The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has made a Statutory Rule entitled " The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019", (S.R. 2019 No. 230), which came into operation on 14 December 2019.

This Statutory Rule implements Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants ("the PHR") and so far as relating to plant health, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of feed and food laws, rules on animal health and welfare and plant and plant protection products ("the OCR"), together with associated tertiary legislation. This Statutory Rule makes provision to implement PHR, the OCR and associated tertiary legislation for plant health.

This Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.

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