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From 14 December 2019, all plants including living parts of plants will need to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate to enter into the EU, unless they are listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as exempted from this general requirement (not requiring to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate).
Currently, the list of plants exempted from the obligation to carry a phytosanitary certificate from December 14, 2019 are the following fruits: pineapples, coconuts, durians, bananas and dates.
In October 2016, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against plant pests known as Plant Health Law.
On December 13, 2016, the Regulation entered into force and will be applicable from December 14, 2019.
These rules constitute the EU Plant Health Regime, which has been in place since 1977 and was fully reviewed by the European Commission in May 2013.
The new rules aim to modernize the plant health regime, enhancing more effective measures for the protection of the Union's territory and its plants. They also aim to ensure safe trade, as well as to mitigate the impacts of climate change on the health of our crops and forests.
