanitar y Measures No 15 Regulation of Wood Packaging Mater ial in Inter national 
Trade (ISPM15) requires wood packaging mate rial to be mark ed with a specifi c mark, applied by duly author ised 
and super vised professional operat ors. This Regulation should set out requirements concer ning the treatment, 
marking and repair ing of wood packag ing mat erial in line with that standard. This Regulation should also set out 
rules for the author isation and super vision of professional operat ors in the Union territory applying that mark. 
(53)  Where so required by a third countr y, the respective plants, plant products or other objects should be moved 
from the Union territory to that third countr y with a phyt osanitar y certificate for expor t or re-expor t. In respect 
of the relevant provisions of the IPPC, those certificates should be issued by the compet ent author ities, respecting 
the cont ents of the model certificates for expor t and re-expor t set out by the IPPC. Protection should be offered 
to third countr ies against Union quarantine pests because of their ackno wledged harmful nature, excep t where 
a Union quarantine pest is officiall y kno wn to be present in the third countr y concer ned and not under official 
control, or where it can be reasonably assumed that that Union quarantine pest does not meet the criteria to 
qualify as a quarantine pest for the third countr y concer ned. 
(54)  Where a plant, plant product or other object is moved through more than one Member State s before it is 
expor ted to a third countr y, it is important that the Member State in which the plants, plant product or other 
objects were produced or processed exchanges information with the Member State which issues the phytosanitar y 
certificate for expor t. That exchang e of information is impor tant in order to enable compl iance with the 
requirements of the third countr y to be attest ed. Theref ore, a harmonised ‘pre-expor t certificate’ should be 
established in order to ensure that the exchang e of that information take s place in a unif orm manner . 
(55)  The Commission should establish an electronic syste m for the notifications required in accordance with this 
Regulation. 
(56)  In order to take into account the most severe economic, social or environmental impact on the Union territory 
of certain Union quarantine pests, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be 
delegat ed to the Commission in respect of listing priority pests. 
(57)  In order to ensure that the exce ptions for Union quarantine pests and for plants, plant products and other objects 
originating from third countr ies or territories whic h are prohibit ed from being introduced into the Union 
territory, used for official testing, scientific or educational purposes, trials, varietal selection or breeding are 
implemented in a manner that does not pose any pest risk to the Union territory or parts of it, the power to 
adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect of rules 
concer ning the exchang e of information between Member State s and the Commission as regar ds the introduction 
into, movement within, and holding, multiplication and use in, the Union territory of the pests and plants, plant 
products and other objects concer ned, the procedure and conditions for granting the corresponding author is­
ation, and the monitoring of compliance as well as the actions to be take n in the event of non-com pliance. 
(58)  In order to ensure the correct application of the derog ations from the obligation to carry out annual surveys of 
demarcate d areas, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delega ted to the 
Commission in respect of further specifying the pests concer ned by those deroga tions and conditions for the 
application of those derog ations. 
(59)  In order to ensure that protect ed zones are established and function in a reliable manner , the power to adopt acts 
in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect of detailed rules for the 
surveys to be carried out for purposes of the recognition of prot ected zones and for the preparation and the 
cont ent of surveys on protect ed zone quarantine pests. 
(60)  In order to ensure a propor tionate and restr icted application of the exem ptions concer ning the movement of 
plants, plant products or other objects into or within frontier zones, the power to adopt acts in accordance with 
Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect of rules concer ning the maximum width of 23.11.2016 L 317/9 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     third countr y frontier zones and Member State frontier zones, the maximum distance of the movement of the 
plants, plant products and other objects concer ned within the third countr y frontier zones and Member State 
frontier zones and the procedures concer ning the author isation of the introduction into, and movement within, 
the Member State frontier zones of plants, plant products and other objects. 
(61)  In order to ensure that the registration of professional operat ors is propor tionate to the objective of controlling 
pest risk, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to the Commission 
in respect of rules setting out further cate gories of profes sional operators to be exem pted from the obligation to 
register , particular requirements for the registration of certain catego ries of professional operators and the 
maximum figures for small quantities that the professiona l operat ors may supply to final users in order to be 
exem pted from the oblig ation to register . 
(62)  In order to ensure the credibility of phytosan itary certificates of third countr ies whic h are not contracting parties 
to the IPPC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to the 
Commission in respect of rules supplementing the conditions for acceptance of phytosanitar y certificates from 
those third countr ies. 
(63)  In order to minimise the pest risks of plants, plant products or other objects moved within the Union territory , 
the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect 
of rules setting out the cases where, for particular plants, plant products or other objects, the exem ption from the 
requirement to issue plant passpor ts only applies for small quantities. 
(64)  In order to ensure the reliability of examinations of plants, plant products and other objects carried out for the 
issuance of plant passpor ts, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to 
the Commission in respect of rules on visual examination, samp ling and testing and the frequency and timing of 
the examinations. 
(65)  In order to enhance the credibility of plant passpor ts, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 
TFEU should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect of rules setting out criteria to be fulfilled by the 
profess ional operators in order for them to be author ised to issue plant passpor ts and procedures ensur ing that 
those criteria are met. 
(66) In order to ensure correct marking of wood packa ging mater ial and to take into account the development of in­
ternational standards, and in particular of ISPM15, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU 
should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect of amending and supplementing the requirements concer ning 
wood packag ing mater ial, including its introduction into the Union territory , and of specifying the requirements 
for author isation of register ed operators to apply the mark of wood packag ing mater ial in the Union territory. 
(67)  In order to take into account the development of international standards, the power to adopt acts in accordance 
with Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect of rules concer ning attestations for 
plants, plant products and other objects, other than wood packag ing mater ial, which would require the 
application of a specific attestation of compl iance with the rules of this Regulation. 
(68)  In order to ensure the utility and reliability of official attestations, the power to adopt acts in accordance with 
Article 290 TFEU should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect of rules setting out the contents of official 
attestations, the author isation and super vision of professional operators issuing those attestations, as well as the 
elements of the expor t, re-expor t and pre-expor t certificate. 
(69)  In order to adap t to the development of scientifi c and technical kno wledge and of intern ational standards, in 
particular the standards of the IPPC and the EPPO, the power to adop t acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU 
should be delegat ed to the Commission in respect of rules amending the Annex es to this Regulation. 
(70)  It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropr iate consultations during its preparat ory 
work, including at exper t level, and that those consultations be conduct ed in accordance with the principles laid 
down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 Apr il 2016 on Bett er Law-Making (1). In particular , to ensure 
equal participation in the preparation of delegat ed acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all 
documents at the same time as Member States' exper ts, and their exper ts system atically have access to meetings 
of Commission exper t groups dealing with the preparation of delega ted acts. 23.11.2016 L 317/10 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. (71)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, imple menting powers should 
be conferr ed on the Commission with respect to listing Union quarantine pests; setting out the format of repor ts 
on surveys, as well as instr uctions on how to fill in that format ; establishing the format of the multiannual 
survey programmes and relat ed practical arrange ments; setting out measures against specifi c Union quarantine 
pests; and adopting measures for a limited time as regards the risks posed by pests not listed as Union quarantine 
pests. 
(72)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be 
conferred on the Commission with respect to establishing a list of protect ed zones and of the respective 
prot ected zone quarantine pests; and amending the extent of, or revoki ng the recognition of, protect ed zones. 
(73)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be 
conferred on the Commission with respect to listing of Union regulate d non-quarantine pests and the plants for 
planting concer ned; and setting out measures to prevent the presence of Union regulated non-quarantine pests 
on the respective plants for planting. 
(74)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be 
conferred on the Commission with respect to: listing the plants, plant products and other objects whic h are 
prohibit ed from being introduced into the Union territory, and the third countr ies concer ned; listing the plants, 
plant products and other objects subject to special requirements, and the special requirements concer ned for their 
introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory ; the provisional listing of the high-r isk plants, plant 
products and other objects whose introduction into the Union territory is to be prohibited, and the third 
countr ies concer ned; the procedure for risk assessment in connection with that listing; setting out, for third 
countr ies, requirements that are equivalent to the requirements for movement within the Union territory of 
plants, plant products or other objects; setting out arrangements for the presentation and use of poster s and 
broch ures concer ning the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory; 
setting out specifi c conditions or measures concer ning the introduction of particular plants, plant products and 
other objects into frontier zones of Member States; adoption of temporar y measures concer ning plants, plants 
products and other objects likely to pose newly identified pest risks or other suspect ed phyt osanitar y risks; 
adopt ing decisions on temporar y measures taken by Member States concer ning imminent danger; listing of 
plants, plant products and other objects which are prohibit ed from being introduced into certain prote cted zones; 
listing the plants, plant products and other objects subject to special requirements, and the special requirements 
concer ned for their introduction into, and movement within, certain prot ected zones; and laying down rules 
concer ning the requirements for quarantine stations and confinement facilities, and the release of plants, plant 
products and other objects from those stations and facilities. 
(75)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be 
conferred on the Commission with respect to setting out shor ter or longer minimum periods for keep ing the 
records concer ning traceability by the professional operators, and requirements as to the accessibility of those 
records. 
(76)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be 
conferred on the Commission with respect to: listing of the plants, plant products and other objects, and the 
respective third countr ies of origin or dispatch, for which a phytosan itary certificate is to be required for their 
introduction into the Union territory ; listing of the plants, plant products and other objects, and the respective 
third countr ies of origin or dispatch, for whic h a phyt osanitar y certificate is to be required for their introduction 
into certain protect ed zones from those third countr ies; listing of the plants, plant products and other objects, the 
third countr ies concer ned, and the maximum quantity subject to be exem pted from the requirement for a phyt osa­
nitar y certificate when introduced in the Union territory; and setting out technical arrangements concer ning the 
invalidation of the electronic phytosan itary certificates. 
(77)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be 
conferred on the Commission with respect to listing of the plants, plant products and other objects, for whic h 
a plant passpor t is to be required for their movement within the Union territory ; listing of the plants, plant 
products and other objects for whic h a plant passpor t is to be required for their introduction, and movement 
within, certain prot ected zones; and specifying the protect ed zone pests, plants, plant products or other objects 
for which a plant passpor t for prote cted zones is required in the case of direct supply to a final user . 23.11.2016 L 317/11 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (78)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be 
conferred on the Commission with respect to setting out the format specifi cations of the plant passpor t; 
identifying types and species of plants for planting for which exemptions from the indication of traceability code 
in the format of the plant passpor t should not apply ; and setting out technical arrangements for the issuance of 
electronic plant passpor ts. 
(79)  In order to ensure unif orm conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be 
conferred on the Commission with respect to setting out specific arrange ments concer ning the mater ial, 
treatment and marking as regards repair ing of wood packag ing mat erial; laying down the format specifi cations of 
attestations other than the mark of wood packa ging mater ial; laying down the procedures for the issuance of the 
pre-expor t certificate; and laying down specific rules concer ning the submission of notifications. 
(80)  The implementing powers conferr ed on the Commission should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) 
No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). 
(81)  The Commission should adop t immediate ly applicable implementing acts where, in duly justif ied cases relating to 
measures to be adopt ed against specifi c Union quarantine pests or pests not listed as Union quarantine pests, to 
the prohibition of introduction of certain plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory or 
a protect ed zone or to subjecting such introduction to specific requirements and to temporar y measures 
concer ning plants, plant products and other objects likely to pose newly identified pest risks or other suspecte d 
phytosan itary risks, imperative grounds of urgency so require. 
(82)  Council Directives 74/647/EEC (2) and 2006/91/EC (3) set out measures on the control of carnation leaf-rollers 
and San José Scale. Follo wing the entr y into force of those Directives, the pests concer ned have become 
widespread throughout the Union territory , and their containment is thus no long er feasible. Those Directives 
should theref ore be repealed. 
(83)  Council Directives 69/464/EEC (4), 93/85/EEC (5), 98/57/EC (6) and 2007/33/EC (7) should be repealed, as new 
measures on the pests which they concer n should be adopt ed in accordance with this Regulation. In view of the 
time and resources required to adopt those new measures, those Directives should be repealed with effect from 
1 Januar y 2022. 
(84)  Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) provides that grants for 
measures against pests are to concer n certain pests liste d in the Annex es to Directive 2000/29/EC, and certain 
pests not listed in those Annex es but subject to temporar y Union measures adopt ed with regard to them. In 
addition to the provisions of that Regulation, this Regulation establishes the catego ry of priority pests and it is 
essential that certain measures take n by the Member States as regards, in particular , priority pests are to be 
eligible for Union grants, including compe nsation paid to professional operators for the value of plants, plant 
products and other objects subject to destr uction pursuant to the eradication measures set out in this Regulation. 
Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 should theref ore be amended. 23.11.2016 L 317/12 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 Febr uary 2011 laying down the rules and general 
principles concer ning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers(OJ L 55, 
28.2.2011, p. 13). 
(2)Council Directive 74/647/EEC of 9 December 1974 on control of carnation leaf-rollers (OJ L 352, 28.12.1974, p. 41). 
(3)Council Directive 2006/91/EC of 7 November 2006 on control of San José Scale (OJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 42). 
(4)Council Directive 69/464/EEC of 8 December 1969 on control of Potato Wart Disease (OJ L 323, 24.12.1969, p. 1). 
(5)Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on control of Potato Ring Rot (OJ L 259, 18.10.1993, p. 1). 
(6)Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on control of Ralstonia solanacear um (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (OJ L 235, 21.8.1998, p. 1). 
(7)Council Directive 2007/33/EC of 11 June 2007 on the control of potat o cyst nematodes and repealing Directive 69/465/EEC (OJ L 156, 
16.6.2007, p. 12). 
(8)Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down provisions for the 
managemen t of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant 
reproductive mat erial, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) 
No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council 
Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 1). (85)  Technical amendments should also be made in Regulations (EU) No 228/2013 (1) and (EU) No 1143/2014 (2) of 
the European Parliament and of the Council. 
(86)  Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to ensure a harmonised approach with regard to prot ective 
measures against pests of plants, cannot be suffi ciently achi eved by the Member States but can rather , by reason 
of its effect, compl exity , and trans-border and international character , be bette r achieve d at Union level, the Union 
may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiar ity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on 
European Union. In accordance with the principle of propor tionality , as set out in that Article, this Regulation 
does not exceed what is necessar y in order to achi eve that objective. 
(87)  For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this Regulation does not creat e a dispropor tionate administrative 
burden or economic impact. Under this Regulation, based on consultation with stak eholders, the special situation 
of SMEs has been taken into account where possible. A poten tial universal exem ption for micro-ent erprises, 
whic h make up the majority of compan ies, has not been considered, in view of the public policy objective of 
prot ecting plant health. 
(88)  This Regulation take s into account the IPPC, the Agreement on the Application of Sanitar y and Phyt osanitar y 
Measures and the guidelines set out under them. 
(89)  In accordance with the principle of ‘smar t’ regulation, the implementation of this Regulation should be 
coordinat ed with that of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 in order to ensure that Union plant health legislation 
applies fully and in its entirety . 
(90)  This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and obser ves the principles recognised in particular by the 
Char ter and notably respect for private and family life, the right to proper ty, the prote ction of personal data, 
freedom to conduct business and the freedom of art and science. This Regulation should be applied by the 
Member States in accordance with those rights and principles, 
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
CHAPTER I 
Subject matter , scope and definitions 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
1. This Regulation establishes rules to deter mine the phyt osanitar y risks posed by any species, strain or biotype of 
pathogen ic agents, animals or parasitic plants injur ious to plants or plant products (‘pests ’) and measures to reduce those 
risks to an accept able level. 
2. Where there is evidence that non-parasitic plants, other than those regulated under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1143/2014, pose phyt osanitar y risks which would have a severe economic, social and environmental impact on the 
Union territory, those non-parasitic plants may be considered as pests for the purposes of this Regulation. 
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, references to third countr ies shall be read as references to third countr ies, 
Ceuta, Melilla and to the territories that are referred to in Article 355(1) TFEU, with the excep tion of Madeira and the 
Azores. 
For the purposes of this Regulation, references to the Union territory shall be read as references to the Union territory 
without Ceuta, Melilla and the territori es that are refer red to in Article 355(1) TFEU, other than Madeira and the Azores. 23.11.2016 L 317/13 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of the 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for 
agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 
(2)Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management 
of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35). Article 2 
Def initions 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definit ions apply:  
(1) ‘plants’ means living plants and the following living parts of plants: 
(a)  seeds, in the botanical sense, other than those not intended for planting; 
(b)  fruits, in the botanical sense; 
(c)  vege tables; 
(d)  tubers, corms, bulbs, rhizomes, roots, rootstoc ks, stolo ns; 
(e)  shoots, stems, runners; 
(f)  cut flowers; 
(g)  branche s with or without foliage; 
(h)  cut trees retaining foliag e; 
(i)  leav es, foliag e; 
(j)  plant tissue cultures, including cell cultures, germplasm, mer istems, chimaer ic clones, micro-propaga ted 
mat erial; 
(k)  live pollen and spores; 
(l)  buds, budw ood, cuttings, scions, graf ts;  
(2) ‘plant products’ means unmanufacture d mater ial of plant origin and those manufactured products that, by their 
nature or that of their processing, may create a risk of the spread of quarantine pests. 
Except where other wise provided in the implementing acts adopt ed pursuant to Articles 28, 30 and 41, wood shall 
only be considered as a plant product if it fulfils one or more of the following criteria: 
(a)  it retains all or part of its natural round surface, with or without bark; 
(b)  it has not retained its natural round surface due to sawi ng, cutting or cleaving; 
(c)  it is in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, wood waste, shavings or scrap, and has not undergone processing 
involving the use of glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof to produce pellet, briquettes, plywood or 
particle board; 
(d)  it is, or is intended to be, used as pack aging mat erial, whether or not it is actually in use for transpor t of 
goods;  
(3) ‘planting’ means any operation for the placing of plants in a growing medium, or by graf ting or similar operations, 
to ensure their subsequent growth, reproduction or propagati on;  
(4) ‘plants for planting’ means plants intende d to remain plant ed, to be planted or to be replanted;  
(5) ‘other object ’ means any mat erial or object, other than plants or plant products, capable of harbour ing or 
spreading pests, including soil or growing medium;  
(6) ‘com petent author ity’ means the central author ity or author ities of a Member State , or, where applicable, of a third 
countr y, responsible for the organisation of official controls and of other official activities, or any other author ity 
to which that responsibility has been conferr ed, in accordance with Union legislation on official controls;  
(7) ‘lot’ means a number of units of a sing le commodity , identif iable by its homog eneity of compo sition, origin and 
other relevant elements, forming part of a consignment ;  
(8) ‘trade unit’ means the smallest commercial or other useable unit applicable to the mark eting stage concer ned, 
whic h may be the subset or the whole of a lot; 23.11.2016 L 317/14 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (9) ‘prof essional operat or’ means any person, governed by public or private law, involved profess ionally in, and legally 
responsible for, one or more of the following activities concer ning plants, plant products and other objects: 
(a)  planting; 
(b)  breeding; 
(c)  production, including growing, multiplying and maintaining; 
(d)  introduction into, and movement within and out of, the Union territory ; 
(e)  making available on the mark et; 
(f)  storage, collection, dispatchin g and processing;  
(10) ‘regist ered operat or’ means a professional operat or registered in accordance with Article 65;  
(11) ‘author ised operat or’ means a registe red operat or author ised by the compet ent author ity to issue plant passpor ts in 
accordance with Article 89, to apply a mark in accordance with Article 98, or to issue attestations in accordance 
with Article 99;  
(12) ‘final user ’ means any person acting for purposes whic h are outside that person's trade, business or profession who 
acquires plants or plant products for personal use;  
(13) ‘test’ means an official examination, other than visual, to deter mine if pests are present or to identify pests;  
(14) ‘treatment’ means a procedure, whether official or non-off icial, for the killing, inactivation or remo val of pests, or 
for render ing those pests infertile, or for the devitalisation of plants or plant products;  
(15) ‘incidence’ means the propor tion or number of units in whic h a pest is present in a sample, consignment, field or 
other defined population;  
(16) ‘establishment’ means the perpetuation, for the foreseeable future, of a pest within an area after entr y;  
(17) ‘eradication’ means the application of phyt osanitar y measures to eliminate a pest from an area;  
(18) ‘containment’ means the application of phytosanitar y measures in and around an infested area to prevent the 
spread of a pest ;  
(19) ‘quarantine station’ means any official station for holding pests, plants, plant products or other objects in 
quarantine;  
(20) ‘confinement facility’ means any facility , other than quarantine stations, where pests, plants, plant products or other 
objects are kept under conf inement conditions;  
(21) ‘traceability code’ means a lette r, numer ical or alphanumer ical code that identif ies a consignment, lot or trade unit, 
used for traceability purposes, including codes refer ring to a lot, batch, series, date of production or professional 
operat or documents;  
(22) ‘phytosanitar y measure’ means any official measure having the purpose to prevent the introduction or spread of 
quarantine pests or to limit the economic impact of regulate d non-quarantine pests. 
CHAPTER II 
Quar antine pests 
Section 1 
Quarantine pests 
Article 3 
Def inition of quarantine pests 
A pest is a ‘quarantine pest’, with respect to a defined territory, if it fulfils all of the following conditions: 
(a)  its identity is established, within the meaning of point (1) of Section 1 of Annex I; 23.11.2016 L 317/15 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (b)  it is not present in the territory, within the meaning of point (2)(a) of Section 1 of Annex I, or, if present, is not 
widely distr ibuted within that territory, within the meaning of points (2)(b) and (c) of Section 1 of Annex I; 
(c)  it is capable of entering into, becoming established in and spreading within the territory, or, if present in the 
territory , but not widely distr ibuted, is capable of enter ing into, becoming established in and spreading within those 
parts of that territory where it is absent, within the meaning of point (3) of Section 1 of Annex I; 
(d)  its entr y, establishment and spread would, within the meaning of point (4) of Section 1 of Annex I, have an 
unaccep table economic, environmental or social imp act on that territory , or, if present but not widely distr ibuted, 
for those parts of the territory where it is absent ; and 
(e)  feasible and effective measures are available to prevent the entr y into, establishment in or spread of that pest within, 
that territory and to mitig ate the risks and impa ct thereof. 
Section 2 
Union quarantine pes ts 
Article 4 
Def inition of Union quarantine pests 
A quarantine pest is a ‘Union quarantine pest’ if the defined territory refer red to in the introductor y part of Article 3 is 
the Union territory and if it is included in the list referred to in Article 5(2). 
Article 5 
Prohibition of introduction, movement, holding, multiplication or release of Union quarantine 
pest s 
1. A Union quarantine pest shall not be introduced into, moved within, or held, multiplied or released in, the Union 
territory . 
2. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish a list of pests which fulfil the conditions liste d 
in Article 3 in respect of the Union territory (‘list of Union quarantine pests’ ). 
The list of Union quarantine pests shall include the pests listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2000/29/EC and 
Section I of Part A of Annex II to that Directive. 
Pests which are indig enous to, or established in, any part of the Union territory whether naturally or due to their 
introduction from outside the Union territory , shall be marked in the list of Union quarantine pests as pests kno wn to 
occur in the Union territory. 
Pests whic h are not indig enous to, or established in, any part of the Union territory shall be marked in the list of Union 
quarantine pests as pests not kno wn to occur in the Union territory. 
3. Where the results of an assessment show that a pest not included in the list of Union quarantine pests fulfils the 
conditions listed in Article 3 in respect of the Union territory , or that a pest included in the list of Union quarantine 
pests no long er fulfils one or more of those conditions, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, amend 
the imple menting act refer red to in paragraph 2 of this Article according ly by adding the pest concer ned to, or 
remo ving it from, that list. 
The Commission shall make that assessment available to the Member State s. 
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, replace the implementing act refer red to in paragraph 2 of this 
Article for the purpose of consolidating amendments. 
4. The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination 
procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 23.11.2016 L 317/16 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 6 
Priority pest s 
1. Union quarantine pests are ‘priority pests’ if they fulfil all of the following conditions: 
(a)  they fulfil, as regar ds the Union territory, one or more of the conditions set out in point (2) of Section 1 of Annex I; 
(b)  their poten tial economic, environmental or social impact is the most severe in respect of the Union territory as set 
out in Section 2 of Annex I; 
(c)  they are listed in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article. 
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by establishing a list of the priority pests (‘list of priority pests’ ). 
Where the results of an assessment show that a Union quarantine pest fulfils the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 
of this Article, or that a pest no long er fulfils one or more of those conditions, the Commission is empo wered to adopt 
delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending the list referred to in the first subparagraph according ly by 
adding the pest concer ned to, or remo ving it from, that list. 
The Commission shall make that assessment available to the Member State s without dela y. 
Where, in the case of a serious pest risk, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the procedure provided for in 
Article 106 shall apply to delegat ed acts adopt ed pursuant to this Article. 
Article 7 
Amendment of Section 1 of Annex I 
The Commission is empo wered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending Section 1 of Annex I 
in order to adapt it to the development of scientifi c and technical kno wledge and of relevant internati onal standards. 
Article 8 
Union quarantine pest s used for official testing, scientif ic or educational pur poses, trials, varietal 
selections or breeding 
1. By way of derog ation from Article 5(1), Member State s may, on application, temporar ily author ise the introduction 
into, the movement within, and the holding and multiplication in, their territory of Union quarantine pests or pests 
subject to the measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1) for official testing, scientific or educational purposes, trials, 
varietal selections, or breeding. 
An author isation shall be grant ed for the activity concer ned only if adequat e restr ictions are imposed to ensure that the 
introduction, movement, holding, multiplication or use of the pest concer ned does not result in its establishment or 
spread within the Union territory, taking into account the identity , biology and means of dispersal of the pest, the 
activity envi saged, the inter action with the environment and other relevant factors relating to the risk posed by that pest. 
2. Author isations grant ed pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include all of the following conditions: 
(a)  the pest is to be kept in a location and under conditions whic h: 
(i)  the compet ent author ities consider to be appropr iate; and 
(ii)  are refer red to in the author isation; 
(b)  the activity involving the pest is to be carried out in a quarantine station or a confinement facility designat ed by the 
compet ent author ity in accordance with Article 60 and refer red to in the author isation; 23.11.2016 L 317/17 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (c)  the activity involving the pest is to be carried out by personnel: 
(i)  whose scientific and technical compet ence is considered to be appropr iate by the compet ent author ity; and 
(ii)  who are refer red to in the author isation; 
(d)  the pest is to be accompanied by the author isation when introduced into, moved within, or held or multiplied in, 
the Union territory . 
3. Author isations grant ed pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be limite d as to the quantity of the pest that can be 
introduced, moved, held, multiplied or used and the length of time that are adequate for the activity concer ned. Author­
isations shall not exceed the capacity of the designated quarantine station or conf inement facility . 
Author isations shall include the restr ictions necessar y to adequately eliminate the risk of establishment and spread of the 
respective Union quarantine pest or pest subject to the measures adop ted pursuant to Article 30(1). 
4. The compet ent author ity shall monitor compl iance with the conditions refer red to in paragraph 2 and the 
limitation and the restr ictions refer red to in paragraph 3 and take the necessar y action in the event of non-compliance. 
Where appropr iate, that action shall be the revocati on of the author isation refer red to in paragraph 1. 
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by laying down detailed rules concer ning: 
(a)  the exchange of information between Member States and the Commission concer ning the introduction into, 
movement within, and holding, multiplication and use in, the Union territory of the pests concer ned; 
(b)  the procedure and conditions for granting the author isation referred to in paragraph 1; and 
(c)  the monitori ng of compl iance and the actions to be taken in the event of non-compliance, as refer red to in 
paragraph 4. 
