Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 610

Plant Health, England
The Plant Health (England) Order 2015

Made
4th March 2015

Laid before Parliament
10th March 2015

Coming into force
1st July 2015

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of—

(a)the powers conferred by sections 2, 3 and 4(1) of the Plant Health Act 1967(1) and now vested in the Secretary of State(2); and
(b)the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(3).

This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(4). It appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to the European Union instruments referred to in article 2(5) to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

PART 1General

Title, commencement, extent and application

1.  This Order—

(a)may be cited as the Plant Health (England) Order 2015;

(b)comes into force on 1st July 2015;

(c)extends to England and Wales, but applies to England only.

General interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“Annex II Part B” means Part B of Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC;

“Annex IV Part A” means Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC;

“Annex IV Part B” means Part B of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC;

“authorised officer” means, as the context requires—

(a)
an authorised representative of the responsible official body of the country in which a plant passport is issued, a public servant acting under the authority of such a representative or a qualified agent employed by the responsible official body, in any case who must be appropriately qualified; or

(b)
an authorised representative of the responsible official body or the national plant protection organisation of the country in which a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export or a translation of a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export is issued, or a public officer acting under the authority of such a representative;

“consignment” has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(p) of Directive 2000/29/EC where that term is used in Part 2 or in relation to any relevant material referred to in that Part;

“Customs Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(5);

“Decision 2002/757/EC” means Commission Decision 2002/757/EC on provisional emergency phytosanitary measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in’t Veld sp. nov(6);

“Decision 2004/416/EC” means Commission Decision 2004/416/EC on temporary emergency measures in respect of certain citrus fruits originating in Argentina or Brazil(7);

“Decision 2006/473/EC” means Commission Decision 2006/473/EC recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus)(8);

“Decision 2007/365/EC” means Commission Decision 2007/365/EC on emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)(9);

“Decision 2007/410/EC” means Commission Decision 2007/410/EC on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Potato spindle tuber viroid(10);

“Decision 2007/433/EC” means Commission Decision 2007/433/EC on provisional emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Gibberella circinata Nirenberg & O’Donnell(11);

“Decision 2012/138/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/138/EU as regards emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)(12);

“Decision 2012/270/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/270/EU as regards emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix similaris (Gentner), Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) and Epitrix tuberis (Gentner)(13);

“Decision 2012/697/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/697/EU as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of the genus Pomacea (Perry)(14);

“Decision 2012/756/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/756/EU as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa, Serizawa, Ichikawa, Tsuyumu & Goto(15);

“Decision 2014/422/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2014/422/EU setting out measures in respect of certain citrus fruits originating in South Africa to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa(16);

“Decision 2014/497/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2014/497/EU as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju)(17);

“Directive 93/85/EEC” means Council Directive 93/85/EEC on the control of potato ring rot(18);

“Directive 98/57/EC” means Council Directive 98/57/EC on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.(19);

“Directive 2000/29/EC” means Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(20);

“Directive 2007/33/EC” means Council Directive 2007/33/EC on the control of potato cyst nematodes and repealing Directive 69/465/EEC(21);

“Directive 2008/61/EC” means Commission Directive 2008/61/EC establishing the conditions under which certain harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC may be introduced into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections(22);

“early potatoes” means potatoes which are harvested before they are completely mature, marketed immediately after they have been harvested and whose skins can be easily removed without peeling;

“EU transit agreement” means an agreement within the meaning of article 12(4) or (5);

“EU transit goods” means any relevant material introduced into England from a third country via another part of the European Union;

“Euro-Mediterranean area” means the geographical area comprising Europe, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and the area of Turkey east of the Bosphorus Strait known as Anatolia;

“Europe” includes Belarus, the Canary Islands, Georgia, Kazakhstan (except the area east of the Ural river), Russia (except the regions of Tyumen, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Kurgan, Novossibirsk, Omsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Chita, Kamchatka, Magadan, Amur and Skhalin, the territories of Krasnoyarsk, Altay, Khabarovsk and Primarie, and the republics of Sakha, Tuva and Buryatia), Ukraine and Turkey (except the area east of the Bosphorus Strait known as Anatolia);

“European Union” means the territories of the member States including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, but excluding the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla and the French Overseas Departments;

“fruit” means fruit in the botanical sense but does not include dried, dehydrated, lacquered or deep frozen fruit;

“importer”, in relation to any plant pest or relevant material at any time between their landing from a third country and the time when they are discharged by an inspector under this Order, includes any owner or other person for the time being in possession of or beneficially interested in the plant pest or relevant material;

“inspector” means any person authorised by the Secretary of State to be an inspector for the purposes of this Order;

“IPPC” means the International Plant Protection Convention 1951(23);

“ISPM No. 4” means International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 4 of November 1995 on the requirements for the establishment of pest free areas, prepared by the Secretariat of the IPPC established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations(24);

“ISPM No. 10” means International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 10 of October 1999 on requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest free production sites, prepared by the Secretariat of the IPPC established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations(25);

“landed” means introduced into England by any means, including by post, and “land” and “landing” is to be construed accordingly;

“national plant protection organisation” means the service established by the government of a third country to discharge the functions specified in Article IV(1)(a) of the IPPC, details of which have been notified—

(a)
in the case of contracting parties to the IPPC, to the Director of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations; and

(b)
in all other cases, to the European Commission;

“North America” means the geographical area comprising Canada, Mexico and the USA;

“nursery” means premises wholly or partly used for the cultivation or keeping of plants for the purpose of transplantation or removal to other premises;

“official”, in relation to any testing or other procedure required by this Order to be carried out in respect of any relevant material, means carried out by or under the supervision of the responsible official body or the national plant protection organisation of the country in which the testing or other procedure is carried out and “officially” is to be construed accordingly;

“official documentation” means documentation issued by or with the authority of the responsible official body of the member State in which the documentation is issued;

“official label” means a label that meets the relevant requirements set out in Part A or B of Schedule 9, issued by or with the authority of the responsible official body for the member State in which the official label is issued;

“official statement” means a statement issued by an authorised officer or a statement included in a plant passport;

“place of production” means any premises, normally worked as a unit, together with any contiguous land in the same ownership or occupation as such premises;

“plant” means a living plant (including a fungus or shrub) or a living part of a plant (including a living part of a fungus or shrub), at any stage of growth, but excluding forest trees or forest shrubs; and living parts of a plant include—

(a)
fruit

(b)
seed;

(c)
vegetables, other than those preserved by deep freezing;

(d)
tubers, corms, bulbs or rhizomes;

(e)
cut flowers;

(f)
branches with or without foliage;

(g)
a plant or shrub that has been cut and which retains any foliage;

(h)
leaves or foliage;

(i)
a plant or shrub in tissue culture;

(j)
live pollen;

(k)
bud wood;

(l)
cuttings; and

(m)
scions;

“plant health check” means an examination carried out under article 12(2);

“plant health movement document” means a document which meets the requirements in Schedule 12;

“planting” has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(c) of Directive 2000/29/EC;

“plant or shrub in tissue culture” means a plant or shrub growing in a clear liquid or clear solid aseptic culture medium in a closed transparent container;

“plant passport” means a label and, where appropriate, an accompanying document that meets the relevant requirements set out in Part A or B of Schedule 9, issued by or with the authority of the responsible official body for the member State in which the plant passport is issued, and includes a replacement plant passport;

“plant pest” means any living organism, other than a vertebrate animal, in any stage of its existence which is injurious or likely to be injurious to any plant or plant product;

“plant product” has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 2000/29/EC;

“plant trader” means—

(a)
an importer of relevant material;

(b)
a producer of relevant material;

(c)
a person in charge of premises used for the storage, aggregation or dispatch of consignments of relevant material; or

(d)
a person who in the course of a trade or business divides up or combines consignments of relevant material;

“potato” means any tuber or true seed or any other plant of Solanum tuberosum L. or other tuber-forming species of the genus Solanum L.;

“Potato brown rot” means either the disease of potatoes caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. or that bacterium, as the context requires;

“Potato cyst nematode” means any cyst-forming nematode of the species Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens or Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens that infests and multiplies on potatoes and any strains or pathotypes of such nematode;

“Potato ring rot” means either the disease of potatoes which is caused by the bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. spp. Sependonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. or that bacterium, as the context requires;

“Potato wart disease” means either the disease of potatoes which is caused by the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival or that fungus, as the context requires;

“premises” includes any land, building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, freight container or railway wagon;

“producer”, in relation to relevant material, means a person who grows or makes the material in the course of a trade or business;

“protected zone” means a member State or an area in a member State which is recognised as a protected zone exposed to particular plant health risks for the purposes of Directive 2000/29/EC, as listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 690/2008;

“phytosanitary certificate” means a certificate in the form set out in Part A of Schedule 10, which complies with the requirements in article 15(1) and (2);

“phytosanitary certificate for re-export” means a certificate in the form set out in Part B of Schedule 10, which complies with the requirements in article 15(1) and (2);

“register” means the register of plant traders maintained under article 25(1);

“registered”, in relation to a plant trader, means a trader whose particulars are listed in the register, and “registration” is to be construed accordingly;

“Regulation (EC) No 690/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community(26);

“relevant material” means any plant, plant product, soil or growing medium;

“responsible official body” means either the body described in paragraph (i) or a body described paragraph (ii) of Article 2(1)(g) of Directive 2000/29/EC;

“seed” means seed in the botanical sense other than seed not intended for planting;

“Seed Potatoes Regulations” means the Seeds Potatoes (England) Regulations 2006(27);

“South America” means the geographical area comprising Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela;

“Swiss plant passport” means a label and, where appropriate, an accompanying document, issued in Switzerland in accordance with Swiss legislation, which—

(a)
contains information which gives evidence that the legislation in Switzerland relating to plant health standards and special requirements for relevant material moving into and within Switzerland have been complied with; and

(b)
relates to relevant material listed in Part A of Schedule 8;

“third country” means a country or territory other than one within the European Union; and

“the USA” means the United States of America except the state of Hawaii.

(2) Unless expressly provided otherwise, any reference in this Order to a genus or species is to be construed as a reference to that genus or species or to any of its hybrids.

(3) Any reference in this Order to the European Union, to a member State or a third country includes a reference to a state, country, principality, province or region within the European Union, member State, or third country, as the case may be.

(4) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article or a numbered Schedule with no corresponding reference to a specific instrument is to be construed as a reference to the article or Schedule so numbered in this Order.

(5) References to the following European Union instruments are to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time—

(a)Decision 2002/757/EC;

(b)Decision 2004/416/EC;

(c)Decision 2006/473/EC;

(d)Decision 2007/365/EC;

(e)Decision 2007/410/EC;

(f)Decision 2007/433/EC;

(g)Directive 2008/61/EC;

(h)Regulation (EC) No 690/2008;

(i)Decision 2012/138/EU;

(j)Decision 2012/270/EU;

(k)Decision 2012/697/EU;

(l)Decision 2012/756/EU;

(m)Decision 2014/422/EU;

(n)Decision 2014/497/EU.

PART 2Imports from third countries

Interpretation of Part 2

3.  In this Part—

“approved place of inspection” means a place which has been approved by the Secretary of State under article 17;

“area of plant health control”, in relation to notifiable relevant material which has been landed, means—

(a)
its point of entry; or

(b)
where the material has been moved under appropriate customs procedures to a designated area of plant health control or an approved place of inspection, the designated area of plant health control or the approved place of inspection;

“Customs Code” means Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(28);

“designated area of plant health control” means a place close to a point of entry which has been designated as an area of plant health control by the Secretary of State and the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;

“notifiable relevant material” means any relevant material—

(a)
of a description specified in Part A of Schedule 5; or

(b)
of a description specified in Part B of Schedule 5 and which is—

(i)
specified in column 2 of Part C of Schedule 4;

(ii)
listed in the second column of Annex II Part B and in the course of its consignment to a protected zone that is recognised as a protected zone for the plant pests specified in respect of that relevant material in the first column of Annex II Part B; or

(iii)
listed in the first column of Annex IV Part B and in the course of its consignment to a protected zone that is recognised as a protected zone for the plant pests specified in respect of that relevant material in Annex IV Part B;

“official body of destination” has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(l) of Directive 2000/29/EC;

“point of entry” means—

(a)
in the case of relevant material which arrives by air, the airport at which the material first arrives;

(b)
in the case of relevant material which arrives by maritime or fluvial transport, the port at which the material first arrives; or

(c)
in the case of relevant material which arrives by rail, the rail freight terminal at which the material first arrives;

“working day”, in relation to the notice requirements in articles 6(2)(c)(ii) and 16(3) and the period for which material may be detained under article 14(1), means a period of twenty-four hours which is not a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(29).

Application of Part 2

4.—(1) This Part—

(a)applies to plant pests and relevant material which are introduced into England from a third country, either directly or via another part of the European Union; and

(b)only applies to EU transit goods in respect of which the Secretary of State is responsible for certain matters by virtue of an EU transit agreement.

Prohibitions and restrictions on landing plant pests and relevant material

5.—(1) No person may land—

(a)any plant pest of a description specified in Part A or B of Schedule 1;

(b)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 which is carrying or infected with a plant pest of a description specified in any entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Schedule 2;

(c)any plant pest which, although not specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2, is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain;

(d)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 which originates in a third country specified in the entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Schedule 3;

(e)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part A of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in the entries in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part A of Schedule 4 are complied with; or

(f)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part C of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in the entries in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part C of Schedule 4 are complied with.

(2) No person may introduce any plant pest of the description specified in column 1 of Part C of Schedule 1 into the protected zone specified in column 2 of that Part.

(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to any relevant material which is—

(a)in the course of its consignment between two third countries under appropriate customs procedures and without any change in customs status; and

(b)transported in such a way as to prevent the accidental escape of plant pests.

(4) Paragraph (1)(e) does not apply to any relevant material which is prohibited from being landed under paragraph (1)(d).

(5) Paragraph (1)(e) and (f) is subject to article 8(1).

Advance notification of landing

6.—(1) No person may land any notifiable relevant material, where England is its point of entry into the European Union, unless notice is given in accordance with this article.

(2) A notice must—

(a)be in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 11;

(b)be given to the Secretary of State at the specified address; and

(c)be given in time to arrive at the specified address—

(i)in the case of any relevant material brought by air, at least four working hours before the relevant material is landed; and

(ii)in any other case, at least three working days before the relevant material is landed.

(3) If a person can reasonably show that it was not possible to give notice in accordance with paragraph (2)(c) because the person was not aware that the material had been consigned, the person may give notice as soon as is reasonably practicable.

(4) Paragraph (1) is subject to articles 8(1), 16 and 30(3).

(5) In this article—

(a)“specified address” means the address given by the Secretary of State from time to time for the purposes of this article;

(b)“working hour” means a period of one hour during a working day.

Requirements for certificates

7.—(1) No person may land any notifiable relevant material unless the material is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export, as specified in paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In the case of transit material which has been split up, combined with other consignments or repackaged, the relevant material must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which was issued in the country of transit.

(3) In the case of transit material which has or may have been exposed to infection or contamination by any plant pest, is not the same material as in the original consignment or which has been processed so as to change its nature, the relevant material must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which was issued in the country of transit.

(4) In the case of relevant material of a description listed in the first column of Annex IV Part B where the requirement or requirements specified in an entry in respect of that description of relevant material in the second column of Annex IV Part B can only be fulfilled in the country in which the relevant material originates, the relevant material must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which was issued in the country of origin.

(5) In any other case, the relevant material must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which was issued in the country in which that material originates or from which it was consigned.

(6) The phytosanitary certificate must be the original certificate and the phytosanitary certificate for re-export must be the original certificate or a copy of the original certificate certified by an authorised officer.

(7) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any relevant material which—

(a)is in the course of its consignment between two third countries under appropriate customs procedures or has been consigned to England from another part of the European Union via a third country;

(b)does not undergo any change in customs status; and

(c)is transported in such a way as to prevent the accidental escape of plant pests.

(8) Paragraph (1) is subject to articles 8(1) and 30(1) and (2).

(9) In paragraphs (2) and (3), “transit material” means relevant material consigned to England via a third country by way of transit.

Exceptions from certain prohibitions and requirements

8.—(1) The following provisions do not apply to any exempt items which are introduced into England in the baggage of a passenger or other traveller if the items meet the conditions in paragraph (2)—

(a)article 5(1)(e) and (f);

(b)article 6(1);

(c)article 7(1);

(d)article 10(1).

(2) The conditions are that the exempt items—

(a)do not show any signs of the presence of a plant pest;

(b)are not intended for use in the course of a trade or business; and

(c)are intended for household use.

(3) In this article—

(a)“exempt items” means—

(i)fruit and raw vegetables (other than potatoes), weighing no more than two kg in total;

(ii)a single bouquet of cut flowers (which may include parts of plants);

(iii)packets of seeds, other than seeds of potatoes or Fraxinus L., not exceeding five packets in total;

(iv)bulbs, corms, tubers, other than potatoes, and rhizomes, grown in and consigned from the Euro-Mediterranean area and weighing no more than two kg in total; or

(v)plants for planting, other than bulbs, corms, tubers or rhizomes or plants of Fraxinus L. intended for planting, grown in and consigned from the Euro-Mediterranean area and not exceeding five in total;

(b)“packet of seeds” means a packet of seeds of a type normally sold to the consumer other than for use in the course of a trade or business or a packet of seeds of a similar size.

