Become authorised to issue plant passports and a fireblight pest free area status
Forms to apply for authorisation to issue plant passports or check if you need to be authorised.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Growers and traders can use the expression of interest form to declare an interest to become authorised to issue plant passports. It’s free to use the online form.
When you’ve submitted your expression of interest, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) will contact you within working 5 days and let you know how to become authorised using eDomero. It’s free to become authorised using eDomero.
Other ways to apply
If you do not want to use eDomero you can use the AppAUTH form instead. The fee is £20.66.
Fill in the AppAuth form and send it to [email protected]
APHA will process your application within working 5 days when you apply by email using the AppAUTH form. Your local inspector may need to approve your application.
Find out more about issuing plant passports to move regulated plant material in Great Britain and pest-free areas.
Updates to this page
Published 1 June 2015Last updated 30 October 2024 + show all updates
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Replaced the form 'Application for authorisation to issue plant passports and fireblight pest-free area status (email version)' with a new version.
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Jersey have dropped their fireblight pest free area with immediate effect. Professional operators no longer need to have produced or maintained plants in a fireblight buffer zone to move plants into Jersey. As a result, the 'fireblight pest-free area explanatory notes' are obsolete and have been removed from this page.
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Replaced the form 'Application for authorisation to issue plant passports and fireblight pest-free area status' with a new version.
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Growers and traders can use the new expression of interest form to declare an interest to become authorised to issue plant passports. It’s free to use the online form.
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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.