Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants, authorising Member States to provide for temporary derogations in view of official testing, scientific or educational purposes, trials, varietal selections, or breeding

This regulation allows EU Member States to grant temporary exceptions to standard plant health rules. These derogations are permitted specifically for official testing, scientific research, educational purposes, varietal selection, and plant breeding to ensure that pest control measures do not hinder agricultural innovation and study.

This affects researchers, plant breeders, and educational institutions. It provides a legal framework to handle plants or seeds that might otherwise be restricted due to pest risks, provided they are used for controlled scientific or developmental purposes.