Presentation and display of documents

9.—(1) Any phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which is required under article 7 to accompany a consignment of notifiable relevant material must be delivered by the importer to an inspector within three days of its landing.

(2) An importer of a consignment of notifiable relevant material must include in a customs document relating to the consignment—

(a)a statement that “this consignment contains produce of phytosanitary relevance”;

(b)the reference number of the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which is required under article 7 to accompany the consignment; and

(c)the registration number of the importer.

(3) In the case of a consignment which includes notifiable relevant material and which is imported into England by post, any phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which is required under article 7 to accompany the consignment must be affixed to the outside of the package of the relevant material.

(4) But if the consignment consists of more than one package of notifiable relevant material, the certificate must be affixed to the outside of one of the packages of notifiable relevant material and copies of the certificate must be affixed to the outside of each of the remaining packages of notifiable relevant material in the consignment.

(5) In paragraph (2), “customs document” means a document required by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for placing relevant material under one of the procedures specified in Article 4(16)(a) and (d) to (g) of the Customs Code.

Prohibition on the removal of relevant material from its area of plant health control

10.—(1) No person may remove any notifiable relevant material or cause any notifiable relevant material to be removed from its area of plant health control unless an inspector has discharged the material under article 12 or the removal of the material is permitted under Part 6.

(2) Any notifiable relevant material which is being held at a point of entry or a designated area of plant health control under paragraph (1) must be stored by the importer under the supervision and in accordance with the instructions of an inspector.

(3) The importer is liable for the costs of storing the notifiable relevant material pending its release.

Exceptions from the prohibition on the removal of relevant material from its area of plant health control

11.  Article 10(1) does not apply to—

(a)any relevant material which is in the course of its consignment between two third countries under appropriate customs procedures without any change in customs status and which is transported in such a way as to prevent the accidental escape of plant pests;

(b)any relevant material which is consigned to England from another part of the European Union via a third country without any change in customs status and which is transported in such a way as to prevent the accidental escape of plant pests;

(c)any relevant material which is subject to article 8(1);

(d)any relevant material which is subject to article 30(3).

Plant health discharge

12.—(1) An inspector may discharge notifiable relevant material from its area of plant health control if the inspector is satisfied—

(a)that the relevant material is free from any plant pest of a description specified in Part A or B of Schedule 1;

(b)in the case of relevant material in the course of its consignment to a protected zone, that the relevant material is free from any plant pest listed in respect of that protected zone in the first column of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 690/2008;

(c)in the case of relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 2, that the relevant material is not carrying or infected with a plant pest of a description specified in any entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Schedule 2;

(d)in the case of relevant material which is listed in the second column of Annex II Part B and in the course of its consignment to a protected zone that is recognised as a protected zone for the plant pests listed in respect of that relevant material in the first column of Annex II Part B, that the relevant material is not carrying or infected with the plant pests;

(e)in the case of relevant material listed in Annex III Part B to Directive 2000/29/EC, that the relevant material is not in the course of being consigned to a protected zone for Erwinia amylovora (Burr) Winsl et al.;

(f)in the case of relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part A or C of Schedule 4, that the relevant material complies with the requirements specified in the entries in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part A or C of Schedule 4 and, where there is one or more alternative requirement in any such entry, the requirement declared in the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export;

(g)in the case of relevant material which is listed in the first column of Annex IV Part B and in the course of its consignment to a protected zone that is recognised as a protected zone for the plant pests specified in the entries in respect of that relevant material in the second column of Annex IV Part B, that the relevant material complies with the requirements listed in respect of those entries and, where there is one or more alternative requirement in any such entry, the requirement declared in the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export;

(h)that the relevant material corresponds with the description given to it in the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; and

(i)that the relevant material is accompanied by the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export required under article 7 and, where appropriate, by a plant health movement document.

(2) An inspector may, for the purpose of being satisfied as to the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to (g), carry out an examination of a consignment of relevant material and its packaging and, where necessary, the vehicle transporting the consignment.

(3) An inspector may, for the purpose of being satisfied as to the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(h), carry out an examination of a consignment of relevant material to determine whether it corresponds to its description in the documents that accompany it.

(4) In the case of notifiable relevant material which is in the course of its consignment to another part of the European Union and is subject to an agreement between the Secretary of State and the official body of destination in relation to its consignment to its final place of destination, the inspector need only be satisfied as to the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(i) and any other matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to (h) which are the Secretary of State’s responsibility under the agreement.

(5) In the case of EU transit goods which are subject to an agreement between the Secretary of State and the official body of entry for those goods, the inspector need only be satisfied as to those matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to (h) which are the Secretary of State’s responsibility under the agreement.

(6) Where the inspector is satisfied that the relevant material may be discharged from its area of plant health control, the inspector must—

(a)stamp the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export relating to the relevant material with the official stamp of the Secretary of State and the date on which the certificate was delivered in accordance with article 9(1); and

(b)where applicable, complete the relevant headings of the plant health movement document.

(7) An inspector may, for the purpose of performing a plant health check, require the occupier or other person in charge of the premises in which the check is to take place to provide—

(a)where appropriate, suitable areas of inspection;

(b)adequate lighting; and

(c)inspection tables.

(8) In this article—

(a)“examination”, in relation to a consignment of relevant material, means an examination of the consignment in its entirety or on the basis of one or more representative samples from the consignment or from each lot forming part of the consignment;

(b)“lot” has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(o) of Directive 2000/29/EC.

Request to an officer for Revenue and Customs for material to be detained

13.—(1) Where an inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is a risk that a plant pest may spread from any relevant material, the inspector may request an officer for Revenue and Customs to exercise the power in article 14(1) for the purpose of enabling the inspector to enforce any provision of this Order.

(2) A request under article 13(1)—

(a)may identify the relevant material in any way; and

(b)must be made in writing or be made orally and confirmed in writing.

(3) Where an inspector issues a notice or takes any other action under this Order in respect of relevant material detained by an officer for Revenue and Customs under article 14(1), the inspector must advise the officer of the notice or action.

Power of an officer for Revenue and Customs

14.—(1) An officer for Revenue and Customs may, where requested by an inspector in accordance with article 13(1), detain for not more than two working days any relevant material or any container, package or cargo of any kind which has been or may have been in contact with that material and which is referred to in that request, if the material, container, package or cargo—

(a)is under customs supervision pursuant to Article 37 of the Customs Code; and

(b)has not been assigned a customs approved treatment or use within the meaning of Article 4(15) of that Code.

(2) The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may give directions as to how any relevant material detained under paragraph (1) is to be dealt with during the period of its detention.

(3) The importer of any relevant material detained under paragraph (1) is responsible for the costs of storing the material during the period of its detention.

General provisions relating to certificates

15.—(1) A phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which accompanies notifiable relevant material under article 7 must—

(a)be based on an inspection which was carried out not more than 14 days before the date of dispatch of the relevant material to which the certificate relates;

(b)have been completed not more than 14 days before the date of the dispatch of the consignment of relevant material which it accompanies;

(c)have been issued by the responsible official body or the national plant protection organisation of the country of export or re-export in accordance with the provisions of Article V(1) of the IPPC;

(d)have been completed by an authorised officer;

(e)have been issued in one of the official languages of the European Union;

(f)where it has been issued in a language other than English, incorporate or be accompanied by a translation into the English language, which, if the translation is a document separate from the certificate, has been completed and signed by an authorised officer;

(g)be addressed to the “Plant Protection Organisations of the Member States of the European Union”; and

(h)have been completed in typescript or block capitals.

(2) Where in relation to any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part A or C of Schedule 4, one or more alternative requirement is specified in an entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part A or C of that Schedule, the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export issued in respect of any relevant material of that description must specify under the heading “Additional declaration” which particular requirement has been complied with by reference to the relevant position in Section I of Annex IV Part A or Annex IV Part B.

Requirements to be met by EU transit goods or relevant material destined for an approved place of inspection

16.—(1) This article applies to notifiable relevant material which—

(a)is subject to an agreement referred to in article 12(4);

(b)is subject to an agreement referred to in article 12(5) and which has not been discharged or released from its area of plant health control under article 10(1); or

(c)is destined for an approved place of inspection.

(2) Any relevant material to which this article applies may not be moved within England, or where applicable, from England to any other place within the European Union, unless—

(a)its packaging and the vehicle in which it is transported is sealed in such a way that there is no risk of the relevant material causing infestation, infection or contamination or a change occurring in the identity of the material; or

(b)its movement has been authorised by the Secretary of State.

(3) The importer of any relevant material to which this article applies, other than relevant material whose destination is elsewhere in the European Union, must give to the Secretary of State notice of the following particulars no later than five working days before the material is landed—

(a)the name, address and location of the approved place of inspection or designated area of plant health control to which the relevant material is destined or, if not destined for an approved place of inspection or a designated area of plant health control, its intended point of entry into England;

(b)the scheduled date and time of arrival of the relevant material at the place referred to in sub-paragraph (a);

(c)if available, the individual serial number of any plant health movement document required by article 18(1);

(d)if available, the date and place at which that plant health movement document was drawn up;

(e)the name, address and registration number of the importer; and

(f)the reference number of the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export required under article 7 to accompany the relevant material.

(4) The importer must notify the Secretary of State immediately of any changes to the particulars which the importer has given under paragraph (3).

(5) The notice must be given to the Secretary of State at the address given by the Secretary of State from time to time for the purposes of this article.

Approved places of inspection

17.—(1) The Secretary of State may approve a place to which notifiable relevant material may be destined as a place at which plant health checks and identity checks may be carried out by an inspector in respect of that material.

(2) An application for approval under paragraph (1) may be made to the Secretary of State by an importer or other person responsible for that place in such form and containing such information as the Secretary of State may specify.

(3) An approval may be granted subject to conditions, including conditions relating to the storage of the relevant material or to EU transit goods, and may be withdrawn at any time if the Secretary of State no longer considers that the place to which the approval relates is suitable for the purpose for which the approval was given.

(4) The Secretary of State may only approve a place as an approved place of inspection if the place has been approved by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for use as a temporary storage facility.

(5) In this article—

(a)“temporary storage facility” means a temporary storage facility, as referred to in Article 185(1) of Commission Regulation 2454/93/EC laying down provisions for the implementation of the Customs Code(30);

(b)“identity check” means an examination carried out under article 12(3).

Requirements for plant health movement documents

18.—(1) Notifiable relevant material which is subject to an EU transit agreement and is being moved to its area of plant health control in England must be accompanied by a plant health movement document.

(2) Notifiable relevant material which is subject to an agreement referred to in article 12(4) may not be moved within England, or moved from England to any other place within the European Union, unless it is accompanied by a plant health movement document.

PART 3Internal EU controls on movement

Prohibitions on the introduction of plant pests and relevant material from the European Union

19.—(1) No person may introduce any of the following plant pests and relevant material into England from another part of the European Union—

(a)any plant pest of a description specified in Part A or B of Schedule 1;

(b)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 which is carrying or infected with a plant pest of a description specified in any entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Schedule 2;

(c)any plant pest which, although not specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2, is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain;

(d)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 which originates in a third country specified in the entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Schedule 3;

(e)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part A of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in the entries in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part A of Schedule 4 are complied with;

(f)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part B of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in the entries in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part B of Schedule 4 are complied with;

(g)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part C of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in the entries in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part C of Schedule 4 are complied with.

(2) No person may introduce any plant pest of the description specified in column 1 of Part C of Schedule 1 into the protected zone specified in column 2 of that Part from another part of the European Union.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) apply to the specified plant pests and relevant material whether they originate in another part of the European Union or a third country.

(4) But paragraph (1) does not apply to any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part A or C of Schedule 4 to which Part 2 applies.

(5) Paragraph (1)(e) and (f) does not apply to any relevant material which is prohibited from being introduced into England under paragraph (1)(d).

(6) No person may bring any notifiable potatoes into England unless written notification is provided to an inspector, at least two days prior to the intended date of their arrival, of—

(a)the intended time and date of their arrival;

(b)their intended use;

(c)their intended destination;

(d)their variety and quantity; and

(e)the identification number of the producer.

(7) No person may bring any notifiable plants into England unless written notification is provided to an inspector, prior to their arrival, of—

(a)the intended date of their arrival;

(b)their intended destination;

(c)their variety and quantity;

(d)their genus and species;

(e)the identification number of the producer; and

(f)the country from which they have been, or are to be, consigned.

(8) Paragraphs (1)(e), (f) and (g), (6) and (7) are subject to article 22.

(9) In this article—

(a)“notifiable plants” means—

(i)plants of Castanea Mill., Fraxinus L., Pinus L., Platanus L., Quercus L. or Ulmus L., intended for planting, which have been grown or are suspected to have been grown in another member State; or

(ii)plants of Castanea Mill., Fraxinus L., Pinus L., Platanus L., Quercus L. or Ulmus L., intended for planting, which have been grown or are suspected to have been grown in Switzerland and to which the requirements of article 6 do not apply;

(b)“notifiable potatoes” means—

(i)seed potatoes grown or suspected to have been grown in another member State or in Switzerland; or

(ii)potatoes, other than seed potatoes, grown or suspected to have been grown in Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain.

Prevention of the spread of plant pests

20.—(1) No person may knowingly keep, store, plant, sell or move or knowingly cause or permit to be kept, stored, planted, sold or moved—

(a)any plant pest of a description specified in Part A or B of Schedule 1;

(b)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 which is carrying or infected with a plant pest of a description specified in any entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Schedule 2;

(c)any plant pest which, although not specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2, is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain;

(d)any relevant material introduced into England in contravention of article 5(1)(d), (e) or (f) or article 19(1)(d), (e), (f) or (g);

(e)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part B of Schedule 4 which originates in Great Britain, unless the requirements specified in the entries in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part B of Schedule 4 are complied with;

(f)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Part C of Schedule 4 which originates in Great Britain, unless the requirements specified in the entries in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of Part C of Schedule 4 are complied with;

(g)any relevant material introduced into England from Scotland or Wales which, if it had been introduced from a third country or another part of the European Union, would have contravened article 5(1)(d), (e) or (f) or article 19(1)(d), (e), (f) or (g).

(2) No person may knowingly—

(a)keep, store, plant, sell or move any plant pest of the description specified in column 1 of Part C of Schedule 1 in the protected zone specified in column 2 of that Part; or

(b)cause or permit any such plant pest to be kept, stored, planted, sold or moved in that protected zone.

(3) The prohibitions in paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to any plant pest or relevant material which is required to be kept, stored or moved in compliance with a requirement imposed by an inspector under Part 6 or 7.

(4) Paragraph (1)(e) and (f) is subject to article 22.

(5) In this article, “move” means move or otherwise dispose of, and “moved” is to be construed accordingly.

Requirements for plant passports

21.—(1) No person may introduce into, or move within, England any relevant material of a description specified in Part A of Schedule 6 where it comprises EU transit goods or originates in England or elsewhere in the European Union, unless the relevant material is accompanied by a plant passport and, if originating in England, has been the subject of a satisfactory inspection at the place of production.

(2) No person may introduce into, or move within, England any relevant material of a description specified in Part B of Schedule 6 where it comprises EU transit goods or originates in England or elsewhere in the European Union, unless the relevant material is accompanied by a plant passport which is valid for England as a protected zone and, if originating in England, has been the subject of a satisfactory inspection at the place of production.

(3) No person may move within England any relevant material which has been discharged under article 12 and which is of a description specified in Part A of Schedule 6, unless it is accompanied by a plant passport.

(4) No person may move within England any relevant material which has been discharged under article 12 and which is of a description specified in Part B of Schedule 6, unless it is accompanied by a plant passport which is valid for England as a protected zone.

(5) No person may consign from England to another part of the European Union any relevant material of a description specified in Part A of Schedule 7, unless the relevant material is accompanied by a plant passport.

(6) No person may consign from England to a protected zone in another part of the European Union any relevant material of a description specified in Part B of Schedule 7, unless the relevant material is accompanied by a plant passport which is valid for that protected zone.

(7) No person may move within the protected zone specified in column 2 of Part C of Schedule 1, or consign to a protected zone elsewhere in the European Union which is recognised as a protected zone in relation to Thaumetopoea processionea L., any plants, other than seeds, of Quercus spp., other than Quercus suber, intended for planting, unless they are accompanied by official documentation confirming that they are free from Thaumetopoea processionea L.

(8) The requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the introduction into England of relevant material in respect of which the Secretary of State has agreed, under an EU transit agreement, to carry out a plant health check.

(9) Paragraphs (1), (2), (5) and (6) are subject to article 22.

(10) Paragraphs (2) and (4) are subject to article 23.

Exceptions from certain prohibitions and requirements

22.—(1) The following provisions do not apply to small quantities of relevant material, other than excluded material, if the relevant material meets the conditions in paragraph (2)—

(a)article 19(1)(e), (f) and (g), (6) and (7);

(b)article 20(1)(e) and (f); and

(c)article 21(1), (2), (5) and (6).

(2) The conditions are that the relevant material—

(a)does not show any signs of the presence of a plant pest;

(b)is not intended for use in the course of a trade or business; and

(c)is intended for household use.

(3) The requirements in article 21(1) do not apply to—

(a)plants intended for planting, other than seeds, which can only grow in water or soil that is permanently saturated with water, which originate in an area established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/697/EU and which are only being moved within that area; or

(b)specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2014/497/EU, other than plants of Prunus L. or Quercus L referred to in paragraphs 1 and 7 of Part A of Schedule 6, which have been grown for at least part of their life in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision and are only being moved within the infected zone in that area.