Article 9 
Notif ication of an imminent danger 
1. Where a Member State has evidence that there is an imminent danger of the entr y of a Union quarantine pest into 
the Union territory or into a part of it where that pest is not yet present, the Member State shall immediately notify the 
Commission and the other Member State s of that evidence in writing. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall also apply to a pest that is not included in the list of Union quarantine pests, where: 
(a)  the pest is subject to the measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1); or 
(b)  the Member State concer ned considers that the pest may fulfil the conditions for inclusion in the list of Union 
quarantine pests. 
3. Prof essional operators shall immediately notify the compet ent author ities of any evidence they may have 
concer ning an imminent dang er as refer red to in paragraph 1 concer ning Union quarantine pests or pests refer red to in 
paragraph 2. 
Article 10 
Official conf irmation by the competent author ities of the presence of a Union quarantine pest 
Where a compet ent author ity suspects or has received evidence concer ning the presence of a Union quarantine pest, or 
a pest subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1), in a part of the territory of its Member State where that 
pest was previously not kno wn to be present, or in a consignment of plants, plant products or other objects introduced 
into, intended to be introduced into, or moved within, the Union territory, it shall immediately take the measures 
necessar y to confir m whether that pest is present (‘to offici ally conf irm’). 23.11.2016 L 317/18 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     That official conf irmation shall be based on a diagnosis from an official laboratory designat ed by the compet ent 
author ity in accordance with conditions and requirements set out in Union legislation on official controls. 
Pending the official conf irmation of the presence of the pest, the Member State concer ned shall, where appropr iate, take 
phytosan itary measures to eliminate the risk of spread of the pest. 
The suspicion or evidence referred to in the first paragraph of this Article may be based on any information received 
pursuant to Articles 14 and 15, or any other source. 
Article 11 
Notif ication of Union quarantine pests by the Member States to the Commission and the other 
Member States 
A Member State shall notify the Commission and the other Member States where its compet ent author ity officially 
conf irms any of the following situations: 
(a)  the presence in its territory of a Union quarantine pest not kno wn to be present there; 
(b)  the presence of a Union quarantine pest in a part of its territory where it was previously not present ; 
(c)  the presence in its territory of a Union quarantine pest in a consignment of plants, plant products or other objects 
introduced into, intended to be introduced into, or moved within, the Union territory. 
Notification under the first paragraph shall be made by the sing le author ity, as referred to in Union legislation on official 
controls, of the Member State concer ned and through the electronic notifi cation system referred to in Article 103. 
Article 12 
Informa tion on Union quarantine pest s to be provided to prof essional operat ors by the competent 
author ities 
1. Where one of the situations refer red to in Article 11 is officially confir med, the compet ent author ity shall ensure 
that professional operat ors whose plants, plant products or other objects may be affected are informed of the presence 
of the Union quarantine pest without dela y. 
2. The Commission shall establish and keep up to date a publicly available list of all notifications it has received 
concer ning emerging pests in third countr ies whic h may pose a risk to plant health in the Union territory. 
That list may be part of the electronic syste m refer red to in Article 103. 
Article 13 
Information on priority pest s to be provided to the public by the competent author ities 
Where one of the situations refer red to in points (a) and (b) of the first paragraph of Article 11 is officially conf irmed as 
regar ds a priority pest, the compet ent author ity shall inform the public about the measures it has taken or intends to 
take and about any measures to be take n by relevant categor ies of profes sional operat ors or other persons. 
Article 14 
Measures to be taken immediately by professional operat ors 
1. Where a professional operator suspects or becomes aware that a Union quarantine pest or a pest subject to 
measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1) is present in plants, plant products or other objects whic h are under that 
operat or's control, it shall immediate ly notify the compet ent author ity thereof, in order for that compe tent author ity to 
take actions in accordance with Article 10. Where appropr iate, the profess ional operator shall also immediately take 
precautionar y measures to prevent the establishment and spread of that pest. 
2. The compe tent author ity may decide that the notification referred to in paragraph 1 is not required where 
a specific pest is kno wn to occur in an area. In such a case, it shall inform the professional operat ors concer ned of that 
decision. 23.11.2016 L 317/19 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     3. Where a profe ssional operat or receives an official confir mation concer ning the presence of a Union quarantine 
pest in plants, plant products or other objects which are under that operator's control, it shall consult the compet ent 
author ity regarding the action to be take n and shall proceed, as applicable, with the actions refer red to in paragraphs 4 
to 7. 
4. The professiona l operat or shall immediate ly take the necessar y measures to prevent the spread of that pest. Where 
the compet ent author ity has provided instr uctions concer ning those measures, the professional operat or shall act in 
accordance with those instr uctions. 
5. Where so instr ucted by the compet ent author ity, the profes sional operator shall take the necessar y measures to 
eliminate the pest from the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned and from that operat or's premises, land, 
soil, water or other infested elements which are under its control. 
6. Unless other wise instr ucted by the compet ent author ity, the professional operator shall, without dela y, withdraw 
from the mark et the plants, plant products and other objects which are under that operator's control and in whic h the 
pest could be present. 
Where those plants, plant products or other objects have left the control of the profes sional operator , the professiona l 
operat or shall, unless other wise instr ucted by the compet ent author ity, immediately: 
(a)  inform the persons in the trade chain to whom those plants, plant products and other objects have been supplied of 
the presence of the pest ; 
(b)  provide those persons with guidelines on the necessar y measures to be taken during shipment of the respective 
plants, plant products and other objects to reduce the risk of spread or escape of the pests concer ned; and 
(c)  recall those plants, plant products or other objects. 
7. Where paragraph 1, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this Article applies, the profes sional operat or shall, on request, provide to the 
compet ent author ity all information which is relevant for the members of the public. Without prejudice to Article 13, if 
action is necessar y with regard to the plants, plant products or other objects in whic h the respective pest may be 
present, the compe tent author ity shall inform the public as soon as possible of that fact. 
Article 15 
Measures to be taken by persons other than professional operat ors 
1. Where any person other than a professional operat or becomes aware of the presence of a Union quarantine pest 
or has reason to suspect such a presence, that person shall immediately notify the compet ent author ity. Where that 
notificati on is not made in writing, the compet ent author ity shall officially record it. If so requeste d by the compe tent 
author ity, that person shall provide that author ity with the information which is in its possession concer ning that 
presence. 
2. The compe tent author ity may decide that the notification referred to in paragraph 1 is not required where 
a specific pest is kno wn to be present in an area. 
3. The person who made the notifi cation refer red to in paragraph 1 shall consult the compet ent author ity on the 
action to be taken and shall, in accordance with the instr uctions of the compet ent author ity, take the measures 
necessar y to prevent the spread of that pest and to eliminate it from the plants, plant products or other objects 
concer ned and, where applicable, from that person's premises. 
Article 16 
Derogations to notif ication obligations 
The notifi cation obligations refer red to in Articles 14 and 15 shall not apply where: 
(a)  a Union quarantine pest is found to be present in the infest ed zone of a demarcat ed area established for the 
containment of that pest, as refer red to in Article 18(2); 
(b)  a Union quarantine pest is found to be present in the infest ed zone of a demarcated area and subject to eradication 
measures requir ing eight years or more, during the period of those first eight years. 23.11.2016 L 317/20 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 17 
Eradication of Union quarantine pest s 
1. Where one of the situations refer red to in points (a) and (b) of the first paragraph of Article 11 is officiall y 
conf irmed, the compet ent author ity shall immediate ly take all necessar y phytosanitary measures to eradicate the relevant 
Union quarantine pest from the area concer ned. Those measures shall be taken in accordance with Annex II. 
That obligation to eradicate shall not apply where an implementing act concer ning that pest, adopt ed pursuant to 
Article 28(2), provides other wise. 
2. The compe tent author ity shall without dela y investig ate the source of the presence of the Union quarantine pest 
concer ned, in particular where that presence may be relat ed to movements of plants, plant products or other objects, 
and the possibility that the pest concer ned has been spread to further plants, plant products or other objects by those 
movements. 
3. Where the measures referred to in paragraph 1 concer n the introduction into, or movement within, the Union 
territory of plants, plant products and other objects, the Member State concer ned shall immediately notify those 
measures to the Commission and the other Member States. 
4. The measures refer red to in paragraph 1 and the investig ations referred to in paragraph 2 shall be take n 
irrespective of whether the pest is present on public or private premises. 
Article 18 
Establishment of demarcated areas 
1. Where one of the situations refer red to in points (a) and (b) of the first paragraph of Article 11 is officiall y 
conf irmed, the compet ent author ity shall immediately establish one or more areas where the eradication measures 
referred to in Article 17(1) are to be taken (‘demarcated area’). 
The demarcated area shall consist of an infested zone and a buff er zone. 
2. The infest ed zone shall, as applicable, contain: 
(a)  all plants kno wn to be infest ed by the pest concer ned; 
(b)  all plants showing signs or symp toms indicating possible infestation by that pest ; 
(c)  all other plants liable to have been or become contaminated or infested by that pest, including plants liable to be 
infested due to their suscept ibility to that pest and their close proximity to infested plants or common source of 
production, if kno wn, with infested plants, or plants grown from them; 
(d)  land, soil, wate r courses or other elements infest ed, or liable to be infested, by the pest concer ned. 
3. The buffer zone shall be adjacent to the infested zone and shall surround it. 
Its extent shall be appropr iate in view of the risk of the pest concer ned spreading out of the infest ed zone naturally or 
by human activities in the infest ed zone and its surroundings, and shall be decided in accordance with the principles set 
out in Section 2 of Annex II. 
However , where any risk of the pest spreading out of the infest ed zone is eliminate d or reduced to an acceptab le level 
through natural or artificial barriers, no buff er zone shall be required to be established. 
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where upon initial examination the compet ent author ity concludes, in 
view of the nature of the pest, the plant, plant product or other object concer ned and the site where it was found, that 
the pest concer ned can be eliminated immediately , the compet ent author ity may decide not to establish a demarcat ed 
area. 
In that case, it shall carry out a survey to deter mine whether any further plants or plant products have been infested. On 
the basis of that survey, the compet ent author ity shall deter mine whether there is a need to establish a demarcate d area. 23.11.2016 L 317/21 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     5. Where, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3, a demarcat ed area is to extend into the territory of another 
Member State, the Member State where the pest concer ned was found to be present shall immediately contact the 
Member State into whose territory the demarcated area is to extend in order to allow that Member State to take all 
appropr iate actions, as refer red to in paragraphs 1 to 4. 
6. Member State s shall notify the Commission and the other Member State s, by 30 Apr il of each year, of the number 
and locations of the demarcat ed areas established, the pests concer ned, and the respective measures take n during the 
preceding calendar year . 
This paragraph shall apply without prejudice to any oblig ation to notify demarcat ed areas laid down in the 
implementing acts referred to in Article 104. 
Article 19 
Sur veys and modif ications of demarcated areas and lifting of restr ictions 
1. Com petent author ities shall at least annually , at appropr iate times, carry out a survey of each demarcat ed area as 
regar ds the development of the presence of the pest concer ned. 
Those surveys shall be carried out in accordance with Article 22(2). 
2. Where, whether or not as a result of a survey as referred to in paragraph 1, a compet ent author ity finds a presence 
of the pest concer ned in the buff er zone, the Member State concer ned shall immediately notify the Commission and the 
other Member States thereof. 
3. Com petent author ities shall modify the boundar ies of infested zones, buffer zones and demarcat ed areas, where 
appropr iate, in view of the results of the surveys refer red to in paragraph 1. 
4. Com petent author ities may abolish a demarcated area and term inate the respective eradication measures where the 
pest-free status of that area has been verified. This will be the case where the following two conditions are fulfilled : 
(a)  the survey refer red to in paragraph 1 shows that the area has been found to be free from the pest concer ned; and 
(b)  the pest concer ned has not been found to be present in that demarcated area for a suffi ciently long period. 
5. When deciding on the modifications referred to in paragraph 3 or the abolition of the demarcate d area refer red to 
in paragraph 4, the compet ent author ity concer ned shall take into account at least the following factors: 
(a)  the biology of the pest and the vect or concer ned; 
(b)  the presence of host plants; 
(c)  the ecoclimatic conditions; and 
(d)  the likelihood of the eradication measures having been successful. 
6. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, annual surveys shall not be required to be carried out in 
the infested zone of demarcated areas established for: 
(a)  pests subject to eradication measures requir ing eight years or more; 
(b)  pests subject to the containment measures referred to in Article 28(2). 
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by further specifying the pests referred to in point (a) of paragraph 6 of this Article and in point (b) of 
Article 16 and conditions for the application of those deroga tions. 23.11.2016 L 317/22 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 20 
Repor ts on measures taken in accordance with Articles 17, 18 and 19 
1. Where measures are taken by a Member State in an area adjacent to the border with another Member State, 
a repor t on the measures taken in accordance with Articles 17, 18 and 19 shall be submitt ed to that other Member 
State. 
2. Where so request ed by the Commission or by any other Member State , a Member State shall submit a repor t on 
specific measures taken in accordance with Articles 17, 18 and 19. 
Article 21 
Amendment of Annex II 
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending Annex II in order to 
adap t it to the development of scientific and technical knowledge and of relevant international standards. 
Article 22 
Sur veys on Union quarantine pest s and pest s provisionally qualifying as Union quarantine pests 
1. Member States shall carry out risk-based surveys, over specifi c periods of time, chec king at least for: 
(a)  the presence of any Union quarantine pest ; and 
(b)  signs or symp toms of any pest subject to the measures refer red to in Article 29 or to measures adopt ed pursuant to 
Article 30(1). 
Those surveys shall take place in all areas where the pest concer ned was not kno wn to be present. 
Those surveys shall not be required to be carried out for pests for whic h it is unequiv ocally concluded that they cannot 
become established or spread in the Member State concer ned due to its ecoclimatic conditions or to the absence of the 
host species. 
2. The design of the surveys refer red to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the risk that the pest occurs in the area 
covered by each survey. They shall consist, at least, of visual examinations by the compet ent author ity and, where 
appropr iate, the collection of samples and performa nce of tests. Those surveys shall be carried out in all appropr iate 
locations and shall include, where appropr iate, premises, vehicles, machi nery and packag ing used by profess ional 
operat ors and other persons. They shall be based on sound scientific and technical principles and shall be carried out at 
appropr iate times with regar d to the possibility to detect the pest concer ned. 
Those surveys shall take account of scientific and technical evidence, and any other appropr iate information, concer ning 
the presence of the pests concer ned. 
3. Member State s shall repor t to the Commission and the other Member State s, by 30 Apr il of each year, the results 
of the surveys refer red to in paragraph 1 whic h were carried out in the preceding calendar year. Those repor ts shall 
include information on where the surveys were conduct ed, the timing of the surveys, the pests and the plants, plant 
products or other objects concer ned, the number of inspections and sam ples taken, and the finding of each pest 
concer ned. 
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, set out the format of those repor ts, as well as instr uctions on 
how to fill it in. Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in 
Article 107(2). 
Article 23 
Multiannual survey prog rammes and collection of information 
1. Member States shall establish multiannual survey programmes setting out the cont ent of the surveys to be carried 
out pursuant to Article 22. Those programmes shall provide for the collection and recording of the scientifi c and 
technical evidence and other information refer red to in the second subparagraph of Article 22(2). 23.11.2016 L 317/23 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     The multiannual survey programmes shall include the following elements in conf ormity with Article 22(2): 
(a)  the specifi c objective of each survey; 
(b)  the scope of each survey as regards the area concer ned and the time scale covered, as well as the pests, plants and 
commodities targe ted; 
(c)  the survey methodology and quality management including a descr iption of the procedures for visual examination, 
sampli ng and testing and their technical justification; 
(d)  the timing, frequency and numbers of scheduled visual examinations, samples and tests ; and 
(e)  the methods of recording and repor ting the information collected. 
The multiannual survey programmes shall be for a period of five to seven years. 
2. Member State s shall, on request, notify their multiannual survey programmes upon their establishment to the 
Commission and the other Member State s. 
3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing the format of the multiannual survey programmes and 
the practical arrang ements for the application of the elements set out in paragraph 1 to specific pest risks. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
Article 24 
Sur veys of priority pest s 
1. For each priority pest, Member States shall carry out a survey annually , as set out in Article 22(1) and (2). Those 
surveys shall include a suffi ciently high number of visual examinations, samp ling and testing, as appropr iate for each 
priority pest, to ensure, as far as it is possible given the respective biology of each priority pest and the ecoclimatic 
conditions, with a high degree of conf idence, the timely detection of those pests. 
The surveys shall not be required to be carried out for pests for whic h it is unequivocally concluded that they cannot 
become established or spread in the Member State concer ned due to its ecoclimatic conditions or to the absence of the 
host species. 
2. Member States shall repor t to the Commission and the other Member States by 30 Apr il of each year the results of 
the surveys refer red to in paragraph 1 which were carried out in the preceding calendar year . 
Article 25 
Contingency plans for priority pests 
1. Each Member State shall draw up and keep up to date for each priority pest whic h is capable of entering into and 
becoming established in its territory , or a part thereof, a separate plan containing information concer ning the decision- 
making processes, procedures and protocols to be followed, and the minimum resources to be made available and the 
procedures to make available further resources in the event of an officially conf irmed or suspect ed presence of that pest 
(‘the continge ncy plan’). 
Member States shall, at an appropr iate stage, consult all relevant stakeho lders in the process of drawing up and keeping 
up to date the contingenc y plans. 
No contingenc y plans shall be required to be drawn up for pests for whic h it is unequivocally concluded that they 
cannot become established or spread in the Member State concer ned due to its ecoclimatic conditions or to the absence 
of the host species. 
2. Each contingency plan shall include the following: 
(a)  the roles and responsibilities of the bodies involved in the executi on of the plan in the event of an officially 
conf irmed or suspected presence of the priority pest concer ned, as well as the chain of command and procedures 
for the coordination of actions to be taken by compet ent author ities, other public author ities, delegat ed bodies or 
natural persons involved, laborat ories and profess ional operators, including the coordination with neighbour ing 
Member States and neighbour ing third countr ies, where appropr iate; 
(b)  access of compet ent author ities to premises of profess ional operators, other relevant operat ors and natural persons; 23.11.2016 L 317/24 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (c)  access of compet ent author ities, where necessar y, to laboratori es, equipment, personnel, exte rnal exper tise and 
resources necessar y for the rapid and effective eradication or, where appropr iate, containment of the priority pest 
concer ned; 
(d)  measures to be taken concer ning the provision of information to the Commission, the other Member States, the 
profess ional operators concer ned and the public as regards the presence of the priority pest concer ned and the 
measures taken against it in the event that the presence of the pest concer ned is officiall y conf irmed or suspect ed; 
(e)  arrange ments for recording findings of the presence of the priority pest concer ned; 
(f)  the available assessments as set out in Article 6(2) and any assessment of the Member State as regards the risk of the 
priority pest concer ned for its territory ; 
(g)  the risk manage ment measures to be taken as regards the priority pest concer ned, in accordance with Section 1 of 
Annex II, and the procedures to be followed; 
(h)  principles for the geographical demarcation of demarcat ed areas; 
(i)  protocols descr ibing the methods of visual examinations, sampling and laboratory testing; and 
(j)  principles concer ning the training of personnel of the compet ent author ities and, where appropr iate, the bodies, 
public author ities, laboratories, professional operat ors and other persons referred to in point (a). 
Where appropr iate, the items referred to in points (d) to (j) of the first subparagraph shall take the form of instr uction 
manuals. 
3. Conting ency plans may be combined for multiple priority pests with similar biology and range of host species. In 
those cases, the contingenc y plan shall consist of a general part common to all priority pests covered by it and of 
specific parts for each priority pest concer ned. 
4. Within four years from the date of establishment of the list of priority pests, Member State s shall establish 
a continge ncy plan for the priority pests included in that list. 
Within one year from the date of the inclusion of any further pest concer ned in the list of priority pests, Member States 
shall establish a contingency plan for that priority pest. 
Member States shall regularly review and, where appropr iate, updat e their contingenc y plans. 
5. Member States shall, on request, communicat e their contingency plans to the Commission and to the other 
Member States, and shall inform all relevant professional operat ors through publication on the intern et. 
Article 26 
Simulation exercises for priority pests 
1. Member States shall carry out simulation exercises concer ning the imple mentation of the contingenc y plans at 
inter vals set according to the biology of the priority pest or pests concer ned and the risk posed by that pest or those 
pests. 
Those exercises shall take place with regar d to all priority pests concer ned within a reasonable period of time and with 
the involvement of the relevant stakeholders. 
Those exercises shall not be required where the Member State concer ned has recently taken measures for the eradication 
of the pest or pests concer ned. 
2. Simulation exercises concer ning priority pests whose presence in one Member State could have an impact on 
neighbour ing Member States may be carried out together by those Member State s on the basis of their respective 
contingenc y plans. 
Where appropr iate, Member States may carry out those simulation exer cises with neighbour ing third countr ies. 
3. Member State s shall, on request, make available a repor t on the results of each simulation exer cise to the 
Commission and to the other Member State s. 23.11.2016 L 317/25 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 27 
Action plans for priority pests 
1. Where the presence of a priority pest is officially conf irmed in the territory of a Member State pursuant to 
Article 10, the compet ent author ity shall immediat ely adopt a plan (the ‘action plan’) setting out the measures for the 
eradication of that pest, as provided for in Articles 17, 18 and 19, or its containment, as provided for in Article 28(2), 
as well as a time sched ule for the application of those measures. 
The action plan shall include a descr iption of the design and organisation of the surveys to be carried out and set out 
the number of visual examinations, samples to be taken and laboratory tests to be carried out, as well as the 
methodology to be applied for the examination, sampli ng and testing. 
The action plan shall be based on the relevant contingenc y plan and shall be immediately communicate d by the 
compet ent author ity to the profess ional operators concer ned. 
2. Each Member State shall, on request, notify the Commission and the other Member States of the action plans it 
has adopt ed. 
Article 28 
Union measures for specif ic Union quarantine pest s 
1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, set out measures against specific Union quarantine pests. 
Those measures shall implement, specific ally for each of the pests concer ned, one or more of the following provisions: 
(a)  Article 10 concer ning measures to be take n in the event of suspicion and official conf irmation by compet ent 
author ities of the presence of that Union quarantine pest ; 
(b)  Article 14 concer ning measures to be taken immediately by professional operat ors; 
(c)  Article 15 concer ning measures to be taken by persons other than profes sional operat ors; 
(d)  Article 17 concer ning eradication of Union quarantine pests; 
(e)  Article 18 concer ning establishment of demarcated areas; 
(f)  Article 19 concer ning surveys and modif ications of demarcat ed areas and lifting of restr ictions; 
(g)  Article 22 concer ning surveys on Union quarantine pests and pests provisionally qualifying as Union quarantine 
pests; 
(h)  Article 24 concer ning surveys for priority pests, as regards the number of visual examinations, samples and tests for 
particular priority pests; 
(i)  Article 25 concer ning continge ncy plans for priority pests; 
(j)  Article 26 concer ning simulation exercises for priority pests; 
(k)  Article 27 concer ning action plans for priority pests. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
2. By way of derogation from Article 17, where it is concluded, on the basis of the surveys referred to in Article 19 
or other evidence, that the eradication of the Union quarantine pest concer ned in a demarcated area is not possible, the 
Commission shall adop t implementing acts refer red to in paragraph 1 of this Article whic h set out measures with the 
purpose of containment. 
For the purpose of reac hing that conclusion, the Commission shall, without dela y, take the necessar y actions following 
the submission of the relevant evidence by the Member State concer ned or any other source. 23.11.2016 L 317/26 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     3. Where the Commission concludes that prevention measures in areas outside demarcated areas are necessar y to 
prote ct the part of the Union territory where the Union quarantine pest concer ned is not present, it may adopt 
implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 setting out such measures. 
4. The measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be taken in accordance with Annex II, taking into account 
the specific risks of the Union quarantine pests concer ned, the specific ecoclimatic conditions and risks as regar ds the 
Member States concer ned and the need to implement the necessar y risk-mitig ation measures in a harmonised manner at 
Union level. 
5. Until a measure has been adopt ed by the Commission, the Member State may maintain any measures that it has 
take n. 
6. On duly justif ied imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious pest risk, the Commission shall adopt 
immediately applicable implementing acts, in accordance with the procedure refer red to in Article 107(3). Those acts 
shall be adopt ed in accordance with Annex II, taking into account the specific risks of the Union quarantine pests 
concer ned, the specifi c ecoclimatic conditions and risks as regar ds the Member States concer ned and the need to 
implement the necessar y risk-mitig ation measures in a harmonised manner at Union level. 
7. Member States shall notify , through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, the Commission 
and other Member States of any cases of non-com pliance with the measures adopt ed pursuant to this Article which 
creat e a risk of spread of Union quarantine pests. 
Article 29 
Measures by Member States concer ning pest s not listed as Union quarantine pests 
1. Where the presence of a pest that is not included in the list of Union quarantine pests is officially confir med in the 
territory of a Member State , and the Member State considers that that pest may fulfil the conditions for inclusion in the 
list of Union quarantine pests, it shall immediat ely assess whether the pest fulfils the criteria set out in Subsection 1 of 
Section 3 of Annex I. If it concludes that those criteria are fulfilled, it shall immediat ely take eradication measures in 
accordance with Annex II. Articles 17 to 20 shall apply . 
Where it is concluded, on the basis of the surveys refer red to in Article 19 or other evidence, that the eradication of 
a pest in a demarcated area is not possible, Article 28(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis. 
Where the presence of a pest fulfilling the criteria referred to in the first subparagraph is officially confir med in 
a consignment of plants, plant products or other objects introduced into, or moved within, the territory of a Member 
State, that Member State shall take the necessar y measures to prevent the entr y of that pest into, and its establishment 
and spread in, the Union territory . 
Where a Member State suspects the presence in its territory of a pest fulfilling the criteria referred to in the first 
subparagraph, Article 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis. 
Pending the offici al confir mation of the presence of that pest, the Member State shall, where appropr iate, take phytosa ­
nitar y measures to mitig ate the risk of it spreading. 
2. After taking the measures referred to in paragraph 1, the Member State shall assess whether the pest concer ned 
fulfils the criteria for quarantine pests set out in Section 1 of Annex I. 
3. The Member State concer ned shall notify the Commission and the other Member State s of the presence of the pest 
referred to in paragraph 1. It shall also inform the Commission and the other Member States of the assessment refer red 
to in that paragraph, the measures taken and the evidence justifying those measures. 
It shall notify the Commission of the results of the assessment refer red to in paragraph 2 within two years of the official 
conf irmation of the presence of that pest. 
Notifications of the presence of that pest shall be submitted through the electronic notifi cation system referred to in 
Article 103. 23.11.2016 L 317/27 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 30 
Union measures concer ning pests not listed as Union quarantine pests 
1. Where the Commission receives a notific ation as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 29(3), or has other 
evidence concer ning the presence in, or imminent danger of entr y into, or spread within, the Union territory of a pest 
whic h is not included in the list of Union quarantine pests and it considers that that pest may fulfil the conditions for 
inclusion in that list, it shall immediately assess whether , as regards the Union territory, that pest fulfils the criteria set 
out in Subsection 2 of Section 3 of Annex I. 
Where the Commission concludes that those criteria are fulfilled, it shall immediately , by means of implementing acts, 
adopt measures for a limite d time as regards the risks posed by that pest. Those imple menting acts shall be adopt ed in 
accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
Those measures shall, where appropr iate, implement, specific ally for each of the pests concer ned, one or more of the 
provisions refer red to in points (a) to (g) of the first subparagraph of Article 28(1). 
2. After adopting the measures referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess whether the pest concer ned 
fulfils, as regar ds the Union territory , the criteria for quarantine pests set out in Section 1 of Annex I. 
