# Commodity risk assessment of Salix unrooted cuttings from the UK

## TL;DR

This paper assesses the risk of importing unrooted willow cuttings from the UK to the EU, focusing on potential pests.

## Contribution

The study identifies two EU-regulated pests associated with Salix cuttings from the UK, providing a risk assessment for plant health.

## Key findings

- Only two EU-regulated pests (Entoleuca mammata and Phytophthora ramorum) were found relevant for the imported Salix cuttings.
- No non-EU regulated pests were identified as requiring further evaluation.
- The assessment considered technical information provided by the UK and available scientific data.

## Abstract

The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by unrooted cuttings of Salix species (S. aegyptiaca, S. eriocephala, S. gmelinii, S. miyabeana, S. purpurea, S. rehderiana, S. schwerinii, S. udensis, S. viminalis) imported from the United Kingdom (UK). The assessment was performed considering the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by the UK. All pests potentially associated with the commodities were evaluated against specific criteria. Only two EU Regulated pests (the fungus Entoleuca mammata and the oomycete Phytophthora ramorum (non‐EU isolates)), present in the UK and potentially associated with the commodity, were considered as relevant for this Opinion. No pests non‐regulated in the EU were identified to be selected for further evaluation.