(4) The Secretary of State may exempt from the prohibition on movement in article 21(1) or (2) the movement of relevant material which originates in Great Britain if the Secretary of State is satisfied that—

(a)the movement is made locally by small producers or processors whose entire production and sale of such material is intended for final usage by persons on the local market who are not professionally involved in plant production; and

(b)there is no risk of plant pests spreading or being spread as a result of that movement.

(5) In this article—

(a)“excluded material” means any of the following relevant material—

(i)plants of Castanea Mill. intended for planting;

(ii)plants of Fraxinus L. intended for planting;

(iii)plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting;

(b)“infected zone” has the same meaning as in Decision 2014/497/EU.

Validity of plant passports for England

23.—(1) This article applies to relevant material of a description specified in Part B of Schedule 6 which is moved from a place in England, or through England, to a destination outside England.

(2) The requirements in article 21(2) and (4) do not apply if the relevant material—

(a)originates in Great Britain; or

(b)is accompanied during its transit through England by a document of a type normally used for trade purposes which certifies that the material originates outside England and is in transit to a final destination outside England and the conditions in paragraph (3) are met.

(3) The conditions are that—

(a)the packaging in which the relevant material is transported and any vehicle which is used to transport the material is free from soil and plant debris and any relevant plant pest in relation to which England is a protected zone;

(b)the material was sealed immediately after packaging or, where appropriate, after loading, and remains sealed during the transit of the material through England; and

(c)the nature or construction of the packaging in which the material is transported and any vehicle which is used to transport the material are sufficient to ensure that there is no risk of any relevant plant pest which may be present in or on the relevant material escaping.

General provisions relating to plant passports

24.—(1) Any alteration or erasure in a plant passport automatically invalidates the plant passport unless the alteration or erasure is certified by an authorised officer or the plant trader authorised under article 29 to issue the plant passport, in either case by initialling the alteration or erasure by hand.

(2) A plant passport relating to any relevant material is to be treated as accompanying that relevant material only if the plant passport is affixed to the relevant material, its packaging or the vehicle transporting it by an authorised officer, by the plant trader authorised to issue it or by an inspector.

(3) A plant passport, insofar as it comprises an official label, must be affixed in such a way that it cannot be re-used.

(4) A person may only issue a replacement plant passport to replace a plant passport issued in respect of a consignment if—

(a)the consignment has been divided up, the consignment or part of the consignment has been combined with another consignment or the plant health status of the consignment has been changed; and

(b)the person is satisfied that the relevant material to which the replacement plant passport will relate can be identified and is free from any risk of infestation by a plant pest of a description specified in Part A or B of Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2.

(5) A plant passport or official documentation which accompanies any relevant material in accordance with article 21 must be retained by the person who is the final user of the relevant material or who uses the relevant material in the course of a trade or business.

PART 4Registration of plant traders and authority to issue plant passports

Register of plant traders

25.—(1) The Secretary of State must maintain a register listing the following particulars in relation to each plant trader who meets the requirements of this Part—

(a)the name of the plant trader;

(b)the name of any other person responsible for making the application for the plant trader under article 27;

(c)the trading name of the plant trader, if different from the name of the plant trader;

(d)details of the activities to which this Order applies and which the plant trader engages in or intends to engage in;

(e)the address of each premises at which the plant trader engages in or intends to engage in those activities; and

(f)a registration number unique to the plant trader.

(2) The register must be open to inspection by the European Commission.

Obligation to register

26.—(1) No plant trader may engage in any activity to which this Order applies at any premises unless the plant trader is registered in respect of the activity at those premises.

(2) But a plant trader need not be registered in respect of any activity to which this Order applies if—

(a)the plant trader is a producer; and

(b)all of the relevant material which the plant trader produces and sells is intended for final use by persons on the local market who are not involved in plant production in the course of a trade or business.

Registration requirements

27.—(1) An application for registration must—

(a)be made in writing to the Secretary of State; and

(b)be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary of State may reasonably require for the purpose of considering the application.

(2) A plant trader must immediately notify the Secretary of State in writing if—

(a)before the plant trader has been registered, there is any change in the circumstances of the plant trader recorded in the plant trader’s application for registration; or

(b)there is any change in the particulars listed in the register in relation to the plant trader.

(3) The Secretary of State may only register a plant trader in respect of an activity or premises if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the plant trader is able and willing to comply with the conditions in article 28(1).

(4) The Secretary of State must notify a plant trader when the plant trader has been registered.

Conditions for maintaining registration as a plant trader

28.—(1) A registered plant trader must—

(a)keep an accurate plan of each of the plant trader’s registered premises;

(b)keep a record of all relevant material which is—

(i)purchased by the plant trader;

(ii)brought onto any of the plant trader’s registered premises for the purpose of storing, planting or producing the material on those premises; or

(iii)produced on, or dispatched from, any of the plant trader’s registered premises;

(c)keep each document which the plant trader has created or received and which relates to the records referred to in sub-paragraph (b) for at least one year from the date on which the plant trader created or received it;

(d)designate an individual (whether the plant trader or another person) who is technically experienced in relation to the registered activities and the related plant health matters affecting the registered premises and who is available to liaise with the Secretary of State in relation to matters arising under this Order;

(e)examine each of the registered premises and the relevant material at those premises at such times and in the manner specified in any guidelines issued from time to time by the Secretary of State;

(f)make a declaration that the plant trader is able and willing to comply with the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) at any time and in any form that the Secretary of State requires; and

(g)comply with any other conditions specified by the Secretary of State which the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of assessing the presence of or the spread of any plant pest on any of the plant trader’s registered premises by reason of the condition of those premises.

(2) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a registered plant trader has failed to comply with any of the conditions specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may suspend the plant trader’s registration until the Secretary of State is satisfied that the plant trader is able and willing to comply with those conditions.

Authority to issue plant passports

29.—(1) A registered plant trader who wishes to issue plant passports in relation to relevant material which is to be moved from any premises in England must apply in writing to the Secretary of State for the authority to do so.

(2) The applicant must provide the Secretary of State with any details which the Secretary of State reasonably requires about the relevant material.

(3) The Secretary of State may carry out any examination of the relevant material and the premises from which the material is to be moved which the Secretary of State considers necessary in relation to the application.

(4) The Secretary of State may only grant an authorisation to issue plant passports if, having regard to any examination of the relevant material and premises which are the subject of the application, the Secretary of State is satisfied—

(a)that the premises and the relevant material are free from any relevant plant pests; and

(b)where any requirements are specified under this Order in relation to the relevant material, those requirements have been complied with.

(5) An authorisation to issue plant passports granted by the Secretary of State must be given in writing and may be granted subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate to ensure that any relevant requirements under this Order are complied with in relation to the relevant material, including the territories for which the plant passports to be issued will be valid.

(6) The Secretary of State may suspend the operation of an authorisation to issue plant passports entirely or in relation to specified premises or specified relevant material if, having regard to any examination of the premises of the registered plant trader and any relevant material there, the Secretary of State is not satisfied—

(a)that the premises or the relevant material are free from any relevant plant pests; and

(b)where any requirements are specified under this Order in relation to the relevant material, that those requirements have been complied with.

(7) The Secretary of State may suspend the operation of, or vary an authorisation to issue plant passports, to the extent that the Secretary of State considers necessary if satisfied that the registered plant trader has failed to—

(a)notify the Secretary of State in accordance with article 27(2) of any change in the particulars registered in relation to the plant trader;

(b)comply with any of the conditions specified in article 28(1);

(c)comply with any conditions in the authorisation granted under paragraph (5); or

(d)comply with a requirement in a notice served on the plant trader under article 32.

(8) In this article “relevant plant pest” means—

(a)a plant pest of a description specified in Part A or B of Schedule 1; or

(b)in relation to any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 2, a plant pest of a description specified in any entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of that Schedule which is present on the relevant material.

PART 5Swiss trade and Swiss plant passports

Exceptions to the requirements in articles 6, 7 and 10

30.—(1) The requirements in article 7 for certain relevant material to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate do not apply to any relevant material which is of a description specified in Part B, but not Part A, of Schedule 8 and which is introduced into England from Switzerland.

(2) In the case of any relevant material which is of a description specified in Part A of Schedule 8 and which is consigned directly from Switzerland to England, any requirements in article 7 for the relevant material to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate are satisfied if the material is accompanied by a Swiss plant passport.

(3) The requirements in articles 6 and 10 do not apply to any relevant material which is—

(a)of a description specified in Part B, but not in Part A, of Schedule 8 and which is introduced into England from Switzerland; or

(b)accompanied by a Swiss plant passport pursuant to paragraph (2).

(4) In the case of any relevant material which is of a description specified in Part A of Schedule 8 and which is introduced into England from Switzerland via another part of the European Union, any requirement in Part 3 for the relevant material to be accompanied by a plant passport is satisfied if the material is accompanied by a Swiss plant passport.

PART 6Measures to control the landing of relevant material and prevent the spread of plant pests

Examination, sampling and marking

31.—(1) An inspector may enter any premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of—

(a)determining the presence or the distribution of a plant pest on the premises;

(b)checking compliance with any provision of this Order;

(c)carrying out an examination of a plant trader’s premises (including relevant material, documents or records on the premises) in connection with the plant trader’s authorisation or application for authorisation to issue plant passports under article 29;

(d)otherwise enforcing the provisions of this Order.

(2) An inspector acting under paragraph (1) must, if requested to do so, show evidence of their authority to act.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any premises which are used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling, unless 24 hours’ notice has been given to the occupier.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not affect any right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a justice of the peace.

(5) An inspector who enters premises for a purpose specified in paragraph (1) or under a warrant issued by a justice of the peace may—

(a)examine, photograph or mark any part of the premises or any object on the premises;

(b)take samples of or from any plant pest or relevant material, or from any container or package, or from any material which has been or may have been in contact with a plant pest or relevant material;

(c)inspect or make copies of any documents or records (in whatever form they may be held) relating to the production of or trade in any relevant material.

(6) An inspector may, for the purpose of exercising a power conferred under paragraph (5), open or authorise any person to open on behalf of the inspector any container or package or require the owner or any person in charge of any container or package to open it in the manner specified by the inspector.

(7) An inspector may prohibit the movement, treatment or destruction of any plant pest, relevant material, container or package or any material which may have been contact with a plant pest or relevant material where this is necessary to enable the inspector to exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (5).

(8) Where any document or record referred to in paragraph (5)(c) is kept by means of a computer, an inspector may—

(a)have access to, and inspect and check the operation of, any computer and any associated apparatus or material which is or has been in use in connection with the record or document;

(b)require any person who is in charge of or is otherwise concerned with the operation of the computer, apparatus or material to give the inspector any assistance which the inspector reasonably requires.

(9) An inspector may destroy or otherwise dispose of any sample taken under paragraph (5)(b) where the sample is no longer required by the inspector under this Order.

(10) An inspector may be accompanied by such other persons, including representatives of the European Commission, and may bring onto the premises such equipment and vehicles, as the inspector considers necessary.

(11) A person accompanying an inspector under paragraph (10)—

(a)may remain on the premises and from time to time re-enter the premises without the inspector;

(b)bring onto the premises any equipment or vehicle that the person considers necessary;

(c)carry out work on the premises in the manner directed by an inspector.

(12) A person accompanying an inspector under paragraph (10) must, if so requested, show evidence of their authority given in that behalf by the Secretary of State.

Actions which may be required by an inspector

32.—(1) If an inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any plant pest or relevant material is likely to be or has been introduced into England in contravention of this Order, the inspector may serve a notice on an appropriate person.

(2) An appropriate person is—

(a)a plant trader or other person who is in possession of or who is in any way entitled to the custody or control of the plant pest or relevant material; or

(b)any person who is in charge of the premises at which the plant pest or relevant material is held or is likely to be held on its landing.

(3) A notice under paragraph (1) may—

(a)prohibit the landing of any plant pest or relevant material;

(b)specify the manner in which the landing of any plant pest or relevant material is to be carried out and the precautions which are to be taken during and subsequent to landing;

(c)require any plant pest or relevant material to be treated, re-exported, destroyed or otherwise disposed of;

(d)prohibit the removal of any plant pest or relevant material from the premises for the period specified in the notice and, where appropriate, impose any other prohibitions which the inspector considers necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of any plant pest;

(e)require the removal of any plant pest or relevant material from the premises specified in the notice;

(f)require the taking of any other steps, as may be specified in the notice, which the inspector considers necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of any plant pest.

(4) If an inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is present or likely to be present on any premises any controlled plant pest or prohibited material, the inspector may serve a notice on the occupier or any other person in charge of the premises or the plant pest or relevant material.

(5) A notice under paragraph (4) may—

(a)require any controlled plant pest or prohibited material to be treated, re-exported, destroyed or otherwise disposed of;

(b)prohibit the removal of any controlled plant pest or prohibited material from the premises for the period specified in the notice and, where appropriate, impose any other prohibitions which the inspector considers necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of any controlled plant pest;

(c)require the removal of any controlled plant pest or prohibited material from the premises specified in the notice;

(d)require the taking of any other steps, as specified in the notice, which the inspector considers necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of any controlled plant pest.

(6) If an inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that it is necessary for the purpose of preventing the spread of or ensuring the eradication of any controlled plant pest from the premises mentioned in paragraph (4), the inspector may serve a notice on the occupier or a person in charge of any other premises, imposing any prohibition or requiring any reasonable step to be taken for that purpose.

(7) In this article—

(a)“controlled plant pest” means—

(i)a plant pest of a description specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2;

(ii)a plant pest which is not normally present in Great Britain, but in respect of which the inspector considers that there is an imminent danger of the plant pest spreading or being spread in Great Britain; or

(iii)a plant pest which is not normally present in another part of the European Union, but in respect of which the inspector considers that there is an imminent danger of the plant pest spreading or being spread to another part of the European Union;

(b)“prohibited material” means—

(i)relevant material which is carrying or is infected with, or which may be carrying or infected with, a controlled plant pest; or

(ii)relevant material the landing of which is prohibited under article 5 or 19 or the movement of which in England is prohibited under article 20.

Actions which may be taken by an inspector

33.—(1) If an inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is present or likely to be present on any premises any controlled plant pest or infected material, the inspector may, on serving reasonable notice, enter the premises and on the premises or elsewhere take steps to—

(a)destroy any controlled plant pest;

(b)prevent the spread of any controlled plant pest;

(c)destroy any infected material; or

(d)treat any infected material.

(2) An inspector acting under paragraph (1) must, if requested to do so, show evidence of their authority to act.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any premises which are used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling, unless 24 hours’ notice has been given to the occupier.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not affect any right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a justice of the peace.

(5) An inspector may be accompanied by such other persons, including representatives of the European Commission, and may bring onto the premises such equipment and vehicles, as the inspector considers necessary.

(6) A person accompanying an inspector under paragraph (5)—

(a)may remain on the premises and from time to time re-enter the premises without the inspector;

(b)bring onto the premises any equipment or vehicle which the person considers necessary;

(c)carry out work on the premises in the manner directed by an inspector.

(7) A person accompanying an inspector under paragraph (5) must, if so requested, show evidence of their authority given in that behalf by the Secretary of State.

(8) In this article—

(a)“controlled plant pest” means—

(i)a plant pest of a description specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2; or

(ii)a plant pest which is not normally present in Great Britain, but in respect of which the inspector considers that there is an imminent danger of the plant pest spreading or being spread in Great Britain;

(b)“infected material” means—

(i)relevant material which is carrying or is infected with, or which may be carrying or infected with, a controlled plant pest; or

(ii)relevant material which is not carrying or infected with, but in respect of which the inspector considers that there is an imminent danger of the plant pest spreading or being spread.

Miscellaneous provisions as to notices

34.—(1) A notice served under paragraph (1) or (4) of article 32 may specify one or more requirements or alternative requirements.

(2) Any requirement specified in a notice under paragraph (1), (4) or (6) of article 32 must be carried out in the manner and within such reasonable time as the inspector may specify in the notice.

(3) Any treatment, re-export, destruction or disposal which is required by a notice served under article 32 must be carried out, or arranged to be carried out, to the satisfaction of an inspector, by the person on whom the notice was served from or at the place specified in the notice.

(4) Any plant pest or relevant material which is required by a notice served under article 32 to be moved to a place specified in the notice may not be moved to the designated place except in the manner specified in the notice.

(5) An inspector may amend or withdraw a notice served by an inspector under this Order by a further notice.

(6) A notice under paragraph (5) may be subject to any conditions which the inspector considers necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of any plant pest or re-infection or re-infestation by the plant pest to which the original notice relates.

(7) Any notice served under this Part may define by reference to a map or plan or otherwise the extent of the premises referred to in the notice.

(8) An inspector may, by notice, require the owner or any other person who appears to be in charge of the premises to which a notice served under article 32 relates—

(a)to notify the Secretary of State of any change in the occupation of the premises, and the date of the change and the name of the new occupier; and

(b)to inform the new occupier of the premises of the contents of the notice.

Service of notices

35.—(1) A notice under this Order which is to be served on a registered plant trader must be served by—

(a)delivering it personally; or

(b)leaving it for, or sending it by post to, the trader at the address of the trader’s registered premises or, if the trader has more than one address in the register, at the trader’s principal address in the register.

(2) A notice under this Order which is to be served on any other person may be served by—

(a)delivering it personally; or

(b)leaving it for, or sending it by post to, them at their last known place of abode or business.

