EU: Plants or Plant products

The European Commission notified the World Trade organization of the Draft Commission Implementing Decision amending Annexes I to V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.The document amends the Annexes of the Council Directive 2000/29/EC listing the EU regulated harmful organisms (quarantine plant pests) as well as to the Annexes laying down provisions for the introduction into, and movement within, the Union of plants, plant products and other objects.Regarding nuts and dried fruits, import requirements for plants or plant products of the following plant orders/families/genera/species are introduced or amended: Ficus L., Pinus L., Prunus L. and Phoenix L.The deadline for comments is April 14, 2017.For further information, please contact us at inc@nutfruit.org.