On Tuesday 5 March, the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council and negotiators from the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a targeted revision of the Plant Health Law (Regulation (EU) 2016/2031). The aim is to improve and rationalise the application of and compliance with the regulation.
The Council and Parliament strengthened the Commission’s proposal by providing for the creation of a Union plant health emergency team (see EUROPE B13350A16). It will be made up of...