(3) If a notice under this Order is to be served on the occupier or other person in charge of premises, and the last known place of abode or address of that person cannot be ascertained after reasonable enquiry, the notice may be served on that person by addressing it to “the occupier” and leaving it conspicuously affixed to an object on the premises for a period of seven days.

(4) A notice under this Order may—

(a)in the case of a body corporate (other than a limited liability partnership), be served on the secretary or clerk of that body at the address of the registered or principal office of that body;

(b)in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership, but including a Scottish partnership), be served on a partner or a person having the control or management of the partnership business at the address of the principal office of the partnership; or

(c)in the case of a limited liability partnership, be served on a member of the partnership at the address of the registered or principal office of the partnership.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), the principal office of a company registered outside the United Kingdom or a partnership carrying on business outside the United Kingdom is its principal office within the United Kingdom.

Information as to compliance with notices

36.  An inspector may require a person on whom a notice has been served under this Order to immediately inform the inspector whether the requirements of the notice have been complied with and, if they have, to provide the inspector with details of the steps taken to comply with those requirements.

Failure to comply with a notice

37.—(1) If a person fails to comply with a notice served on that person under this Order, an inspector may enter any affected premises at all reasonable times to take or cause any steps to be taken which the inspector considers necessary to ensure compliance with the notice or to remedy the consequences of the failure to carry them out.

(2) An inspector acting under paragraph (1) must, if requested to do so, show evidence of their authority to act.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any premises which are used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling, unless 24 hours’ notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not affect any right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a justice of the peace.

(5) An inspector acting under paragraph (1) may be accompanied by such other persons, including representatives of the European Commission, and may bring onto the premises such equipment and vehicles, as the inspector considers necessary.

(6) A person accompanying an inspector under paragraph (5)—

(a)may remain on the premises and from time to time re-enter the premises without the inspector;

(b)bring onto the premises any equipment or vehicle which the person considers necessary;

(c)carry out work on the premises in the manner directed by the inspector.

(7) A person accompanying an inspector under paragraph (5) must, if so requested, show evidence of their authority given in that behalf by the Secretary of State.

(8) Where an inspector takes any steps under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may recover, as a debt from the person on whom the notice was served, all reasonable costs incurred in taking those steps.

(9) In this article, “affected premises” means any premises in or on which any plant pest or relevant material to which the notice relates may be present.

Right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a justice of the peace

38.—(1) A justice of the peace may by signed warrant permit an inspector to enter premises under article 31, 33 or 37, if necessary by reasonable force, if the justice, on sworn information in writing, is satisfied that—

(a)there are reasonable grounds to enter those premises; and

(b)any of the conditions in paragraph (2) are met.

(2) The conditions are that—

(a)entry to the premises has been, or is likely to be, refused and notice of the intention to apply for a warrant has been given to the occupier;

(b)asking for admission to the premises, or giving notice of the intention to apply for a warrant, would defeat the object of the entry;

(c)entry is required urgently;

(d)the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent.

(3) A warrant is valid for one month.

(4) An inspector who enters any unoccupied premises must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as they were before entry.

PART 7Certain solanaceous species: planting and control of relevant plant pests

Miscellaneous provisions for certain solanaceous species

39.—(1) No person may knowingly plant, or knowingly cause or permit to be planted, any potatoes or any potatoes produced from those potatoes, which have been grown in a third country, other than Switzerland.

(2) No person may knowingly plant or knowingly cause or permit to be planted any potatoes unless—

(a)they derive in direct line from potato material which has been obtained under an officially approved programme in the European Union or Switzerland;

(b)they have been found to be free from Potato brown rot in official tests using the methods set out in Annex II to Directive 98/57EC; and

(c)they have been found to be free from Potato ring rot in official tests using the methods set out in Annex I to Directive 93/85/EEC.

(3) No person may knowingly plant any potatoes, or knowingly cause or permit any potatoes to be planted, in the protected region other than—

(a)potatoes which may be marketed in that protected region under the Seed Potatoes Regulations; or

(b)one year’s direct progeny of the potatoes referred to in sub-paragraph (a) where that direct progeny has been grown by that person.

(4) Any person who is involved in the planting of potatoes in the protected region must retain and make available to an inspector the following documentation in relation to the potatoes—

(a)their official labels;

(b)the invoices and delivery notes for the potatoes;

(c)in the case of potatoes marketed or marketable under the Seed Potatoes Regulations or potatoes which are their direct progeny and have been produced by the certificate holder, the certificate of classification.

(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) do not apply in the case of—

(a)an area which is to be planted and is less than 0.1 hectare; or

(b)an area which is intended for the production of early potatoes.

(6) The following have effect in relation to the control of certain plant pests—

(a)Schedule 13 (special measures for the control of Potato wart disease);

(b)Schedule 14 (special measures for the control of Potato cyst nematode);

(c)Schedule 15 (special measures for the control of Potato ring rot); and

(d)Schedule 16 (special measures for the control of Potato brown rot).

(7) Where the presence of Potato brown rot is confirmed to be present on a sample taken in accordance with Articles 2 and 5 of Directive 98/57/EC, an inspector may demarcate a zone in accordance with Article 5(1)(a)(iv) or 5(1)(c)(ii) of that Directive to prevent the spread of that plant pest.

(8) In this article, “protected region” means the county of Northumberland, excluding the districts of Blyth Valley and Wansbeck, and the county of Cumbria, excluding the districts of Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland.

PART 8Licences

Licences to carry out activities prohibited by this Order

40.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Order, any plant pest or relevant material may be introduced into, or kept, stored, planted, moved or otherwise disposed of in, England and any other thing prohibited by this Order may be done under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State—

(a)in exercise of any derogation permitted by Directive 2000/29/EC; or

(b)for trial or scientific purposes, or for work on varietal selections, in relation to a domestic quarantine plant pest.

(2) A licence granted under paragraph (1)(b) must be in writing and may be granted—

(a)subject to conditions;

(b)for an indefinite period or a specified period.

(3) In this article, “domestic quarantine plant pest” means a plant pest which is not of a description listed in Annex I or II to Directive 2000/29/EC and which is not normally present in, and is likely to be injurious to plants, in Great Britain.

Licences for trial or scientific purposes or for work on varietal selections permitted by Directive 2008/61/EC

41.—(1) The Secretary of State must by licence authorise the introduction, movement or keeping of any plant pest or relevant material for any activity for trial or scientific purposes or for work on varietal selections, where the introduction, movement or keeping of the plant pest or relevant material for any such purpose would otherwise be prohibited by this Order, if the Secretary of State—

(a)has received an application for a licence containing the information set out in Article 1(2) of Directive 2008/61/EC; and

(b)is satisfied that the general conditions set out in Annex I to that Directive are met in relation to the application.

(2) A licence granted under paragraph (1) must be in writing and include—

(a)any conditions laid down in Article 2(2) of Directive 2008/61/EC which are relevant to any plant pest or relevant material that is the subject of the activities to which the licence relates; and

(b)any other conditions specifying quarantine measures under paragraph 2(a) of Annex I to that Directive or further quarantine measures under paragraph 2(b) of Annex I to that Directive as the Secretary of State may determine.

(3) The Secretary of State must revoke a licence granted under paragraph (1) where it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the licensee has not complied with or met any condition of the licence which is imposed under paragraph (2)(b).

(4) On the conclusion of any activities to which a licence granted under paragraph (1) relates, the licensee must, unless otherwise authorised by the Secretary of State under paragraph (5)—

(a)destroy or sterilise any plant pest or relevant material that was the subject of the activities and any other relevant material which has come into contact with or which may have been contaminated by any such plant pest or relevant material; and

(b)sterilise or clean in any manner specified by the Secretary of State, the premises and facilities at which the activities were carried out.

(5) The Secretary of State may authorise the licensee to refrain from destroying any relevant material under paragraph 4(a) if the Secretary of State is satisfied that it has been subject to appropriate quarantine measures and has been found, in any manner specified by the Secretary of State, to be free from the plant pests specified in Schedule 1 and in column 3 of Schedule 2 and from other plant pests considered by the Secretary of State to pose a risk.

(6) For the purpose of paragraph (2), references to the responsible official body in Article 2(2) of, and Annex I to, Directive 2008/61/EC are to be taken to refer to the Secretary of State.

(7) In this article, “appropriate quarantine measures” means—

(a)in the case of relevant material for which quarantine measures are specified in Part A of Annex III to Directive 2008/61/EC, those measures; and

(b)in the case of any other relevant material, any quarantine measures, including testing, as may be specified by the Secretary of State.

PART 9Notifications, provision and exchange of information

Notification of the presence or suspected presence of certain plant pests

42.—(1) The occupier or other person in charge of premises who becomes aware of or suspects that any notifiable plant pest is present on the premises, or any other person who in the course of their duties or business becomes aware of or suspects that a notifiable plant pest is present on any premises, must immediately notify the Secretary of State or an inspector of its presence or suspected presence.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) may first be given orally, but must be confirmed in writing as soon as reasonably practicable.

(3) In this article, “notifiable plant pest” means—

(a)a plant pest, other than a plant pest of a description specified in Schedule 17, which—

(i)is of a description specified in Schedule 1;

(ii)is of a description specified in column 3 of Part A of Schedule 2;

(iii)is of a description specified in column 3 of Part B of Schedule 2 and which is present on, or appears to an inspector to have been in contact with, relevant material of a description specified in the entry in respect of that plant pest in column 2 of Part B of Schedule 2; or

(iv)although not of a description specified in Schedule 1 or 2, is not normally present in Great Britain and is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain;

(b)a plant pest of a description specified in Schedule 17 which—

(i)is a sub-species or strain normally present in Great Britain and which has been found on the premises of a registered plant trader;

(ii)is a sub-species or strain not normally present in Great Britain and which has been found on any premises; or

(iii)is also specified in column 3 of Part A of Schedule 2 and which is present on, or appears to an inspector to have been in contact with, relevant material of a description specified in the entry in respect of that plant pest in column 2 of Part A of Schedule 2.

(4) If Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju) is officially confirmed to be present in any place or area in England, the Secretary of State must ensure that registered plant traders who carry out activities relating to specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2014/497/EU are informed of the presence of the plant pest immediately following its official confirmation and are made aware of the risks arising from its presence and the measures to be taken to eradicate the plant pest.

Notification of the likely entry into, or presence in, a free zone of plant pests or relevant material

43.—(1) The responsible authority for a free zone in England must immediately notify the Secretary of State of any notifiable item which it knows or suspects—

(a)is likely to enter the free zone; or

(b)is present in the free zone and has not been cleared out of charge under the Customs Act.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) may first be given orally, but must be confirmed in writing as soon as reasonably practicable.

(3) In this article—

(a)“free zone” has the same meaning as in the Customs Act;

(b)“notifiable item” means—

(i)a plant pest which is of a description specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2;

(ii)a plant pest which, although not specified in Schedule 1 or 2, is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain; or

(iii)relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 which originates in a country specified in the entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of that Schedule;

(c)“the responsible authority” has the same meaning as in the Customs Act.

Information to be given

44.—(1) An inspector or any other officer of the Secretary of State may by notice in writing require an appropriate person to give to the inspector or officer, within the time specified in the notice, any information which the person may possess as to—

(a)the plants grown or products stored at any time on the premises in respect of which a notice has been served under this Order;

(b)any plant pest or relevant material referred to in paragraph (4)(b); and

(c)the persons who have had or are likely to have had any plant pest or relevant material referred to in paragraph (4)(b) in their possession or under their charge.

(2) The time within which the information is required to be given to the inspector or other officer must be reasonable.

(3) An appropriate person must produce for examination by the inspector or other officer any licence, official statement, certificate, plant passport, record, invoice or other document relating to a plant pest or any relevant material specified in the notice.

(4) In this article, “appropriate person” means—

(a)a person who is the owner, occupier or other person in charge of premises in respect of which a notice has been served under this Order;

(b)a person who has, has had, or is reasonably suspected by the inspector or officer to have or have had, possession or charge of—

(i)a plant pest of a description specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2;

(ii)a plant pest which, although not specified in Schedule 1 or 2, is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain;

(iii)any relevant material carrying or infected with a plant pest referred to in paragraph (i) or (ii); or

(iv)any relevant material which the inspector or officer knows or suspects to have been landed in or exported from England; or

(c)a person who, as auctioneer, salesman or otherwise, has sold, offered for sale or otherwise disposed of a plant pest referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i) or (ii).

Power to share information for the purposes of the Order

45.—(1) The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may disclose any information in their possession to the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order.

(2) Paragraph (1) is without prejudice to any other power of the Commissioners to disclose information.

(3) No person, including a servant of the Crown, may disclose any information received from the Commissioners under paragraph (1) if—

(a)the information relates to a person whose identity is specified in the disclosure or can be deduced from the disclosure;

(b)the disclosure is for a purpose other than specified in paragraph (1); and

(c)the Commissioners have not given their prior consent to the disclosure.

PART 10Offences

Offences

46.—(1) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, proof of which lies with the person—

(a)the person contravenes or fails to comply with—

(i)article 6(1);

(ii)article 9;

(iii)article 10(1) or (2);

(iv)article 16(2), (3) or (4);

(v)article 18;

(vi)article 20;

(vii)article 21;

(viii)article 24(3) or (4);

(ix)article 26;

(x)article 27(2);

(xi)article 28(1);

(xii)article 36;

(xiii)article 39(1) to (5);

(xiv)article 41(4);

(xv)article 42(1);

(xvi)article 43(1);

(xvii)article 45(3); or

(xviii)paragraphs 5, 8, 9 or 11 of Schedule 14;

(b)contravenes or fails to comply with a provision or condition of a notice served on the person or of a licence granted or of any direction given, under this Order; or

(c)intentionally obstructs an inspector or any person authorised by an inspector in exercise of the powers given to the inspector by or under this Order.

(2) A person commits an offence if, for the purpose of procuring the issue of a plant passport, a replacement plant passport, a phytosanitary certificate, a phytosanitary certificate for re-export or a licence under this Order, the person—

(a)knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular; or

(b)intentionally fails to disclose any material information.

(3) A person commits an offence if the person—

(a)dishonestly issues a plant passport;

(b)dishonestly alters a plant passport; or

(c)dishonestly re-uses a plant passport.

(4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under paragraph (1)(a)(xvii) to prove that the person reasonably believed—

(a)that the disclosure was lawful; or

(b)that the information had already and lawfully been made available to the public.

(5) If an offence under this Order is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to have been attributable to any neglect on the part of—

(a)any director, manager or secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate; or

(b)any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity,

the person, as well as the body corporate, is guilty of the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5), “director” in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, includes a member of the body corporate.

(7) Where an offence under this Order is committed by a Scottish partnership and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to have been attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner, the partner, as well as the partnership, is guilty of the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(8) Where the commission by any person of an offence under this Order is due to the act of default of some other person, that other person may be charged with and convicted of the offence by virtue of this paragraph whether or not proceedings for the offence are taken against the first-mentioned person.

Penalties

47.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under this Order (other than an offence under article 46(1)(a)(xvii)) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under article 46(1)(a)(xvii) is liable—

(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or to both;

(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

PART 11Miscellaneous

The Customs Act

48.  The provisions of this Order apply without prejudice to the Customs Act.

Revocation and transitional provisions

49.—(1) The Plant Health (England) Order 2005(31) and the Orders specified in Schedule 18 are revoked.

(2) Any notice issued or licence, authorisation or other approval granted under the Plant Health (England) Order 2005 and which has effect at the coming into force of this Order remains in force as if it were issued or granted under this Order.

(3) Entries which are on the register kept under article 25(1) of the Plant Health (England) Order 2005 immediately before this Order comes into force are to be treated as if entered on the register under article 25(1) of this Order.

Review

50.—(1) Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—

(a)carry out a review of this Order;

(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and

(c)publish the report.

(2) In carrying out the review, the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how Directive 2000/29/EC, Council Directive 69/464/EEC on control of Potato Wart Disease(32), Directive 93/85/EEC, Directive 98/57/EC and Directive 2007/33/EC are implemented in other member States.

(3) The report must in particular—

(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by this Order;

(b)assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and

(c)assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved in a less burdensome way.

(4) The first review period is the period of five years beginning with the date on which this Order comes into force.

(5) Each subsequent review period is a period of five years beginning with the date on which the preceding review was published.

de Mauley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4th March 2015

Articles 5(1) and (2), 12(1)19(1) and (2), 20(1) and (2)21(7), 24(4), 29(8), 32(7)33(8), 42(3), 43(3) and 44(4)

SCHEDULE 1Plant pests which may not be introduced into or spread within England

PART APlant pests not known to occur in any part of the European Union

Insects, mites and nematodes

1.

Acleris spp. (non-European)

2.

Agrilus anxius Gory

3.

Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire

4.

Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch)

5.

Anomala orientalis Waterhouse

6.

Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)

7.

Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky)

8.

Anthonomus eugenii Cano

9.

Arrhenodes minutus Drury

10.

Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations), vector of viruses such as: Bean golden mosaic virus, Cowpea mild mottle virus, Lettuce infectious yellow virus, Pepper mild tigré virus, Squash leaf curl virus, Euphorbia mosaic virus or Florida tomato virus

11.
Cicadellidae (non-European) known to be vectors of Pierce’s disease (caused by Xylella fastidiosa), such as: Carneocephala fulgida Nottingham, Draeculacephala minerva Ball or Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret)

12.