3. Where it is concluded, on the basis of surveys refer red to in Articles 19 and 22 or other evidence, that the 
eradication of the pest concer ned in a demarcated area is not possible, the implementing acts refer red to in the second 
subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article may set out measures with the purpose of containment. 
4. Where it is concluded that prevention measures in areas outside demarcat ed areas are necessar y to prot ect the part 
of the Union territory where the pest concer ned is not present, the implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 may 
set out such measures. 
5. The measures refer red to in paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 shall be adopt ed in accordance with Annex II, taking into 
account the specific risks of the pests concer ned and the need to implement the necessar y risk-mitig ation measures in 
a harmonised manner at Union level. 
6. Until measures have been adop ted by the Commission, the Member State concer ned may maintain the measures 
that it has taken pursuant to Article 29. 
7. On duly justif ied imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious pest risk, the Commission shall adopt 
immediately applicable implementing acts, in accordance with the procedure refer red to in Article 107(3). Those acts 
shall be adopt ed in accordance with Annex II, taking into account the specifi c risks of the pests concer ned and the need 
to implement the necessar y risk-mitig ation measures in a harmonised manner at Union level. 
8. Member States shall notify , through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, the Commission 
and other Member States of any cases of non-com pliance with the measures adopt ed pursuant to this Article which 
creat e a risk of spread of the pests refer red to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 
Article 31 
More stringent requirements adopted by Member States 
1. Member State s may apply within their territories more stringent measures than those adop ted pursuant to 
Article 28(1), (2) and (3) and Article 30(1), (3) and (4), if justif ied by the objective of phyt osanitar y protection and in 
accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of Annex II. 
Those more stringent measures shall not impos e, or result in, any prohibitions or restr ictions on the introduction into, 
or movement within and through, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects, other than those 
imposed by Articles 40 to 58 and 71 to 102. 
2. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member State s of measures taken by them 
in accordance with paragraph 1. 
Member State s shall, on request, submit to the Commission and the other Member States an annual repor t on the 
measures taken in accordance with paragraph 1. 23.11.2016 L 317/28 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Section 3 
Protected zone quarantine pest s 
Article 32 
Recognition of protected zones 
1. Where a quarantine pest is present in the Union territory but not in the territory of a Member State or a part 
thereof, and is not a Union quarantine pest, the Commission may, upon application of that Member State pursuant to 
paragraph 4, recognise such territory or part thereof as a protect ed zone in accordance with paragraph 3 as regards that 
quarantine pest (‘prot ected zone quarantine pest’). 
2. A prot ected zone quarantine pest shall not be introduced into, moved within, or held, multiplied or released in, 
the respective protect ed zone. 
Article 8 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the introduction into, movement within, and holding and multiplication in, 
prote cted zones of prot ected zone quarantine pests. 
3. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish a list of protect ed zones and the respective 
prote cted zone quarantine pests. That list shall include the prot ected zones recognised in accordance with the first 
subparagraph of point (h) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, the respective pests liste d in Part B of Annex I and 
Part B of Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC, and codes specifi cally attribut ed to those pests. 
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts amending the implementing act refer red to in the first 
subparagraph, recognise additional protect ed zones where the conditions provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article are 
fulfilled . 
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, replace the implementing act referred to in the first 
subparagraph of this paragraph for the purpose of consolidating amendments. 
The implementing acts refer red to in this paragraph shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure 
referred to in Article 107(2). 
4. With the application refer red to in paragraph 1, the Member State concer ned shall submit : 
(a)  a descr iption of the boundar ies of the proposed prot ected zone, including maps; 
(b)  the results of surveys showing that, during at least the three years preceding the application, the quarantine pest 
concer ned was not present in the territory concer ned; and 
(c)  evidence that the quarantine pest concer ned fulfils the conditions set out in Article 3 with respect to the proposed 
protect ed zone. 
5. The surveys referred to in point (b) of paragraph 4 shall be carried out at appropr iate times and be of appropr iate 
intensi ty with regard to the possibility of detecting the presence of the quarantine pest concer ned. They shall be based 
on sound scientific and technical principles, and take into account the relevant intern ational standards. 
The Commission is empo wered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this Regulation 
by laying down detailed rules for those surveys. Those acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the development of 
scientific and technical knowledge and the applicable internati onal standards. 
6. The Commission may recognise temporar y protect ed zones. For that purpose, the conditions set out in 
paragraphs 1 and 4 and the first subparagraph of paragraph 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis. By way of derogation from 
the requirement refer red to in point (b) of paragraph 4, a survey shall have been carried out over a period of at least one 
year preceding the application. 
The recognition of a temporar y prote cted zone shall last no long er than three years after recognition, and shall expire 
automat ically after three years. 
7. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States and inform, via publication on the 
official website of the compet ent author ity, the profe ssional operators of the boundar ies of the protect ed zones in their 
territory , including by means of maps. 23.11.2016 L 317/29 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 33 
General obligations concer ning protected zones 
1. With regar d to a protect ed zone, the obligations set out in Articles 9 to 19 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the 
respective prote cted zone quarantine pest. 
2. A plant, plant product or other object originating in a demarcat ed area established in a prot ected zone for the 
prote cted zone quarantine pest concer ned shall not be moved from that demarcate d area into the remaining part of that 
prote cted zone or into any other prote cted zone established for that prote cted zone quarantine pest. 
By way of derog ation from the first subparagraph, that plant, plant product or other object may be moved out of that 
demarcate d area through and out of the protect ed zone concer ned only if it is pack ed and moved in such a way that 
there is no risk of spreading that protect ed zone quarantine pest within that prot ected zone. 
3. The demarcate d areas established within a prote cted zone and the eradication measures taken in those areas 
pursuant to Articles 17, 18 and 19 shall be immediat ely notified to the Commission and the other Member States. 
Article 34 
Sur veys on protected zone quarantine pests 
1. The compet ent author ity shall carry out annual surveys of each protect ed zone as rega rds the presence of the 
prote cted zone quarantine pest concer ned. Article 22(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to those surveys. 
The Commission is empo wered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this Regulation 
by laying down detailed rules for the preparation and the conte nt of those surveys. 
2. Member State s shall notify the Commission and the other Member States, by 30 Apr il of each year, of the results 
of the surveys referred to in paragraph 1 whic h were carried out in the preceding calendar year. 
Article 35 
Amendment of extent and revocation of recognition of protected zones 
1. The Commission may amend the exte nt of a prot ected zone on application by the Member State whose territory is 
concer ned. 
Where that amendment concer ns the exte nsion of a prot ected zone, Article 32 shall apply mutatis mutandis. 
2. On application by the Member State referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall revoke the recognition of 
a prot ected zone or reduce its exte nt. 
3. The Commission shall revok e the recognition of a protect ed zone if the surveys refer red to in Article 34 have not 
been carried out in accordance with that Article. 
4. The Commission shall revok e the recognition of a prot ected zone if the respective prote cted zone quarantine pest 
has been found to be present in that zone and one of the following conditions is fulfilled: 
(a)  no demarcate d area has been established, in accordance with Article 33(1), within three months of the official 
conf irmation of the presence of that pest ; 
(b)  the eradication measures take n in a demarcat ed area pursuant to Article 33(1) have not been successful within 
24 months of the official conf irmation of the presence of that pest, or within a period longer than 24 months 
where the biology of the pest so justif ies and that period is set out in the imp lementing act adopt ed pursuant to 
Article 32(3); 
(c)  information available to the Commission demonstrates, with regar d to the application of measures pursuant, by 
virtue of Article 33(1), to Articles 17, 18 and 19, gross negligence in reaction to the presence of that pest in the 
concer ned protect ed zone. 
5. The Commission shall revok e the recognition of a prot ected zone or reduce its exte nt, pursuant to paragraph 2, 3 
or 4 of this Article, by means of an implementing act amending the implementing act referred to in Article 32(3). That 
implementing act shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 23.11.2016 L 317/30 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     CHAPTER III 
Union regulated non-quar antine pests 
Article 36 
Def inition of Union regulated non-quarantine pests 
A pest is a ‘Union regulat ed non-quarantine pest’ if it fulfils all of the following conditions and it is included in the list 
referred to in Article 37: 
(a)  its identity is established in accordance with point (1) of Section 4 of Annex I; 
(b)  it is present in the Union territory; 
(c)  it is not a Union quarantine pest or a pest subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1); 
(d)  it is transmitted mainly through specifi c plants for planting, in accordance with point (2) of Section 4 of Annex I; 
(e)  its presence on those plants for planting has an unacceptable economic impact, as regards the intende d use of those 
plants for planting, in accordance with point (3) of Section 4 of Annex I; 
(f)  feasible and effective measures are available to prevent its presence on the plants for planting concer ned. 
Article 37 
Prohibition of the introduction and movement of Union regulated non-quarantine pests on plants 
for planting 
1. Prof essional operat ors shall not introduce a Union regulated non-quarantine pest into, or move that pest within, 
the Union territory on the plants for planting through which it is transmitt ed, as specifi ed in the list refer red to in 
paragraph 2. 
The prohibition laid down in the first subparagraph shall not apply in the following cases: 
(a)  movement of plants for planting within, or between, the premises of the professiona l operator concer ned; 
(b)  movement of plants for planting necessar y for their disinf ection. 
2. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish a list setting out the Union regulated non- 
quarantine pests and the specific plants for planting, as refer red to in point (d) of Article 36, where appropr iate with the 
catego ries refer red to in paragraph 7 of this Article and thresholds referred to in paragraph 8 of this Article. 
3. The list refer red to in paragraph 2 shall include the pests and the respective plants for planting set out in the 
following provisions: 
(a)  Section II of Part A of Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC; 
(b)  points (3) and (6) of Annex I and point (3) of Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC; 
(c)  Annex I to Directive 68/193/EEC; 
(d)  the acts adopt ed pursuant to Article 5(5) of Council Directive 98/56/EC (1); 
(e)  Annex II to Directive 2002/55/EC; 
(f)  Annex I and point B of Annex II to Directive 2002/56/EC, and the acts adopt ed pursuant to point (c) of Article 18 
of that Directive; 
(g)  point (4) of Annex I and point (5) of Annex II to Directive 2002/57/EC; 23.11.2016 L 317/31 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998 on the marketing of propagatin g material of ornamental plants (OJ L 226, 13.8.1998, 
p. 16). (h)  the acts adopt ed pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2008/72/EC; and 
(i)  the acts adopt ed pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2008/90/EC. 
Pests listed in Annex I and in Section I of Part A and in Part B of Annex II of Directive 2000/29/EC and listed as 
a Union quarantine pest pursuant to Article 5(2) of this Regulation, as well as pests subject to measures adopt ed 
pursuant to Article 30(1) of this Regulation, shall not be included in that list. 
4. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, where appropr iate, set out measures to prevent the 
presence of Union regulated non-quarantine pests on the plants for planting concer ned, as referred to in point (f) of 
Article 36 of this Regulation. Those measures shall, where appropr iate, concer n the introduction into, and the 
movement within, the Union of those plants. Those measures shall be adopt ed in accordance with the principles set out 
in Section 2 of Annex II to this Regulation. Those measures shall apply without prejudice to the measures adopt ed 
pursuant to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC and 98/56/EC, Council Directive 1999/105/EC (1), and 
Directives 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC. 
5. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, amend the implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 2 
and 4 of this Article where the results of an assessment show that: 
(a)  a pest not listed in the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article fulfils the conditions refer red to in 
Article 36; 
(b)  a pest listed in the implementing act refer red to in paragraph 2 of this Article no longer fulfils one or more of the 
conditions refer red to in Article 36; 
(c)  amendments to that list are necessar y as regar ds catego ries referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article or thresholds 
refer red to in paragraph 8 of this Article; or 
(d)  amendments to measures adopt ed pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article are necessar y. 
The Commission shall make that assessment available to the Member State s without dela y. 
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, replace the implementing acts refer red to in paragraphs 2 and 4 
of this Article for the purpose of consolidating amendments. 
6. The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 shall be adop ted in accordance with the examination 
procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
7. Where point (e) of Article 36 is only fulfilled for one or more of the pre-basic, basic, or certified mat erial, seed or 
seed potatoe s, or standard or CAC mat erial or seed, as referred to in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 
2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC, the list referred to in paragraph 2 
of this Article shall set out those categor ies stating that the prohibition of introduction and movement provided for in 
paragraph 1 of this Article only applies to those catego ries. 
8. Where point (e) of Article 36 is only fulfilled if the pest concer ned is present at an incidence above a certain 
threshold higher than zero, the list refer red to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall set out that threshold stating that the 
prohibition of introduction and movement provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article only applies above that threshold. 
Such a threshold shall only be set if both of the following points are fulfilled: 
(a)  it is possible for professional operators to ensure that the incidence of that Union regulate d non-quarantine pest on 
those plants for planting does not exce ed that threshold; 
(b)  it is possible to verify whether that threshold is not exceed ed in lots of those plants for planting. 
The principles for the management of the risk of pests set out in Section 2 of Annex II shall apply . 
9. Article 31 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the measures to be take n by the Member State s concer ning regulated 
non-quarantine pests and the respective plants for planting. 23.11.2016 L 317/32 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17). Article 38 
Amendment of Section 4 of Annex I 
The Commission is empo wered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending Section 4 of Annex I 
in order to adapt it to the development of scientifi c and technical kno wledge and of relevant internati onal standards. 
Article 39 
Union regulated non-quarantine pests used for scientif ic or educational pur poses, trials, varietal 
selection, breeding or exhibitions 
The prohibition provided for in Article 37 shall not apply to Union regulated non-quarantine pests which are present on 
plants for planting used for scientific or educational purposes, trials, varietal selection, breeding or exhibitions. 
CHAPTER IV 
Measur es concer ning plants, plant products and other objects 
Section 1 
Measures relating to the entire Union ter ritory 
Article 40 
Prohibition of the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory 
1. Certain plants, plant products or other objects shall not be introduced into the Union territory if they originate 
from all or certain third countr ies or territori es. 
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a list containing the plants, plant products and other 
objects refer red to in paragraph 1 whic h are prohibit ed from being introduced into the territory of the Union, together 
with the third countr ies, groups of third countr ies or specific areas of third countr ies to which the prohibition applies. 
The first of those implementing acts shall include the plants, plant products and other objects as well as their countr ies 
of origin as listed in Part A of Annex III to Directive 2000/29/EC. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2) of 
this Regulation. 
In the list established by those implementing acts, the plants, plant products and other objects shall also be identif ied by 
their respective code in accordance with the classification in the Combined Nomenclature as laid down in Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) (‘CN code’) where that code is available. Other codes laid down by Union legislation 
shall, in addition, be referred to where they specify further the applicable CN code for a specif ic plant, plant product or 
other object. 
3. Where a plant, plant product or other object originating in or being dispatche d from a third countr y poses a pest 
risk of an unaccept able level due to the likelihood that it hosts a Union quarantine pest, and that pest risk cannot be 
reduced to an accepta ble level by applying one or more of the measures set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of 
Annex II, the Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2 according ly to include in it that 
plant, plant product or other object and the third countr ies, groups of third countr ies or specifi c areas of third countr ies 
concer ned. 
Where a plant, plant product or other object included in that implementing act does not pose a pest risk of an 
unaccep table level, or it poses such a risk but that risk can be reduced to an acceptable level by applying one or more of 
the measures set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of Annex II, the Commission shall amend that implementing act 
according ly. 23.11.2016 L 317/33 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff 
(OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1). The accept ability of the level of that pest risk shall be assessed in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of 
Annex II, where appropr iate with regard to one or more specifi c third countr ies. 
Those amendments shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
On duly justif ied imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious pest risk, the Commission shall adopt those 
amendments by immediately applicable implementing acts, in accordance with the procedure refer red to in 
Article 107(3). 
4. Member States shall notify , through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, the Commission 
and other Member States where plants, plant products or other objects have been introduced into the Union territory in 
violation of paragraph 1. 
That notific ation shall also be made to the third countr y from whic h the plants, plant products or other objects were 
introduced into the Union territory . 
Article 41 
Plants, plant products and other objects subject to special and equivalent requirements 
1. Certain plants, plant products or other objects may only be introduced into, or moved within, the Union territory 
if special requirements, or equivalent requirements, are fulfilled. Those plants, plant products or other objects may 
originate from third countr ies or within the Union territory . 
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a list containing the plants, plant products and other 
objects and the corresponding special requirements as referred to in paragraph 1. That list shall, where applicable, 
include the third countr ies, groups of third countr ies or specifi c areas within third countr ies concer ned. 
The first of those implementing acts shall include the plants, plant products and other objects, the special requirements 
and, where applicable, their third countr y of origin as listed in Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2) of 
this Regulation. 
In the list established by those implementing acts, those plants, plant products and other objects shall also be identif ied 
by their respective CN code where that code is available. Other codes laid down by Union legislation shall, in addition, 
be refer red to where they specify further the applicable CN code for a specific plant, plant product or other object. 
3. Where a plant, plant product or other object poses a pest risk of an unaccep table level due to the likelihood that it 
hosts a Union quarantine pest, and that pest risk can be reduced to an acceptable level by applying one or more of the 
measures set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of Annex II, the Commission shall amend the implementing act refer red 
to in paragraph 2 to include in it that plant, plant product or other object and the measures to be applied to it. Those 
measures and the requirements refer red to in paragraph 2 constitute ‘special requirements’. 
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph may take the form of specific requirements, adop ted in accordance 
with Article 44(1), for the introduction into the Union territory of particular plants, plant products or other objects 
whic h are equivalent to special requirements for the introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory of 
those plants, plant products or other objects (‘equivalent requirements’) . 
Where a plant, plant product or other object included in that implementing act does not pose a pest risk of an 
unaccep table level, or it poses such a risk but that risk cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by the special 
requirements, the Commission shall amend that imple menting act according ly by remo ving that plant, plant product or 
other object from the list or by including it in the list refer red to in Article 40(2). 
The accept ability of the level of that pest risk shall be assessed, and the measures to reduce that risk to an accept able 
level shall be adop ted, in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of Annex II, where appropr iate with regar d 
to one or more specifi c third countr ies or parts thereof. 23.11.2016 L 317/34 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Those amendments shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
On duly justif ied imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious pest risk, the Commission shall adopt immediate ly 
applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure refer red to in Article 107(3). 
4. In the event that plants, plant products or other objects have been introduced into, or moved within, the Union 
territory in violation of paragraph 1, Member States shall adopt the necessar y measures, as refer red to in Union 
legislation on official controls, and shall notify the Commission and other Member State s through the electronic 
notificati on system refer red to in Article 103. 
Where applicable, that notification shall also be made to the third countr y from whic h the plants, plant products or 
other objects were introduced into the Union territory . 
Article 42 
Rest rictions on the basis of a preliminar y assessment for the introduction into the Union territory 
of high-r isk plants, plant products and other objects 
1. A plant, plant product or other object originating in a third countr y and whic h is not listed in accordance with 
Article 40 or not sufficiently covered by the requirements referred to in Article 41 or not subject to the temporar y 
measures of Article 49 and whic h, on the basis of a preliminar y assessment, presents a pest risk of an unaccep table level 
for the Union territory is a ‘high-r isk plant’, ‘high-r isk plant product’ or ‘high-r isk other object ’ (‘high-r isk plants, plant 
products or other objects ’). 
That preliminar y assessment shall take into account, as appropr iate for the plant, plant product or other object 
concer ned, the criteria set out in Annex III. 
2. High-r isk plants, plant products or other objects listed in the implementing act provided for in paragraph 3 shall 
not be introduced into the Union territory from the third countr ies, groups of third countr ies or specific areas of third 
countr ies of origin concer ned by that listing. 
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts provisionally listing at the appropr iate taxonomic level, pending 
the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 4, the high-r isk plants, plant products or other objects refer red to in 
paragraph 1 and, where appropr iate, the third countr ies, groups of third countr ies or specific areas of third countr ies 
concer ned. 
The first of those imp lementing acts shall be adopt ed by 14 December 2018. 
In the list established by those implementing acts, those plants, plant products and other objects, where applicable, shall 
also be identified by their respective CN code where that code is available. Other codes laid down by Union legislation 
shall, in addition, be referred to where they specify further the applicable CN code for a specif ic plant, plant product or 
other object. 
4. If it is concluded, on the basis of a risk assessment, that the plant, plant product or other object originating in the 
third countr y, group of third countr ies or specifi c area of the third countr y concer ned referred to in paragraph 2, on the 
taxonomic level as listed in the implementing act provided for in paragraph 3 or belo w that level, does not pose a risk 
of an unacceptable level by its likelihood to host a Union quarantine pest, the Commission shall adop t an imple menting 
act remo ving that plant, plant product or other object from the list refer red to in that paragraph for the third countr ies 
concer ned. 
If it is concluded, on the basis of a risk assessment, that the plant, plant product or other object originating in the third 
countr y, group of third countr ies or specifi c area of the third countr y concer ned referred to in paragraph 2 poses an 
unaccep table risk due to the likelihood that it hosts a Union quarantine pest, and that that pest risk cannot be reduced 
to an accept able level by applying one or more of the measures set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of Annex II, the 
Commission shall adopt an implementing act remo ving that plant, plant product or other object and the third countr ies 
concer ned from the list referred to in paragraph 2 and add it to the list referred to in Article 40. 23.11.2016 L 317/35 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     If it is concluded, on the basis of a risk assessment, that the plant, plant product or other object originating in the third 
countr y, group of third countr ies or specifi c area of the third countr y concer ned referred to in paragraph 2 poses an 
unaccep table risk, but that that risk can be reduced to an acceptable level by applying one or more of the measures set 
out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of Annex II, the Commission shall adopt an imple menting act remo ving that plant, 
plant product or other object and the third countr y, group of third countr ies or specific area of the third countr y 
concer ned from the list referred to in paragraph 2 and add it to the list referred to in Article 41. 
5. Provided that demand for import of plants, plant products or other objects listed in the implementing act provided 
for in paragraph 3 is identif ied, the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 4 shall be carried out within an appropr iate 
and reasonable period of time. 
Where appropr iate, that assessment may be limited to plants, plant products or other objects of a particular third 
countr y of origin or dispatch, or a group of third countr ies of origin or dispatch. 
6. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down specifi c rules concer ning the procedure to be 
followed in order to carry out the risk assessment refer red to in paragraph 4. 
7. The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 shall be adop ted in accordance with the examination 
procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
Article 43 
Specif ic impor t conditions for the introduction into the Union territor y of wood packa ging 
mater ial 
1. Wood packag ing mat erial, whether or not actually in use in the transpor t of objects of all kinds, shall only be 
introduced into the Union territory if it fulfils all of the following requirements: 
(a)  it has been subject to one or more of the appro ved treatments and compl ies with the applicable requirements set 
out in Annex 1 to the Intern ational Standard for Phyt osanitar y Measures No 15 Regulation of Wood Packaging 
Mater ial in Inter national Trade (ISPM15); 
(b)  it is mark ed with the mark referred to in Annex 2 of ISPM15 attesting that it has been subject to the treatments 
refer red to in point (a). 
This paragraph shall not apply to wood packag ing mater ial which is subject to the exem ptions provided for in ISPM15. 
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending the requirements 
set out in paragraph 1 of this Article to take into account the development of intern ational standards, and in particular 
of ISPM15. 
Those delegat ed acts may also determi ne that wood packag ing mat erial not subject to the exem ptions provided for in 
ISPM15 is exem pted from the requirements of paragraph 1 of this Article or is subject to less stringent requirements. 
Article 44 
Setting out of equivalent requirements 
1. The Commission shall set out equivalent requirements, by means of implementing acts, on request of a particular 
third countr y, if both of the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  the third countr y concer ned ensures, through the application under its official control of one or more specified 
measures, a level of phytosan itary protection whic h is equivalent to the special requirements in respect of the 
movement within the Union territory of the plants, plant products and other objects concer ned; 
(b)  the third countr y concer ned demonstrates to the Commission that the specifi ed measures referred to in point (a) 
achieve the level of phyt osanitar y protection referred to in that point. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 23.11.2016 L 317/36 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     2. Where appropr iate, the Commission shall carry out inve stigations in the third countr y concer ned to verify whether 
the conditions referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 are fulfilled . Those inve stigations 
shall comply with requirements for Commission inve stigations as refer red to in Union legislation on official controls. 
Article 45 
Information to be provided to trav ellers and clients of pos tal services 
1. Member State s, seapor ts, airports and international transpor t operat ors shall make information available to 
passeng ers concer ning prohibitions refer red to in Article 40(2), requirements referred to in Articles 41(2) and 42(3) and 
the exemption referred to in Article 75(2) as regards the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into 
the Union territory. 
They shall provide that information in the form of poste rs or brochur es and, where applicable, on their intern et sites. 
Postal services and profe ssional operators involved in sales through distance contracts shall also make available to their 
clients that information concer ning plants, plant products and other objects refer red to in the first subparagraph at least 
through the intern et. 
The Commission may, by means of imp lementing acts, set out arrang ements for the presentation and use of those 
poster s and brochures. Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure refer red 
to in Article 107(2). 
2. Member States shall, on request, submit to the Commission a repor t summar ising the information provided 
pursuant to this Article. 
Article 46 
Exception from prohibitions and requirements for frontier zones 
1. By way of derogat ion from Article 40(1), Article 41(1) and Article 42(2), Member States may author ise the 
introduction into the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects which fulfil all of the following 
conditions: 
(a)  they are grown or produced in areas of third countr ies in the vicinity of their land border with Member State s (‘third 
countr y frontier zones’); 
(b)  they are introduced into areas of Member States immediately across that border (‘Member State frontier zones ’); 
(c)  they are to be subject to processing in those Member State frontier zones in such a manner that any pest risk is 
eliminated ; 
(d)  they do not pose any risk of spreading Union quarantine pests or pests subject to measures adop ted pursuant to 
Article 30(1) caused by movements within the frontier zone. 
Those plants, plant products and other objects shall only be moved into and within the Member State frontier zones, 
and only under the offici al control of the compet ent author ity. 
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by setting out the following: 
(a)  the maximum width of third countr y frontier zones and Member State frontier zones, as appropr iate for the specifi c 
plants, plant products and other objects; 
(b)  the maximum distance of the movement of the plants, plant products and other objects concer ned within the third 
countr y frontier zones and Member State frontier zones; and 
(c)  the procedures for the author isation of the introduction into, and movement within, the Member State frontier 
zones of plants, plant products and other objects referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 
The width of those zones shall be such as to ensure that the introduction and movement of those plants, plant products 
and other objects in the Union territory does not pose any pest risks to the Union territory or parts of it. 23.11.2016 L 317/37 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down specif ic conditions or measures concer ning the 
introduction into Member State frontier zones of particular plants, plant products and other objects, and determi ne 
specific third countr ies whic h are subject to this Article. 
Those acts shall be adop ted in accordance with Annex II and, where appropr iate, taking into account the development 
of scientific and technical kno wledge and internati onal standards. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
4. Member States shall notify , through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, the Commission 
and the other Member State s where plants, plant products or other objects have been introduced into, or moved within, 
Member State frontier zones or third countr y frontier zones in violation of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. 
That notific ation shall also be made to the third countr y from whic h the plants, plant products or other objects were 
introduced into the frontier zone concer ned. 
Article 47 
Requirements for phyt osanit ary transit 
1. By way of derogation from Article 40(1), Article 41(1), Article 42(2), Article 72(1) and Article 73, plants, plant 
products and other objects may be introduced into, and be passed through, the Union territory to a third countr y, either 
in the form of transit or transhipment (‘phyt osanitar y transit’), if they fulfil both of the following conditions: 
(a)  they are accompanied by a signed declaration of the profe ssional operator in control of those plants, plant products 
and other objects stating that those plants, plant products or other objects are in phytosanitar y transit ; 
(b)  they are pack ed and moved in such a way that there is no risk of spreading of Union quarantine pests during their 
introduction into, and passing through, the Union territory. 
