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Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Solid/ Hazardous waste management from LDCs (excluding cross-border transport of hazardous waste)

Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Protection of ambient air and climate from LDCs

Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Remediation and clean up of soil & water from LDCs including Treatment, remediation of contaminated/ polluted soil and water

Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Noise & vibration abatement from LDCs

Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Protection of biodiversity and landscape from LDCs including Nature and landscape protection services

Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Other environmental & ancillary services from LDCs

The Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021:
Part 3 of the Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021 introduces amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, to include additional measures to prevent the establishment or spread of Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) in Great Britain. The aim of these measures is to protect GB biosecurity generally, i.e. plant/trees growing in the wider environment, and protect GB businesses which trade in Xylella host plants from the impact of restrictions which would be imposed following an outbreak of Xylella. (...)

The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021:
This instrument amends the retained Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 ("the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation") pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020) . It will introduce measures in England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) for certain pests (Neocerambyx raddei and Agrilus bilineatus) against the import of host plants and other relevant regulated goods of Quercus, Castanea, and Castaniopsis from certain countries.

Pest Risk Analyses (PRAs), conducted by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO), have recommended both pests for regulation and suggested the approach that Great Britain are introducing to tackle these risks to biosecurity. Based on these PRAs, these pests were added in January 2021 as provisional quarantine pests (PQPs) in GB legislation (The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) (...)
Further, a failure to implement the legislation as soon as possible extends the period that Great Britain is exposed to the serious biosecurity threat presented by these two pests as set out in the EPPO PRAs. (...)

PH/026 Pest Measures:
This instrument amends the retained Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 ("the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation") pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020) . It will introduce measures in England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) against the import of host plants and other relevant regulated goods for certain pests (Prodiplosis longifila, Agrilus fleischeri, Thekopsora minima and Agrilus planipennis) . Imports of these high-risk plant goods will only be permitted under certain conditions e.g. the goods being grown in a pest free area, treated with heat. It will also introduce a prohibition on the import of Polymnia sonchifolia plants from entering Great Britain.

Pest Risk Analyses (PRAs), conducted by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO), have recommended Prodiplosis longifila, Agrilus fleischeri, and Thekopsora minima for regulation and suggested the approach that Great Britain are introducing to tackle these risks to biosecurity. Based on these PRAs, these pests were added in January 2021 as provisional quarantine pests (PQPs) in GB legislation (The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) . (...)

Pre-notification of Goods detailed in Article 73 of the retained Plant Health Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/2031):
his instrument uses a power in the retained Regulation (EU) 2017/625 ("the Official Controls Regulation") to make regulations requiring the pre-notification of goods detailed in Article 73 ("Article 73 goods") of the retained Plant Health Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/2031), entering England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) . Such a requirement will apply to 1% of imports of Article 73 goods, selected for phytosanitary import checks, from all countries. Please see section 3 for a link to the list of Article 73 goods.

This measure will provide information on the movement of these goods, which will allow for better targeting of inspections, to determine whether they present a biosecurity risk. All other regulated plant and plant product commodities need to be pre-notified before arriving in Great Britain. (...)