Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 of 18 December 2018 will enter into force on December 14, 2019.
From December 14, 2019, all plants (including living parts of plants) will need to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate to enter into the EU, unless they are listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as exempted from this general requirement (not requiring to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate). Currently, the list of plants exempted from the obligation to carry a phytosanitary certificate are the following fruits: pineapples, coconuts, durians, bananas and dates.