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Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants

TA-9-2024-0346 · P9_TA(2024)0346 · PE758.002

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Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants. The amendments cover multiannual survey programmes, notifications on regulated non-quarantine pests, temporary import rules and derogations, high-risk plants listing, phytosanitary certificates, plant passports and reporting duties. The position also amends Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on certain notifications of non-compliance. As Parliament and Council reached agreement, the position corresponds to the final act, Regulation (EU) 2024/3115.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants.
  2. The amended rules cover multiannual survey programmes and notifications concerning the presence of regulated non-quarantine pests.
  3. They set temporary derogations from import prohibitions and special import requirements, and establish procedures for granting them.
  4. They lay down temporary import requirements for high-risk plants, plant products and other objects, and procedures for listing high-risk plants.
  5. They address the content of phytosanitary certificates and the use of plant passports.
  6. They change certain reporting requirements for demarcated areas and surveys of pests.
  7. The position also amends Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards certain notifications of non-compliance.
  8. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.
  9. As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2024/3115.

Who is affected

  • Operators importing plants, plant products and other objects, who face temporary import requirements and derogation procedures.
  • Member states' authorities responsible for surveys, notifications and reporting on pests and demarcated areas.
  • Users of phytosanitary certificates and plant passports.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.