In October 2016, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against plant pests (“Plant Health Law”).This Regulation takes into account the IPPC, the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the guidelines set out under them. The Regulation is applicable from 14 December 2019.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishes uniform conditions to implement Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. The phytosanitary requirements for import into the EU (including Belgium) are specified in the Annexes of this Regulation:
In addition, to enhance prevention, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 establishes the list of high risk plants, the introduction of which into the EU territory will be provisionally prohibited from 14 December 2019 until a full risk assessment has been carried out. The rules concerning the procedure to be followed in order to carry out the risk assessment of high risk plants are detailed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2018.