2. Com petent author ities shall prohibit phytosan itary transit if the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned 
do not compl y, or there is reasonable evidence that they will not compl y, with paragraph 1. 
Article 48 
Plants, plant products and other objects used for official testing, scientif ic or educational pur poses, 
trials, varietal selection or breeding 
1. By way of derog ation from Article 40(1), Article 41(1) and Article 42(2), Member States may, on application, 
author ise temporar ily the introduction into, and the movement within, their territory of plants, plant products and other 
objects used for official testing, scientifi c or educational purposes, trials, varietal selection or breeding. 
That author isation shall be granted for the activity concer ned only if adequat e restr ictions are imposed to ensure that the 
presence of the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned does not cause an unaccep table risk of the spread of 
a Union quarantine pest or pest subject to the measures adop ted pursuant to Article 30(1), taking into account the 
identity , biology and means of dispersal of the pests concer ned, the activity envisaged, the intera ction with the 
environment and other relevant factors relating to the pest risk posed by those plants, plant products or other objects. 
2. Where an author isation is grant ed in accordance with paragraph 1, it shall include all of the following conditions: 
(a)  the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned are to be kept in a location and under conditions found to be 
appropr iate by the compet ent author ities and refer red to in the author isation; 23.11.2016 L 317/38 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (b)  the activity involving those plants, plant products or other objects is to be carried out in a quarantine station or 
a conf inement facility designate d in accordance with Article 60 by the compet ent author ity and referred to in the 
author isation; 
(c)  the activity involving those plants, plant products or other objects is to be carried out by personnel whose scientifi c 
and technical compet ence is found to be appropr iate by the compet ent author ity and refer red to in the author is­
ation; 
(d)  those plants, plant products or other objects are to be accompanied by the author isation when introduced into, or 
moved within, the Union territory . 
3. The author isation refer red to in paragraph 1shall be limited to the amount and duration that is adequate for the 
activity concer ned and shall not exceed the capacity of the designate d quarantine station or conf inement facility . 
It shall include the restr ictions necessar y to adequately eliminate the risk of the spread of the relevant Union quarantine 
pests or pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1). 
4. The compet ent author ity shall monitor compl iance with the conditions refer red to in paragraph 2 and the 
limitation and the restr ictions referred to in paragraph 3 and take the necessar y action in case those conditions, that 
limitation or those restr ictions are not complied with. 
Where appropr iate, that action shall be the revocati on of the author isation refer red to in paragraph 1. 
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by laying down detailed rules concer ning: 
(a)  the exchang e of information between Member States and the Commission concer ning the introduction into, and 
movement within, the Union territory of the plants, plant products and other objects concer ned; 
(b)  the procedures and conditions for granting the author isation refer red to in paragraph 1 of this Article; and 
(c)  the requirements for the monitori ng of compliance and the actions to be taken in the event of non-com pliance, as 
refer red to in paragraph 4 of this Article. 
Article 49 
Temporar y measures concer ning plants, plant products and other objects likely to pose newly 
identif ied pest risks or other suspected phyt osanit ary risks 
1. The Commission may adopt, by means of implementing acts, temporar y measures as regards the introduction into, 
and movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects from third countr ies where the 
following conditions are fulfilled : 
(a)  the plants, plant products or other objects are likely to pose newly identif ied pest risks whic h are not sufficiently 
covered by any Union measures and are not linked, or cannot yet be linked, to Union quarantine pests or pests 
subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1); 
(b)  there is insuffi cient phyt osanitar y exper ience, such as in relation to new plant species or pathwa ys, as regards trade 
in the plants, plant products and other objects concer ned originating in or dispatched from the third countr ies 
concer ned; 
(c)  no assessment has been carried out as regards the newly identif ied pest risks for the Union territory in respect of 
those plants, plant products or other objects from the third countr ies concer ned. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
2. The temporar y measures refer red to in paragraph 1 shall be adopt ed taking into account Section 2 of Annex II and 
Annex IV. 23.11.2016 L 317/39 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     They shall provide for one or more of the following, as necessar y in the case concer ned: 
(a)  systemat ic and intensive inspections and sampling, at the point of introduction, of each lot of plants, plant products 
or other objects introduced into the Union territory and the testing of sam ples; 
(b)  a quarantine period, within a quarantine station or a conf inement facility as referred to in Article 60, to verify the 
absence of the newly identified pest risk concer ned in those plants, plant products or other objects; 
(c)  a prohibition of the introduction of those plants, plant products or other objects into the Union territory . 
In the cases referred to in points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph, the imp lementing act referred to in 
paragraph 1 may also set out specifi c measures to be taken before the introduction into the Union territory of those 
plants, plant products or other objects. 
3. The temporar y measures refer red to in paragraph 1 shall apply for an appropr iate and reasonable period of time, 
pending the charact erisation of pests likely to be associated with those plants, plant products or other objects from 
those third countr ies and the full assessment of the risks posed by those pests in accordance with Section 1 of Annex I. 
4. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious newly identif ied pest risk, the Commission 
shall adop t immediately applicable implementing acts, in accordance with the procedure refer red to in Article 107(3). 
Those acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of Annex II. 
5. By way of derogation from the measures adopt ed pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, Article 48 shall apply to 
the introduction into, and the movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products or other objects used for 
official testing, scientifi c or educational purposes, trials, varietal selection or breeding. 
6. Member States shall submit a repor t to the Commission and the other Member State s, by 30 Apr il of each year, on 
the application of the measures refer red to in point (a) or (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 during the 
preceding calendar year . 
Member State s shall notify the Commission and the other Member States where, following the application of the 
measures referred to in points (a) or (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 2, a pest has been found to be present 
whic h is likely to pose newly identified pest risks. 
Member States shall notify , through the electronic notifi cation syste m refer red to in Article 103, the Commission and 
the other Member States of any case where the introduction of a plant, plant product or other object into the Union 
territory was refused, or its movement within the Union territory prohibited, because the Member State concer ned 
considered that the prohibition refer red to in point (c) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 was violated. Where 
applicable, that notification shall include the measures taken by that Member State on the plants, plant products or 
other objects concer ned, as referred to in Union legislation on official controls. 
Where applicable, the third countr y from whic h the plants, plant products or other objects were dispatche d for 
introduction into the Union territory shall also be notifi ed. 
Article 50 
Repor t from the Commission on the enforcement and effectiv eness of measures relating to 
impor ts into the Union territor y 
By 14 December 2021, the Commission shall present a repor t to the European Parliament and the Council on the 
enforcement and effectiveness of measures relating to impor ts into the Union territory, including a cost-benefit analysis, 
and, where appropr iate, present a legislative proposal. 
Article 51 
Amendment of Annexes III and IV 
The Commission is emp owered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending Annexes III and IV in 
order to adap t them to the development of scientifi c and technical kno wledge and of relevant internati onal standards. 23.11.2016 L 317/40 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 52 
Temporar y measures by Member States concer ning imminent danger 
1. Where a Member State considers that the introduction into, or movement within, its territory of plants, plant 
products or other objects from certain third countr ies or certain other Member States poses an unacceptable level of 
pest risk concer ning the entr y into, and establishment and spread in, its territory of a Union quarantine pest or a pest 
assessed to fulfil the conditions for inclusion in the list of Union quarantine pests, and that risk is not adequate ly 
mitig ated by the measures refer red to in Article 17(1) and (2), Article 18(1), Article 19(1), Article 28(1) and (2), 
Article 29(1), Article 30(1) and (3), Article 40(2) and (3), Article 41(2) and (3), Article 42(3), Article 49(1) and 
Article 53, it shall notify in writing the Commission and the other Member States of the Union measures it would like 
to be taken, together with the technical or scientifi c justification for those measures. 
2. If a Member State considers that the Union measures refer red to in paragraph 1 are not being, or cannot be, taken 
in suffi cient time to mitig ate the risk referred to that paragraph, it may take temporar y measures to protect its territory 
against the imminent danger . Those temporar y measures, and the technical justif ication for those measures, shall be 
notified immediately to the Commission and the other Member States. 
3. Where the Commission receives the notification referred to in paragraph 1, it shall immediately assess whether the 
risk refer red to in paragraph 1 is adequately mitig ated by the measures referred to in Article 17(1) and (2), Article 18(1), 
Article 19(1), Article 28(1) and (2), Article 29(1), Article 30(1) and (3), Article 40(2) and (3), Article 41(2) and (3), 
Article 42(3), Article 49(1) and Article 53, or whether any new measure should be adopt ed pursuant to those Articles. 
4. Where, on the basis of the assessment refer red to in paragraph 3, the Commission concludes that the risk refer red 
to in paragraph 1 is not adequate ly mitig ated by the temporar y measures taken by the Member State pursuant to 
paragraph 2, or if those measures are dispropor tionat e or not adequately justified, it may decide, by means of 
implementing acts, that those measures are to be repealed or amended. Until such an implementing act has been 
adopt ed by the Commission, the Member State may maintain the measures that it has take n. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
Section 2 
Measures relating to protected zones 
Article 53 
Prohibition of introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into protected zones 
1. Certain plants, plant products or other objects originating from third countr ies or within the Union territory shall 
not be introduced into certain prote cted zones. 
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a list containing the plants, plant products and other 
objects refer red to in paragraph 1 which are prohibit ed from being introduced into certain prot ected zones. The first of 
those implementing acts shall include the plants, plant products and other objects and their respective prote cted zones 
and, where applicable, their countr y of origin as liste d in Part B of Annex III to Directive 2000/29/EC. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2) of 
this Regulation. 
In the list established by those implementing acts, the plants, plant products and other objects shall also be identif ied by 
their respective CN code where that code is available. Other codes laid down by Union legislation shall, in addition, be 
referred to where they specify further the applicable CN code for a specifi c plant, plant product or other object. 
3. Where a plant, plant product or other object coming from outside a prot ected zone poses a pest risk of an 
unaccep table level by its likelihood of hosting the respective protect ed zone quarantine pest and that risk cannot be 
reduced to an accepta ble level by applying one or more of the measures set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of 
Annex II, the Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2 according ly to include in it that 
plant, plant product or other object and the prote cted zone or zones concer ned. 23.11.2016 L 317/41 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Where a plant, plant product or other object included in that implementing act does not pose a pest risk of an 
unaccep table level, or it poses such a risk but that risk can be reduced to an acceptable level by applying one or more of 
the measures set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of Annex II, the Commission shall amend that implementing act 
according ly. 
Those amendments shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
The accept ability of the level of that pest risk shall be assessed in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of 
Annex II. 
On duly justif ied imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious pest risk, the Commission shall adopt immediate ly 
applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure refer red to in Article 107(3). 
4. Member States shall notify , through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, the Commission 
and other Member States of any cases where plants, plant products or other objects have been introduced into, or 
moved within, the protect ed zone concer ned in violation of the prohibitions adopt ed pursuant to this Article. 
Where applicable, the Member States or the Commission shall notify the third countr y from whic h the plants, plant 
products or other objects were introduced into the prote cted zone concer ned. 
Article 54 
Plants, plant products and other objects subject to special requirements for protected zones 
1. Certain plants, plant products or other objects may only be introduced into, or moved within, certain protect ed 
zones if special requirements for those prot ected zones are fulfilled. 
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a list containing the plants, plant products and other 
objects, their respective prot ected zones and the corresponding special requirements for protect ed zones. The first of 
those implementing acts shall include the plants, plant products and other objects, their respective prot ected zones and 
the special requirements for prot ected zones as listed in Part B of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2) of 
this Regulation. 
In the list established by those implementing acts, those plants, plant products and other objects shall also be identif ied 
by their respective CN code where that code is available. Other codes laid down by Union legislation shall, in addition, 
be refer red to where they specify further the applicable CN code for a specific plant, plant product or other object. 
3. Where a plant, plant product or other object coming from outside the protect ed zone concer ned poses a pest risk 
of an unaccep table level for that protect ed zone by its likelihood of hosting a prote cted zone quarantine pest, and that 
risk can be reduced to an acceptable level by applying one or more of the measures set out in points 2 and 3 of 
Section 1 of Annex II, the Commission shall amend the implementing act refer red to in paragraph 2 to include in it that 
plant, plant product or other object and the measures to be applied to it. Those measures and the requirements refer red 
to in paragraph 2 constitut e ‘special requirements for prote cted zones’. 
Where a plant, plant product or other object included in that implementing act does not pose a pest risk of an 
unaccep table level for the protect ed zone concer ned, or it poses such a risk but that risk cannot be reduced to an 
acceptab le level by the special requirements for protect ed zones, the Commission shall amend that implementing act 
according ly. 
Those amendments shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
The accept ability of the level of that pest risk shall be assessed, and the measures to reduce that risk to an accept able 
level shall be adopt ed, in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of Annex II. 
On duly justif ied imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious pest risk, the Commission shall adopt immediate ly 
applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure refer red to in Article 107(3). 23.11.2016 L 317/42 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     4. Member States shall notify , through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, the Commission 
and other Member States where plants, plant products or other objects have been introduced into, or moved within, the 
prote cted zone concer ned in violation of the measures adopt ed pursuant to this Article. 
Where applicable, the Member States or the Commission shall notify the third countr y from whic h the plants, plant 
products or other objects were introduced into the Union territory. 
Article 55 
Informa tion to be provided to trav ellers and clients of pos tal services as regards protected zones 
Article 45 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the introduction into, or the movement within, protect ed zones of plants, 
plant products and other objects. 
Article 56 
Exc eption from prohibitions and requirements for frontier zones as regards protected zones 
Article 46 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the plants, plant products and other objects liste d in the implementing acts 
provided for in Article 53(2) and (3) and Article 54(2) and (3) whic h are introduced from a third countr y frontier zone 
into the respective prote cted zones border ing that frontier zone. 
Article 57 
Requirements for phytosanit ary transit as regards protected zones 
Article 47 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the phytosan itary transit of the plants, plant products and other objects listed 
in the implementing acts provided for in Article 53(2) and (3) and Article 54(2) and (3) through prote cted zones. 
Article 58 
Plants, plant products and other objects used for official testing, scientif ic or educational pur poses, 
trials, varietal selection or breeding as regards protected zones 
By way of derog ation from the prohibitions and requirements provided for in Article 53(1) and Article 54(1), Article 48 
shall apply mutatis mutandis to the introduction into, and the movement within, protect ed zones of plants, plant 
products and other objects liste d in the implementing acts provided for in Article 53(2) and (3) and Article 54(2) 
and (3) and used for official testing, scientific or educational purposes, trials, varietal selection or breeding. 
Section 3 
Other measures concer ning plants, plant products and other objects 
Article 59 
General requirements for vehicles, machiner y and packa ging mater ial 
1. Vehicles, machi nery and packag ing mate rial used for plants, plant products or other objects refer red to in the 
implementing acts adopt ed pursuant to Article 28(1) and (2), Article 30(1) and (3), Article 40(2), Article 41(2) and (3), 
Article 42(3) and Article 49(1) and moving into or within the Union territory , or through the Union territory pursuant 
to Article 47, shall be free from Union quarantine pests and from the pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to 
Article 30(1). 
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply to protect ed zones also as regards the respective protect ed zone quarantine pests. 23.11.2016 L 317/43 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 60 
Designation of quarantine stations and conf inement facilities 
1. For the purposes referred to in Articles 8, 48, 49 and 58, Member States shall take one or more of the following 
actions, taking into account the relevant pest risk: 
(a)  designate in their territory quarantine stations or conf inement facilities; 
(b)  author ise the use of designated quarantine stations or conf inement facilities in another Member State, provided that, 
where applicable, that other Member State has agreed to such author isation; 
(c)  designate temporar ily the premises of profes sional operat ors or other persons as confinement facilities for the pests, 
plants, plant products or other objects and their relevant uses as set out in Articles 8, 48 and 49. 
2. Member States shall, on request, communicate a list of the designat ed quarantine stations and confinement 
facilities in their territory to the Commission and the other Member States. 
Article 61 
Requirements for quarantine stations and conf inement facilities 
1. Quarantine stations and confinement facilities refer red to in Article 60 shall meet the following requirements to 
prevent the spread of Union quarantine pests: 
(a)  they provide physical isolation of the pests, plants, plant products and other objects to be kept in quarantine or 
conf inement and ensure they cannot be accessed or remo ved from those stations or facilities without consent of the 
compet ent author ity; 
(b)  they have systems, or access to system s, for steri lisation, decontamination or destr uction of infested plants, plant 
products and other objects, waste and equipment before remo val from the stations or facilities; 
(c)  they have an identif ication and descr iption of the tasks of those stations and facilities, the persons responsible for 
carrying out those tasks and the conditions under whic h they shall carry out those tasks; 
(d)  they have a suffi cient number of suitably qualified, trained and exper ienced personnel; and 
(e)  they have a contingency plan for the purpose of effectively eliminating any unintended presence of Union 
quarantine pests and pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1) and preventing their spread. 
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down specific rules in order to provide unif orm 
conditions of application for the requirements set out in paragraph 1 in relation to the type of plants, plant products 
and other objects and the actual or potential risk, including specif ic requirements for official testing, scientifi c or 
educational purposes, trials, varietal selection or breeding. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
Article 62 
Operation of quarantine stations and conf inement facilities 
1. The person responsible for the quarantine station or confinement facility shall monitor that station or facility and 
its immediate vicinity for the unintended presence of Union quarantine pests and pests subject to measures adopt ed 
pursuant to Article 30(1). 
2. Where an unint ended presence of a pest refer red to in paragraph 1 is found or suspect ed, the person responsible 
for the quarantine station or confinement facility concer ned shall take the appropr iate action, based on the contingency 
plan refer red to in point (e) of Article 61(1). The oblig ations set out for profess ional operators in Article 14 shall apply 
mutatis mutandis to the person responsible for the quarantine station or confinement facility . 23.11.2016 L 317/44 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     3. The person responsible for the quarantine station or conf inement facility shall keep records on the following: 
(a)  the personnel emplo yed; 
(b)  the visitors accessing the station or facility ; 
(c)  the pests, plants, plant products and other objects enter ing and leav ing the station or facility ; 
(d)  the place of origin of such plants, plant products and other objects; and 
(e)  obser vations concer ning the presence of pests on such plants, plant products and other objects inside the quarantine 
station or confinement facility and in its immediat e vicinity . 
Those records shall be kept for three years. 
Article 63 
Super vision of quarantine stations and conf inement facilities and revocation of designation 
1. The compet ent author ity shall regularly inspect the quarantine stations and conf inement facilities to verify whether 
they meet the requirements set out in Article 61 and the operation conditions set out in Article 62. 
It shall determine the frequency of those inspections according to the pest risk relat ed to the operation of the quarantine 
stations or conf inement facilities. 
2. On the basis of the inspection refer red to in paragraph 1, the compet ent author ity may require the person 
responsible for the quarantine station or conf inement facility to implement corrective actions to ensure compl iance with 
Articles 61 and 62, either immediat ely or within a specifi ed period of time. 
Where the compet ent author ity concludes that the quarantine station or conf inement facility or the person responsible 
for it fails to comply with Articles 61 and 62, that author ity shall without dela y take the measures necessar y to ensure 
that non-complian ce with those provisions does not continue. Those measures may include the revocati on or 
suspension of the designation refer red to in Article 60(1). 
3. Where the compet ent author ity has take n measures in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article other than the 
revocati on of the designation refer red to in Article 60(1), and non-complian ce with Articles 61 and 62 continues, that 
author ity shall without dela y revok e that designation. 
Article 64 
Release of plants, plant products and other objects from quarantine stations and conf inement 
facilities 
1. Plants, plant products and other objects shall only leave the quarantine stations or conf inement facilities, upon 
author isation by the compet ent author ities, if it is confir med that they are free from Union quarantine pests and pests 
subject to measures adop ted pursuant to Article 30(1), or, where applicable, protect ed zone quarantine pests. 
2. The compe tent author ity may author ise the movement of plants, plant products or other objects infest ed by 
a Union quarantine pest or pest subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1) from a quarantine station or 
a conf inement facility to another quarantine station or conf inement facility if that movement is justified by official 
testing or scientific reasons and takes place under the conditions set by the compet ent author ity. 
3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down specific rules concer ning the release of plants, 
plant products and other objects from quarantine stations and confinement facilities, and, where appropr iate, labelling 
requirements relat ed to that release or to the movement refer red to in paragraph 2. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 23.11.2016 L 317/45 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     CHAPTER V 
Registr ation of prof essional oper ators and traceability 
Article 65 
Official register of prof essional operat ors 
1. The compet ent author ity shall keep and update a register containing the following profe ssional operat ors who 
operat e in the territory of the Member State concer ned: 
(a)  professional operators introducing into, or moving within, the Union plants, plant products and other objects for 
which a phytosanitar y certificate or a plant passpor t is required on the basis of the implementing acts adop ted 
pursuant to Article 72(1), Article 73, Article 74(1), Article 79(1) and Article 80(1); 
(b)  professional operators author ised to issue plant passpor ts in accordance with Article 89; 
(c)  professional operators who request the compet ent author ity to issue the certificates refer red to in Articles 100, 101 
and 102; 
(d)  professional operat ors author ised to apply the marks refer red to in Article 98, author ised to issue the attes tations 
refer red to in Article 99, providing information in accordance with Articles 45 or 55, introducing plants, plant 
products or other objects to frontier zones in accordance with Article 46(1) or Article 56, or carrying out activities 
concer ning the relevant plants in demarcate d areas, unless those operat ors are listed in another official register 
which is accessible to the compet ent author ities; and 
(e)  professional operat ors other than the ones referred to in points (a) to (d) of this subparagraph, if so required by an 
imp lementing act adop ted pursuant to Article 28(1), Article 30(1), Article 41(2), Article 49(1), Article 53(2) or 
Article 54(2). 
Member States may decide for further cate gories of growers or other professional operat ors to be register ed if so 
justified by the pest risk present ed by the plants that they grow or by any other of their activities. 
2. A profes sional operat or may be register ed only once in the register of a compet ent author ity. Where applicable, 
that registration shall be carried out with explicit references to each of the different premises refer red to in point (d) of 
Article 66(2). 
3. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to a profe ssional operator who fulfils one or more of the following 
criteria: 
(a)  it supplies excl usively and directly to final users small quantities of plants, plant products and other objects by 
means other than sales through distance contracts; 
(b)  it supplies excl usively and directly to final users small quantities of seeds, other than the seeds subject to Article 72; 
(c)  its profe ssional activity concer ning plants, plant products and other objects is limite d to transpor ting them for 
another profes sional operator; 
(d)  its professiona l activity excl usively concer ns the transpor t of objects of all kinds using wood packag ing mater ial. 
Member State s may decide not to apply the exem ption refer red to in point (a) of the first subparagraph to all or certain 
growers or other professional operat ors if so justif ied by the pest risk presented by the plants that they grow or that are 
concer ned by any other of their activities. 
4. The Commission is empo wered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 concer ning one or more of 
the following: 
(a)  amending this Regulation by adding further catego ries of profess ional operators to be exem pted from the 
application of paragraph 1 of this Article, where registration would constitut e an administrative burden for them 
dispropor tionat e to the low pest risk relat ed to their professiona l activities; 23.11.2016 L 317/46 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (b)  supplementing this Regulation by setting out particular requirements for the registration of certain catego ries of 
professional operat ors, taking into account the nature of the activity or of the plant, plant product or other object 
concer ned; 
(c)  supplementing this Regulation by setting out the maximum figures for small quantities of particular plants, plant 
products or other objects as refer red to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3. Those figures shall be 
established as appropr iate for the plants, plant products and other objects concer ned and the respective pest risks. 
Article 66 
Procedure of registration 
1. Prof essional operators falling within the scope of Article 65(1) shall submit to the compet ent author ities an 
application for registration. 
2. The application for registration shall include the following elements: 
(a)  name, address in the Member State of registration and contact details of the profess ional operator; 
(b)  a statement concer ning the intenti on of the profe ssional operat or to exercise one or more of the activities refer red 
to in Article 65(1) concer ning plants, plant products and other objects; 
(c)  a statement concer ning the intention of the professional operator to carry out, as applicable, one or more of the 
following activities: 
(i)  issuing of plant passpor ts for plants, plant products and other objects pursuant to Article 84(1); 
(ii)  placing of the mark on wood packa ging mater ial refer red to in Article 96(1); 
(iii)  issuing of any other attestation refer red to in Article 99(1); 
(d)  address of the premises and, where applicable, the location of land plots used by the profes sional operat or in the 
Member State concer ned to carry out the activities referred to in Article 65(1) for the purpose of the registration; 
and 
(e)  the commodity types, families, genera or species of the plants and plant products and, where appropr iate, the nature 
of other objects concer ned by the activities of the professional operat or, as referred to in Article 65(1). 
3. The compet ent author ities shall register a professional operat or without dela y where the application for 
registration contains the elements set out in paragraph 2. 
4. By way of derogat ion from paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, a compet ent author ity shall register a professional 
operat or without the submission of an application for registration if that operator is registere d in accordance with the 
third subparagraph of Article 6(5), Article 6(6) or point (b) of Article 13c(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC or national plant 
health rules and if all elements set out in paragraph 2 of this Article are available to that compet ent author ity. Where 
relevant, the professional operat or concer ned shall submit an update of those elements by 14 March 2020. 
5. Regist ered operat ors shall, where relevant, submit annually an update concer ning any changes in the data refer red 
to in points (d) and (e) of paragraph 2 and the state ments refer red to in points (b) and (c) of paragraph 2. That 
submission shall take place by 30 Apr il of each year with regard to the updating of the data of the preceding year. 
An application for updating the data refer red to in point (a) of paragraph 2 shall be submitted no later than 30 days 
after the change in those data. 
6. Where the compet ent author ity becomes awar e that the register ed operat or no longer carries out the activities 
referred to in Article 65(1), or that the elements included in the application submitted by the register ed operat or in 
accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article are no longer correct, it shall request that operat or to correct those 
elements immediately or within a specified period of time. 
Where the register ed operator does not correct those elements within the period of time set by the compe tent author ity, 
the compet ent author ity shall, as appropr iate, amend or revok e the registration of that operat or. 23.11.2016 L 317/47 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 67 
Content of the register 
The register shall contain the elements set out in points (a), (b), (d) and (e) of Article 66(2) and the following elements: 
(a)  the official registration number , which shall include the two-lett er code indicate d in norm ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 (1) for 
the Member State in whic h the professiona l operator is register ed; 
(b)  where applicable, an indication for which of the activities referred to in point (c) of Article 66(2) the profess ional 
operat or is author ised, and, where applicable, the specifi c plants, plant products or other objects concer ned. 
Article 68 
Availability of information of official registers 
1. The Member State keeping the register shall make available, on reasoned request, the information contained 
therein to the other Member States or the Commission, for their own use. 
2. The Member State keeping the registe r shall mak e available, on justif ied request, the information referred to in 
points (a) and (b) of Article 66(2) and point (b) of Article 67 concer ning a particular registe red operator to any 
profess ional operator established in the Union, for its own use. 
3. This Article shall apply without prejudice to national and Union rules on conf identiality , access to information and 
private data protection. 
Article 69 
Traceability 
1. A professional operat or to whom plants, plant products or other objects are supplied that are subject to 
requirements or conditions pursuant to points (a) to (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 28(1), Article 28(2) and (3), 
Article 30(1), (3) and (4), Article 37(2), Article 41(2) and (3), Article 46(1) and (3), Article 48(1) and (2), Article 49(1), 
Article 54(2) and (3), Articles 56, 57 and 58 and Article 79(1) shall keep a record allowing that operator to identify , for 
each trade unit of plant, plant product or other object supplied, the professional operat ors who supplied it. 
