Plant Health in the European Union

Reporting Obligation

• Description of the NPPO

Publication Date

28-06-2013

Last Updated

12-12-2025

Short Description

The European Union (EU) is composed of the following 27 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. All of these Member States are contracting members of the IPPC and each have their own NPPO. The EUs’ plant health regime is prescribed by Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council, Its overall objective is to prevent the introduction into the EU of regulated pests and/or their spread within the EU. Member States are required to ensure compliance with the EU plant health regime for the movement of plants, plant products or other objects within their territory and for the introduction of plants, plant products or other objects into the EU from third countries. The EU’s plant health regime is supported by a set of phytosanitary measures prescribed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, and additional specific temporary or permanent measures. The EU’s plant health regime is administered by the Plant Health Unit of the Health and Food Safety Directorate-General (DG SANTE) of the European Commission. They are responsible for developing, adapting and proposing new legislation and for organising and chairing regular meetings of the EU’s Standing Committee of Plant Health with the Member States. EU Member States are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the EU legislation and that they verify compliance through official controls that they carry out both on plants and plant products produced and moved within the EU, and on plants and plant products presented for import into to EU. The Directorate for Health and Food Audits and Analysis of DG SANTE is responsible for monitoring the implementation and enforcement of EU’s plant health regime by EU Member States and countries that export to the EU. This is done through inspections of EU Member States’ and exporting countries’ official control and export certification systems as well as other activities such as the collation of survey data, and fact-finding activities.

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http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosafety/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/index_en.htm