Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/827 of 13 March 2019 on criteria to be fulfilled by the professional operators in order to comply with the conditions set out in Article 89(1) point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council and procedures to ensure that those criteria are met
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/827of 13 March 2019on criteria to be fulfilled by the professional operators in order to comply with the conditions set out in Article 89(1) point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council and procedures to ensure that those criteria are metTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/ECOJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4., and in particular Article 89(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 provides that a plant passport should be issued for the movement of certain plants, plant products and other objects within the Union territory and into or within a protected zone.(2)In order to ensure that the information contained in the plant passport, as well as the required examinations for the issuance of the plant passports, are based on sound scientific and technical expertise, they may only be issued by authorised operators, under the supervision of the competent authorities.(3)Certain criteria should be established to ensure that the professional operators possess the necessary knowledge of the rules concerning pests that could affect certain plants, plant products and other objects and the measures to prevent the presence and spread of those pests.(4)A procedure will be necessary to ensure that all the criteria referred to in Article 89(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 are met, with a view to ensuring that all the authorised operators are aware of the information needed for the issuance of plant passports. The competent authorities should therefore make available a technical guidance containing information about the biology of pests and the respective vectors, and, about the relevant aspects of the biology of plants, plant products and other objects as their hosts, and about performance of examinations, prevention of the presence and spread of the respective pests and the establishment of a plan.(5)In order for the competent authorities and the professional operators to have the appropriate time to prepare for the implementation of the above provisions, this Regulation should apply from 14 December 2020.HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: