Close Menu
    Latest Category
    • Finance
    • Tech
    • EU Law
    • Energy
    • fx
    • About
    • Contact
    EUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politicsEUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politics
    Login
    • EU News
    • Focus
    • Guides
    • Press
    • Jobs
    • Events
    • Directory
    EUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politicsEUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politics
    Home

    EU restricts imports of plants from China

    npsBy nps11 May 2010Updated:25 June 2024 No Comments2 Mins Read
    — Filed under: Agriculture China EU Law EU News Trade
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    The European Union has decided to impose stricter measures for the import from China of plants hosting the harmful citrus long horn beetle, an insect that is not native to Europe and can attack a wide range of plants, such as maple, citrus and apple trees as well as birches, beeches, and willows.

    The Standing Committee on Plant Health (SCPH) voted yesterday afternoon in favour of a proposal of the European Commission to amend this Decision and strengthen the measures. The main new measure concerns the restriction of imports of host plants of the beetle from a limited list of six nurseries to a revised list of four nurseries and an import prohibition of maple trees (Acer sp.) until 30 April 2012.

    In addition, in order to reinforce the chances to detect the insect, destructive sampling to see whether larvae are present inside the plants, will be carried out systematically on each lot of host plants at export from China and at entry into the EU. Destructive sampling is an inspection procedure where a certain percentage of the imported plants are cut.

    In the past, EU Member States had reported, on various occasions, the presence of the beetle in plants imported from China. The insect appeared in some locations in the Union, mainly in Italy and in the Netherlands. The beetle was again spotted at the beginning of March 2010 in the Netherlands on plants imported from two nurseries in China. The situation raised great concerns as this pest is a real threat for the European parks and forests.

    The past outbreaks forced the affected Member States to conduct major and costly eradication campaigns. Therefore, it was decided that the existing emergency measures have to be strengthened in order to ensure that no infected plants are brought into the EU.

    More information on the Community plant health regime

    Add A Comment

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    You must be logged in to post a comment.

    nps
    • Website

    Related Content

    EU approves EUR 300m for common defence procurement projects

    EU proposes e-declaration for the posting of workers

    EU calls on Apple to end geo-blocking on media services

    EUR/USD touches one year low as Trump takes control of Congress – Euro currency news daily

    EU artificial intelligence factories set for 2025

    Council agrees reform of EU VAT rules for the digital age

    LATEST EU NEWS

    EU approves EUR 300m for common defence procurement projects

    14 November 2024

    EU proposes e-declaration for the posting of workers

    14 November 2024

    EU calls on Apple to end geo-blocking on media services

    14 November 2024

    EUR/USD touches one year low as Trump takes control of Congress – Euro currency news daily

    14 November 2024

    EU artificial intelligence factories set for 2025

    13 November 2024
    BRIEFING

    Agenda

    This week, COP29 begins in Azerbaijan; finance ministers discuss the EU's annual budget for 2025; and MEPs hold a plenary session on EU-US relations, EU summits, deforestation and COP 29...

    EUbusiness Week

    This week competitiveness and environment ministers will hold informal meetings…

    Eurozone Economic Calendar

    Key economic calendar events for the week 11 to 16 November 2024

    The Week's Top Stories

    This week competitiveness and environment ministers will hold informal meetings…

    Advertisement

    Subscribe to EUbusiness Week

    Get the latest EU news

    Latest Posts

    EU approves EUR 300m for common defence procurement projects

    14 November 2024

    EU proposes e-declaration for the posting of workers

    14 November 2024

    EU calls on Apple to end geo-blocking on media services

    14 November 2024

    EUR/USD touches one year low as Trump takes control of Congress – Euro currency news daily

    14 November 2024

    CONTACT INFO

    • EUbusiness Ltd 117 High Street, Chesham Buckinghamshire, HP5 1DE United Kingdom
    • +44(0)20 8058 8232
    • service@eubusiness.com

    INFORMATION

    • About Us
    • Advertising
    • Contact Info

    Services

    • Privacy Policy
    • Tems
    • EU News

    SOCIAL MEDIA

    Facebook
    eubusiness.com © EUbusiness Ltd 2025
    Design and developed by : Dotsquares

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Sign In or Register

    Welcome Back!

    Login below or Register Now.

    Lost password?

    Register Now!

    Already registered? Login.

    A password will be e-mailed to you.

    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok