Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing of pests, prohibitions and requirements for the introduction into, and movement within, the Union of plants, plant products and other objects, and repealing Decisions 98/109/EC and 2002/757/EC and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/885 and (EU) 2020/1292

Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 contains the list of Union Quarantine pests, Protected Zone Quarantine Pests and Regulated Non-Quarantine Pests (RNQPs). Furthermore, it lays down phytosanitary import and internal movement requirements for plants, plant products and other objects that may pose a phytosanitary risk to the European Union.The draft amendment of Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 stipulates:
Addition of new pests in the list of Union quarantine pests (Annex II);
Revision of the pests that are currently regulated as groups of pests (Annex II);
Changes in scientific names of pests (Annex II);
Addition of new pests in the list of RNQPs (Annex IV);
Revisions of the prohibited commodities (Annex VI);
Addition of new import requirements (Annexes V and VII);
Revision of existing import requirements (Annexes V, VII and X);
Addition/Revision of CN codes (Annexes VI, VII, X and XI);
Revision of regulated commodities (Annexes XI and XII);
Repeal of Decisions 98/109/EC and 2002/757/EC and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/885 and (EU) 2020/1292.
In addition, the draft Regulation contains additions/revisions of internal movement requirements of regulated commodities in the European Union. These revisions are provided for information and clarity purposes.