Plant passports and fireblight buffer zone status: application
Forms to apply for registration and authorisation to issue plant passports and apply for fireblight buffer zone status.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Growers and traders should use the AppAUTH form to apply for:
- authorisation to issue plant passports
- fireblight buffer zone status
To issue plant passports under the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 plant health regulations, you must:
- register to become a plant health professional operator
- apply for authorisation using the AppAuth form
This will replace your existing authorisation.
Send your form to plantpassportregistration@apha.gov.uk
APHA will process your registration within 5 days. You’ll receive an email confirming your authority to issue plant passports.
Last updated 22 June 2023 + show all updates
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You can now submit an online application to register to become a plant health professional operator.
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Pest-free areas of Channel Islands and Isle of Man added. European web-spinning larch sawfly, fireblight, European spruce sawfly and Ash dieback added to list of quarantine pests for Jersey.
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Added new forms, explanation notes and pest-free areas list.
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Updated application for authorisation to issue plant passports form and removed consolidated EU Xylella fastidiosa host list.
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Updated plant passport forms due to smarter rules for safer food plant health regulations.
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Consolidated EU Xylella fastidiosa host list updated
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Application for plant health registration updated
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Consolidated EU Xylella fastidiosa host list updated
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Updated consolidated EU Xylella fastidiosa host list
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Updated Application for authorisation to issue plant passports and fireblight buffer zone status
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Updated consolidated EU Xylella fastidiosa host list
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Consolidated EU Xylella fastidioisis host list published as appendix to form PHAR3
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First published.