Choristoneura spp. (non-European)

13.

Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst)

14.

Dendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov

15.

Diabrotica barberi Smith and Lawrence

16.

Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber

17.

Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata Mannerheim

18.

Diabrotica virgifera zeae Krysan & Smith

19.

Diaphorina citri Kuway

20.

Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix similaris (Genter), Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner)

21.

Heliothis zea (Boddie)

22.

Hirschmanniella spp., other than Hirschmanniella gracilis (de Man) Luc and Goodey

23.

Liriomyza sativae Blanchard

24.

Longidorus diadecturus Eveleigh and Allen

25.

Monochamus spp. (non-European)

26.

Myndus crudus Van Duzee

27.

Nacobbus aberrans (Thorne) Thorne and Allen

28.

Naupactus leucoloma Boheman

29.

Premnotrypes spp. (non-European)

30.

Pseudopityophthorus minutissimus (Zimmermann)

31.

Pseudopityophthorus pruinosus (Eichhoff)

32.

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)

33.

Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.)

34.

Scaphoideus luteolus Van Duzee

35.

Spodoptera eridania (Cramer)

36.

Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)

37.

Spodoptera litura (Fabricus)

38.

Thrips palmi Karny

39.
Tephritidae (non-European) such as: Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), Anastrepha ludens (Loew), Anastrepha obliqua Macquart, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), Dacus ciliatus Loew, Dacus curcurbitae Coquillet, Dacus dorsalis Hendel, Dacus tryoni (Froggatt), Dacus tsuneonis Miyake, Dacus zonatus Saund., Epochra canadensis (Loew), Pardalaspis cyanescens Bezzi, Pardalaspis quinaria Bezzi, Pterandrus rosa (Karsch), Rhacochlaena japonica Ito, Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew), Rhagoletis completa Cresson, Rhagoletis fausta (Osten-Sacken), Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, Rhagoletis mendax Curran, Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh, Rhagoletis ribicola Doane or Rhagoletis suavis (Loew)

40.

Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-European populations)

41.

Xiphinema californicum Lamberti and Bleve-Zacheo

Bacteria

1.

Candidatus Liberibacter spp., a causal agent of Huanglongbing disease of citrus/citrus greening

2.

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa, Serizawa, Ichikawa, Tsuyumu & Goto

Fungi

1.

Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt

2.

Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel

3.

Cronartium spp. (non-European)

4.

Endocronartium spp. (non-European)

5.

Gibberella circinata Nirenberg & O’Donnell

6.

Guignardia laricina (Saw.) Yamamoto et Ito

7.

Gymnosporangium spp. (non-European)

8.

Inonotus weirii (Murril) Kotlaba and Pouzar

9.

Melampsora farlowii (Arthur) Davis

10.

Mycosphaerella larici-leptolepsis Ito et al.

11.

Mycosphaerella populorum G.E. Thompson

12.

Phoma andina Turkensteen

13.

Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev.

14.

Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in’t Veld sp. nov.

15.

Septoria lycopersici Speg. var malagutii Ciccarone and Boerema

16.

Thecaphora solani Barrus

17.

Tilletia indica Mitra

18.

Trechispora brinkmannii (Bresad.) Rogers

Viruses and virus-like organisms

1.
Elm phlöem necrosis mycoplasm

2.
Potato viruses or virus-like organisms such as: Andean potato latent virus, Andean potato mottle virus, Arracacha virus B oca strain, Potato black ringspot virus, Potato spindle tuber viroid, Potato virus T or non-European isolates of potato viruses A, M, S, V, X and Y (including Yo, Yn and Yc) and Potato leafroll virus

3.
Tobacco ringspot virus

4.
Tomato ringspot virus

5.
Viruses or virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. or Vitis L., such as: Blueberry leaf mottle virus, Cherry rasp leaf virus (American), Peach mosaic virus (American), Peach phony rickettsia, Peach rosette mosaic virus, Peach rosette mycoplasm, Peach X-disease mycoplasm, Peach yellows mycoplasm, Plum line pattern virus (American), Raspberry leaf curl virus (American), Strawberry latent “C” virus, Strawberry vein banding virus, Strawberry witches’ broom mycoplasm or non-European viruses or virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. or Vitis L.

6.
Viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci Genn., such as: Bean golden mosaic virus, Cowpea mild mottle virus, Lettuce infectious yellow virus, Pepper mild tigré virus, Squash leaf curl virus, Euphorbia mosaic virus or Florida tomato virus

Parasitic plants

1.

Arceuthobium spp. (non-European)

Molluscs

1.

Pomacea Perry

PART BPlant pests known to occur in the European Union

Insects, mites and nematodes

1.

Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations)

2.

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Bührer) Nickle et al.

3.

Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu

4.

Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens

5.

Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens

6.

Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say

7.

Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations)

8.

Meloidogyne fallax Karssen

9.

Opogona sacchari (Bojer)

10.

Popilia japonica Newman

11.

Rhizoecus hibisci Kawai and Takagi

12.

Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval)

13.

Trioza erytreae Del Guercio

Bacteria

1.

Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al.

2.

Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.

Fungi

1.

Chalara fraxinea T. Kowalski, including its teleomorph Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus

2.

Melampsora medusae Thümen

3.

Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival

Viruses and virus-like organisms

1.
Apple proliferation mycoplasm

2.
Apricot chlorotic leaf roll mycoplasm

3.
Pear decline mycoplasm

PART CPlant pests which may not be introduced into a protected zone which is limited to part of England

(1)

Plant pest

(2)

Description of protected zone

Thaumetopoea processionea L.
England, excluding the local authority areas of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, City of London, City of Westminster, Croydon, Ealing, Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Reading, Richmond upon Thames, Runnymede, Slough, South Oxfordshire, Southwark, Spelthorne, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and West Berkshire

Articles 5(1), 12(1), 19(1)20(1), 24(4), 29(8), 32(7)33(8), 42(3), 43(3) and 44(4)

SCHEDULE 2Relevant material which may not be introduced into or moved within England if that material is carrying or infected with plant pests

PART APlant pests not known to occur in the European Union

Insects, mites and nematodes

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fuchsia L., intended for planting

Aculops fuchsiae Keifer

2.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Aleurocanthus spp.

3.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting

Anthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling)

4.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting

Anthonomus signatus (Say)

5.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Aonidella citrina Coquillett

6.
Seeds of Oryza spp.

Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie

7.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Juniperus L., originating in any country outside Europe

Aschistonyx eppoi Inouye

8.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe

Carposina niponensis Walsingham

9.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Rosa L., originating in any country outside Europe

Enarmonia packardi (Zeller)

10.
Plants, other than seeds, of Crataegus L., Malus Mill., Photinia LdL., Prunus L. or Rosa L., or fruit of Malus Mill. or Prunus L., originating in any country outside Europe

Enarmonia prunivora Walsh

11.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor)

12.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe

Grapholita inopinata Heinrich

13.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Hishomonus phycitis (Distant)

14.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Leucaspis japonica Ckll.

15.
Seeds of Cruciferae, Gramineae or Trifolium spp., originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay

Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel)

16.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L.

Margarodes, non-European species, such as:

(a)

Margarodes vitis (Philippi)

(b)

Margarodes vredendalensis de Klerk

(c)

Margarodes prieskaensis Jakubski

17.
Plants, other than seeds, of Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe

Numonia pyrivorella (Matsumura)

18.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Juniperus L., originating in any country outside Europe

Oligonychus perditus Pritchard and Baker

19.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of conifers (Coniferales), originating in any country outside Europe

Pissodes spp. (non-European)

20.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.; or plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, in any case rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium

Radopholus citrophilus Huettel Dickson and Kaplan

21.
Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Scirtothrips aurantii Faure

22.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood

23.
Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Scirtothrips citri (Moultex)

24.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.

Scrobipalpopsis solanivora Povolny

25.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe

Tachypterellus quadrigibbus Say

26.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Toxoptera citricida (Kirk.)

27.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Unaspis citri Comstock

Bacteria

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Citrus variegated chlorosis

2.
Seeds of Zea mais L.

Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye

3.
Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus)

4.
Seeds of Oryza spp.

Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye and pv. oryzicola (Fang. et al.) Dye

Fungi

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill. or Pyrus L., intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe

Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler (non-European pathogenic isolates)

2.
Plants, other than seeds, of Corylus L., intended for planting, originating in Canada or the USA

Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller

3.
Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for planting

Apiosporina morbosa (Schwein.) v. Arx

4.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting

Atropellis spp.

5.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in Canada or the USA

Ceratocystis virescens (Davidson) Moreau

6.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L.

Cercoseptoria pini-densiflorae (Hori and Nambu) Deighton

7.
Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Cercospora angolensis Carv. and Mendes

8.
Plants, other than seeds, of Vaccinium spp., intended for planting

Diaporthe vaccinii Shaer

9.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.; or plants, other than fruit or seeds (except fruit of Citrus reticulata Blanco and Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) of Citrus L., in any case, originating in any country in South America

Elsinoe spp. Bitanc. and Jenk. Mendes

10.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Phoenix spp.

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kilian and Maire) Gordon

11.
Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus)

12.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe

Guignardia piricola (Nosa) Yamamoto

13.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Solanaceae

Puccinia pittieriana Hennings

14.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L.

Scirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers

15.
Plants, other than seeds, of Ulmus L. or Zelkova L., intended for planting

Stegophora ulmea (Schweintz: Fries) Sydow & Sydow

16.
Plants, other than seeds, of Pyrus L., intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe

Venturia nashicola Tanaka and Yamamoto

Viruses and virus-like organisms

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.
Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting
Beet curly top virus (non-European isolates)

2.
Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting
Black raspberry latent virus

3.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Blight or blight-like

4.
Plants, other than seeds, of Palmae, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe
Cadang-Cadang viroid

5.
Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting
Cherry leaf-roll virus

6.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. or Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting
Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus

7.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Citrus mosaic virus

8.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Citrus tristeza virus (non-European isolates)

9.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Leprosis

10.
Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus cerasus L., Prunus avium L., Prunus incisa Thunb., Prunus sargentii Rehd., Prunus serrula Franch., Prunus serrulata Lindl., Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Ingram, Prunus subhirtella Miq. or Prunus yedoensis Matsum., or their cultivars, intended for planting
Little cherry pathogen (non-European isolates)

11.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Naturally spreading psorosis

12.
Plants, other than seeds, of Palmae, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe
Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm

13.
Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus

14.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Satsuma dwarf virus

15.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Tatter leaf virus

16.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Witches’ broom (MLO)

PART BPlant pests known to occur in the European Union

Insects, mites and nematodes

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting

Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie

2.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L.

Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch)

3.
Flowers, bulbs or corms of Crocus L., miniature cultivars of the genus Gladiolus Tourn. ex. L. including Gladiolus callianthus Marais, Gladiolus colvillei Sweet, Gladiolus nanus hort., Gladiolus ramosus hort., Gladiolus tubergenii hort., Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Trigridia Juss. or Tulipa L., intended for planting, or potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.), intended for planting

Ditylenchus destructor Thorne

4.
Seeds or bulbs of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L. or Allium schoenoprasum L., intended for planting; plants of Allium porrum L., intended for planting; bulbs or corms of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston “Golden Yellow”, Galanthus L., Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne, Hyacinthus L., Ismene Herbert, Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Ornithogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L. or Tulipa L., intended for planting; or seeds of Medicago sativa L.

Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev

5.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Circulifer haematoceps (Mulsant and Rey)

6.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Circulifer tenellus (Baker)

7.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Eutetranychus orientalis Klein

8.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Pelargonium L’Hérit ex Ait. or the family Solanaceae, intended for planting

Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)

9.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner)

10.
Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp., or Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium

Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne

11.

Cut flowers or leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. or plants of herbaceous species, intended for planting, other than:

—bulbs,

—corms,

—plants of the family Gramineae,

—rhizomes, or

—seeds

Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard)

12.

Cut flowers or leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. or plants of herbaceous species, intended for planting, other than:

—bulbs,

—corms,

—plants of the family Gramineae,

—rhizomes, or

—seeds

Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess)

13.
Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following genera: Brahea Mart., Butia Becc., Chamaerops L., Jubaea Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans, Syagrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart., Washingtonia Raf.

Paysandisia archon (Burmeister)

Bacteria

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.
Seeds of Medicago sativa L.

Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus (McCulloch) Davis et al.

2.
Plants of Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting

Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al.

3.
Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting

Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al.

4.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting

Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola (Hellmers) Dickey

5.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting

Pseudomonas caryophylli (Burkholder) Starr and Burkholder

6.
Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch or Prunus persica var. nectarina (Ait.) Maxim, intended for planting

Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al.) Young et al.

7.
Seeds of Phaseolus L.

Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye

8.
Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for planting

Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni (Smith) Dye

9.
Plants of Solanum lycopersicum L. or Capsicum spp., intended for planting

Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesticatoria (Doidge) Dye

10.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting

Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King

11.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L.

Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos) Willems et al.

Fungi

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.
Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L., intended for planting

Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.

2.
Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting

Chalara fraxinea T. Kowalski, including its teleomorph Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus

3.
Plants of Castanea Mill., intended for planting, or plants, other than seeds, of Quercus L., intended for planting

Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr

4.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting

Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx

5.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting

Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenweber) van Beyma

6.
Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli and Gikashvili

7.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting

Phytophthora fragariae Hickman var. fragariae

8.
Seeds of Helianthus annuus L.

Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni

9.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting

Puccinia horiana Hennings

10.
Plants, other than seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting

Scirrhia pini Funk and Parker

11.
Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting

Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold

12.
Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting

Verticillium dahliae Klebahn

Viruses and virus-like organisms

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting
Arabis mosaic virus

2.
Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting
Beet leaf curl virus

3.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting
Chrysanthemum stunt viroid

4.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Citrus tristeza virus (European isolates)

5.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L.
Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO

6.
Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for planting
Plum pox virus

7.
Plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae, intended for planting
Potato stolbur mycoplasm

8.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting
Raspberry ringspot virus

9.
Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al.

10.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting
Strawberry crinkle virus

11.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting
Strawberry latent ringspot virus

12.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting
Strawberry mild yellow edge virus

13.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting
Tomato black ring virus

14.
Plants, other than seeds, of Apium graveolens L., Capsicum annuum L., Cucumis melo L., Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., any variety of New Guinea hybrids of Impatiens, Lactuca sativa L., Solanum lycopersicum L. or Nicotiana tabacum L. of which there must be evidence that they are intended for sale to professional tobacco producers, Solanum melongena L. or Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting
Tomato spotted wilt virus

15.
Plants, other than seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

Articles 5(1), 19(1) and 43(3)

SCHEDULE 3Relevant material which may not be introduced into England if that material originates in certain third countries

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Countries of origin

1.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Abies Mill., Cedrus Trew, Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L., Larix Mill., Picae A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. or Tsuga Carr.
Any country outside Europe

2.
Plants with leaves, other than fruit or seeds, of Castanea Mill. or Quercus L.
Any country outside Europe

3.
Plants with leaves, other than fruit or seeds, of Populus L.
Any country in North America

4.
Plants, other than dormant plants free from leaves, flowers and fruit, of Chaenomeles Lindl., Cydonia Mill., Crataegus L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L. or Rosa L., intended for planting
Any country outside Europe

5.
Plants, other than dormant plants free from leaves, flowers and fruit, of Photinia Lindl., intended for planting
The USA, China, Japan, Republic of Korea or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

6.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. for planting
Any third country other than Switzerland

7.
Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting, other than tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in item 6
Any third country

8.
Tubers of species of Solanum L., other than those specified in items 6 and 7
Any third country other than Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Serbia, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia or Turkey

9.
Plants of Solanaceae, intended for planting, other than seeds or relevant material specified in items 6 to 8
Any third country other than any country in the Euro-Mediterranean area

10.
Soil or growing medium, which consists in whole or in part of soil or solid organic substances such as parts of plants or humus (including peat or bark), other than that composed entirely of peat
Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and any third country not in mainland Europe, other than Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia

11.
Plants, other than fruits, of Vitis L.
Any third country, other than Switzerland

12.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
Any third country

13.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Phoenix spp.
Algeria or Morocco

14.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L. or Fragaria L., intended for planting
Any third country, other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the continental states of the USA

15.
Plants, other than seeds, of the family Gramineae, other than plants of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae, Panicoideae or of the genera Buchloe, Bouteloua Lag., Calamagrostis, Cortaderia Stapf., Glyceria R. Br., Hakonechloa Mak. ex. Honda, Hystrix, Molinia, Phalaris L., Shibataea, Spartina Schreb., Stipa L. or Uniola L., intended for plantng
Any third country, other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area

Articles 3, 5(1), 12(1)15(4), 19(1), 19(4) and 20(1)

SCHEDULE 4Restrictions on the introduction into and movement within England of relevant material

PART ARelevant material, originating in third countries, which may only be landed if special requirements are complied with

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Requirement of landing

1.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of conifers (Coniferales), originating in any country outside Europe
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been produced in a nursery and that the place of production is free from Pissodes spp. (non-European)

2.
Plants, other than seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Scirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers or Scirrhia pini Funk and Parker have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

3.
Plants, other than seeds, of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. or Tsuga Carr., intended for planting, originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Melampsora medusae Thümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

4.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Quercus L. originating in the USA
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area known to be free from Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt.

