Plant health: agriculture MEPs endorse deal to fight influx of pests to the EU

The European Parliament's agriculture committee approved on 26 April 2016 a proposal to curb the growing influx into the European Union of plant pests. Factors driving this influx include increased trade and climate change.

The draft rules, informally approved by the parliament and the Council of the European Union in December 2015, aim to govern preventive measures for imported plant pests and rapid response mechanisms for high-risk ones.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Plant health legislation: Protective measures against plant pests http://www.europeansources.info/record/plant-health-legislation-protective-measures-against-plant-pests/

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-regulation-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-on-protective-measures-against-pests-of-plants/

European Parliament: Press Release, 13.10.16: Plant health: agriculture MEPs back deal to fight influx of pests to the EU http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20161010IPR46386/

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