Importing plants into France

A European Phytosanitary Passport might be required for certain plants subject to carrying diseases and parasites. Please contact the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for further information. Given the great number of species and the variety of common names given to them, always state the botanical name of the plants concerned.

You have to check if your plant belongs to an endangered species See specific requirements.

For further information about the CITES, please consult the following websites :
http://www.cites.org

http://www.unep-wcmc.org : On this website, you can use the index of species to find out if your animal/plant belongs to the CITES species.

If you want to consult the community regulation about the CITES, please see the website below: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/cites/legislation_en.htm

For further information regarding the European Phytosanitary Passport, please contact:

In United-Kingdom:

Plant Health Quarantine Branch
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foss House, Kings Pool
1-2 Peasholme Green
YORK YO1 2 PX
Tél : (44) 1 904 45 5161
Fax : (44) 1 904 45 5163
Web : www.defra.gov.uk

In France:

Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Alimentation, de la Pêche et des Affaires Rurales
Sous direction de la qualité et de la protection des Végétaux
Bureau SPV1 - Santé des végétaux
251 rue de Vaugirard
75 732 Paris Cedex 15
Tél : (33) 1 49 55 81 55
Fax : (33) 1 49 55 59 49
Web : www.agriculture.gouv.fr

Regarding the journey, please contact the appropriate transport companies to check if your are allowed to travel with a plant.

Endangered species

Some species are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). They cannot be exported without a certificate. This certificate has to be issued at the time of purchase of the plant/animal.

You have to check if your animal or plant belongs to a CITES species. A specimen of a CITES-listed species may be imported to France only if the appropriate document has been obtained and presented for clearance at the port of entry.

If your animal/plant belongs to a CITES-listed specie or if your need more information about the CITES, please contact the Management Authorities of the UK (See the address below).

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Global Wildlife Division
1st Floor, Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Temple Quay
BRISTOL BS1 6EB
Tel: +44 (117) 372 80 17
Fax: +44 (117) 372 82 06
Email: -
Web: http://www.ukcites.gov.uk