5.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Castanea Mill. or Quercus L., originating in any country outside Europe
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no signs of Cronartium spp. (non-European) have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

6.
Plants, other than seeds, of Castanea Mill. or Quercus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; or

(b)
no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

7.
Plants, other than seeds, of Corylus L., intended for planting, originating in Canada or the USA

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown in a nursery and:

(a)
originate in an area established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller, in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; or

(b)
originate in a place of production established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller on official inspections carried out at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation, in accordance with ISPM No. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and declared free from Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller

8.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, but including cut branches with or without foliage, of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. or Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc., originating in Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan or the USA
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area recognised as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export

9.
Plants of Betula L., other than fruit or seeds, but including cut branches of Betula L., with or without foliage, originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in a country known to be free of Agrilus anxius Gory

10.
Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L., intended for planting, originating in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr. have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

11.
Plants, other than seeds, of Populus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Melampsora medusae Thümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

12.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Populus L., originating in any country of the American continent
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Mycosphaerella populorum G.E. Thompson have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

13.
Plants, other than seeds, of Ulmus L., intended for planting, originating in any country in North America
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Elm phlöem necrosis mycoplasm have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

14.
Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country
The fruits must be free from peduncles and leaves and the packaging, any label attached to the packaging or any document normally used for trade purposes which accompanies the consignment must bear an appropriate origin mark (which may be a reference to the name of the country of origin)

15.
Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country

The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in a country recognised as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), as referred to in Article 1(1) of Decision 2006/473/EC;

(b)
they originate in an area recognised as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), as referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 2006/473/EC, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; or

(c)
they comply with the following:

(i)
in accordance with an official control and examination regime, no symptoms of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) have been observed in the field of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation;

(ii)
none of the fruits harvested in the field of production has shown symptoms of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus);

(iii)
the fruits have been subjected to treatment such as sodium orthophenylphenate, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; and

(iv)
the fruits have been packed at premises or dispatching centres registered for this purpose

16.
Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country

The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in a country recognised as being free from Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes, as referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2006/473/EC; or

(b)
no symptoms of Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes have been observed in the field of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation, and none of the fruits harvested in the field of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, symptoms of this organism

17.
Fruits of Citrus L., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L., or fruits of Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country other than Brazil or South Africa

The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in a country recognised as being free from Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), as referred to in Article 3(1) of Decision 2006/473/EC;

(b)
they originate in an area recognised as being free from Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), as referred to in Article 3(2) of Decision 2006/473/EC, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export;

(c)
no symptoms of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) have been observed in the field of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation, and none of the fruits harvested in the field of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, symptoms of this plant pest; or

(d)
the fruits originate in a field of production subjected to appropriate treatments against Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), and none of the fruits harvested in the field of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, symptoms of this plant pest

18.
Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country where Tephritidae (non-European) are known to occur on these fruits

The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Tephritidae (non-European);

(b)
no signs of Tephritidae (non-European) have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to harvesting, and none of the fruits harvested at the place of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, signs of Tephritidae (non-European);

(c)
they have been shown, in appropriate official examination on representative samples, to be free from Tephritidae (non-European) in all stages of their development; or

(d)
the fruits have been subjected to an appropriate treatment, any acceptable vapour heat treatment, cold treatment, or quick freeze treatment, which has been shown to be efficient against Tephritidae (non-European) without damaging the fruit, or, where not available, chemical treatment as far as it is acceptable under European Union legislation

19.
Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the plants in the field of production or its immediate vicinity which have shown symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. have been removed

20.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., or plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium, originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in a country known to be free from Radopholus citrophilus Huettel et al. and Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne; or

(b)
representative samples of soil and roots from the place of production have been subjected, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, to official nematological testing for at least Radopholus citrophilus Huettel et al. and Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne and have been found to be free from those plant pests

21.
Plants, other than fruit but including seeds, of Aegle Corrêa, Aeglopsis Swingle, Afraegle Engl., Atalantia Corrêa, Balsamocitrus Stapf, Burkillanthus Swingle, Calodendrum Thunb., Choisya Kunth, Clausena Burm. f., Limonia L., Microcitrus Swingle, Murraya J. Koenig ex L., Pamburus Swingle, Severinia Ten., Swinglea Merr., Triphasia Lour. or Vepris Comm., originating in any third country; or seeds of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in a country recognised as being free from Candidatus Liberibacter spp., a causal agent of Huanglongbing disease of citrus/citrus greening

22.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm. f., Vepris Comm. or Zanthoxylum L., originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in:

(a)
a country where Trioza erytreae Del Guercio is known not to occur; or

(b)
an area free from Trioza erytreae Del Guercio, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”

23.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Aegle Corrêa, Aeglopsis Swingle, Afraegle Engl., Amyris P. Browne, Atalantia Corrêa, Balsamocitrus Stapf, Choisya Kunth, Citropsis Swingle & Kellermen, Clausena Burm. f., Eremocitrus Swingle, Esenbeckia Kunth., Glycosmis Corrêa, Limonia L., Merrillia Swingle, Microcitrus Swingle, Murraya J. Koenig ex L., Naringi Adans., Pamburus Swingle, Severinia Ten., Swinglea Merr., Tetradium Lour., Toddalia Juss., Triphasia Lour, Vepris Comm. or Zanthoxylum L., originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in:

(a)
a country where Diaphorina citri Kuway is known not to occur; or

(b)
an area free from Diaphorina citri Kuway, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”

24.
Plants, other than seeds, of Crataegus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev. is known to occur
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev. have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

25.

Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L. or Rubus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur on the following genera:

—on Fragaria L.:

–Phytophthora fragariae Hickman, var. fragariae,

–Arabis mosaic virus,

–Raspberry ringspot virus,

–Strawberry crinkle virus,

–Strawberry latent ringspot virus,

–Strawberry mild yellow edge virus,

–Tomato black ring virus, or

—Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King;

—on Malus Mill.:

–Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev.;

—on Prunus L.:

–Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm, or

–Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni (Smith) Dye;

—on Prunus persica (L.) Batsch:

–Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al.) Young et al.;

—on Pyrus L.:

–Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev.;

—on Rubus L.:

–Arabis mosaic virus,

–Raspberry ringspot virus,

–Strawberry latent ringspot virus, or

–Tomato black ring virus; or

—on all species:

–non-European viruses or virus-like organisms

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests listed in column 2 of this item have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

26.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill. or Pyrus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Pear decline mycoplasm is known to occur
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that plants at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity which have shown symptoms giving rise to the suspicion of contamination by Pear decline mycoplasm, have been rogued out at that place within the last three complete cycles of vegetation

27.

Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur:

—Strawberry latent “C” virus,

—Strawberry vein banding virus, or

—Strawberry witches’ broom mycoplasm

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
the plants, other than those raised from seed, have been:

(i)
officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least the plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; or

(ii)
derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least the plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; and

(b)
no symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests listed in column 2 of this item have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

28.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie is known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
no symptoms of Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

(b)
in the case of plants in tissue culture, the plants have been derived from plants which complied with paragraph (a) or have been officially tested by appropriate nematological methods and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie

29.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting, originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area known to be free from Anthonomus signatus Say and Anthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling)

30.

Plants, other than seeds, of Malus Mill., intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur on Malus Mill.:

—Cherry rasp leaf virus (American), or

—Tomato ringspot virus

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they have been:

(i)
officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least the plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; or

(ii)
derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least the plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; or

(b)
no symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests listed in column 2 of this item have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

31.
Plants, other than seeds, of Malus Mill., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Apple proliferation mycoplasm is known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Apple proliferation mycoplasm; or

(b)
other than plants raised from seeds, they have been:

(i)
officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least Apple proliferation mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; or

(ii)
derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last six complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least Apple proliferation mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from that plant pest; and

(iii)
no symptoms of diseases caused by Apple proliferation mycoplasm have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation

32.

Plants, other than seeds, of the following species of Prunus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Plum pox virus is known to occur:

—Prunus amygdalus Batsch,

—Prunus armeniaca L.,

—Prunus blireiana Andre,

—Prunus brigantina Vill.,

—Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.,

—Prunus cistena Hansen,

—Prunus curdica Fenzl and Fritsch.,

—Prunus domestica spp. domestica L.,

—Prunus domestica spp. insititia (L.) C.K. Schneid.,

—Prunus domestica spp. italica (Borkh.) Hegi.,

—Prunus glandulosa Thunb.,

—Prunus holosericea Batal.,

—Prunus hortulana Bailey,

—Prunus japonica Thunb.,

—Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne,

—Prunus maritima Marsh.,

—Prunus mume Sieb and Zucc.,

—Prunus nigra Ait.,

—Prunus persica (L.) Batsch,

—Prunus salicina L.,

—Prunus sibirica L.,

—Prunus simonii Carr.,

—Prunus spinosa L.,

—Prunus tomentosa Thunb.,

—Prunus triloba Lindl., or

—other species of Prunus L. susceptible to Plum pox virus

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
other than plants raised from seed, they have been:

(i)
officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; or

(ii)
derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; and

(b)
no symptoms of the diseases caused by Plum pox virus have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation; or

(c)
plants at the place of production which have shown symptoms of disease caused by other viruses or virus-like pathogens, have been rogued out

33.

Plants of Prunus L., intended for planting:

—originating in any third country where Tomato ringspot virus is known to occur on Prunus L.;

—other than seeds, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur:

–Cherry rasp leaf virus (American),

–Peach mosaic virus (American),

–Peach phony rickettsia,

–Peach rosette mycoplasm,

–Peach yellows mycoplasm,

–Plum line pattern virus (American), or

–Peach X-disease mycoplasm;

—other than seeds, originating in any country outside Europe where Little cherry pathogen is known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they have been:

(i)
officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; or

(ii)
derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least the relevant plant pests listed in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; and

(b)
no symptoms of diseases caused by the relevant plant pests listed in column 2 of this item have been observed on the plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation

34.

Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting:

—originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur on Rubus L.:

–Tomato ringspot virus,

–Black raspberry latent virus,

–Cherry leaf roll virus, or

–Prunus necrotic ringspot virus

—other than seeds, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur:

–Raspberry leaf curl virus (American), or

–Cherry rasp leaf virus (American)

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been:

(a)
officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; or

(b)
derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; and

(c)
no symptoms of diseases caused by the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation

35.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in any third country where Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival) is known to occur
The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area known to be free from Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival (all races other than Race 1, the common European race), and no symptoms Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of an adequate period

36.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in any third country
The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in a country known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis spp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kottoff) Davis et al.

37.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than early potatoes, originating in any third country where Potato spindle tuber viroid is known to occur
The faculty of germination in the tubers must have been suppressed

38.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, originating in any third country

The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate from a field known to be free from Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens and Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens;

(b)
they originate in an area in which Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. is known not to occur; and

(c)
they originate in an area where Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known not to occur; or

(d)
in areas where Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known to occur:

(i)
they originate from a place of production which has been found free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen based on an annual survey of host crops by visual inspection of host plants at appropriate times and by visual inspection both externally and by cutting of tubers after harvest from potato crops grown at the place of production; or

(ii)
the tubers after harvest have been randomly sampled and, either checked for the presence of symptoms after an appropriate method to induce symptoms, or laboratory tested, as well as inspected visually both externally and by cutting the tubers, at appropriate times and in all cases at the time of sealing of the packages or containers before marketing according to the provisions on sealing in Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes, and no symptoms of Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) or Meloidogyne fallax Karssen have been found

39.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those intended for planting, originating in any third country
The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area in which Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. is not known to occur

40.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in any third country

The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in:

(a)
a country where Scrobipalpopsis solanivora Povolny is not known to occur; or

(b)
an area free from Scrobipalpopsis solanivora Povolny, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4

41.
Plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae, intended for planting, originating in any third country where Potato stolbur mycoplasm is known to occur
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Potato stolbur mycoplasm have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

42.
Plants of Solanaceae, intended for planting, other than tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. or seeds of Solanum lycopersicum L., originating in any third country where Potato spindle tuber viroid is known to occur
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Potato spindle tuber viroid have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

43.
Plants, other than seeds, of Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L., Musa L., Nicotiana L. or Solanum melongena L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. is known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area which has been found free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.; or

(b)
no symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

44.
Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold or Verticillium dahliae Klebahn have been observed on hops at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

45.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L. or Pelargonium l’Hérit. ex Ait., originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area free from Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.), established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4;

(b)
no signs of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) or Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

(c)
the plants have undergone appropriate treatment to protect them from those plant pests

46.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L. or Pelargonium l’Hérit. ex Ait., originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area free from Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), Spodoptera frugiperda Smith and Spodoptera litura (Fabricius), established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4;

(b)
no signs of Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), Spodoptera frugiperda Smith or Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

(c)
the plants have undergone appropriate treatment to protect them from those plant pests

47.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting, originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they are no more than third generation stock derived from material which has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during virological tests, or are directly derived from material of which a representative sample of at least 10% has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during an official inspection carried out at the time of flowering;

(b)
the plants or cuttings:

(i)
have come from premises which have been officially inspected at least monthly during the three months prior to dispatch and on which no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been observed during that period, and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been known to have occurred during the three months prior to export; or

(ii)
have undergone appropriate treatment against Puccinia horiana Hennings; and

(c)
in the case of unrooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the cuttings or on the plants from which the cuttings were derived, or that, in the case of rooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the cuttings or on the rooting bed

48.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. or Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting, originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
have been grown throughout their life in a country free from Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus;

(b)
have been grown throughout their life in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of export as being free from Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(c)
the plants have been grown throughout their life in a place of production, established as being free from Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus and verified through official inspections and, where appropriate, testing

49.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they have been derived in direct line from mother plants which have been found free from Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola (Hellmers) Dickey, Pseudomonas caryophylli (Burkholder) Starr and Burkholder and Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenw.) Van Beyma on officially approved tests, carried out at least once within the two previous years; and

(b)
no symptoms of these plant pests have been observed on the plants

50.
Bulbs of Tulipa L. or Narcissus L. other than those for which there is evidence from their packaging, or from other means, that they are intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional cut flower production, originating in any third country
The bulbs must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev have been observed on the plants since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

51.

Plants, other than seeds, of Pelargonium l’Hérit. ex Ait., intended for planting, originating in any third country where:

—Tomato ringspot virus is known to occur, and

—Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-European populations) or other vectors of Tomato ringspot virus are not known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
are directly derived from a place of production known to be free from Tomato ringspot virus; or

(b)
are of no more than fourth generation stock, derived from mother plants found to be free from Tomato ringspot virus under an officially approved system of virological testing

52.

Plants, other than seeds, of Pelargonium l’Hérit. ex Ait., intended for planting, originating in any third country where:

—Tomato ringspot virus is known to occur, and

—Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-European populations) or other vectors of Tomato ringspot virus are known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
are directly derived from a place of production known to be free from Tomato ringspot virus in the soil or plants; or

(b)
are of no more than second generation stock, derived from mother plants found to be free from Tomato ringspot virus under an officially approved system of virological testing

53.

Plants of herbaceous species, other than:

—bulbs,

—corms,

—plants of the family Gramineae,

—rhizomes,

—seeds, or

—tubers,

intended for planting, originating in any third country where Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) or Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch) are known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown in a nursery and:

(a)
originate in an area established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch), in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”;

(b)
originate in a place of production established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch), in accordance with ISPM No. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”, and declared free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch) on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export;

(c)
immediately prior to export, have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch) and have been officially inspected and found free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch). Details of the treatment must be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; or

(d)
they originate from plant material (explant) which is free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch), are grown in vitro in a sterile medium under sterile conditions that preclude the possibility of infestation with Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) or Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch) and are shipped in transparent containers under sterile conditions

54.
Cut flowers of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Gypsophila L., Solidago L. or leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. or Ocimum L, originating in any third country

The cut flowers and leafy vegetables must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
originate in a country free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch); or

(b)
immediately prior to their export, have been officially inspected and found free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch)

55.

Plants of herbaceous species, other than:

—bulbs,

—corms,

—plants of the family Gramineae,

—rhizomes,

—seeds, or

—tubers,

intended for planting, originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess);

(b)
no signs of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) or Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) have been observed at the place of production, on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to harvesting;

(c)
immediately prior to their export, they have been officially inspected and found free from Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) and have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess); or

(d)
they originate from plant material (explant) which is free from Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), are grown in vitro in a sterile medium under sterile conditions that preclude the possibility of infestation with Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) or Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) and are shipped in transparent containers under sterile conditions

56.
Plants with roots, planted or intended for planting, grown in the open air, originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
the place of production is known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. and Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival; and

(b)
the plants originate from a field known to be free from Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens

57.

Soil or growing medium that:

—is attached to, or accompanies, plants for the purposes of sustaining the vitality of those plants,

—consists wholly or partly of soil or any solid organic substance such as parts of plants or humus (including peat or bark) or partly of any solid inorganic substance, and

—originates in Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine or any country outside Europe, other than Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia

The growing material must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
at the time of planting it was:

(i)
free from soil and organic matter;

(ii)
found to be free from insects and harmful nematodes and subjected to appropriate examination or heat treatment or fumigation to ensure that it was free from other plant pests; or

(iii)
subjected to appropriate heat treatment or fumigation to ensure freedom from plant pests; and

(b)
since planting:

(i)
appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that the growing material has been maintained free from plant pests; or

(ii)
within two weeks prior to dispatch, the plants were shaken free from the material leaving the minimum amount necessary to sustain vitality during transport, and, if replanted, the growing material used for that purpose meets the requirements in paragraph (a)

58.
Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting, originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Beet curly top virus (non-European isolates) have been observed since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

59.
Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting, originating in any third country in which Beet leaf curl virus is known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
Beet leaf curl virus has not been known to occur in the area of production; and

(b)
no symptoms of Beet curly top virus have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

60.

