Changes made to the EU list of regulated pests
The EU list of regulated pests included in the Annexes II to IV of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 has recently been modified and published in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/826.
The EPPO Secretariat has summarized below the main changes.
Additions to Annex II A (Union Quarantine pests, not known to occur in the Union territory):
- Agrilus bilineatus
- Gymnandrosoma aurantianum
- Naupactus xanthographus
Transfer
Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum is transferred from Annex II A to Annex II B (Union Quarantine pests, known to occur in the Union territory). New requirements will apply for plants for planting and rhizomes of Curcuma longa and Zingiber officinale.
The following pests are no longer regulated as quarantine pests:
- Acidiella kagoshimensis,
- Acidoxantha bombacis,
- Callistomyia flavilabris,
- Euphranta oshimensis,
- Gastrozona nigrifemur,
- Insizwa oblita,
- Paratephritis fukaii,
- Paratephritis takeuchii,
- Urophora christophi
Protected zone quarantine pests (Annex III)
Erwinia amylovora: Corse (France), Galway city (Ireland) and some regions of Italy (Liguria, Valle d’Aosta and some parts of the provinces of Lombardia and Toscana) are no longer considered as protected zones for E. amylovora.
In addition, new requirements apply to import of certain plants and plant products in relation to Agrilus planipennis, Apriona cinerea, Apriona germari and Apriona rugicollis, Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera latifrons, Bactrocera zonata (Annex VII).
Sources
EU (2026) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/826 of 14 April 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing of pests and rules on the introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects. Official Journal of the European Union OJ L, 2026/826. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/826/oj