#32026R1101EU updates border check rates for plant imports
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This regulation updates how often EU border authorities must carry out identity checks and physical checks on imported plants, plant products and related goods. The changes affect consignments arriving at EU border control posts and are based on the latest import risk information reviewed under the EU’s official controls system. Importers, logistics operators and businesses trading in plants or plant products may face different inspection frequencies depending on the product and origin. Companies should check the updated list of minimum check rates and factor possible inspection delays or documentation requirements into their import planning.
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Key Changes
- Updates the minimum frequency rates for identity checks and physical checks on certain plant-related imports entering the EU
- Revises the annex to the existing 2022 regulation using newer risk and import information
- Requires importers and border operators to apply the updated inspection rates at EU border control posts
Obligations
What this law requires
Competent authorities at EU border control posts of first arrival must apply the amended minimum frequency rates for identity checks and physical checks to consignments of plants, plant products and other objects entering the Union that are subject to official controls.
Competent authorities must use the updated Annex I list under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2389 to determine which plants, plant products and other objects are subject to specific identity-check and physical-check frequency rates.