Plants, other than:

—bulbs,

—corms,

—rhizomes,

—seeds, or

—tubers,

intended for planting, originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown in a nursery and:

(a)
originate in an area established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Thrips palmi Karny, in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”;

(b)
originate in a place of production established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Thrips palmi Karny, in accordance with ISPM No. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”, and declared free from Thrips palmi Karny on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export;

(c)
immediately prior to export, have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Thrips palmi Karny and have been officially inspected and found free from Thrips palmi Karny. Details of the treatment must be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; or

(d)
they originate from plant material (explant) which is free from Thrips palmi Karny, are grown in vitro in a sterile medium under sterile conditions that preclude the possibility of infestation with Thrips palmi Karny and are shipped in transparent containers under sterile conditions

61.
Cut flowers of Orchidaceae or fruits of Momordica L. or Solanum melongena L., originating in any third country

The cut flowers and fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in a country free from Thrips palmi Karny; or

(b)
immediately prior to their export, they have been officially inspected and found free from Thrips palmi Karny

62.
Fruits of Capsicum L., originating in Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, the USA or French Polynesia where Anthonomus eugenii Cano is known to occur

The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
originate in an area free from Anthonomus eugenii Cano, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; or

(b)
originate in a place of production, established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country, as being free from Anthonomus eugenii Cano in accordance with ISPM No. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”, and declared free from Anthonomus eugenii Cano on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the two months prior to export at the place of production and its immediate vicinity

63.
Plants, other than seeds, of Palmae, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm and Cadang-Cadang viroid, and no symptoms have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation;

(b)
no symptoms of Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm or Cadang-Cadang viroid have been observed on the plants since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, and plants at the place of production which have shown symptoms giving rise to the suspicion of contamination by the diseases have been rogued out at that place and the plants have undergone appropriate treatment to rid them of Myndus crudus Van Duzee; or

(c)
in the case of plants in tissue culture, the plants were derived from plants which have met the requirements in paragraphs (a) or (b)

64.

Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following genera:

—Brahea Mart,

—Butia Becc.,

—Chamaerops L.,

—Jubaea Kunth,

—Livistona R. Br.,

—Phoenix L.,

—Sabal Adans.,

—Syagrus Mart.,

—Trachycarpus H. Wendl.,

—Trithrinax Mart.,

—Washingtonia Raf.

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
have been grown throughout their life in a country where Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) is not known to occur;

(b)
have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Paysandisia archon (Burmeister), established by the national plant protection in accordance with ISPM No. 4;

(c)
have, during a period of at least two years prior to export, been grown in a place of production:

(i)
which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin;

(ii)
where the plants were placed in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) or with the application of appropriate preventive treatments; and

(iii)
where, during three official inspections per year carried out at appropriate times, including immediately prior to export, no signs of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) have been observed

65.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fuchsia L., intended for planting, originating in the USA or Brazil
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Aculops fuchsiae Keifer have been observed at the place of production and that immediately prior to export the plants have been inspected and found free from Aculops fuchsiae Keifer

66.
Trees or shrubs, other than seeds or plants in tissue culture, intended for planting, originating in any third country other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area

The trees and shrubs must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
have been grown in a nursery;

(b)
are free from plant debris, flowers and fruits; and

(c)
have been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export and found free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses, and virus-like organisms, and either found free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms

67.
Deciduous trees or shrubs, other than seeds or plants in tissue culture, intended for planting, originating in any third country other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area
The trees and shrubs must be accompanied by an official statement that they are dormant and free from leaves

68.
Annual or biennial plants, other than plants of Gramineae or seeds, intended for planting, originating in any third country other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
have been grown in a nursery;

(b)
are free from plant debris, flowers and fruits; and

(c)
have been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export; and

(i)
found free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms; and

(ii)
found free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms

69.
Plants, other than seeds, of the family Gramineae, of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae, Panicoideae or of the genera Buchloe, Bouteloua Lag., Calamagrostis, Cortaderia Stapf., Glyceria R. Br., Hakonechloa Mak. ex. Honda, Hystrix, Molinia, Phalaris L. Shibataea, Spartina Schreb., Stipa L. or Uniola L., intended for planting, originating in any third country other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
have been grown in a nursery;

(b)
are free from plant debris, flowers and fruits;

(c)
have been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export; and

(i)
found free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms; and

(ii)
found free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms

70.
Naturally or artificially dwarfed plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, originating in any third country outside Europe

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
the plants, including those collected directly from natural habitats, have been grown, held and trained for at least two consecutive years prior to dispatch in an officially registered nursery which is subject to an officially supervised control regime; and

(b)
the plants have at least during that period:

(i)
been potted in pots which have been placed on shelves at least 50 cm above ground;

(ii)
have been subjected to appropriate treatments to ensure freedom from non-European rusts (and the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments must be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment”);

(iii)
have been officially inspected at least six times a year at appropriate intervals for the presence of plant pests mentioned in the Schedules to this Order, along with the plants in the immediate vicinity of the nursery, by visual examination of each row in the field or nursery and all parts of the plant above the growing medium, using a random sample of at least 300 plants from a given genus where the number of plants of that genus is not more than 3,000 plants, or 10% of the plants if there are more than 3,000 plants from that genus;

(iv)
have been found free, in the inspections referred to in paragraph (iii), from the relevant plant pests or where infested, have been removed, and the remaining plants have been effectively treated and held for an appropriate period and inspected to ensure freedom from such plant pests;

(v)
have been planted in an unused artificial growing medium or in a natural growing medium which has been treated by fumigation or by appropriate heat treatment and examined afterwards and found free of any plant pests; and

(vi)
have been kept under conditions which ensure that the growing medium has been maintained free from plant pests and within two weeks prior to dispatch, have been:

(aa)
shaken and washed with clean water to remove the original growing medium and kept bare rooted; or

(bb)
shaken and washed with clean water to remove the original growing medium and replanted in growing medium which meets the conditions in paragraph (v); or

(cc)
subjected to appropriate treatments to ensure that the growing medium is free from plant pests (and the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments must be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment”); and

(c)
the plants have been packed in closed containers which have been officially sealed and bear the registration number of the registered nursery, and the registration number must be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” for identification purposes

71.
Herbaceous perennial plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of the families Caryophyllaceae (except Dianthus L.), Compositae (except Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul.), Cruciferae, Leguminosae or Rosaceae (except Fragaria L.), originating in any third country other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
have been grown in a nursery;

(b)
are free from plant debris, flowers and fruits; and

(c)
have been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export; and found free from:

(i)
from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses, and virus-like organisms; and

(ii)
signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms

72.
Plants, other than bulbs, corms, rhizomes, seeds or tubers, of herbaceous species or plants of Ficus L. or Hibiscus L., intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations), in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”;

(b)
they originate in a place of production established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations), in accordance with ISPM No. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”, and declared free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the nine weeks prior to export;

(c)
in cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) has been found at the place of production, they are held or produced in this place of production and have undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) and subsequently this place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) in official inspections carried out weekly during the nine weeks prior to export and in monitoring procedures throughout the period. Details of the treatment must be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; or

(d)
they originate from plant material (explant) which is free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations), are grown in vitro in a sterile medium under sterile conditions that preclude the possibility of infestation with Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) and are shipped in transparent containers under sterile conditions

73.
Cut flowers of Aster spp., Eryngium L., Gypsophila L., Hypericum L., Lisianthus L., Rosa L., Solidago L. or Trachelium L. or leafy vegetables of Ocimum L., originating in any country outside Europe

The cut flowers and leafy flowers must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in a country free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations); or

(b)
immediately prior to their export, they have been officially inspected and found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations)

74.
Plants, other than seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Tomato yellow leaf curl virus is known to occur and Bemisia tabaci Genn. is not known to occur
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed on the plants

75.
Plants, other than seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Bemisia tabaci Genn. are known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
no symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed on the plants; and

(i)
the plants originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn.; or

(ii)
the place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export; or

(b)
no symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed at the place of production and the place of production has been subjected to an appropriate treatment and monitoring regime to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn.

76.

Plants, other than seeds, bulbs, tubers, corms or rhizomes, intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following plants pests are known to occur:

—Bean golden mosaic virus,

—Cowpea mild mottle virus,

—Lettuce infectious yellow virus,

—Pepper mild tigré virus,

—Squash leaf curl virus, or

—other viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci Genn., and where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) or other vectors of the relevant plant pests are not known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item have been observed on the plants during their complete cycle of vegetation

77.

Plants, other than seeds, bulbs, tubers, corms or rhizomes, intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following plants pests are known to occur:

—Bean golden mosaic virus,

—Cowpea mild mottle virus,

—Lettuce infectious yellow virus,

—Pepper mild tigré virus,

—Squash leaf curl virus, or

—other viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci Genn., and where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) or other vectors of the relevant plant pests are known to occur

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item have been observed on the plants during an adequate period, and:

(a)
the plants originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. and other vectors of the plant pests;

(b)
the place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. and other vectors of the plant pests on official inspections carried out at appropriate times;

(c)
the plants have been subjected to an appropriate treatment aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn.; or

(d)
the plants originate from plant material (explant) which is free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) and which did not show any symptoms of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations), are grown in vitro in a sterile medium under sterile conditions that preclude the possibility of infestation with Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) and are shipped in transparent containers under sterile conditions

78.
Seeds of Helianthus annuus L., originating in any third country

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni; or

(b)
other than those that have been produced on varieties resistant to all races of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni present in the area of production, they have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni

79.
Seeds of Solanum lycopersicum L., originating in any third country

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been obtained by means of an appropriate acid extraction method and:

(a)
they originate in an area where Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganesnsis (Smith) Davis et al., Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye or Potato spindle tuber viroid are not known to occur;

(b)
no symptoms of the diseases caused by those plant pests have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation; or

(c)
the seeds have been subjected to official testing for at least those plant pests on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found free from those plant pests

80.
Seeds of Medicago sativa L., originating in any third country

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev has been revealed by laboratory tests on a representative sample;

(b)
fumigation has taken place prior to export; or

(c)
the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate physical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev and have been found to be free of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev after laboratory tests on a representative sample

81.
Seeds of Medicago sativa L., originating in any third country where Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. is known to occur

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. has not been known to occur on the farm or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last 10 years;

(b)
either:

(i)
the crop belongs to a variety recognised as being highly resistant to Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al.;

(ii)
it has not yet started its fourth complete cycle of vegetation from sowing when the seed was harvested, and there was not more than one preceding seed harvest from the crop; or

(iii)
the content of inert matter which has been determined in accordance with the rules applicable for the certification of seed marketed in the European Union, does not exceed 0.1% by weight;

(c)
no symptoms of Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. have been observed at the place of production, or on any Medicago sativa L. crop adjacent to it, during the last complete cycle of vegetation or, where appropriate, the last two cycles of vegetation; and

(d)
the crop has been grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa L. crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing

82.
Seeds of Oryza sativa L., originating in any third country

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they have been officially tested by appropriate nematological tests and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie; or

(b)
they have been subjected to an appropriate hot water treatment or other appropriate treatment against Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie

83.
Seeds of Phaseolus L., originating in any third country

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye; or

(b)
a representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye

84.
Seeds of Zea mais L., originating in any third country

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye; or

(b)
a representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye

85.
Seeds of the genera Triticum, Secale or X Triticosecale from Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA where Tilletia indica Mitra is known to occur
The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area where Tilletia indica Mitra is known not to occur, and the name of the area must be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export

86.
Grain of the genera Triticum, Secale or X Triticosecale from Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA where Tilletia indica Mitra is known to occur

The grain must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
it originates in an area where Tilletia indica Mitra is known not to occur, and the name of the area must be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “place or origin”; or

(b)
no symptoms of Tilletia indica Mitra have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their last complete cycle of vegetation and representative samples of the grain have been taken both at the time of harvest and before shipment and have been tested and found free from Tilletia indica Mitra, which must be evidenced by a statement “tested and found free from Tilletia indica Mitra” on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “name of produce”

87.
Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA

The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes:

(a)
an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that they:

(i)
meet the requirements in point 1a(a) or 1a(b) of Annex I to Decision 2002/757/EC; and

(ii)
have been found free from non-European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in’t Veld sp. nov.; and

(b)
where point 1a(a) of that Annex applies, the name of the area in which they originate under the heading “place of origin”

88.
Fruits of Citrus L., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L., or fruits of Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in Brazil
The fruits must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes an official statement in accordance with point 2 of the Annex to Decision 2004/416/EC

89.
Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that the plants, including those collected from natural habitats, meet the requirements specified in point 1(a), (b) or (c) of Annex I to Decision 2007/365/EC

90.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1 of Decision 2007/410/EC originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that they:

(a)
originate in and have been grown throughout their life in a place of production which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin; and

(b)
meet the requirements specified in point 1(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Annex to Decision 2007/410/EC

91.
Specified plants within the meaning given in Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that they:

(a)
originate in a place of production which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin; and

(b)
meet the requirements specified in point 1(a), (b) or (c) of Annex I to Decision 2007/433/EC

92.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2012/138/EU originating in China

The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes:

(a)
an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with point 1 of Section 1(A) of Annex I to Decision 2012/138/EU; and

(b)
where point 1(b) of that Section applies, the place of production of the plants must meet the requirements specified in Article 1(c) of Decision 2012/138/EU

93.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2012/138/EU originating in any third country where Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is known to be present, other than China

The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes:

(a)
an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with point 1 of Section 1(B) of Annex I to Decision 2012/138/EU; and

(b)
where point 1(a) of that Section applies, the name of the relevant pest-free area under the heading “place of origin”

94.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix similaris (Gentner), Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner) is known to be present
The tubers must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with Section 1 of Annex I to Decision 2012/270/EU

95.
Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, which can only grow in water or soil that is permanently saturated with water and which originate in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with Section I of Annex I to Decision 2012/697/EU

96.
Live pollen of Actinidia Lindl. or plants, other than seeds, of Actinidia Lindl. intended for planting, originating in any third country
The live pollen or plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with Section I of Annex I to Decision 2012/756/EU

97.
Fruits of Citrus L., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L. or Citrus latifolia Tanaka, or fruits of Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in South Africa
The fruits must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with point 1 of the Annex to Decision 2014/422/EU

98.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2014/497/EU originating in any third country where Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju) is known to be present

The plant must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes:

(a)
an official statement that they meet the requirements in points (2) and (4) of Section 1 of Annex I to Decision 2014/497/EU under the heading “Additional Declaration” and the name of the relevant pest-free area under the heading “place of origin”; or

(b)
an official statement that they meet the requirements in points (3) and (4) of Section 1 of Annex I to Decision 2014/497/EU under the heading “Additional Declaration”

99.
Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting originating in any third country
The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which has been issued by the national plant protection organisation of the country from which the plants originate and which includes under the heading “Additional declaration” an official statement that the plants have been grown throughout their life in an area which has been established and is maintained as an area free from Chalara fraxinea T. Kowalski (including its teleomorph Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus) in accordance with ISPM No. 4

PART BRelevant material, from the European Union, which may only be introduced into or moved within England if special requirements are complied with

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Requirements of introduction

1.
Plants, other than seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Scirrhia pini Funk and Parker have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

2.
Plants, other than seeds, of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. or Tsuga Carr., intended for planting
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Melampsora medusae Thümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

3.
Plants, other than seeds, of Populus L., intended for planting
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Melampsora medusae Thümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

4.
Plants, other than seeds, of Castanea Mill. or Quercus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; or

(b)
no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

5.
Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.; or

(b)
no symptoms of Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr. have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

6.
Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenonmeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in a zone recognised as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al.; or

(b)
the plants in the field of production or in its immediate vicinity which have shown symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. have been rogued out

7.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al., Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli and Gikashvili and Citrus tristeza virus (European strains);

(b)
the plants derive from a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official individual testing for, at least, Citrus tristeza virus (European strains), using appropriate tests or methods in line with international standards, and have been growing permanently in an insect proof glasshouse or isolated cage on which no symptoms of Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al., Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli and Gikashvili or Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) have been observed; or

(c)
they:

(i)
have been derived from a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official individual testing for, at least, Citrus tristeza virus (European strains), using appropriate tests or methods in line with international standards, and has been found free from Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) and certified free from at least Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) in official individual tests carried out according to the methods mentioned in this paragraph; and

(ii)
have been inspected and no symptoms of Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al., Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli and Gikashvili or Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) have been observed since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

8.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm f., Vepris Comm. or Zanthoxylum L.
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area free from Trioza erytreae Del Guercio, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4

9.
Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
no contamination by Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne has been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

(b)
soil and roots from suspected plants have been subjected since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation to official nematological testing for at least Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne and have been found to be free from that plant pest

10.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., Prunus L. or Rubus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from the following plant pests:

(i)
in the case of Fragaria L.:

–Phytophthora fragariae Hickman var. fragariae,

–Arabis mosaic virus,

–Raspberry ringspot virus,

–Strawberry crinkle virus,

–Strawberry latent ringspot virus,

–Strawberry mild yellow edge virus,

–Tomato black ring virus,

–Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King;

(ii)
in the case of Prunus L.:

–Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm,

–Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni (Smith) Dye;

(iii)
in the case of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch:

–Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al.) Young et al.; and

(iv)
in the case of Rubus L.:

–Arabis mosaic virus,

–Raspberry ringspot virus,

–Strawberry latent ringspot virus,

–Tomato black ring virus; or

(b)
no symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests in paragraph (a) have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

11.
Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill. or Pyrus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Pear decline mycoplasm; or

(b)
plants at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity which have shown symptoms giving rise to the suspicion of contamination by Pear decline mycoplasm, have been rogued out at that place within the last three complete cycles of vegetation

12.
Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie;

(b)
no symptoms of Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

(c)
in the case of plants in tissue culture, the plants have been derived from plants complying with paragraph (b) or have been officially tested by appropriate nematological methods and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie

13.
Plants, other than seeds, of Malus Mill., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Apple proliferation mycoplasm; or

(b)
other than plants raised from seed, they have been:

(i)
officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least Apple proliferation mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; or

(ii)
derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last six complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least Apple proliferation mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; and

(c)
no symptoms of diseases caused by Apple proliferation mycoplasm have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation

14.