2. A profess ional operator supplying plants, plant products or other objects that are subject to requirements or 
conditions pursuant to points (a) to (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 28(1), Article 28(2), and (3), Article 30(1), 
(3) and (4), Article 37(2), Article 41(2) and (3), Article 46(1) and (3), Article 47(1), Article 48(1) and (2), Article 49(1), 
Article 54(2) and (3), Articles 56, 57 and 58 and Article 79(1) shall keep a record allowing that operator to identify , for 
each trade unit of plant, plant product or other object it supplied, the professional operat ors to whom it was supplied. 
3. Where an author ised operator issues a plant passpor t pursuant to Article 84(1), and where the compet ent 
author ity issues a plant passpor t pursuant to Article 84(2) for a registered operat or, that operator shall ensure, for the 
purpose of ensur ing traceability pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, that it records the following information 
as regards that plant passpor t: 
(a)  where applicable, the professional operat or who supplied the trade unit concer ned; 
(b)  the professional operat or to whom the trade unit concer ned was supplied; and 
(c)  relevant information relating to the plant passpor t. 
4. Prof essional operat ors shall keep the records refer red to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 for at least three years after the 
date on whic h the plant, plant product or other object concer ned was supplied to or by them. 
5. The Commission may, by means of imp lementing acts, set out the following elements: 
(a)  a shor ter or long er minimum period than the one referred to in paragraph 4 with regar ds to specifi c plants, where 
so justified by the length of the cultivation period of those plants; and 23.11.2016 L 317/48 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)ISO 3166-1:2006, Codes for the representation of names of countr ies and their subdivisions — Part 1: Countr y codes. International 
Org anisation for Standardization, Geneva. (b)  requirements as to the accessibility of the records to be kept by the profess ional operat ors refer red to in 
paragraphs 1 and 2. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
6. On request, the professional operators refer red to in paragraph 4 shall communicate the information in the 
records refer red to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 to the compet ent author ity. 
7. This Article shall not apply to the professional operators refer red to in points (c) and (d) of the first subparagraph 
of Article 65(3). 
Article 70 
Movements of plants, plant products and other objects within and betw een the premises of the 
prof essional operat or 
1. The profess ional operat ors who are supplied with, or supply , the plants, plant products or other objects refer red to 
in Article 69(1) and (2) shall have in place traceability system s or procedures to allow identif ication of the movements 
of those plants, plant products and other objects within and between their own premises. 
The first subparagraph shall not apply to the professional operat ors referred to in points (c) and (d) of the first 
subparagraph of Article 65(3). 
2. The information identified by the systems or procedures referred to in paragraph 1 on the movement of the 
plants, plant products and other objects within and between the premises of the professional operat ors refer red to in 
that paragraph shall be made available to the compet ent author ity on request. 
CHAPTER VI 
Certification of plants, plant products and other objects 
Section 1 
Phyt osanitar y cer tificates required for the introduction of plants, plant products and other 
objects into the Union ter ritory 
Article 71 
Phyt osanit ary certificate for introduction into the Union territory 
1. A phytosan itary certificate for introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory 
shall be a document, issued by a third countr y, which fulfils the conditions of Article 76, has the cont ents set out in 
Part A of Annex V, or, where applicable, Part B of Annex V, and certifies that the plant, plant product or other object 
concer ned compl ies with all of the following requirements: 
(a)  it is free from Union quarantine pests and pests subject to measures adop ted pursuant to Article 30(1); 
(b)  it compl ies with the provisions of Article 37(1) concer ning the presence of Union regulated non-quarantine pests on 
plants for planting; 
(c)  it compl ies with the requirements refer red to in Article 41(2) and (3) or, where applicable, Article 54(2) and (3); 
(d)  where applicable, it compl ies with rules adopt ed in accordance with the provisions adopt ed pursuant to point (d) of 
the first subparagraph of Article 28(1), Article 28(2) and Article 30(1). 
2. The phytosanitar y certificate shall specify under the heading ‘Additional Declaration’ which specifi c requirement is 
fulfilled , whenever the respective imple menting act, adopt ed pursuant to Article 28(1) and (2), Article 30(1) and (3), 
Article 37(2), Article 41(2) and (3) and Article 54(2) and (3), allows for several differ ent options for such requirements. 
That specif ication shall include the full wording of the relevant requirement. 
3. Where applicable, the phytosan itary certificate shall state that the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned 
compl y with phytosanitar y measures recognised as equivalent, pursuant to Article 44, to the requirements of the 
implementing act adopt ed pursuant to Article 41(3). 
4. The Commission is empo wered to adopt delega ted acts in accordance with Article 105 amending Parts A and B of 
Annex V to adap t them to the development of the relevant international standards. 23.11.2016 L 317/49 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 72 
Plants, plant products and other objects for which phytosanit ary certificates are required 
1. The Commission shall, by means of an imple menting act, establish a list of the plants, plant products and other 
objects, and the respective third countr ies of origin or dispatch, for whic h a phytosanitar y certificate is required for 
introduction into the Union territory . 
That list shall include: 
(a)  all plants for planting, other than seeds; 
(b)  the plants, plant products and other objects listed in Point I of Part B of Annex V to Directive 2000/29/EC; 
(c)  plants, plant products and other objects for whic h requirements have been adopt ed pursuant to point (d) of the first 
subparagraph of Article 28(1) and Article 30(1) concer ning their introduction into the Union territory; 
(d)  seeds or, as applicable, seed potatoes listed in the implementing act provided for in Article 37(2) of this Regulation 
and subject to equivalence decisions adopt ed pursuant to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 98/56/EC, 
1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC; 
(e)  plants, plant products and other objects listed in the imple menting acts provided for in Article 41(2) and (3); and 
(f)  plants, plant products and other objects subject to points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 49(2). 
Points (a) to (e) of the first subparagraph shall not apply and a phyt osanitar y certificate shall not be required where an 
implementing act adopt ed pursuant to point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 28(1), Article 30(1) or Article 41(2) 
and (3) requires proof of compl iance in the form of an official mark, as referred to in Article 96(1), or another official 
attestation, as referred to in Article 99(1). 
In the list established by that implementing act, the plants, plant products and other objects shall also be identified by 
their respective CN code, where that code is available. Other codes laid down by Union legislation shall, in addition, be 
referred to where they specify further the applicable CN code for a specifi c plant, plant product or other object. 
2. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, amend the implementing act refer red to in paragraph 1 
in any of the following cases: 
(a)  where a plant, plant product or other object listed in that act does not fulfil point (c), (d) or (e) of the first 
subparagraph of paragraph 1; 
(b)  where a plant, plant product or other object not liste d in that act fulfils point (c), (d) or (e) of the first subparagraph 
of paragraph 1. 
3. In addition to the cases refer red to in paragraph 2, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, amend 
the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of Annex II, 
where there is a risk that a plant, plant product or other object not listed in that act hosts a Union quarantine pest or 
pest subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1), or where, for a plant, plant product or other object listed in 
that act, that risk no long er exists. 
4. The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be adop ted in accordance with the examination 
procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, no phyt osanitar y certificate shall be required for the plants, 
plant products or other objects whic h are subject to Articles 46, 47 and 48 and Article 75(1). 
Article 73 
Other plants for which phytosanit ary certificates are required 
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, provide that for plants, other than the plants included in the list 
referred to in Article 72(1), a phytosan itary certificate is required for introduction into the Union territory . 23.11.2016 L 317/50 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     However , those implementing acts shall provide that a phyt osanitar y certificate is not required for those plants where an 
assessment, based on evidence about pest risks and exper ience with trade, demonstrate s that such a certificate is not 
necessar y. That assessment shall take into account the criteria set out in Annex VI. Where appropr iate, that assessment 
may only concer n plants of a particular third countr y of origin or dispatch, or a group of third countr ies of origin or 
dispatch. 
In the list established by those imple menting acts, the plants shall also be identif ied by their respective CN code, where 
that code is available. 
Other codes laid down by Union legislation shall, in addition, be referred to where they specify further the applicable 
CN code for a specifi c plant, plant product or other object. 
Those imp lementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
The first of those acts shall be adopt ed by 14 December 2018. 
Article 74 
Plants, plant products and other objects for which phyt osanitar y certificates are required for 
introduction into a protected zone 
1. Phytosan itary certificates are required, in addition to the cases referred to in Article 72(1), (2) and (3), for the 
introduction of some plants, plant products and other objects into certain protect ed zones from certain third countr ies 
of origin or dispatch. 
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of those plants, plant products and other objects, 
and the respective third countr ies of origin or dispatch referred to in the first subparagraph. 
That list shall include: 
(a)  in the first of those implementing acts, the plants, plant products and other objects liste d in Point II of Part B of 
Annex V to Directive 2000/29/EC; 
(b)  plants, plant products and other objects liste d in the implemen ting acts provided for in Article 54(2) or (3) of this 
Regulation. 
In the list established by those implementing acts, the plants, plant products and other objects shall also be identif ied by 
their respective CN code where that code is available. Other codes laid down by Union legislation shall, in addition, be 
referred to where they specify further the applicable CN code for a specifi c plant, plant product or other object. 
A phytosanitar y certificate shall not be required for plants, plant products and other objects on that list where an 
implementing act adopt ed pursuant to Article 54(2) or (3) requires proof of compliance in the form of an official mark, 
as refer red to in Article 96(1), or another official attestation, as refer red to in Article 99(1). 
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, amend the implementing act refer red to in paragraph 1 in 
the following cases: 
(a)  where a plant, plant product or other object liste d in that act does not fulfil point (b) of the third subparagraph of 
paragraph 1; 
(b)  where a plant, plant product or other object not listed in that act fulfils point (b) of the third subparagraph of 
paragraph 1. 
3. In addition to the cases refer red to in paragraph 2, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, amend 
the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of Annex II, 
where there is a risk that a plant, plant product or other object not listed in that act hosts the respective protect ed zone 
quarantine pest, or where, for a plant, plant product or other object listed in that act, that risk no long er exists. 
4. The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be adop ted in accordance with the examination 
procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, no phyt osanitar y certificate shall be required for the plants, 
plant products or other objects whic h are subject to Articles 56, 57 and 58 and Article 75(1). 23.11.2016 L 317/51 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 75 
Exc eptions for trav ellers' luggage 
1. Small quantities of particular plants, other than plants for planting, and of plant products and other objects from 
a third countr y may be exem pted from the requirement for a phytosanitar y certificate set out in accordance with 
Article 72(1), Article 73 or Article 74(1), if they comply with all of the following conditions: 
(a)  they are introduced into the Union territory as part of travellers' personal luggag e; 
(b)  they are not to be used for professional or commercial purposes; 
(c)  they are listed in an implementing act provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article. 
2. The Commission shall, by means of imp lementing acts, list the plants, plant products and other objects refer red to 
in paragraph 1 and the third countr ies concer ned, and set out the maximum quantity , as appropr iate, of the plants, 
plant products and other objects concer ned that are to be subject to the exem ption of that paragraph and, where 
appropr iate, one or more of the risk manage ment measures set out in Section 1 of Annex II. 
That listing and the setting out of the maximum quantity concer ned and, where appropr iate, the risk manag ement 
measures shall be decided on the basis of the pest risk posed by small quantities of those plants, plant products and 
other objects, in accordance with the criteria set out in Section 2 of Annex II. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
Article 76 
Conditions to be fulfilled by a phytosanitar y certificate 
1. Without prejudice to obligations under the International Plant Prot ection Convention (IPPC) and taking into 
account relevant intern ational standards, the compet ent author ity shall only accept a phyt osanitar y certificate 
accompan ying plants, plant products or other objects to be introduced from a third countr y, if the conte nt of that 
certificate compl ies with Part A of Annex V. Where the plants, plant products or other objects are to be introduced from 
a third countr y from whic h they do not originate, the compet ent author ity shall only accept a phyt osanitar y certificate 
compl ying either with Part A or Part B of Annex V. 
It shall not accept that phytosanitar y certificate where the additional declaration referred to in Article 71(2), where 
applicable, is not present or not correct, and where the statement referred to in Article 71(3), where applicable, is not 
present. 
It shall not accept a phytosan itary certificate for re-expor t if that phytosan itary certificate is not accompanied by the 
original phytosan itary certificate for expor t, or a certified copy of the original phytosanitar y certificate for expor t. 
2. The compet ent author ity shall only accept a phytosanitar y certificate if it fulfils the following requirements: 
(a)  it is issued in at least one of the offici al languages of the Union; 
(b)  it is addressed to the national plant prot ection organisation of a Member State ; and 
(c)  it has been issued no more than 14 days before the date on whic h the plants, plant products or other objects 
covered by it have left the third countr y in whic h it was issued. 
3. In the case of a third countr y whic h is a contracting party to the IPPC, the compet ent author ity shall only accept 
the phyt osanitar y certificates issued by the official national plant prote ction organisation of that third countr y or, under 
its responsibility , by a public officer who is technically qualified and duly author ised by that official national plant 
prote ction organisation. 
4. In the case of a third countr y which is not a contracting party to the IPPC, the compet ent author ity shall only 
accept the phytosan itary certificates issued by the author ities which are compet ent in accordance with the national rules 
of that third countr y and notified to the Commission. The Commission shall inform the Member State s and the 
operat ors, through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, of the notifications received. 23.11.2016 L 317/52 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     The Commission is empo wered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing the conditions for 
acceptance referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph to ensure the reliability of those certificates. 
5. Electronic phytosanitar y certificates shall only be accept ed when provided through, or in electronic exchang e with, 
a comput erised information management system for official controls at Union level. 
Article 77 
Invalidation of phyt osanitar y certificate 
1. Where a phyt osanitar y certificate has been issued in accordance with Article 71(1), (2) and (3), and the compet ent 
author ity concer ned concludes that the conditions refer red to in Article 76 are not fulfilled, it shall invalidate that 
phytosan itary certificate and ensure that it no long er accompanies those plants, plant products or other objects 
concer ned. In that case, and in respect of the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned, the compet ent author ity 
shall take one of the measures to be taken in the event of non-comp liant consignments entering the Union from third 
countr ies, refer red to in Union legislation on official controls. 
Upon invalidation, the certificate concer ned shall bear on its face and in a prominent position a triangular stamp in red, 
mark ed ‘certificate cancelled’ from the respective compet ent author ity, together with its denomination and the date of 
invalidation. It shall be in capital letters, and in at least one of the official languag es of the Union. 
2. Member States shall notify , through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, the Commission 
and other Member State s where a phyt osanitar y certificate was invalidat ed pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article. 
The third countr y which had issued that phytosanitar y certificate shall also be notifi ed by the Member State concer ned. 
3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, set out technical arrange ments concer ning the invalidation 
of the electronic phyt osanitar y certificates, as referred to in Article 76(5). Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in 
accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
Section 2 
Plant passpor ts required for the mo vement of plants, plant products and other objects within 
the Union ter ritory 
Article 78 
Plant passpor ts 
A plant passpor t shall be an official label for movement of plants, plant products and other objects within the Union 
territory and, where applicable, into and within protect ed zones, whic h attests compl iance with all requirements set out 
in Article 85 and, for movement into and within protect ed zones, Article 86, and has the content and format set out in 
Article 83. 
Article 79 
Plants, plant products and other objects for which a plant passpor t is required for movement 
within the Union territor y 
1. Plant passpor ts are required for movement of certain plants, plant products and other objects within the Union 
territory . The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of those plants, plant products and 
other objects, for which a plant passpor t is required for their movement within the Union territory. 
That list shall include: 
(a)  all plants for planting, other than seeds; 
(b)  in the first of those implementing acts, the plants, plant products and other objects listed in point (I) of Part (A) of 
Annex V to Directive 2000/29/EC, provided that they are not already covered by point (a) of this subparagraph; 23.11.2016 L 317/53 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (c)  plants, plant products and other objects for whic h requirements have been adopt ed pursuant to Article 28(1), (2) 
or (3) or Article 30(1), (3) or (4) concer ning their movement within the Union territory ; 
(d)  seeds listed in the imple menting act provided for in Article 37(2); and 
(e)  plants, plant products and other objects listed in the imple menting acts provided for in Article 41(2) and (3) with 
regard to their movement within the Union, with the excep tion of plants for planting, plant products and other 
objects requir ing another specific label or other type of attestation pursuant to that Article. 
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, amend the implementing act refer red to in paragraph 1 in 
the following cases: 
(a)  where a plant, plant product or other object not listed in that act fulfils point (c), (d) or (e) of the second 
subparagraph of paragraph 1; or 
(b)  where a plant, plant product or other object listed in that act does not fulfil point (c), (d) or (e) of the second 
subparagraph of paragraph 1. 
3. In addition to the cases refer red to in paragraph 2, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, amend 
the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of Annex II, 
where there is a risk that a plant, plant product or other object not listed in that act hosts a Union quarantine pest or 
where, for a plant, plant product or other object liste d in that act, that risk no longer exists. 
4. The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be adop ted in accordance with the examination 
procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, no plant passpor t shall be required for the plants, plant 
products or other objects whic h are subject to Articles 46, 47, 48 and 75. 
6. The Commission shall, not later than 14 December 2021, submit a repor t to the European Parliament and the 
Council to present the exper ience gained from the extension of the plant passpor t system to all movement of plants for 
planting within the Union territory including a clear cost-benefit analysis for the operat ors, accompanied, if appropr iate, 
by a legislative proposal. 
Article 80 
Plants, plant products and other objects for which a plant passpor t is required for introduction 
into, and movement within, protected zones 
1. Plant passpor ts are required for certain plants, plant products and other objects being introduced into, or moved 
within, certain prot ected zones. 
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of those plants, plant products and other objects 
for which a plant passpor t is required for their introduction into, and movement within, certain prot ected zones. 
That list shall include: 
(a)  in the first of those implementing acts, the plants, plant products and other objects listed in point (II) of Part A of 
Annex V to Directive 2000/29/EC; 
(b)  other plants, plant products and other objects listed in the implementing acts provided for in Article 54(3) of this 
Regulation. 
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 in 
the following cases: 
(a)  where a plant, plant product or other object not listed in that act fulfils point (b) of the third subparagraph of 
paragraph 1; or 
(b)  where a plant, plant product or other object liste d in that act does not fulfil point (b) of the third subparagraph of 
paragraph 1. 23.11.2016 L 317/54 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     3. In addition to the cases refer red to in paragraph 2, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, amend 
the implementing act refer red to in paragraph 1, and in accordance with the principles set out in Section 2 of Annex II, 
where there is a risk that a plant, plant product or other object not listed in that act hosts the respective protect ed zone 
quarantine pest, or where, for a plant, plant product or other object listed in that act, that risk no long er exists. 
4. The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be adop ted in accordance with the examination 
procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, no plant passpor t shall be required for the plants, plant 
products or other objects whic h are subject to Articles 56, 57 and 58. 
Article 81 
Exception for direct supply to final users 
1. No plant passpor t shall be required for the movement of plants, plant products or other objects supplied directly 
to a final user , including home gardener s. 
That excep tion shall not apply to: 
(a)  final users receiving those plants, plant products or other objects by means of sales through distance contracts; or 
(b)  final users of plants, plant products or other objects for which a plant passpor t for protect ed zones is required 
pursuant to Article 80. 
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, specify that the requirements of point (b) of the second 
subparagraph shall only apply for particular prote cted zone pests, plants, plant products or other objects. Those 
implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by setting out the cases where, for particular plants, plant products or other objects, the excep tion of 
paragraph 1 of this Article shall only apply to small quantities. Those delegat ed acts shall define those quantities per 
period of time as appropr iate to the plant, plant product or other object concer ned and the respective pest risks. 
Article 82 
Exceptions for movements within and betw een the premises of a regis tered operat or 
No plant passpor t shall be required for the movements of plants, plant products and other objects within and between 
the premises of the same registe red operator which are in close proximity to each other . 
Member States may further define close proximity in their respective territori es and whether any documents need to be 
issued for those movements instead of the plant passpor t. 
Where such movements take place within two or more Member States, the excep tion from the requirement for a plant 
passpor t shall require appro val by the compet ent author ities of the Member States concer ned. 
Article 83 
Content and format of the plant passpor t 
1. The plant passpor t shall take the form of a distinct label, made on any substrate suitable for printing the elements 
referred to in paragraph 2, provided that the plant passpor t is clearly distinguishable from any other information or 
label which may also be indicated on that substrate . 
The plant passpor t shall be easily visible and clearly legible, and the information on it shall be uncha ngeable and 
durable. 
2. The plant passpor t for movement within the Union territory shall contain the elements set out in Part A of 
Annex VII. 23.11.2016 L 317/55 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     By way of derogation from point 1(e) of Part A of Annex VII, the traceability code shall not be required where plants for 
planting fulfil all of the following conditions: 
(a)  they are prepared in such a way that they are ready for the sale to final users without any further preparation and 
no risk exists concer ning the spread of Union quarantine pests or pests subject to measures adop ted pursuant to 
Article 30(1); 
(b)  they do not belong to types or species listed in an implementing act provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article. 
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, identify types and species of plants for planting for whic h 
the exem ption referred to in paragraph 2 shall not apply . Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with 
the examination procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
4. The plant passpor t for introduction into, and movement within, a protect ed zone shall contain the elements set 
out in Part B of Annex VII. 
5. In the case of plants for planting produced, or made available on the mark et, as pre-basic, basic or certified 
mate rial or pre-basic, basic or certified seed or seed potat oes, as respectively refer red to in Directives 66/401/EEC, 
66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC and 2008/90/EC, the plant passpor t 
shall be included, in a distinct form, in the official label produced in accordance with the respective provisions of those 
Directives. 
Where this paragraph applies, the plant passpor t for movement within the Union territory shall contain the elements set 
out in Part C of Annex VII to this Regulation. 
Where this paragraph applies, the plant passpor t for introduction into, and movement within, a protect ed zone shall 
contain the elements set out in Part D of Annex VII to this Regulation. 
6. The Commission is empowered to adop t delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending Parts A, B, C and 
D of Annex VII in order to adap t the elements set out therein, where applicable, to the development of scientifi c and 
technical knowledge. 
7. By 14 December 2017, the Commission shall adop t, by means of implementing acts, the format specifi cations of 
the plant passpor t for movement within the Union territory and the plant passpor t for introduction into, and movement 
within, a protect ed zone, as regar ds the plant passpor ts refer red to in the first and second subparagraphs of paragraph 2 
and in the second and third subparagraphs of paragraph 5. Those imple menting acts shall be adopt ed in accordance 
with the examination procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
Where the nature of particular plants, plant products or other objects so requires, specific size specific ations for the 
plant passpor t may be set out for such plants, plant products or other objects. 
8. A plant passpor t may also be issued in an electronic form (‘electronic plant passpor t’), provided that it contains all 
the elements refer red to in paragraph 2, and that the technical arrang ements have been set out through the 
implementing acts referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph. 
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, set out technical arrangements for the issuance of electronic 
plant passpor ts, to ensure their compliance with the provisions of this Article and an appropr iate, credible and effective 
mode for the issuance of those plant passpor ts. Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the 
examination procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
Article 84 
Issuance of plant passpor ts by author ised professional operat ors and competent author ities 
1. Plant passpor ts shall be issued by author ised operat ors, under the super vision of the compet ent author ities. 
Author ised operat ors shall issue plant passpor ts only for the plants, plant products or other objects for which they are 
responsible. 23.11.2016 L 317/56 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     2. By way of deroga tion from paragraph 1, compet ent author ities may also issue plant passpor ts. 
3. Author ised operat ors shall only issue plant passpor ts in the premises, collective warehouses and dispatch ing 
centres which are under their responsibility and declared by them pursuant to point (d) of Article 66(2) or, where 
Article 94(1) applies, in another location if so author ised by the compet ent author ity. 
Article 85 
Subst antiv e requirements for a plant passpor t for movement within the Union territor y 
A plant passpor t shall be issued for movement within the Union territory for a plant, plant product or other object 
whic h fulfils the following requirements: 
(a)  it is free from Union quarantine pests or pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1); 
(b)  it compl ies with the provisions of Article 37(1) concer ning the presence of Union regulated non-quarantine pests on 
plants for planting and the provisions of Article 37(4) concer ning the measures to be take n; 
(c)  it compl ies with the requirements concer ning its movement within the Union, as refer red to in Article 41(2) and (3); 
(d)  where applicable, it complies with rules adopt ed in accordance with the relevant measures adopt ed pursuant to 
Article 17(3), points (a) to (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 28(1), Article 28(2) and Article 30(1) and (3); and 
(e)  where applicable, it compl ies with measures adopt ed by the compet ent author ities for the eradication of Union 
quarantine pests pursuant to Article 17(1) or pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1) and the 
eradication of pests provisionally qualifying as Union quarantine pests pursuant to Article 29(1). 
Article 86 
Subs tantive requirements for a plant passpor t for movement into and within a protected zone 
1. A plant passpor t shall be issued for introduction into, and movement within, a protect ed zone for a plant, plant 
product and other object which fulfils all of the requirements of Article 85, and in addition the following requirements: 
(a)  it is free from the respective protect ed zone quarantine pest ; and 
(b)  it compl ies with the requirements refer red to in Article 54(2) and (3). 
2. Where Article 33(2) applies, the plant passpor t referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be issued for 
plants, plant products or other objects originating in the demarcat ed area concer ned and which may host the prot ected 
zone pest concer ned. 
Article 87 
Exa minations for plant passpor ts 
1. A plant passpor t may only be issued for plants, plant products and other objects for whic h a meticulous 
examination in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 has shown that they fulfil the requirements of Article 85, and, 
where applicable, Article 86. 
Plants, plant products and other objects may either be examined individually or by representative sam ples. The 
examination shall also cover the packag ing mater ial of the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned. 
2. The examination shall be carried out by the author ised operat or. However , in the following cases, the examination 
shall be carried out by the compet ent author ity: 
(a)  where point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 of this Article applies concer ning inspections, sampli ng and 
testin g; 23.11.2016 L 317/57 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (b)  where Article 84(2) applies; or 
(c)  where an examination is carried out in the immediate vicinity as refer red to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of 
paragraph 3 of this Article and the author ised operat or does not have access to that immediate vicinity . 
3. The examination shall fulfil all of the following conditions: 
(a)  it shall be carried out at appropr iate times and taking into account the risks involved; 
(b)  it shall be carried out at the premises referred to in point (d) of Article 66(2). Where so required by the 
imp lementing acts adopt ed pursuant to Article 28(1), Article 30(1), Article 37(4), Article 41(2) or Article 54(2), an 
examination shall also be carried out in the immediate vicinity of the place of production of the plants, plant 
products or other object concer ned; 
(c)  it shall be made at least by visual examination, compl emented by: 
(i)  inspections, sam pling and testing by the compe tent author ity in the event of suspicion of the presence of 
a Union quarantine pest or pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1), or in the event of the 
suspicion of the presence of a protect ed zone quarantine pest in the respective protect ed zone; or 
(ii)  sampling and testing in the event of suspicion of the presence of a Union regulated non-quarantine pest, where 
applicable above the respective thresholds; 
(d)  its results shall be recorded and stored for at least three years. 
That examination shall take place without prejudice to any specif ic examination requirements or measures adopt ed in 
accordance with Article 28(1), (2) or (3), Article 30(1), (3) or (4), Article 37(4), Article 41(2) or (3) or Article 54(2) 
or (3). Where those examination requirements or measures require the examination to be carried out by the compet ent 
author ity, that examination shall not be carried out by the author ised operat or refer red to in paragraph 2 of this Article. 
