Maturity Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 · Protection Against Plant Pests
Your control of plant health risk, measured against Regulation 2019/2072 and turned into a costed action plan.
10 themes, a 5-level scale. And the action that moves each level to the next.
The framework’s 10 themes, already written from L1 to L5. One company, one business unit, or 300 at once.
Maturity Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 · Protection Against Plant Pests
10 themes, 5-level scale.
Nordhavn Industries
53 / 100
They measure their maturity with Datamensio
An example
This could be your situation.
Take one company as an example: three sites, three spreadsheets, no shared answer.
Nobody can consolidate.
Nordhavn Industries, 2,400 people in Hamburg, Lyon and Porto. A client asks where the group stands. Each site answers in its own spreadsheet, with its own scales.
Three weeks, a single base.
One Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 assessment launched across all three sites at once, from the managers’ interview notes. The framework was already written, its 10 themes and levels L1 to L5 too.
Two costs avoided before being committed.
A score of 53 out of 100, with the gap concentrated on three themes. The AI companion spotted that two actions duplicated those of another audit. The committee report took one sentence to request.
What it saved them
- 3sites measured on the same base, instead of three questionnaires to reconcile
- 2duplicate actions caught before the spend
- 1committee report, with no manual rework
These figures are an example. They could be yours.
The standard imposes processes. Datamensio says where you stand.
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The framework is already written
Themes, questions and levels L1 to L5, all written. You do not start from an empty spreadsheet.
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The score lands the same day
Online, by self-assessment link or in interview. Theme by theme, comparable over time.
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The gap becomes a costed plan
Every step up carries its action. The AI prioritises on expected effect, not on the order of the standard.
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Progress can be demonstrated
Campaign after campaign, against your target and against your own past. That is what your board asks for.
The maturity scale
One level, the next, and the action that links the two.
It is this mechanism, a level, the level above, and the action that links the two, that turns a finding into a trajectory.
Does traceability allow every lot dispatched under plant passport to be linked back to its original production unit?
- N1
No documented link between dispatched lots and their production unit. Tracing origin relies on staff memory.
- N2
Receipts and dispatches are recorded, but reconstructing a lot requires manual searching and the result varies depending on who carries it out.
- N3
Each lot carries an identifier linked to its production unit. Receipt and dispatch records are kept to a known procedure and tracing is reproducible.
- N4
Traceability is tested periodically through forward and backward tracing exercises, with a target timeframe and a written report. Passports received are retained and linked to lots.
- N5
Exercises cover detection and withdrawal scenarios, their results feed into procedure reviews, and identified gaps are tracked to closure with evidence of effectiveness.
Action to move from L2 to L3
Formalise the rule for lot identification and linkage to the production unit in a one-page procedure, build it into the receipt and dispatch register used at shipping, and check its application on three lots during the monthly quality review.
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Director, CCI 94CCI Île-de-France
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Maja SucekChief Operating Officer, Interreg Danube
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What this framework covers
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 is the application text for Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against plant pests. Its annexes set out the list of Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests, regulated non-quarantine pests with the thresholds applying to plants for planting, prohibitions on introduction, specific requirements by pest and commodity pairing, and the cases where a phytosanitary certificate or a plant passport is required. Its annexes are amended regularly.
In practice, the difficulty is not knowing the text: it is keeping it current in day to day processes. Who checks, and how often, that the list of regulated pests used by buyers matches the version of the annexes in force? Is the plant passport affixed to the correct trade unit, with the details and traceability that allow tracing back to the original lot? Are the specific requirements linked to country of origin built into supplier specifications, or only checked on receipt?
One frequent confusion is worth clearing up. Regulation 2016/2031 sets the framework and the obligations of professional operators, 2019/2072 provides the lists and technical requirements, and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 organises official controls on entry into the Union, in particular at border control posts. The three should be read together. An operator authorised to issue plant passports carries additional obligations of its own: a monitoring plan, examinations, record keeping, and training for authorised persons.
An official control concludes with a finding of conformity or non-conformity on a lot, on a given date. The maturity assessment answers a different question: how well is your system controlled, from monitoring the annexes to plant passport traceability, and what precise action moves each theme up to the next level. The two are complementary: the assessment prepares for inspection and structures the improvement programme, it issues no certificate.
The framework is ready to use in Datamensio. It adapts to your scope: plant production, nursery, trading, importing, processing. The AI adjusts the themes, questions and maturity levels using the CMMI method, or builds a variant based on your own procedures and specifications.
Reference standard: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
The themes assessed
Regulatory monitoring of the annexes
Tracking changes to the lists of quarantine pests, protected zone pests and regulated non-quarantine pests, internal communication of updates, updating operational documents.
Scope awareness and registration
Qualification of the activity as a professional operator, registration with the competent authority, scope of plants, plant products and other objects concerned, identified sites and production units.
Control of prohibitions and specific requirements
Identification of applicable pest and commodity pairings, requirements by country of origin, accepted equivalent measures, cases of prohibited introduction.
Monitoring and phytosanitary examinations
Monitoring plan for production sites, frequency and timing of visual examinations, sampling and testing, competence of authorised persons, handling of suspected cases.
Plant passport
Conditions for issue, content and format of the details, affixing to the trade unit, replacement, retention of passports received, withdrawal in case of non-conformity.
Importing and phytosanitary certificates
Verification of the phytosanitary certificate on introduction, prior notification, clearance at the border control post, handling of rejections and quarantine measures.
Lot traceability and records
Records of plants received and dispatched, retention period, ability to trace back to the original production unit, forward traceability to recipients, consistency with the quality system.
Thresholds for regulated non-quarantine pests
Knowledge of thresholds by species and category of material for planting, control arrangements, decisions to downgrade or destroy.
Managing detections and eradication measures
Procedure for notifying the competent authority, isolation of lots, destruction or treatment measures, lessons learned, informing affected customers.
Skills and governance
Training for operators and authorised persons, formalised responsibilities, tracked indicators, periodic management review of the plant health system.
A short version of the framework is available for the online self-assessment.
Frequently asked questions
Can Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 be certified?
No. It is a directly applicable implementing regulation, whose compliance is checked by competent authorities during official controls. The assessment measures the maturity of your system and prepares for inspection, it issues no certificate.
What is the difference with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031?
2016/2031 sets the legal framework and the obligations of professional operators. 2019/2072 provides the lists of pests, thresholds and technical requirements by commodity and origin. Both frameworks are available and can be cross referenced in a joint roadmap.
How long does the assessment take?
The short version can be completed in a single session by the plant health manager. The full version, run collaboratively with production, shipping and procurement, typically takes one to two weeks, most of the time being spent gathering evidence.
Can the framework be adapted to our activity?
Yes. Questions, levels and themes can be adjusted depending on whether you are a plant producer, trader, importer or processor. The AI can build a variant based on your own procedures and specifications.
The annexes change often. Does the framework keep up with these changes?
The framework assesses the maturity of your monitoring and update process, not just a snapshot of one version of the annexes. It is the tracking system that is measured, which makes the assessment robust to successive amendments.
How can several sites or subsidiaries be compared?
The same framework is rolled out to each business unit, with a score per theme. The benchmark positions entities against each other and against their previous assessments, and the AI groups the gaps into a single prioritised roadmap.
Do you need plant health expertise to answer?
The questions cover management practices, monitoring and traceability, not pest identification. A quality manager can answer them and assign technical questions to the person authorised for the plant passport.
Where is the data hosted?
In France, with OVH, with backup at Scaleway. No transfer outside the European Union. The AI models used can be selected, including from European providers.