The Official Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025

PART 3 Amendments to minimum requirements for border control posts

Amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014

3.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2 (definitions), after paragraph 9, insert—

“10.   ‘large plants and plant products and other large objects’ means goods referred to in Article 47(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 which:

(a) by virtue of size are not capable of being transported into or unloaded in an area covered with a roof;

(b) require unloading equipment that is not capable of being operated in an area covered with a roof; and

(c) where the goods are trees, have:

(i) a girth greater than 8cm and an indicative height greater than 2.5m; and

(ii) a bare root, wrapped root ball or containerised root ball.”.

(3) In Article 3 (border control post infrastructure), in paragraph 4—

(a) after point “(b)”, omit the “and”;

(b) in point “(c)”, omit the full stop;

(c) after point “(c)” insert—

“; and

(d) large plants and plant products and other large objects.”.

(4) After Article 6 (border control posts designated for categories of products of animal origin, animal by-products, germinal products, composite products and hay and straw), insert—

“Article 6A Border control posts designated for categories of large plants and plant products and other large objects

In addition to the requirements of Articles 3 and 4, border control posts which have been designated for large plants and plant products and other large objects shall:

(a) in respect of unloading areas:

(i) be of sufficient size for a trailer or vehicle to enter into the unloading area;

(ii) have sufficient space for unloading and loading equipment to operate;

(iii) be surrounded by walls or solid fencing with suitable access points;

(iv) have an impermeable ground surface; and

(v) contain a physical barrier or bollards between moving vehicles and the inspection area;

(b) in respect of inspection areas:

(i) meet the requirements of points (a)(ii) - (iv) of this Article; and

(ii) provide such overhead cover as necessary to substantially protect the inspection area from precipitation.”.

(1)

EUR 2019/1014, amended by S.I. 2020/1631.