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by setting out detailed measures concer ning visual examination, sam pling and testing, and the frequency and 
timing of the examinations, referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, with regard to specif ic plants, plant 
products and other objects, on the basis of the particular pest risks they may present. Those examinations shall, where 
appropr iate, concer n certain plants for planting belonging to pre-basic, basic, or certified mater ial, seed or seed potatoes, 
or standard or CAC mate rial or seed, as respectively refer red to in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 
2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC. 
Where the Commission adop ts such delegat ed acts for specific plants for planting, and those plants for planting are 
subject to certification schemes pursuant to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 
2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC and 2008/90/EC, the Commission shall set out the requirements as regards the 
examinations for the presence of Union quarantine pests or pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1) 
of this Regulation and Union regulated non-quarantine pests and the examinations for other charact eristics of the plants 
for planting pursuant to those Directives in a sing le certification sche me. 
When adop ting those delegat ed acts, the Commission shall take into account the development of scientific and technical 
kno wledge and internati onal standards. 
Article 88 
Attaching of the plant passpor ts 
Plant passpor ts shall be attache d by the professional operat ors concer ned to the trade unit of the plants, plant products 
and other objects concer ned before they are moved within the Union territory pursuant to Article 79 or into or within 
a protect ed zone pursuant to Article 80. Where such plants, plant products or other objects are moved in a packag e, 
bundle or container , the plant passpor t shall be attached to that packag e, bundle or container . 23.11.2016 L 317/58 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 89 
Author isation of prof essional operat ors to issue plant passpor ts 
1. The compet ent author ity shall grant an author isation to a professional operat or to issue plant passpor ts (‘the auth ­
orisation to issue plant passpor ts’) for particular families, genera or species, and commodity types of plants, plant 
products and other objects where that profes sional operat or compl ies with both of the following conditions: 
(a)  it possesses the necessar y kno wledge to carry out the examinations refer red to in Article 87 concer ning the Union 
quarantine pests or pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30(1), prote cted zone quarantine pests and 
Union regulate d non-quarantine pests that could affect the plants, plant products and other objects concer ned, and 
concer ning the signs of the presence of those pests, the symp toms caused by them, and the means to prevent the 
presence and spread of those pests; 
(b)  it has in place system s and procedures enabling it to fulfil its oblig ations concer ning traceability pursuant to 
Articles 69 and 70. 
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by setting out criteria to be fulfilled by the professional operators in order for them to comply with the 
conditions set out in point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article and procedures to ensure that those criteria are met. 
Article 90 
Obligations of author ised operat ors 
1. Where an author ised operat or intends to issue a plant passpor t, it shall identify and monit or the points of its 
production process, and the points concer ning the movement of plants, plant products and other objects, which are 
critical as rega rds compl iance with Article 37(1), Article 41(1), Articles 85 and 87 and, where applicable, Article 33(2), 
Article 54(1) and Article 86, and the rules adopt ed pursuant to Article 28(1), (2) and (3), Article 30(1), (3) and (4), and, 
where applicable, Article 37(4). 
It shall keep for at least three years records concer ning the identification and monitori ng of those points. 
2. The author ised operat or refer red to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that appropr iate training is provided, when 
necessar y, to its personnel involved in the examinations refer red to in Article 87, in order to ensure that that personnel 
possesses the necessar y kno wledge to carry out those examinations. 
Article 91 
Pest risk management plans 
1. Author ised operat ors may have in place pest risk manage ment plans. The compet ent author ity shall appro ve those 
plans, if they fulfil all of the following conditions: 
(a)  they set out measures which are appropr iate for those operators to fulfil the oblig ations set out in Article 90(1); 
(b)  they fulfil the requirements set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. 
Author ised operators implementing an appro ved pest risk management plan may be subject to inspections with 
a reduced frequency . 
2. The pest risk manag ement plans shall cover, where appropr iate in the form of standard operating procedure 
manuals, at least the following: 
(a)  the information required under Article 66(2) concer ning the registration of the author ised operator; 
(b)  the information required under Articles 69(4) and 70(1) concer ning the traceability of plants, plant products and 
other objects; 
(c)  a descr iption of the production processes of the author ised operat or and its activities as regar ds movement and sales 
of plants, plant products and other objects; 23.11.2016 L 317/59 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (d)  an analysis of the critical points referred to in Article 90(1) and the measures taken by the author ised operator to 
mitig ate the pest risks associated with those critical points; 
(e)  the procedures in place and actions foreseen where quarantine pests are suspecte d or found to be present, the 
recording of those suspicions or findings and the recording of the actions taken; 
(f)  the roles and responsibilities of the personnel involved in the notific ations refer red to in Article 14, the 
examinations refer red to in Article 87(1), the issuance of plant passpor ts pursuant to Article 84(1), Article 93(1) 
and (2) and Article 94, and the attaching of plant passpor ts pursuant to Article 88; and 
(g)  the training provided to the personnel refer red to in point (f) of this paragraph. 
3. Where the compet ent author ity becomes aware that the profes sional operator concer ned does not apply the 
measures referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, or that a pest risk manage ment plan is no 
long er up to date with any of the requirements referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, that 
author ity shall without dela y take the measures necessar y to ensure that non-compliance with those conditions does not 
continue. Those measures may include the withdrawa l of the appro val of that plan. 
Where the compet ent author ity has taken measures in accordance with the first subparagraph other than the withdrawa l 
of the appro val of the plan, and the non-com pliance continues, that author ity shall without dela y withdra w that 
appro val. 
Article 92 
Inspections and withdraw al of author isation 
1. The compet ent author ity shall carry out inspections at least once per year, and sampling and testing if appropr iate, 
to verify whether the author ised operators comply with Article 83(1), (2), (4) or (5), Article 87, Article 88, Article 89(1), 
Article 90 or Article 93(1), (2), (3) or (5). 
2. Where the compet ent author ity becomes awar e that an author ised operat or does not comply with the provisions 
referred to in paragraph 1 or that a plant, plant product or other object, for which that professional operat or has issued 
a plant passpor t, does not comply with Article 85 or, where applicable, Article 86, that author ity shall without dela y 
take the measures necessar y to ensure that non-com pliance with those provisions does not continue. 
Those measures may include the withdrawal of the author isation to issue plant passpor ts for the plants, plant products 
and other objects concer ned. 
3. Where the compet ent author ity has taken measures in accordance with paragraph 2 other than the withdrawal of 
the author isation to issue plant passpor ts for the plants, plant products and other objects concer ned, and non- 
compl iance with Article 85 or, where applicable, Article 86 continues, that author ity shall without dela y withdra w that 
author isation. 
Article 93 
Replacing a plant passpor t 
1. An author ised operat or which has received a trade unit of plants, plant products or other objects for which a plant 
passpor t has been issued, or the compet ent author ity acting on request of a profes sional operator , may issue a new plant 
passpor t for that trade unit, replacing the plant passpor t initially issued for that trade unit, provided that the conditions 
of paragraph 3 are fulfilled. 
2. Where a trade unit of plants, plant products or other objects for which a plant passpor t has been issued is divided 
into two or more new trade units, the author ised operator responsible for those new trade units, or the compe tent 
author ity acting on request of a profes sional operat or, shall issue a plant passpor t for each new trade unit resulting from 
the division, provided that the conditions set out in paragraph 3 are fulfilled. Those plant passpor ts shall replace the 
plant passpor t issued for the initial trade unit. 
3. A plant passpor t, as provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2, may only be issued if the following conditions are 
fulfilled : 
(a)  the traceability requirements referred to in Article 69(3) concer ning the plants, plant products or other objects 
concer ned are fulfilled; 23.11.2016 L 317/60 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (b)  as applicable, the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned continue to compl y with the requirements 
refer red to in Articles 85 and 86; and 
(c)  the character istics of the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned have not chang ed. 
4. Where a plant passpor t is issued pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2, the examination refer red to in Article 87(1) shall 
not be required. 
5. Follo wing the replacement of a plant passpor t pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2, the author ised operat or concer ned 
shall retain the replaced plant passpor t or its content for at least three years. 
Where the replacement of a plant passpor t pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 is carried out by the compe tent author ity, the 
profess ional operat or on whose request it is issued shall retain the replaced plant passpor t or its content for at least 
three years. 
That retainment may take the form of storage of the information contained in the plant passpor t in a comput erised 
database, provided that this includes the information contained in any traceability barcode, hologram, chip or other data 
carrier which may supplement the traceability code as refer red to in Annex VII. 
Article 94 
Plant passpor ts replacing phytosanit ary certificates 
1. By way of derogation from Article 87, where a plant, plant product or other object, introduced into the Union 
territory from a third countr y which , for movement within the Union territory, requires a plant passpor t pursuant to 
Article 79(1) and Article 80(1), the passpor t shall be issued if the checks by means of official controls at the border 
control post concer ning its introduction have been complet ed satisfa ctor ily and have led to the conclusion that the 
plant, plant product or other object concer ned fulfils the substantive requirements for issuance of a plant passpor t 
according to Article 85 and, where appropr iate, Article 86. 
The replacement of a phytosan itary certificate by a plant passpor t may be carried out at the place of destination of the 
plant, plant product or other object concer ned, instead of the point of entr y, where checking at the place of destination 
is allowed, as refer red to in Union legislation on official controls. 
2. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, Member State s may decide to replace a phyt osa­
nitar y certificate at the place of entr y of the plant, plant product or other object concer ned into the Union territory by 
a certified copy of the original phytosanitar y certificate. 
That certified copy of the original phyt osanitar y certificate shall be issued by the compet ent author ity and shall 
accompan y the movement of the plant, plant product or other object concer ned only up to the point where the plant 
passpor t is issued and only within the territory of the respective Member State. 
3. The compet ent author ity shall retain the phytosanitar y certificate for at least three years. That retainment may take 
the form of storage of the information contained in the phytosan itary certificate in a comput erised database. 
Where point (a) of Article 101(2) applies, that phytosan itary certificate shall be replaced by a certified copy thereof. 
Article 95 
Invalidation and remo val of the plant passpor t 
1. The profess ional operat or which has under its control a trade unit of plants, plant products or other objects shall 
invalidate the plant passpor t and, where possible, remo ve it from that trade unit where it becomes awar e that any of the 
requirements of Articles 83 to 87, 89, 90, 93 or 94 are not fulfilled. 
Without prejudice to the notifi cation oblig ation refer red to in Article 14, that professional operator shall inform the 
compet ent author ity under the compet ence of which it operat es. 
2. Where the profes sional operator fails to compl y with paragraph 1, the compet ent author ity shall invalidate the 
plant passpor t and, where possible, remo ve it from the trade unit concer ned. 23.11.2016 L 317/61 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     3. Where paragraphs 1 and 2 apply , the profes sional operat or concer ned shall retain the inva lidated plant passpor t or 
its cont ent for at least three years. 
That retention may take the form of stora ge of the information contained in the invalidated plant passpor t in 
a comput erised database, provided that this includes the information contained in any traceability barcode, hologram, 
chip or other data carrier which may supplement the traceability code as refer red to in Annex VII, and a statement 
concer ning that invalidation. 
4. Where paragraphs 1 and 2 apply , the profes sional operat or concer ned shall inform according ly the author ised 
operat or, or compet ent author ity, who issued the invalidated plant passpor t. 
5. Member States shall notify , through the electronic notification system refer red to in Article 103, the Commission 
and other Member State s where a plant passpor t was remo ved and invalidated pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article. 
Section 3 
Other attes tations 
Article 96 
Marking of wood packaging mater ial, wood, or other objects 
1. The mark applied on wood packaging mate rial, wood or other objects to attest that a treatment has been applied 
in accordance with Annex 1 to ISPM15 shall compl y with the requirements set out in Annex 2 to ISPM15 in all of the 
following cases: 
(a)  wood packag ing mater ial introduced into the Union territory from a third countr y, as referred to in Article 43; 
(b)  wood packag ing mater ial marked within the Union territory, moving out of the Union territory; 
(c)  wood packaging mater ial, wood or other objects moving within the Union territory , if required so by an 
imp lementing act adopt ed pursuant to Article 28, 30, 41 or 54; 
(d)  any other wood packaging mat erial, wood or other object marked within the Union territory . 
The mark shall only be applied where the wood packag ing mate rial, wood or other objects have been subject to one or 
more of the appro ved treatments refer red to in Annex 1 to ISPM15, without prejudice to Regulations (EC) 
No 1005/2009 (1), (EC) No 1107/2009 (2) and (EU) No 528/2012 (3) of the European Parliament and of the Council. 
For wood packaging mater ial, wood or other objects mark ed in the Union territory , the mark shall only be applied by 
a registe red operator author ised in accordance with Article 98. 
Points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall not apply to wood packaging mater ial whic h is subject to the 
exem ptions provided for in ISPM15. 
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending the requirements 
set out in paragraph 1 of this Article in order to adapt them to the development of international standards and in 
particular to ISPM15. 
Article 97 
Repair ing of wood packa ging mater ial in the Union territory 
1. Wood packaging mate rial that is mark ed with the mark referred to in Article 96 shall only be repaired if all of the 
following conditions are fulfilled : 
(a)  the person carrying out that repair is a registe red operator author ised in accordance with Article 98; 23.11.2016 L 317/62 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the 
ozone layer (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p. 1). 
(2)Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 Octo ber 2009 concer ning the placing of plant 
prot ection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). 
(3)Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concer ning the making avail able on the 
market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1). (b)  the mater ial and treatment used are eligible for repair; 
(c)  the mark is applied anew , as appropr iate. 
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, set out specifi c arrange ments concer ning the mate rial, 
treatment and marking refer red to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the 
examination procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). Those implementing acts shall take into account relevant internat ­
ional standards and in particular ISPM15. 
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply where a professiona l operat or permanently oblite rates by any means all earlier 
applications of that mark from the wood packag ing mater ial. 
Article 98 
Author isation and super vision of registered operators applying the mark of wood packa ging 
mater ial in the Union territory 
1. An author isation to apply the mark refer red to in Article 96 and to repair wood packag ing mater ial in accordance 
with Article 97 shall be grant ed by the compet ent author ity on application to a registere d operat or provided that the 
register ed operat or fulfils both of the following conditions: 
(a)  it possesses the necessar y kno wledge to carry out the treatment of the wood packag ing mat erial, wood and other 
objects required pursuant to the acts referred to in Articles 96 and 97; 
(b)  it operates appropr iate facilities and equipment to carry out that treatment (‘treatment facilities’); 
The Commission is empo wered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this Regulation 
by specifying the requirements for author isation, where appropr iate in view of the development of scientific and 
technical knowledge and internatio nal standards. 
2. An author isation to apply the mark refer red to in Article 96 and to repair wood packag ing mater ial according to 
Article 97 shall be grant ed by the compet ent author ity on application to a registe red operator using wood treated in 
a facility of another operator , provided that it fulfils all of the following conditions in respect of wood packaging 
mate rial mark ed with that mark: 
(a)  it exclusively uses wood: 
(i)  which has been subject to one or more of the appro ved treatments referred to in Annex 1 of ISPM15 and has 
been treated in facilities operated by a register ed operator author ised pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article; or 
(ii)  which has been subject to one or more of the appro ved treatments refer red to in Annex 1 of ISPM15 in 
a treatment facility in a third countr y that has been appro ved by the national plant protection organisation of 
that third countr y; 
(b)  it ensures that the wood used for that purpose can be traced back to those treatment facilities in the Union territory 
or to the third countr y treatment facilities concer ned; 
(c)  where applicable pursuant to Article 28(1) and (2), Article 30(1) and (3), Article 41(2) and (3) and Article 54(2) 
and (3), it exclusively uses wood refer red to in point (a) of this subparagraph which is accompanied by a plant 
passpor t or any other document providing guarantees that the treatment requirements refer red to in Annex 1 to 
ISPM15 are fulfilled. 
3. The compet ent author ity shall super vise at least once per year the registere d operat ors author ised pursuant to 
paragraphs 1 and 2 to verify and ensure that they treat and mark as appropr iate wood packaging mat erial, wood and 
other objects in accordance with Article 96(1) and Article 97 and fulfil the conditions set out respectively in 
paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. 
4. Where the compet ent author ity becomes aware that a profess ional operat or does not compl y with the 
requirements refer red to in paragraphs 1 or 2, that author ity shall without dela y take the measures necessar y to ensure 
that the non-com pliance with those provisions does not continue. 
Where the compet ent author ity has taken those measures other than the withdrawa l of the author isation referred to in 
paragraphs 1 or 2, and the non-complian ce continues, that author ity shall without dela y withdraw the author isation 
referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2. 23.11.2016 L 317/63 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 99 
Attest ations other than the mark of wood packaging mater ial 
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this 
Regulation by setting out the elements to be contained in official attestations specifi c for plants, plant products or other 
objects, other than wood packag ing mater ial, which are required by the applicable intern ational standards as form of 
proof of the implementation of measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 28(1) or (2), Article 30(1) or (3), Article 41(2) 
or (3), Article 44, or Article 54(2) or (3). 
2. The delega ted acts referred to in paragraph 1 may also set out requirements concer ning one or more of the 
following: 
(a)  the author isation of professiona l operators as rega rds the issuance of the official attestations refer red to in 
paragraph 1; 
(b)  the super vision by the compet ent author ity of the professional operat ors author ised pursuant to point (a) of this 
paragraph; 
(c)  the withdrawal of that author isation refer red to in point (a) of this paragraph. 
3. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, the format specifications of the attes tations refer red 
to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination 
procedure refer red to in Article 107(2). 
Section 4 
Expor t of plants, plant products and other objects from the Union ter ritory 
Article 100 
Phytosanit ary certificate for expor t from the Union 
1. Where, for the expor t of a plant, plant product or other object from the Union territory to a third countr y, 
a phytosan itary certificate is required by the phyt osanitar y import requirements of that third countr y (‘phyt osanitar y 
certificate for expor t’), that certificate shall be issued by the compet ent author ity, at the request of the professional 
operat or, when all of the following conditions are fulfilled : 
(a)  the professional operat or is registere d by that compet ent author ity in accordance with Article 65; 
(b)  the professional operat or has under its control the plant, plant product or other object to be expor ted; 
(c)  it is ensured that that plant, plant product or other object complies with the phytosanitar y import requirements of 
the third countr y concer ned. 
The compet ent author ity shall also issue a phyt osanitar y certificate for expor t at the request of persons other than 
profess ional operators, provided that the conditions set out in points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph are fulfilled. 
For the purpose of this paragraph, the compet ent author ity shall not delegat e the issuance of the phyt osanitar y 
certificate for expor t to any other person. 
2. Without prejudice to oblig ations under the IPPC, and taking into account the relevant international standards, the 
phytosan itary certificate for expor t shall be issued where the information available allows the compet ent author ity to 
certify compl iance of the plant, plant product or other object concer ned with the phytosanitar y impor t requirements of 
the third countr y concer ned. That information may originate from one or more of the following elements, as applicable: 
(a)  inspections, sampli ng and testing of the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned, or their place of 
production and its vicinities; 
(b)  official information on the pest status in the production site, place of production, area or countr y of origin of the 
plants, plant products or other objects concer ned; 
(c)  a plant passpor t, as referred to in Article 78, accompan ying the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned, 
where that plant passpor t attests the results of inspections by the compet ent author ity; 
(d)  the mark of wood packa ging mate rial as refer red to in Article 96(1), or the attestations refer red to in Article 99(1); 23.11.2016 L 317/64 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (e)  the information included in the pre-expor t certificate refer red to in Article 102; 
(f)  official information included in the phytosanitar y certificate as referred to in Article 71, where the plants, plant 
products or other objects concer ned have been introduced into the Union territory from a third countr y. 
3. The phyt osanitar y certificate for expor t shall compl y with the descr iption and format of the model set out in 
Part A of Annex VIII. 
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending the elements 
referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and Part A of Annex VIII to adap t them to the development of the relevant in­
ternatio nal standards. 
5. Electronic phyt osanitar y certificates for expor t shall be provided through, or in electronic exchange with, 
a comput erised information management system for official controls at Union level. 
Article 101 
Phytosanitar y certificate for re-expor t from the Union 
1. For the re-expor t of a plant, plant product or other object which originates in a third countr y and has been 
introduced into the Union territory from that, or another , third countr y, a phytosanitar y certificate for re-expor t from 
the Union (‘the phytosan itary certificate for re-expor t’) shall, where possible, be issued instead of the phytosan itary 
certificate for expor t. 
The phytosan itary certificate for re-expor t shall be issued by the compet ent author ity at the request of the professiona l 
operat or when all of the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  that professional operat or is registere d by that compet ent author ity in accordance with Article 65; 
(b)  the professional operat or has under its control the plant, plant product or other object to be re-expor ted; 
(c)  it is ensured that that plant, plant product or other object complies with the phytosanitar y import requirements of 
the third countr y concer ned. 
The compet ent author ity shall also issue a phyt osanitar y certificate for re-expor t at the request of persons other than 
profess ional operators, provided that the conditions set out in points (b) and (c) of the second subparagraph are fulfilled. 
For the purpose of this paragraph, the compet ent author ity shall not delegat e the issuance of the phyt osanitar y 
certificate for re-expor t to any other person. 
2. Without prejudice to oblig ations under the IPPC, and taking into account the relevant international standards, the 
phytosan itary certificate for re-expor t shall be issued where the information available allows certifying of compl iance 
with the phytosanitar y imp ort requirements of the third countr y concer ned and that all of the following conditions are 
compl ied with: 
(a)  the original phytosan itary certificate accompan ying the plant, plant product or other object concer ned from the 
third countr y of origin, or a certified copy of it, is attached to the phytosanitar y certificate for re-expor t; 
(b)  the plant, plant product or other object concer ned has not been grown, produced or processed to chang e its nature 
since its introduction in the Union territory; 
(c)  the plant, plant product or other object concer ned has not been exposed to any risk of infestation or contamination 
with quarantine pests or regulate d non-quarantine pests, listed as such by the third countr y of destination, during 
storag e in the Member State from which it is to be expor ted to that third countr y; 
(d)  the identity of the plant, plant product or other object concer ned has been maintained. 
3. Article 100(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis. 
4. The phytosanitar y certificate for re-expor t shall compl y with the descr iption and format of the model set out in 
Part B of Annex VIII. 
5. The Commission is empo wered to adopt delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending Part B of 
Annex VIII to adapt it to the development of the relevant intern ational standards. 23.11.2016 L 317/65 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     6. Electronic phyt osanitar y certificates for re-expor t shall be provided through, or in electronic exchange with, 
a comput erised information management system for official controls at Union level. 
Article 102 
Pre-expor t certificates 
1. The compet ent author ities of the Member State from which the plants, plant products or other objects refer red to 
in Article 100(1) are expor ted and the compet ent author ities of the Member State in whic h the plants, plant products or 
other objects were grown, produced, store d or processed shall exchange the necessar y phytosanitar y information as the 
basis for issuing the phytosan itary certificate for expor t. 
2. The exchange of information refer red to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of a harmonised document (‘pre- 
expor t certificate’), in whic h the compet ent author ities of the Member State, in whic h the plants, plant products and 
other objects were grown, produced, stored or processed, certify compl iance of those plants, plant products or other 
objects with specifi c phytosan itary requirements concer ning one or more of the following: 
(a)  the absence, or presence belo w a specif ied threshold, of particular pests in the plants, plants products or other 
objects concer ned; 
(b)  the origin of the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned in a specific field, production site, place of 
production or area; 
(c)  the pest status in the field, production site, place of production or area of origin or countr y of origin of the plants, 
plant products or other objects concer ned; 
(d)  the results of the inspections, sampling and testing of the plants, plant products or other objects concer ned; 
(e)  the phytosan itary procedures applied to the production or processing of the plants, plant products or other objects 
concer ned. 
3. The pre-expor t certificate shall be issued, on request of the professional operator , by the compet ent author ities of 
the Member State in which the plants, plant products or other objects were grown, produced, stored or processed, while 
those plants, plant products or other objects are on the premises of the professional operat or concer ned. 
4. The pre-expor t certificate shall accompan y the plants, plant products and other objects concer ned during their 
movement within the Union territory , unless the information contained in it is exchanged between the Member States 
concer ned through, or in electronic exchange with, a comput erised information manage ment system for official controls 
at Union level. 
5. Without prejudice to the requirements set out in paragraph 3, the pre-expor t certificate may be issued when the 
plants, plant products or other objects have left the premises of the professional operat or concer ned, provided that 
inspections and, where necessar y, sampling have been carried out, conf irming the compl iance of those plants, plant 
products or other objects with one or more of the specifi c phytosan itary requirements refer red to in paragraph 2. 
6. The pre-expor t certificate shall contain the elements and shall be in the format as set out in Part C of Annex VIII. 
The Commission is empo wered to adop t delegat ed acts in accordance with Article 105 amending Part C of Annex VIII 
in order to adapt it to the development of scientifi c and technical kno wledge and of relevant internati onal standards. 
7. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down the procedures for the issuance of the pre-expor t 
certificate. Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure refer red to in 
Article 107(2). 23.11.2016 L 317/66 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     CHAPTER VII 
Suppor ting measur es by the Commission 
Article 103 
Establishment of electronic notif ication system 
The Commission shall establish an electronic system for the submission of notificati ons by the Member States. 
That system shall be connected to, and compatible with, a comput erised information manag ement system for official 
controls at Union level. 
Article 104 
Informa tion items, format and deadlines of notif ications, and notif ications in the case of suspected 
presence of pest s 
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down specifi c rules concer ning the submission of notifi ­
cations refer red to in Article 9(1) and (2), Article 11, Article 17(3), Article 18(6), Article 19(2), Article 28(7), the first 
subparagraph of Article 29(3), Article 30(8), Article 33(1), Article 40(4), Article 41(4), Article 46(4), Article 49(6), 
Article 53(4), Article 54(4), Article 62(1), Article 77(2) and Article 95(5). Those rules shall concer n one or more the 
following elements: 
(a)  the information items to be included in those notifi cations; 
(b)  the format of those notifi cations and instr uctions on how to fill in that format ; 
(c)  deadlines for the submission of particular information items as refer red to in point (a); 
(d)  the cases where the suspecte d presence of a pest shall be notified due to the need to take swif t action in view of its 
biology and possibility of rapid and wide spread; 
(e)  the cases of non-compliance to be notifi ed where that non-com pliance creat es a risk for spread of a Union 
quarantine pest or a pest provisionally qualifying as Union quarantine pest. 
Those implementing acts shall be adopt ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(2). 
CHAPTER VIII 
Final provisions 
Article 105 
Exercise of the delegation 
1. The power to adop t delegat ed acts is confe rred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this 
Article. 
2. The power to adopt delegat ed acts refer red to in Article 6(2), Article 7, Article 8(5), Article 19(7), Article 21, 
Article 32(5), Article 34(1), Article 38, Article 43(2), Article 46(2), Article 48(5), Article 51, Article 65(4), Article 71(4), 
Article 76(4), Article 81(2), Article 83(6), Article 87(4), Article 89(2), Article 96(2), Article 98(1), Article 99(1), 
Article 100(4), Article 101(5) and Article 102(6) shall be confe rred on the Commission for a period of five years from 
13 December 2016. The Commission shall draw up a repor t in respect of the delegat ion of power no later than nine 
months before the end of the five-ye ar period. The delegat ion of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an 
identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensi on not later than three months 
before the end of each period. 
3. The delega tion of power refer red to in Article 6(2), Article 7, Article 8(5), Article 19(7), Article 21, Article 32(5), 
Article 34(1), Article 38, Article 43(2), Article 46(2), Article 48(5), Article 51, Article 65(4), Article 71(4), Article 76(4), 
Article 81(2), Article 83(6), Article 87(4), Article 89(2), Article 96(2), Article 98(1), Article 99(1), Article 100(4), 
Article 101(5) and Article 102(6) may be revok ed at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision 
to revok e shall put an end to the delega tion of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following 
the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specifi ed therein. It shall not 
affect the validity of any delega ted acts already in force. 23.11.2016 L 317/67 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     4. Before adopting a delega ted act, the Commission shall consult exper ts designated by each Member State in 
accordance with the principles laid down in the Interi nstitutional Agreement of 13 Apr il 2016 on Bett er Law-Making. 
5. As soon as it adop ts a delegat ed act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and 
to the Council. 
6. A delegat ed act adop ted pursuant to Article 6(2), Article 7, Article 8(5), Article 19(7), Article 21, Article 32(5), 
Article 34(1), Article 38, Article 43(2), Article 46(2), Article 48(5), Article 51, Article 65(4), Article 71(4), Article 76(4), 
Article 81(2), Article 83(6), Article 87(4), Article 89(2), Article 96(2), Article 98(1), Article 99(1), Article 100(4), 
Article 101(5) and Article 102(6) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European 
Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and 
the Council or if, before the expir y of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the 
Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extende d by two months at the initiative of the European 
Parliament or of the Council. 
Article 106 
Urgency procedure 
1. Deleg ated acts adopt ed under this Article shall enter into force without dela y and shall apply as long as no 
objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegat ed act to the European Parliament 
and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 
2. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegat ed act in accordance with the procedure 
referred to in Article 105(6). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act immediat ely following the notifi cation 
of the decision to object by the European Parliament or by the Council. 
Article 107 
Committee procedure 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committ ee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed established by 
Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). That committee is 
a committe e within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply . Where the 
opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be term inated without result 
when, within the time-limit for deliver y of the opinion, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of 
committee members so requests. 
3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, in conjunction with Article 
5 thereof shall apply . 
Article 108 
Penalties 
The Member State s shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringe ments of this Regulation and shall take all 
measures necessar y to ensure that they are imple mented. The penalties provided for must be effective, propor tionat e and 
dissuasive. 
The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 14 December 2019 and shall notify it without 
dela y of any subsequent amendments affecting them. 23.11.2016 L 317/68 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 Januar y 2002 laying down the general principles and 
requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Autho rity and laying down procedures in matters of food safety 
(OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1). Article 109 
Repeals 
1. Directive 2000/29/EC is repealed, with the excep tion of the following provisions: 
(a)  Article 1(4); 
(b)  the introduct ory part and points (g), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (p), (q) and (r) of Article 2(1); 
(c)  Article 11(3); 
(d)  Article 12; 
(e)  Article 13; 
(f)  Article 13a; 
(g)  Article 13b; 
(h)  Article 13c; 
(i)  Article 13d; 
(j)  Article 21(1) to (5); 
(k)  Article 27a; 
(l)  Annex VIIIa. 
2. The following Directives are repealed: 
(a)  Directive 69/464/EEC; 
(b)  Directive 74/647/EEC; 
(c)  Directive 93/85/EEC; 
(d)  Directive 98/57/EC; 
(e)  Directive 2006/91/EC; 
(f)  Directive 2007/33/EC. 
3. References to the acts repealed in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be constr ued as referen ces to this 
Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex IX. 
Article 110 
Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 
In Article 24(2) of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013, the following subparagraph is added: 
‘Union financing of the programmes for the control of pests in the outermost regions of the Union shall be 
implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*).  
(*)Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down 
provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welf are, and 
relating to plant health and plant reproductive mater ial, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC 
and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and 
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 
66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 1).’. 
Article 111 
Amendment of Regulation (EU) 652/2014 
Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 is amended as follows:  
(1) in Article 1, point (e) is replaced by the following: 
‘(e)  on protective measures against pests of plants;’; 23.11.2016 L 317/69 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (2) in Article 5(2), the following point is added: 
‘(c)  the programmes for the control of pests in the oute rmost regions of the Union as refer red to in Article 25;’;  
(3) in Article 16(1), points (a), (b) and (c) are replaced by the following: 
‘(a)  measures to eradicate a pest from an infested area, take n by the compet ent author ities pursuant to Article 17(1), 
Article 28(1), Article 29(1) or Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council (*); 
(b)  measures to contain a priority pest, listed pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, against whic h 
Union containment measures have been adopt ed pursuant to Article 28(2) of that Regulation, in an infested 
area from which that priority pest cannot be eradicat ed, where those measures are essential to protect the Union 
territory against further spread of that priority pest. Those measures shall concer n the eradication of that pest 
from the buff er zone surrounding that infest ed area if it is found to be present in that buffe r zone; and 
(c)  prevention measures taken against the spread of a priority pest, liste d pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/2031, against whic h Union measures have been adopt ed pursuant to Article 28(3) of that Regulation, 
where those measures are essential to prot ect the Union territory against further spread of that priority pest.  
(*)Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 Octobe r 2016 on prot ective 
measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) 
No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 
74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4).’;  
(4) Article 17 is replaced by the following: 
‘Article 17 
Conditions 
The measures refer red to in Article 16 may qualify for grants provided that they have been applied immediat ely and 
the applicable provisions laid down in the relevant Union law have been compl ied with, and provided that one or 
more of the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  they concer n Union quarantine pests, listed pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as not 
known to occur in the Union territory ; 
(b)  they concer n pests, not listed as Union quarantine pests, which are subject to a measure adopt ed by the 
compe tent author ity of a Member State pursuant to Article 29(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031; 
(c)  they concer n pests, not listed as Union quarantine pests, which are covered by a measure adopt ed by the 
Commission pursuant to Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031; 
(d)  they concer n priority pests liste d pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. 
For measures fulfilling the condition laid down in point (b) of the first paragraph, the grant shall not cover costs 
incur red later than two years after the entr y into force of the measure adop ted by the compet ent author ity of the 
Member State concer ned pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, or incur red after the expir y of that 
measure. For measures fulfilling the condition laid down in point (c) of the first paragraph, the grant shall not cover 
costs incur red after the expir y of the measure adopt ed by the Commission pursuant to Article 30(1) of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/2031.’;  
(5) in paragraph 1 of Article 18, point (d) is replaced by the following: 
‘(d)  costs of compe nsation to the owners concer ned for the value of the destro yed plants, plant products or other 
objects subject to the measures referred to in Article 16, limit ed to the mark et value of such plants, plant 
products and other objects as if they were not affect ed by those measures; the salvage value, if any, shall be 
deducted from the compen sation; and’; 23.11.2016 L 317/70 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (6) Article 19 is amended as follows: 
(a)  the first paragraph is replaced by the following: 
‘Grants may be awarded to Member State s for annual and multiannual survey programmes that they carry out 
concer ning the presence of pests (“sur vey programmes”), provided that those survey programmes comply with at 
least one of the following three conditions: 
(a)  they concer n Union quarantine pests listed pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as not 
kno wn to occur in the Union territory; 
(b)  they concer n priority pests liste d pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031; and 
(c)  they concer n pests not liste d as Union quarantine pests which are covered by a measure adopt ed by the 
Commission pursuant to Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.’; 
(b)  the third paragraph is replaced by the following: 
‘For measures fulfilling the condition laid down in point (c) of the first paragraph, the grant shall not cover costs 
incur red after the expir y of the measure adopt ed by the Commission pursuant to Article 30(1) of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/2031.’;  
(7) in Article 20, a new point is inser ted before point (a): 
‘(-a)  costs for visual examinations;’;  
(8) in Article 47, point 2 is replaced by the following: 
‘(2)  The following Article is inser ted: 
“Article 15a 
Member States shall provide that anyone who becomes aware of the presence of a pest listed in Annex I or 
Annex II or a pest covered by a measure pursuant to Article 16(2) or 16(3), or has reason to suspect such 
a presence, shall immediately notify the compet ent author ity, and, if so request ed by that compet ent author ity, 
shall provide the information concer ning that presence which is in its possession. Where the notification is not 
submitted in writing, the compet ent author ity shall officially record it.”.’. 
Article 112 
Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 
In Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, point (d) is replaced by the following: 
‘(d)  pests of plants listed pursuant to Article 5(2) or Article 32(3), or subject to measures pursuant to Article 30(1), 
of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*);  
(*)Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on prot ective 
measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) 
No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 
74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4).’. 
Article 113 
Entr y into force and application 
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union. 23.11.2016 L 317/71 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     It shall apply from 14 December 2019. However: 
(a)  point 8 of Article 111 shall apply from 1 Januar y 2017; 
(b)  Article 100(3) and Article 101(4) shall apply from 1 Januar y 2021. 
2. The acts referred to in points (a), (c), (d) and (f) of Article 109(2) are repealed with effect from 1 Januar y 2022. In 
the event of conf lict between the provisions of those acts and the provisions of this Regulation, the provisions of this 
Regulation shall prevail. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Strasbourg, 26 October 2016. 
For the European Parliament 
The President 
M. SCH ULZ  For the Council 
The President 
I. LESA Y   23.11.2016 L 317/72 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX I 
CRITERIA FOR THE QUALIFIC ATION OF PESTS ACCORDING TO THEIR RISK TO THE UNION 
TERRITOR Y 
SECTION 1 
Criteria to identify pests which qualify as a quar antine pest, as referred to in Article 3, Article 6(1), Article 7, 
Article 29(2), Article 30(2) and Article 49(3)  
(1) Identity of the pest 
The taxonomic identity of the pest shall be clearly defined or, altern atively , the pest shall have been shown to 
produce consistent symp toms and to be transmissible. 
The taxonomic identity of the pest shall be defined at species level or, altern atively , a higher or lower taxonomic 
level, where that taxonomic level is scientific ally appropr iate based on its virulence, host range or vect or 
relationships.  
(2) Presence of the pest in the territory in question 
One or more of the following conditions shall apply: 
(a)  the pest is not kno wn to be present in the territory in question; 
(b)  the pest is not kno wn to be present in the territory in question, excep t in a limited part of it; 
(c)  the pest is not kno wn to be present in the territory in question, excep t for scarce, irregular , isolate d and 
infrequent presences in it. 
Where point (b) or (c) applies, the pest shall be considered to be not widely distr ibuted.  
(3) Capability of entr y, establishment and spread of the pest in the territory in question  
(a) Capability of entr y 
The pest shall be considered capable of entr y into the territory in question, or, if present but not widely 
distr ibut ed, into the part of that territory where it is absent (‘relevant part of the endangered area’), either by 
natural spread, or if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(i)  it is associated, as regards plants, plant products or other objects which are moved into the territory in 
question, with those plants, plant products and other objects in the territory where they originate or from 
where they are moved into the territory in question; 
(ii)  it survives during transpor t or storage; 
(iii)  it may be transfe rred to a suitable host plant, plant product or other object in the territory in question.  
(b) Capability of establishment 
The pest shall be considered capable of ‘establishment ’ in the territory in question, or, if present but not widely 
distr ibut ed, in the part of that territory where it is absent, if all of the following conditions are fulfilled : 
(i)  hosts of the pest and, where relevant, vect ors for transmission of the pest are available; 
(ii)  the decisive envi ronmental factors are favour able for the pest concer ned and, where applicable, its vect or, 
enabling it to survive periods of climatic stress and compl ete its life cycle; 23.11.2016 L 317/73 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (iii)  cultivation practices and control measures applied in that territory are favourable; 
(iv)  the survival methods, reproductive strategy , genetic adaptability of the pest and its minimum viable 
population size suppor t its establishment.  
(c) Capability of spread 
The pest shall be considered capable of territori al spread in the territory in question, or, if present but not 
widely distr ibut ed, in the part of that territory where it is absent, if one or more of the following conditions is 
fulfilled : 
(i)  the environment is suitable for natural spread of the pest ; 
(ii)  barriers to natural spread of the pest are insuffi cient ; 
(iii)  commodities or conve yances allow for movement of the pest ; 
(iv)  hosts and, where relevant, vect ors of the pest are present ; 
(v)  cultivation practices and control measures applied in that territory are favourable; 
(vi)  natural enemies and antagonists of the pest are not present or not suffic iently capable of suppressing the 
pest.  
(4) Potential economic, social and environmental impact 
The entr y, establishment and spread of the pest in the territory in question, or, if present but not widely 
distr ibut ed, in the part of that territory where it is absent, shall have an unaccept able economic, social and/or en­
vironmental impa ct on that territory , or the part of that territory where it is not widely distr ibut ed, as rega rds 
one or more of the following points: 
(a)  crop losses in terms of yield and quality ; 
(b)  costs of control measures; 
(c)  costs of replanting and/or losses due to the necessity of growing substitute plants; 
(d)  effects on existing production practices; 
(e)  effects on street trees, parks and natural and planted areas; 
(f)  effects on native plants, biodiversity and ecosyste m services; 
(g)  effects on the establishment, spread and impact of other pests, for exam ple due to the capacity of the pest 
concer ned to act as a vect or for other pests; 
(h)  changes to producer costs or input demands, including control costs and costs of eradication and 
containment ; 
(i)  effects on producer prof its that result from change s in quality , production costs, yields or price levels; 
(j)  changes to domestic or foreign consumer demand for a product resulting from quality changes; 
(k)  effects on domestic and expor t mark ets and prices paid, including effects on expor t mark et access and 
likelihood of phytosan itary restr ictions imposed by trading partners; 
(l)  resources needed for additional researc h and advice; 
(m)  environmental and other undesired effects of control measures; 
(n)  effects on Natura 2000 or other prote cted areas; 
(o)  changes in ecological processes and the structure, stability or processes of an ecosystem, including further 
effects on plant species, erosion, water table changes, fire hazards, nutr ient cycling; 23.11.2016 L 317/74 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (p)  costs of environmental restoration and prevention measures; 
(q)  effects on food secur ity and food safety ; 
(r)  effects on emplo yment ; 
(s)  effects on water quality , recreation, tour ism, landscape heritage, animal grazing, hunting, fishing. 
SECTION 2 
Criteria to identify Union quar antine pests which qualify as a priority pest as referred to in Article 6(1) and (2) 
Union quarantine pests shall be considered to have the most severe economic, social or environmental impact in respect 
of the Union territory if their entr y, establishment and spread fulfils one or more of the following points: 
(a)  Economic impact : the pest has the pote ntial to cause major losses in terms of the direct and indirect effects refer red 
to in point (4) of Section 1 for plants with a signif icant economic value in the Union territory . 
The plants referred to in the first subparagraph may be trees that are not in production. 
(b)  Social impact: the pest has the potential to cause one or more of the following effects: 
(i)  a signif icant emplo yment decrease in the agriculture, horticulture or forestr y sector concer ned or industr ies 
relat ed to those sectors, including touris m and recreation; 
(ii)  significant risks to food secur ity or food safety ; 
(iii)  the disappearance of, or long-t erm large-scale damage to, important tree species growing or cultivated in the 
Union territory or tree species of high impor tance in terms of landscape as well as cultural or histo rical heritage 
for the Union. 
(c)  Environm ental impact: the pest has the potential to cause one or more of the following effects: 
(i)  significant effects on biodiversity and ecosyste ms services, including effects on species and habitats listed under 
Council Directive 92/43/EEC (1) and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2); 
(ii)  significant and long-t erm increases of the use of plant protection products on the plants concer ned; 
(iii)  the disappearance of, or long-t erm large-scale damage to, important tree species growing or cultivated in the 
Union territory or tree species of high impor tance in terms of landscape as well as cultural or histo rical heritage 
for the Union. 
SECTION 3 
Criteria for a preliminar y assessment to identify pests which provisionally qualify as a Union quar antine pest 
requir ing tempor ary measur es as referred to in Article 29(1) and Article 30(1) 
Subsection 1 
Criter ia for a preliminar y assessment to identify pests which provisionally qualify as a Union quarantine pest 
requir ing temporar y measures as referred to in Article 29(1)  
(1) Identity of the pest 
The pest shall meet the criterion defined in point (1) of Section 1. 23.11.2016 L 317/75 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conser vation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, 
p. 7). 
(2)Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conser vation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 
26.1.2010, p. 7). (2) Presence of the pest in the Member State's territory 
The pest is not previously kno wn to be present in the territory of a Member State. Based on the information 
available to that Member State , the pest is also not previously known to be present in the Union territory, or is 
considered to fulfil the conditions set out in point (2)(b) or (c) of Section 1 as regar ds the Union territory .  
(3) Probability of establishment and spread of the pest in the Union territory , or the specific part(s) of the Union 
territory where it is not present 
Based on the information available to the Member State, the pest meets the criteria defined in point (3)(b) and (c) of 
Section 1 as regards its territory and, to the extent possible for the Member State to assess this, the Union territory .  
(4) Poten tial economic, social and environmental impact of the pest 
Based on the information available to the Member State , the pest would have an unaccep table economic, social and/ 
or environmental impact on its territory and, to the extent possible for the Member State to assess this, the Union 
territory , if it established and spread in that territory. 
That imp act shall include at least one or more of the direct effects liste d under point (4)(a) to (g) of Section 1. 
Subsection 2 
Criter ia for a preliminar y assessment to identify pests which provisionally qualify as a Union quarantine pest 
requir ing temporar y measures as referred to in Article 30(1)  
(1) Identity of the pest 
The pest shall meet the criterion defined in point (1) of Section 1.  
(2) Presence of the pest in the Union territory 
The pest is not previously kno wn to be present in Union territory , or is considered to fulfil the conditions set out in 
point (2)(b) or (c) of Section 1 as regards the Union territory .  
(3) Probability of establishment and spread of the pest in the Union territory , or the specific part(s) of the Union 
territory where it is not present 
Based on the information available to the Union, the pest meets the criteria defined in point (3)(b) and (c) of 
Section 1 as regards the Union territory.  
(4) Poten tial economic, social and environmental impact of the pest 
Based on the information available to the Union, the pest would have an unaccep table economic, social and/or en­
vironmental imp act on the Union territory, if it established and spread in that territory. 
That imp act shall include at least one or more of the direct effects liste d under point (4)(a) to (g) of Section 1. 
SECTION 4 
Criteria to identify pests which qualify as a Union regulated non-quar antine pest as referred to in Articles 36 and 38  
(1) Identity of the pest 
The pest shall meet the criterion defined in point (1) of Section 1. 23.11.2016 L 317/76 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (2) Probability of spread in the Union territory of the pest 
The transmission of the pest shall be assessed to take place mainly via specifi c plants for planting, rather than via 
natural spread or via movement of plant products or other objects. 
That assessment shall include, as appropr iate, the following aspects: 
(a)  the number of life cycles of the pest on the hosts concer ned; 
(b)  the biology , epidemiology and survival of the pest ; 
(c)  possible natural, human-assisted or other pathwa ys for transmission of the pest to the host concer ned and 
pathwa y efficiency , including mechani sms of dispersal and dispersal rate; 
(d)  subsequent infestation and transmission of the pest from the host concer ned to other plants and vice versa; 
(e)  climat ological factors; 
(f)  cultural practices before and after harvest ; 
(g)  soil types; 
(h)  suscep tibility of the host concer ned and relevant stage s of host plants; 
(i)  presence of vect ors for the pest ; 
(j)  presence of natural enemies and antagonists of the pest ; 
(k)  presence of other hosts susceptible to the pest ; 
(l)  prevalence of the pest in the Union territory; 
(m)  intended use of the plants.  
(3) Poten tial economic, social and environmental impact of the pest 
Infestations of the plants for planting referred to in point (2) with the pest shall have an unaccep table economic 
impact on the intended use of those plants as rega rds one or more of the following points: 
(a)  crop losses in term s of yield and quality ; 
(b)  extra costs of control measures; 
(c)  extra costs of harvesting and grading; 
(d)  costs of replanting; 
(e)  losses due to the necessity of growing substitut e plants; 
(f)  effects on existing production practices; 
(g)  effects on other host plants at the place of production; 
(h)  effects on the establishment, spread and impa ct of other pests due to the capacity of the pest concer ned to act 
as a vect or for those other pests; 
(i)  effects on producer costs or input demands, including control costs and costs of eradication and containment ; 
(j)  effects on producer prof its that result from changes in production costs, yields or price levels; 
(k)  change s to domestic or foreign consumer demand for a product resulting from quality chang es; 
(l)  effects on domestic and expor t mark ets and prices paid; 
(m)  effects on employment.  23.11.2016 L 317/77 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX II 
MEASURES AND PRINCIPLES FOR THE MANA GEMENT OF THE RISK S OF PESTS 
SECTION 1 
Measur es to manag e the risks of quar antine pests as referred to in Article 17(1), Article 21, Article 25(2), 
Article 28(4) and (6), Article 29(1), Article 30(5) and (7), Article 40(3), Article 41(3), Article 42(4), Article 46(3), 
Article 53(3), Article 54(3) and Article 75(2) 
The management of the risks of quarantine pests shall consist of one or more, as appropr iate, of the following 
measures:  
(1) Measures target ing prevention and elimination of infestation of cultivate d and wild plants 
(a)  Restr ictions as regar ds the identity , nature, origin, ancestr y, provenance and production histo ry of cultivated 
plants. 
(b)  Restr ictions on the cultivation, harvesting and use of plants. 
(c)  Restr ictions on the use of plant products, premises, land, water , soil, growing media, facilities, machiner y, 
equipment and other objects. 
(d)  Surveillance, visual examination, samp ling and laboratory testing of plants, plant products, premises, land, wate r, 
soil, growing media, facilities, machiner y, equipment and other objects for the presence of quarantine pests. 
(e)  Surveillance for breakdo wn or change in the effectiveness of a resistant plant species or plant variety which 
relates to a change in the composition of the quarantine pest or its biotype, pathotype, race or virulence group. 
(f)  Physical, chemical and biological treatment of plants, plant products, premises, land, wate r, soil, growing media, 
facilities, machiner y, equipment and other objects, infest ed or potentially infest ed with quarantine pests. 
(g)  Destr uction of plants, plant products and other objects infest ed or poten tially infested with quarantine pests or 
for preventive purposes. 
(h)  Information, data recording, communication and repor ting obligations. 
(i)  Registration of professional operators concer ned. 
For the purposes of point (b), those measures may include requirements with regard to the testing of plant species 
and plant varieties for resistance to the quarantine pest concer ned and the listing of plant species and plant varieties 
found to be resistant to the quarantine pest concer ned. 
For the purposes of point (f), those measures may include requirements with regard to: 
(i)  the registration, author isation and official super vision of profess ional operat ors applying the treatment 
concer ned; 
(ii)  the issuance of a phyt osanitar y certificate, plant passpor t, label or other official attestation for the treated plants, 
plants products or other objects and the placing of the mark referred to in Article 96(1) following the 
application of the treatment concer ned.  
(2) Measures target ing consignments of plants, plants products and other objects 
(a)  Restr ictions on the identity , nature, origin, provenance, ancestr y, production method, production histo ry and 
traceability of plants, plant products and other objects. 
(b)  Restr ictions on the introduction, movement, use, handling, processing, packag ing, storag e, distr ibution and 
destination of plants, plant products and other objects. 23.11.2016 L 317/78 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (c)  Surveillance, visual examination, sampling, laborat ory testin g of plants, plant products and other objects for the 
presence of quarantine pests, including through subjection to quarantine procedures and pre-expor t inspections 
in third countr ies. 
(d)  Physical, chemical and biological treatment and, where appropr iate, destr uction of plants, plant products and 
other objects infested or potentially infest ed with quarantine pests. 
(e)  Information, data recording, communication and repor ting obligations. 
(f)  Registration of professional operat ors concer ned. 
For the purposes of points (a) to (d), those measures may include requirements with regar d to: 
(i)  the issuance of a phyt osanitar y certificate, plant passpor t, label or other official attestation, including the placing 
of the mark refer red to in Article 96(1) to attest compl iance with points (a) to (d); 
(ii)  the registration, author isation and official super vision of profe ssional operat ors applying the treatment refer red 
to in point (d).  
(3) Measures targetin g pathwa ys for quarantine pests, other than consignments of plants, plant products or other 
objects 
(a)  Restr ictions on the introduction and movement of quarantine pests as a commodity . 
(b)  Surveillance, visual examination, samp ling and laboratory testing and where appropr iate destr uction of 
quarantine pests as a commodity . 
(c)  Restr ictions on plants, plant products and other objects carried by travellers. 
(d)  Surveillance, visual examination, samp ling and laboratory testing and where appropr iate treatment or 
destr uction of plants, plant products and other objects carried by travellers. 
(e)  Restr ictions on vehicles, packaging and other objects used in transpor t of commodities. 
(f)  Surveillance, visual examination, samp ling and laboratory testing and where appropr iate treatment or 
destr uction of vehicles, packag ing and other objects used in transpor t of commodities. 
(g)  Information, data recording, communication and repor ting obligations. 
(h)  Registration of professional operators concer ned. 
SECTION 2 
Principles for the manag ement of the risks of pests as referred to in Article 17(1), Article 18(3), Article 21, 
Article 28(4) and (6), Article 29(1), Article 30(5) and (7), Article 31(1), Article 37(4) and (8), Article 40(3), 
Article 41(3), Article 46(3), Article 49(2) and (4), Article 53(3), Article 54(3), Article 72(3), Article 74(3), 
Article 75(2), Article 79(3) and Article 80(3) 
The manag ement of the risks of Union quarantine pests, protect ed zone quarantine pests and Union regulated non- 
quarantine pests shall respect the following principles:  
(1) Necessity 
Measures to manage the risk of a pest shall be applied only where such measures are necessar y to prevent the entr y, 
establishment and spread of that pest.  
(2) Propor tionality 
Measures taken to manage the risk of a pest shall be propor tionate to the risk posed by the pest concer ned and the 
level of prot ection that is required. 23.11.2016 L 317/79 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (3) Minimal impact 
Measures taken to manage the risk of a pest shall represent the least restr ictive measures available, and result in the 
minimum imp ediment to the internatio nal movement of people, commodities and conve yances.  
(4) Non-discr imination 
Measures taken to manage the risk of a pest shall not be applied in such a way as to constitut e either a means of 
arbitrar y or unjustifi ed discr imination or a disguised restr iction, particularly on intern ational trade. They shall be no 
more stringent for third countr ies than measures applied to that same pest if present within the Union territory, if 
third countr ies can demonstrate that they have the same phyt osanitar y status and apply identical or equivalent 
phyt osanitar y measures.  
(5) Techn ical justification 
Measures take n to manage the risk of a pest shall be technically justified on the basis of conclusions reach ed by 
using an appropr iate risk analysis or, where applicable, another comparable examination and evaluation of available 
scientifi c information. Those measures should reflect, and, where appropr iate, be modifi ed or remo ved to reflect, 
new or updat ed risk analysis or relevant scientific information.  
(6) Feasibility 
Measures taken to manage the risk of a pest should be such as to allow that the objective of those measures is likely 
achieved.  23.11.2016 L 317/80 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX III 
CRITERIA TO ASSESS HIGH-RISK PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS OR OTHER OBJECTS AS REFERRED TO IN 
ART ICLE 42 
The criteria to be taken into account for the assessment referred to in Article 42 are the following:  
(1) as regar ds plants for planting other than seeds: 
(a)  they are introduced into the Union usually in the form of a shrub or tree or they are present in the Union 
territory in such form or are taxonomically relat ed to such plants; 
(b)  they are collected in the wild or grown from plants collect ed in the wild; 
(c)  they are grown outdoors or grown from plants grown outdoors in the third countr ies, group of third countr ies 
or specifi c areas of third countr ies concer ned; 
(d)  they are kno wn to host commonly hosted pests kno wn to have a major impact on plant species whic h are of 
major economic, social or environmental impor tance to the Union territory; 
(e)  they are kno wn to commonly harbour pests without signs and symp toms of those pests, or with a latent period 
for the expression of those signs or symp toms, implying that the presence of pests is likely to be missed during 
inspections at introduction into the Union territory; 
(f)  they are perennial plants commonly traded as old plants;  
(2) as regar ds other plants, plant products or other objects: 
(a)  they are kno wn to host and provide a signif icant pathwa y for commonly hoste d pests kno wn to have major 
impact on plant species whic h are of a major economic, social or environmental importance to the Union 
territory; 
(b)  they are known to commonly harbour and provide a signif icant pathwa y for pests without signs and symp toms 
of those pests, or with a latent period for the expression of those signs or symp toms, implying that the presence 
of pests is likely to be missed during inspections at introduction into the Union territory.  23.11.2016 L 317/81 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX IV 
ELEMENTS TO IDENTIFY PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS WHICH ARE LIKEL Y TO POSE NEWL Y 
IDENTIFIED PEST RISK S OR OTHER SUSPECTED PHY TOSA NIT ARY RISK S FOR THE UNION TERRITOR Y, 
AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 49 
Plants or plant products from third countr ies shall be considered likely to pose pest risks for the Union territory , as 
referred to in Article 49(1), where those plants or plant products fulfil at least three of the following conditions, 
including at least one of the conditions provided in point (1)(a), (b) and (c):  
(1) Character istics of the plants or plant products: 
(a)  they belong to, or are produced from, a plant genus or family kno wn to commonly host pests regulate d as 
quarantine pests in the Union territory or in third countr ies; 
(b)  they belong to, or are produced from, a plant genus or family kno wn to host commonly hosted pests kno wn to 
have major impact on plant species grown in the Union territory whic h have major economic, social or envi ron­
mental impor tance to the Union territory ; 
(c)  they belong to, or are produced from, a plant genus or family kno wn to commonly harbour pests without signs 
and symp toms of those pests, or with a latent period for the expression of those signs or symp toms of at least 
three months, implying that the presence of pests on those plants or plant products is likely to be missed during 
official controls at introduction into the Union territory, without recourse to sam pling and testing or submission 
to quarantine procedures; 
(d)  they are grown outdoors or grown from plants grown outdoors in the third countr ies of origin; 
(e)  they are not shipped in closed containers or packag ing, or when shipped in such a way, the shipments because 
of their size cannot be opened in closed premises for purposes of official controls at introduction into the Union 
territory.  
(2) Origin of the plants or plant products: 
(a)  they originate from, or are moved from, a third countr y which is the source of repetitive notificati ons of 
interception of quarantine pests not listed pursuant to Article 5(2); 
(b)  they originate from, or are moved from, a third countr y whic h is not a contracting party to the IPPC.  23.11.2016 L 317/82 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX V 
CONTENTS OF PHY TOSANIT ARY CERTIFICA TES FOR INTR ODUCTION INTO THE UNION TERRITOR Y 
PART A 
Phytosanitar y certificates for expor t as referred to in Article 76(1) 
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Phytosanitar y certificates for re-expor t as referred to in Article 76(1) 
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CRITERIA TO IDENTIFY PLANTS REFERRED TO IN ART ICLE 73 WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE 
A PHY TOSANIT ARY CERT IFIC ATE 
The assessment refer red to in Article 73 shall take into account the following criteria:  
(1) the plants do not host Union quarantine pests or pests subject to measures adopt ed pursuant to Article 30, or 
commonly hosted pests whic h may impact on plant species grown in the Union;  
(2) the plants have a histo ry of compliance with the requirements for introduction into the Union territory relevant to 
the third countr y or countr ies of origin;  
(3) no indication of outbreak(s) is linke d to the introduction of the plants concer ned from one or more third countr ies, 
and those plants have not been subject to repetitive interceptions of Union quarantine pests or pests subject to the 
measures adop ted pursuant to Article 30 during the introduction into the Union territory .  23.11.2016 L 317/87 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX VII 
PLANT PASSPORTS 
PART A 
Plant passpor ts for movement within the Union territory as referred to in the first subpar agraph of Article 83(2) 
(1)  The plant passpor t for movement within the Union territory shall contain the following elements: 
(a)  the words ‘Plant Passpor t’ in its upper right-hand corner, in one of the official languag es of the Union and in 
English, if differ ent, separated by a slash; 
(b)  the flag of the Union in its upper left-hand corner, printed in colour or in blac k and whit e; 
(c)  the letter ‘A.’, followed by the botanical name of the plant species or taxon concer ned, in the case of plants and 
plant products, or, where appropr iate, the name of the object concer ned, and, optionally , the name of the 
variety; 
(d)  the letter ‘B.’, followed by subsequently the two- letter code, refer red to in point (a) of Article 67, for the Member 
State in whic h the professiona l operat or issuing the plant passpor t is registere d, a hyphen and the registration 
number of the professional operat or concer ned who issues the plant passpor t or for whom the plant passpor t is 
issued by the compet ent author ity; 
(e)  the lette r ‘C.’, followed by the traceability code of the plant, plant product or the other object concer ned; 
(f)  the lette r ‘D.’, where applicable followed by: 
(i)  the name of the third countr y of origin, or 
(ii)  two- letter code, refer red to in point (a) of Article 67, of the Member State of origin. 
(2)  The traceability code referred to in point (1)(e) may also be supplement ed by a referen ce to a unique traceability 
barcode, hologram, chip or other data carrier, present on the trade unit. 
PART B 
Plant passpor ts for movement into and within protected zones as referred to in the second subpar agraph of 
Article 83(2) 
(1)  The plant passpor t for movement into and within prot ected zones shall contain the following elements: 
(a)  the words ‘Plant Passpor t — PZ’ in its upper right-hand corner, in one of the official language s of the Union and 
in English, if diffe rent, separate d by a slash; 
(b)  immediate ly under neath those words, the scientific name(s) or the code(s) of the respective protect ed zone 
quarantine pest(s), as referred to in Article 32(3); 
(c)  the flag of the Union in its upper left-hand corner, printed in colour or in blac k and whit e; 
(d)  the letter ‘A.’, followed by the botanical name of the plant species or taxon concer ned, in the case of plants and 
plant products, or, where appropr iate, the name of the object concer ned and, optionally , the name of the 
variety; 
(e)  the letter ‘B.’, followed by subsequently the two- letter code, refer red to in point (a) of Article 67, for the Member 
State in whic h the professiona l operat or issuing the plant passpor t is registere d, a hyphen and the registration 
number of the professional operat or concer ned who issues the plant passpor t or for whom the plant passpor t is 
issued by the compet ent author ity; 23.11.2016 L 317/88 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (f)  the lette r ‘C.’, followed by the traceability code of the plant, plant product or the other object concer ned; 
(g)  the lette r ‘D.’, where appropr iate followed by: 
(i)  the name of the third countr y of origin, or 
(ii)  two- letter code, refer red to in point (a) of Article 67, of the Member State of origin and, in the case of 
replacement of the plant passpor t, the registration number of the professional operator concer ned who 
issued the initial plant passpor t or for whom the initial plant passpor t was issued by the compet ent 
author ity as referred in Article 93(1) and (2). 
(2)  The traceability code refer red to in point (1)(f) may also be supplemented by a reference to a unique traceability 
barcode, hologram, chip or other data carrier, present on the trade unit. 
PART C 
Plant passpor ts for movement within the Union territory, combined with a certification label, as referred to in the 
second subpar agraph of Article 83(5) 
(1)  The plant passpor t for movement within the Union territory , combined in a joint label with the official label for 
seeds or other propagating mat erial referred to respectively in Article 10(1) of Directive 66/401/EEC, Article 10(1) 
of Directive 66/402/EEC, Article 10(1) of Directive 68/193/EEC, Article 12 of Directive 2002/54/EC, Article 28(1) 
of Directive 2002/55/EC, Article 13(1) of Directive 2002/56/EC, and Article 12(1) of Directive 2002/57/EC, and the 
label for pre-basic, basic or certified mater ial as referred to in point (b) of Article 9(1) of Directive 2008/90/EC, shall 
contain the following elements: 
(a)  the words ‘Plant Passpor t’ in the upper right-hand corner of the joint label, in one of the official languages of 
the Union and in English, if different, separated by a slash; 
(b)  the flag of the Union in the upper left-hand corner of the joint label printed in colour or in blac k and whit e. 
The plant passpor t shall be positioned in the joint label immediately above, and have the same width as, that official 
label. 
(2)  Point (2) of Part A shall apply according ly. 
PART D 
Plant passpor ts for movemen t into and within protected zones, combined with a certification label, as referred to in 
the third subpar agraph of Article 83(5) 
(1)  The plant passpor t for movement into and within protect ed zones, combined in a joint label with the official label 
for seeds or other propagati ng mat erial refer red to respectively in Article 10(1) of Directive 66/401/EEC, 
Article 10(1) of Directive 66/402/EEC, Article 10(1) of Directive 68/193/EEC, Article 12 of Directive 2002/54/EC, 
Article 28(1) of Directive 2002/55/EC, Article 13(1) of Directive 2002/56/EC and Article 12(1) of Directive 
2002/57/EC, and the label for pre-basic, basic or certified mate rial as refer red to in point (b) of Article 9(1) of 
Directive 2008/90/EC, shall contain the following elements: 
(a)  the words ‘Plant Passpor t — PZ’ in the upper right-hand corner of the joint label in one of the official languag es 
of the Union and in English, if differ ent, separated by a slash; 
(b)  immediate ly under neath those words, the scientific name(s) or code(s) of the protect ed zone quarantine pest(s) 
concer ned; 
(c)  the flag of the Union in the upper left-hand corner of the joint label printed in colour or in blac k and whit e. 
The plant passpor t shall be positioned in the joint label immediately above, and have the same width as, that official 
label or, where applicable, that mast er certificate. 
(2)  Point (2) of Part B shall apply according ly.  23.11.2016 L 317/89 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX VIII 
CONTENTS OF PHY TOSANIT ARY CERTIFICA TES FOR EXPOR T, RE-EXPORT AND PRE-EXPORT AS 
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 100(3), ARTICLE 101(4) AND ARTICLE 102(6) 
PART A 
Phytosanitar y certificates for expor t as referred to in Article 100(3) 
1.  The phyt osanitar y certificate for movement out of the Union territory , for the purpose of expor t to a third countr y, 
shall contain the following elements: 
(a)  the words ‘Phyt osanitar y certificate’, followed by subsequently: 
(i)  the letters ‘EU’; 
(ii)  the two- letter code, referred to in point (a) of Article 67, for the Member State in which the professional 
operat or requesting the issuance of the phyt osanitar y certificate for expor t is register ed; 
(iii)  a slash; 
(iv)  a unique identif ication code for the certificate, consisting of numbers or a combination of letters and 
numbers, the letters representing, as applicable, the province and distr ict of the Member State where the 
certificate is issued; 
(b)  the words ‘Name and address of expor ter’, followed by the name and address of the register ed operat or, or 
private person, requesting the issuance of the phytosan itary certificate for expor t; 
(c)  the words ‘Declared name and address of consignee’, followed by the declared name and address of the 
consignee; 
(d)  the words ‘Plant Prot ection Org anisation of’, followed by the name of the Member State of whic h the plant 
prot ection organisation issues the certificate, and subsequently the words ‘to the Plant Protection Org anisation(s) 
of’, followed by the name or, as applicable, names of the countr y or, as applicable, countr ies of destination; 
(e)  the words ‘Place of origin’, followed by the place or places of origin of the plants, plant products or other 
objects included in the consignment for whic h the certificate is issued. In all cases, the name of the countr y or 
countr ies of origin should be stated; 
(f)  an unnumbered box, reser ved for the EU logo. Optionally , other official logos can be added; 
(g)  the words ‘Declared means of conve yance ’, followed by the declared means of conve yance of that consignment ; 
(h)  the words ‘Declared point of entr y’, followed by the declared point of entr y into the countr y of destination of 
that consignment ; 
(i)  the words ‘Distinguishing marks ; number and descr iption of packag es; name of produce; botanical name of 
plants’, followed by a descr iption of the consignment including botanical name of plants or the name of the 
produce, distinguishing marks, and the number and type of packa ges included in the consignment ; 
(j)  the words ‘Quantity declared’, followed by the quantity of the plants, plant products or other objects included in 
that consignment, expressed by number or weight ; 
(k)  the words ‘This is to certify that the plants, plant products or other regulate d articles descr ibed herein have been 
inspect ed and/or tested according to appropr iate official procedures and are considered to be free from the 
quarantine pests specified by the impor ting contracting party and to conf orm with the current phytosanitar y 
requirements of the importing contracting party, including those for regulated non-quarantine pests’. Optionally , 
the following clause may be added: ‘They are deemed to be practically free from other pests.’; 23.11.2016 L 317/90 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (l)  the words ‘Additional declaration’ , followed by the additional declaration refer red to in Article 71(2) and the 
statement referred to in Article 71(3) and, optionally , any further phytosan itary information relevant to the 
consignment. If there is insufficient space for the whole of the additional declaration, an attachm ent may be 
added. The information in the attac hment should only include what is required on the phytosan itary certificate. 
All the page s of the attach ment should bear the number of the phytosanitar y certificate and should be date d, 
signed and stam ped in the same manner as required for the phytosanitar y certificate. The phytosan itary 
certificate should refer to any attachm ents in the appropr iate section; 
(m)  the words ‘Disinfe station and/or disinf ection treatment’; 
(n)  the word ‘Treatment’, followed by the treatment that has been applied to that consignment ; 
(o)  the words ‘Chemical (active ingredient)’, followed by the active ingredient of the chemical used for the treatment 
referred to in point (n); 
(p)  the words ‘Duration and temperature’, followed by the duration and, where applicable, temperature of that 
treatment ; 
(q)  the word ‘Concentration’, followed by the concentration of that chemical reach ed during that treatment ; 
(r)  the word ‘Date’, followed by the date on whic h that treatment was applied; 
(s)  the word ‘Additional information’, followed by any additional information that the compe tent author ity wishes 
to include in the certificate; 
(t)  the words ‘Place of issue ’, followed by the place of issuance of the phytosan itary certificate; 
(u)  the word ‘Date’, followed by the date of issuance of the phytosanitar y certificate; 
(v)  the words ‘Name and signature of author ised office r’, followed by the name and signature of the officer issuing 
and signing the phytosanitar y certificate; 
(w) the words ‘Stamp of organisation’ , followed by the official stamp of the compet ent author ity issuing the phytosa ­
nitar y certificate; and 
(x)  optionally , the senten ce ‘No financial liability with respect to this certificate shall attach to (name of Plant 
Prote ction Org anisation) or to any of its officials or representatives’ may be added on the certificate belo w the 
frame. 
2.  Where the phyt osanitar y certificate is not issued electronically , the paper used shall contain a waterm ark, embossed 
seal or embossed logo deter mined by the compet ent author ity that signs the certificate. The colour of the prepr inted 
text shall be green excep t for the number of the original certificate as referred to in point (a)(iv) of paragraph 1, 
whic h may be in another colour .    23.11.2016 L 317/91 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     23.11.2016 L 317/92 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     23.11.2016 L 317/93 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     PART B 
Phytosanitar y certificates for re-expor t as referred to in Article 101(4) 
1.  The phyt osanitar y certificate for movement out of the Union territory, for the purpose of re-expor t to a third 
countr y, shall contain the following elements: 
(a)  the words ‘Phyt osanitar y certificate for re-expor t’, followed by subsequently: 
(i)  the letters ‘EU’; 
(ii)  the two- letter code, referred to in point (a) of Article 67, for the Member State in which the professional 
operat or requesting the issuance of the phyt osanitar y certificate for re-expor t is register ed; 
(iii)  a slash; and 
(iv)  a unique identif ication code for the certificate, consisting of numbers or a combination of letters and 
numbers, the letters representing, as applicable, the province and distr ict of the Member State where the 
certificate is issued; 
(b)  the words ‘Name and address of expor ter’, followed by the name and address of the register ed operat or 
requesting the issuance of the phytosanitar y certificate for re-expor t; 
(c)  the words ‘Declared name and address of consignee’, followed by the declared name and address of the 
consignee; 
(d)  the words ‘Plant Prot ection Org anisation of’, followed by the name of the Member State of whic h the plant 
prot ection organisation issues the certificate, and subsequently the words ‘to the Plant Protection Org anisation(s) 
of’, followed by the name or, as applicable, names, of the countr y or, as applicable, countr ies of destination; 
(e)  the words ‘Place of origin’, followed by the place or places of origin of the plants, plant products or other 
objects included in the consignment for whic h the certificate is issued. In all cases, the name of the countr y or 
countr ies of origin should be stated; 
(f)  an unnumbered box, reser ved for the EU logo. Optionally , other official logos can be added; 
(g)  the words ‘Declared means of conve yance ’, followed by the declared means of conve yance of that consignment ; 
(h)  the words ‘Declared point of entr y’, followed by the declared point of entr y into the countr y of destination of 
that consignment ; 
(i)  the words ‘Distinguishing marks ; number and descr iption of packag es; name of produce; botanical name of 
plants’, followed by a descr iption of the consignment including botanical name of plants or the name of the 
produce, distinguishing marks, and the number and type of packa ges included in the consignment ; 
(j)  the words ‘Quantity declared’, followed by the quantity of the plants, plant products or other objects included in 
that consignment, expressed by number or weight ; 
(k)  the following text: 
‘This is to certify 
—  that the plants, plant products or other regulated articles descr ibed above were imported into ...................... 
(countr y/ contracting party of re-expor t) from .................................... (countr y/ contracting party of origin) 
covered by phyt osanitar y certificate No ...................................................................................................... 
original 
 certified true copy of which is attached to this certificate, 
—  that they are 
pack ed 
 repack ed 
in 
original 
 new containers, 23.11.2016 L 317/94 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     —  that based on the 
original phytosanitary certificate and 
additional inspection, 
they are considered to conf orm with the current phyt osanitar y requirements of the importing countr y/ 
contracting party, and 
—  that during storage in ..................... (contracting party of re-expor t) the consignment has not been subjected 
to the risk of infestation or infection.’ 
in whic h text the required information shall be filled and the applicable boxes ticked; 
(l)  the words ‘Additional declaration’ , followed by the additional declaration refer red to in Article 71(2) and the 
statement referred to in Article 71(3) and, optionally , any further phytosan itary information relevant to the 
consignment. If there is insufficient space for the whole of the additional declaration, an attachm ent may be 
added. The information in the attac hment should only include what is required on the phytosan itary certificate. 
All the page s of the attach ment should bear the number of the phytosanitar y certificate and should be date d, 
signed and stam ped in the same manner as required for the phytosanitar y certificate. The phytosan itary 
certificate should refer to any attachm ents in the appropr iate section; 
(m)  the words ‘Disinfe station and/or disinf ection treatment’; 
(n)  the word ‘Treatment’, followed by the treatment that has been applied to that consignment ; 
(o)  the words ‘Chemical (active ingredient)’, followed by the active ingredient of the chemical used for the treatment 
referred to in point (n); 
(p)  the words ‘Duration and temperature’, followed by the duration and, where applicable, temperature of that 
treatment ; 
(q)  the word ‘Concentration’, followed by the concentration of that chemical reach ed during that treatment ; 
(r)  the word ‘Date’, followed by the date on whic h that treatment was applied; 
(s)  the word ‘Additional information’, followed by any additional information that the compe tent author ity wishes 
to include in the certificate; 
(t)  the words ‘Place of issue ’, followed by the place of issuance of the phytosan itary certificate; 
(u)  the word ‘Date’, followed by the date of issuance of the phytosanitar y certificate; 
(v)  the words ‘Name and signature of author ised office r’, followed by the name and signature of the officer issuing 
and signing the phytosanitar y certificate; 
(w) the words ‘Stamp of organisation’ , followed by the official stamp of the compet ent author ity issuing the phytosa ­
nitar y certificate; and 
(x)  optionally , the senten ce ‘No financial liability with respect to this certificate shall attach to (name of Plant 
Prote ction Org anisation) or to any of its officials or representatives’ may be added on the certificate belo w the 
frame. 
2.  Where the phyt osanitar y certificate is not issued electronically , the paper used shall contain a waterm ark, embossed 
seal or embossed logo deter mined by the compet ent author ity that signs the certificate. The colour of the prepr inted 
text shall be brown excep t for the number of the original certificate as refer red to in point (a)(iv) of paragraph 1, 
whic h may be in another colour .    23.11.2016 L 317/95 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     23.11.2016 L 317/96 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     23.11.2016 L 317/97 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     PART C 
Pre-expor t certificates as referred to in Article 102(6) 
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CORREL ATION TABLE 
Council Directive 69/464/EEC This Regulation 
Article 1 Article 28(1) 
Article 2 Article 28(1)(e) 
Articles 3, 4 and 5 Article 28(1)(d) 
Article 6 Article 28(1)(f) 
Article 7 — 
Article 8 Article 8 
Article 9 Article 31(1) 
Articles 10 and 11 Article 28(1)(d) 
Articles 12 and 13 —  
Council Directive 93/85/EEC This Regulation 
Article 1 Article 28(1) 
Article 2 Article 28(1)(g) 
Article 3 Articles 14(1) and 15(1) 
Articles 4 to 8 Article 28(1)(a) to (d) 
Article 9 — 
Article 10 Article 8 
Article 11 Article 31 
Article 12 Article 28(1) 
Articles 13 to 15 — 
Annex es I to V Article 28(1)  
Council Directive 98/57/EC This Regulation 
Article 1 Article 28(1) 
Article 2 Article 28(1)(g) 
Article 3 Articles 14(1) and 15(1) 
Article 4 to 7 Article 28(1)(a) to (c) 
Article 8 — 
Article 9 Article 8 
Article 10 Article 31 
Article 11 Article 28(1) 23.11.2016 L 317/100 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Council Directive 98/57/EC This Regulation 
Articles 12 to 14 — 
Annex es I to VII Article 28(1)  
Council Directive 2007/33/EC This Regulation 
Article 1 Article 28(1) 
Articles 2 and 3 Article 28(1) and (2) 
Articles 4 to 8 Article 28(1)(g) 
Articles 9 to 13 Article 28(1) and (2) 
Article 14 Article 8 
Article 15 Article 31 
Article 16 Article 28(1) 
Article 17 Article 107 
Articles 18 to 20 — 
Annex es I to IV Article 28(1)  
Council Directive 2000/29/EC This Regulation 
Article 1(1) Article 1(1) and (2) 
Article 1(2) — 
Article 1(3) Article 1(3) 
Article 1(4) —(*) 
Article 1(5) and (6) — 
Article 2(1)(a) Article 2, point (1) 
Article 2(1)(b) Article 2, point (2), first subparagraph 
Article 2(1)(c) Article 2, point (3) 
Article 2(1)(d) Article 2, point (4) 
Article 2(1)(e) Article 1(1) and (2) 
Article 2(1)(f) Article 78 
Article 2(1)(g) —(*) 
Article 2(1)(h) Articles 32 to 35 
Article 2(1)(i), first subparagraph Article 76(*) 
Article 2(1)(i), second and third subparagraphs —(*) 
Article 2(1)(j) to (n) —(*) 
Article 2(1)(o) Article 2, point (7) 
Article 2(1)(p), (q) and (r) —(*) 23.11.2016 L 317/101 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Council Directive 2000/29/EC This Regulation 
Article 2(2) Article 2, point (2), second subparagraph 
Article 3(1) Article 5(1) 
Article 3(2) and (3) Articles 5(1), 37(1) and 41(1) 
Article 3(4) Articles 5(1) and 37(1) 
Article 3(5) Articles 32(2) and 54(1) 
Article 3(6) Articles 5(2) and 32(3) 
Article 3(7) Articles 5(2) and (3), 28(1) and 37(2) 
Articles 3(8) and (9) Articles 8, 39, 48 and 58 
Article 4(1) Article 40(1) 
Article 4(2) Article 53(1) 
Article 4(3) — 
Article 4(4) — 
Article 4(5) Articles 8, 48 and 58 
Article 4(6) Article 46 
Article 5(1) Articles 40(1) and 41(1) 
Article 5(2) Article 53(1) 
Article 5(3) Articles 40(3) and 53(3) 
Article 5(4) Articles 41(1) and 75 
Article 5(5) Articles 8, 48 and 58 
Article 5(6) Article 46 
Article 6(1) to (4) Article 87(1), (2) and (3) 
Article 6(5), first and second subparagraphs Article 87(1), (2) and (3) 
Article 6(5), third subparagraph Articles 65 and 68 
Article 6(5), fourth subparagraph Article 9(3) 
Article 6(5), fifth subparagraph Article 81 
Article 6(6) Articles 65 and 69 
Article 6(7) Article 81 
Article 6(8), first indent — 
Article 6(8), second indent Article 57 
Article 6(8), third indent Article 87(4) 
Article 6(8), fourth indent Articles 66, 69 and 90 
Article 6(8), fifth indent — 
Article 6(8), sixth indent Article 81 
Article 6(9) Article 66 23.11.2016 L 317/102 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Council Directive 2000/29/EC This Regulation 
Article 10(1) Articles 78, 83(5), 85, 86 and 87 
Article 10(2) Articles 79, 80 and 81 
Article 10(3) Article 93 
Article 10(4), first indent Article 83(7) and (8) 
Article 10(4), second, third and fourth indent — 
Article 11(1) Article 87(1) 
Article 11(2) — 
Article 11(3) —(*) 
Article 11(4) Article 92(2) and (3) 
Article 11(5) Article 92(2) and (3) 
Article 12(1) —(*) 
Article 12(2) Articles 69(4), 93(5) and 95(3) (*) 
Article 12(3) —(*) 
Article 12(4) Articles 41(4) and 95(5) (*) 
Article 13(1) and (2) Article 76(5) (*) 
Article 13(3) and (4) —(*) 
Article 13a(1) and (2) —(*) 
Article 13a(3) Article 76(*) 
Article 13a(4) Article 76(*) 
Article 13a(5) —(*) 
Article 13b —(*) 
Article 13c(1)(a) —(*) 
Article 13c(1)(b) Article 65(*) 
Article 13c(1)(c) —(*) 
Article 13c(2) to (4) —(*) 
Article 13c(6) Article 94(*) 
Article 13c(7) Article 77(*) 
Article 13c(8) Articles 40(4), 41(4), 53(4), 54(4) and 103 (*) 
Article 13d —(*) 
Article 13e Articles 100 and 101 
Article 14 Articles 5(3) and (4), 32(3), 37(2) and (3), 40(2), 41(2), 
53(3), 54(3), 72(2) and (3), 74(2) and (3), 79(2) and (3) 
and 80(2) and (3) 
Article 15(1) Article 41(3), first subparagraph 
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Article 15(3) Article 71(3) 
Article 15(4) — 
Article 16(1) Article 9(1) and (2) and Article 17 
Article 16(2), first subparagraph Article 29 
Article 16(2), second and third subparagraph Article 13 
Article 16(2), fourth subparagraph — 
Article 16(3) Article 30 
Article 16(4) Articles 28(1), 30(1) and 49(1) 
Article 16(5) Articles 28(6), 30(7) and 49(4) 
Article 18 Article 107 
Article 20 — 
Article 21(1) to (5) —(*) 
Article 21(6) Article 103 
Article 21(7) and (8) — 
Article 27 — 
Article 27a —(*) 
Article 28 and 29 — 
Annex I, Part A Article 5(2) 
Annex I, Part B Article 32(3) 
Annex II, Part A, Section I Article 5(2) 
Annex II, Part A, Section II Article 37(2) 
Annex II, Part B Article 32(3) 
Annex III, Part A Article 40(2) 
Annex III, Part B Article 53(2) 
Annex IV, Part A Article 41(2) 
Annex IV, Part B Article 54(2) 
Annex V, Part A, Point I Article 79(1) 
Annex V, Part A, Point II Article 80(1) 
Annex V, Part B, Point I Article 72 
Annex V, Part B, Point II Article 74 
Annex VI — 
Annex VII Annex VIII 
Annex VIII — 
Annex VIIIa —(*) 
Annex IX — 
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