Plants, other than seeds, of the following species of Prunus L., intended for planting:

—Prunus amygdalus Batsch,

—Prunus armeniaca L.,

—Prunus blireiana Andre,

—Prunus brigantina Vill.,

—Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.,

—Prunus cistena Hansen,

—Prunus curdica Fenzl and Fritsch.,

—Prunus domestica spp.domestica L.,

—Prunus domestica spp. insititia (L.) C.K. Schneid.,

—Prunus domestica spp. italica (Borkh.) Hegi.,

—Prunus glandulosa Thunb.,

—Prunus holosericea Batal.,

—Prunus hortulana Bailey,

—Prunus japonica Thunb.,

—Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne,

—Prunus maritima Marsh.,

—Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc.,

—Prunus nigra Ait.,

—Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.,

—Prunus salicina L.,

—Prunus sibirica L.,

—Prunus simonii Carr.,

—Prunus spinosa L.,

—Prunus tomentosa Thunb.,

—Prunus triloba Lindl., or

—other species of Prunus L. susceptible to Plum pox virus

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Plum pox virus;

(b)
other than plants raised from seed, they have been:

(i)
officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for, at least, Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; or

(ii)
derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; and

(c)
no symptoms of disease caused by Plum pox virus have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation; and

(d)
plants at the place of production which have shown symptoms of disease caused by other viruses or virus-like pathogens, have been rogued out

15.
Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L.
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO or Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos) Willems et al. have been observed on the mother-stock plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last two complete cycles of vegetation

16.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting

The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
the European Union provisions to combat Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival have been complied with;

(b)
they originate in an area known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis spp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kottoff) Davis et al. or the European Union provisions to combat Clavibacter michiganensis spp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kottoff) Davis et al. have been complied with;

(c)
they originate in an area in which Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.

(i)
is known not to occur; or

(ii)
is known to occur, and the tubers originate from a place of production found free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. or considered to be free of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. as a consequence of the implementation of an appropriate procedure aimed at eradicating Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.; and

(d)
they originate in an area in which Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known not to occur or an area in which Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) or Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known to occur and:

(i)
they originate from a place of production which has been found free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen based on an annual survey of host crops by visual inspection of host plants at appropriate times and by visual inspection both externally and by cutting of tubers after harvest from potato crops grown at the place of production; or

(ii)
the tubers after harvest have been randomly sampled and checked for the presence of symptoms after an appropriate method to induce symptoms or laboratory tested, as well as inspected visually, both externally and by cutting the tubers, at appropriate times and in all cases at the time of sealing of the packages or containers before marketing according to the provisions on sealing in Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes(33), and no symptoms of Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) or Meloidogyne fallax Karssen have been found

17.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, other than those to be planted in accordance with Article 4(4)(b) of Directive 2007/33/EC

The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that the European Union provisions to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with

18.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, other than tubers of those varieties accepted in one or more member States pursuant to Council Directive 2002/53/EC on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(34)

The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
belong to advanced selections, such a statement being indicated in an appropriate way on the document accompanying the tubers;

(b)
have been produced within the European Union;

(c)
have been derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected within the European Union to official quarantine testing in accordance with appropriate methods and has been found free from plant pests

19.
Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting, other than those tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in column 2 of items 17 and 18, or culture maintenance material being stored in gene banks or genetic stock collections in item 20

The plants must have been held under quarantine conditions and:

(a)
must have been found free of any plant pests in quarantine testing which was:

(i)
supervised by the responsible official body of the member State concerned and executed by scientifically trained staff of that organisation or any officially approved body;

(ii)
executed at a site provided with appropriate facilities sufficient to contain plant pests and maintain the material including indicator plants in such a way as to eliminate any risk of plant pests spreading;

(iii)
executed on each unit of the material:

(aa)
by visual examination at regular intervals during the full length of at least one vegetative cycle, having regard to the type of material and its stage of development during the testing programme, for symptoms caused by any plant pests; and

(bb)
by testing:

—in the case of all potato material at least for:

–Andean potato latent virus,

–Arracacha virus B. oca strain,

–Potato black ringspot virus,

–Potato spindle tuber viroid,

–Potato virus T,

–Andean potato mottle virus,

–common potato viruses A, M, S, V, X and Y (including Y°, Yn and Yc) and Potato leaf roll virus,

–Clavibacter michiganensis spp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kottoff) Davis et al.

–Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.;

—in the case of true seed of potato at least for the viruses and viroid listed above; and

(iv)
included appropriate testing on any other symptom observed in the visual examination in order to identify the plant pests having caused such symptoms;

(b)
any material which has not been found free, under the testing referred to in paragraph (a) from plant pests specified in that paragraph must have been immediately destroyed or subjected to procedures which eliminate the plant pests; and

(c)
each organisation or research body holding this material must inform their official member State Plant Protection Organisation of the material held

20.
Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting, being stored in gene banks or genetic stock collections
Each organisation or research body holding such material must inform their official member State Plant Protection Organisation of the material held

21.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those mentioned in column 2 of items 17 to 20

There must be evidence by a registration number put on the packaging, or in the case of loose-loaded potatoes transported in bulk, on the vehicle transporting the potatoes, that the potatoes have been grown by an officially registered producer, or originate from officially registered collective storage or dispatching centres located in the area of production, indicating that the tubers are free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. and that the following provisions are complied with:

(a)
the European Union provisions to combat Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival;

(b)
where appropriate, the European Union provisions to combat Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al.; and

(c)
the European Union provisions to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens

22.
Plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae, intended for planting, other than plants mentioned in column 2 of items 20 and 21

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Potato stolbur mycoplasm; or

(b)
no symptoms of Potato stolbur mycoplasm have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

23.
Plants with roots of Capsicum spp., Solanum lycopersicum L. or Solanum melongena L., intended for planting, other than those to be planted in accordance with Article 4(4)(a) of Directive 2007/33/EC

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the European Union provisions to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with

24.
Plants with roots of Capsicum spp., Solanum lycopersicum L., Musa L. or Solanum melongena L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. or

(b)
no symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

25.
Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold or Verticillium dahliae Klebahn have been observed on hops at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

26.

Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following genera:

—Brahea Mart.,

—Butia Becc.,

—Chamaerops L.,

—Jubaea Kunth,

—Livistona R. Br.,

—Phoenix L.,

—Sabal Adans.,

—Syagrus Mart.,

—Trachycarpus H. Wendl.,

—Trithrinax Mart.,

—Washingtonia Raf.

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Paysandisia archon (Burmeister), established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4;

(b)
have, during a period of at least two years prior to export, been grown in a place of production:

(i)
which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin;

(ii)
where the plants were placed in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) or with the application of appropriate preventive treatments; and

(iii)
where, during three official inspections per year carried out at appropriate times, no signs of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) have been observed

27.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L. or Pelargonium l’Hérit. ex Ait., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area free from Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.), established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4;

(b)
no signs of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) or Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

(c)
the plants have undergone appropriate treatment to protect them from those plant pests

28.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they are of no more than third generation stock derived from material which has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during virological tests, or are directly derived from material of which a representative sample of at least 10% has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during an official inspection carried out at the time of flowering;

(b)
the plants or cuttings:

(i)
have come from premises which have been officially inspected at least monthly during the three months prior to dispatch and on which no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been observed during that period, and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been known to have occurred during the three months prior to marketing; or

(ii)
have undergone appropriate treatment against Puccinia horiana Hennings; and

(c)
in the case of unrooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed on the cuttings or the plants from which the cuttings were derived or, in the case of rooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the cuttings or on the rooting bed

29.
Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they have been derived in direct line from mother plants which have been found free from Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola (Hellmers) Dickey, Pseudomonas caryophylli (Burkholder) Starr and Burkholder and Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenw.) Van Beyma on officially approved tests, carried out at least once within the two previous years; and

(b)
no symptoms of these plant pests have been observed on the plants

30.
Bulbs of Tulipa L. or Narcissus L. other than those for which there is evidence from their packaging, or from other means, that they are intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional cut-flower production
The bulbs must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Fililjev have been observed on the bulbs since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

31.

Plants of herbaceous species, other than:

—bulbs,

—corms,

—plants of the family Gramineae,

—rhizomes,

—seeds, or

—tubers,

intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a)
originate in an area known to be free from Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess);

(b)
no signs of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) or Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) have been observed at the place of production on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to harvesting;

(c)
immediately prior to marketing, the plants have been officially inspected and found free from Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) and have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess); or

(d)
they originate from plant material (explant) which is free from Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), are grown in vitro in a sterile medium under sterile conditions that preclude the possibility of infestation with Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) and are shipped in transparent containers under sterile conditions

32.
Plants with roots, planted or intended for planting, grown in the open air
There must be evidence that the place of production is known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. and Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival

33.
Plants with roots grown in the open air of Allium porrum L., Asparagus officinalis L., Beta vulgaris L., Brassica spp. or Fragaria L., intended for planting, other than those plants to be planted in accordance with Article 4(4)(a) or (c) of Directive 2007/33/EC

There must be evidence that the European Union provisions to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with

34.
Bulbs, tubers or rhizomes, grown in the open air, of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Dahlia spp., Gladiolus Tourn. ex L., Hyacinthus spp., Iris spp., Lilium spp., Narcissus L. or Tulipa L., other than those bulbs, tubers or rhizomes to be planted in accordance with Article 4.4(a) or (c) of Directive 2007/33/EC

There must be evidence that the European Union provisions to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with

35.
Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Beet leaf curl virus; or

(b)
Beet leaf curl virus has not been known to occur in the area of production and no symptoms of Beet curly top virus have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

36.
Seeds of Helianthus annuus L.

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni; or

(b)
other than those that have been produced on varieties resistant to all races of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni present in the area of production, they have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni

37.
Plants, other than seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Tomato yellow leaf curl virus;

(b)
no symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed on the plants; and

(i)
the plants originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn.; or

(ii)
the place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export; or

(c)
no symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed at the place of production and the place of production has been subjected to an appropriate treatment and monitoring regime to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn.

38.
Seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L.

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been obtained by means of an appropriate acid extraction method and:

(a)
they originate in an area where Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganesnsis (Smith) Davis et al., or Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye is not known to occur;

(b)
no symptoms of diseases caused by those plant pests have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation; or

(c)
the seeds have been subjected to official testing for at least those plant pests, on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found free from those plant pests

39.
Seeds of Medicago sativa L.

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev has been revealed by laboratory tests on a representative sample;

(b)
fumigation has taken place prior to marketing; or

(c)
the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate physical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev and have been found to be free of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev after laboratory tests on a representative sample

40.
Seeds of Medicago sativa L.

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al.; or

(b)
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. has not been known to occur on the farm or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last 10 years; and

(i)
the crop belongs to a variety recognised as being highly resistant to Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al.;

(ii)
it had not yet started its fourth complete cycle of vegetation from sowing when the seed was harvested, and there has not been more than one preceding seed harvest from the crop; or

(iii)
the content of inert matter which has been determined in accordance with the rules applicable for the certification of seed marketed in the European Union, does not exceed 0.1% by weight;

(c)
no symptoms of Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. have been observed at the place of production, or on any Medicago sativa L. crop adjacent to it, during the last complete cycle of vegetation or, where appropriate, the last two cycles of vegetation; and

(d)
the crop has been grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa L. crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing

41.
Seeds of Phaseolus L.

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye; or

(b)
a representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye

42.
Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.
The packaging, any label attached to the packaging or any document normally used for trade purposes which accompanies the consignment must bear an appropriate origin mark (which may be a reference to the name of the country of origin)

43.
Plants, other than seeds, of Viburnum spp. L., Camellia spp. or Rhododendron spp. L., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch, intended for planting
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in point 3 of the Annex I to Decision 2002/757/EC

44.
Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown in accordance with the requirements specified in point 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) of Annex I to Decision 2007/365/EC

45.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1 of Decision 2007/410/EC

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown throughout their life or since their introduction into the European Union in a place of production which meets the requirements specified in point 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Annex to Decision 2007/410/EC

46.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in Section II of Annex I to Decision 2007/433/EC

47.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2012/138/EU which originate in an area established in accordance with Article 6 of that Decision
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in point 1 of Section 2 of Annex I to Decision 2012/138/EU

48.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2012/138/EU which do not originate in, but have been introduced into, a place of production that is in an area established in accordance with Article 6 of that Decision
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the place of production into which the plants have been introducted meets the requirements specified in point 1(iii) of Section 2 of Annex I to Decision 2012/138/EU

49.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., including those intended for planting, which originate in an area established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/270/EU, other than those which originate in England and are only being moved within such an area
The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that the tubers meet the requirements specified in point (1)(a) to (c) of Section 2 of Annex I to Decision 2012/270/EU

50.
Live pollen of Actinidia Lindl. or plants, other than seeds, of Actinidia Lindl. intended for planting
The pollen and plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they meet one of the requirements specified in point (2) and, where appropriate, one of the requirements in point (3) of Annex II to Decision 2012/756/EU

51.
Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2014/497/EU which have been grown for at least part of their life in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision, other than those plants which originate in England and are only being moved within the infected zone in that area
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in point (2) of Annex II to Decision 2014/497/EU

52.
Plants of Fraxinus L. intended for planting
The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that have been grown throughout their life in an area which has been established and is maintained as an area free from Chalara fraxinea T. Kowalski (including its teleomorph Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus) in accordance with ISPM No. 4

53.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those mentioned in column 2 of items 18 to 20, originating in Poland
The tubers must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the responsible official body of Poland confirming that they have been found to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. in official laboratory tests

PART CRelevant material which may only be landed in or moved within England (as a protected zone) if special requirements are complied with

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Requirements of landing

1.
Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting, originating in the European Union or in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown throughout their life:

(a)
in an area free from Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr., established in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(b)
in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone for Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.

2.
Plants of Castanea Mill. intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown throughout their life:

(a)
in a place of production in a country where Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr is known not to occur;

(b)
in an area free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(c)
in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone for Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr

3.
Uprooted cuttings of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations);

(b)
no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) have been observed on the cuttings or on the plants from which the cuttings are derived and which are held or produced at the place of production on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the whole production period of these plants at the place of production; or

(c)
in cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) has been found at the place of production, the cuttings and the plants from which the cuttings are derived and which are held or produced at the place of production have undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and subsequently this place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations), in official inspections carried out weekly during the three weeks prior to the movement from this place of production, and in monitoring procedures throughout the period. The last inspection of the weekly inspections must have been carried out immediately prior to movement

4.

Plants of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., intended for planting, other than:

—seeds,

—those for which there is evidence from their packing or their flower (or bract) development or from other means that they are intended for sale to final customers not involved in professional plant production, or

—those specified in item 3

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations);

(b)
no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) have been observed on plants at the place of production on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the nine weeks prior to marketing; or

(c)
in cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) has been found at the place of production, the plants held or produced at the place of production have undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and subsequently this place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations), in official inspections carried out weekly during the three weeks prior to the movement from this place of production, and in monitoring procedures throughout the period. The last inspection of the weekly inspections must have been carried out immediately prior to movement; and

(d)
evidence is available that they have been produced from cuttings which:

(i)
originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations);

(ii)
have been grown at a place of production where no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) have been observed on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the whole production period of these plants; or

(iii)
in cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) has been found at the place of production, have been grown on plants held or produced at the place of production having undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and subsequently this place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations), in official inspections carried out weekly during the three weeks prior to the movement from this place of production, and in monitoring procedures throughout the period. The last inspection of the weekly inspections must have been carried out immediately prior to movement

5.
Plants, other than seeds, tubers or corms, of Begonia L., intended for planting; or plants, other than seeds, of Ficus L. or Hibiscus L., intended for planting, other than those for which there is evidence from their packing or their flower development or from other means that they are intended for sale to final customers not involved in professional plant production

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)
they originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations);

(b)
no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) have been observed on plants at the place of production on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the nine weeks prior to marketing; or

(c)
in cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) has been found at the place of production, they are held or produced at the place of production and have undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and subsequently the place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations), in official inspections carried out weekly during the three weeks prior to the movement from the place of production, and in monitoring procedures throughout the period. The last inspection of the weekly inspections must have been carried out immediately prior to movement

6.
Plants of Castanea Mill., other that plants in tissue culture, fruit or seeds

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the plants have been grown throughout their life:

(a)
in a place of production in a country where Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu is known not to occur;

(b)
in an area free from Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(c)
in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone for Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu

Article 3

SCHEDULE 5Relevant material from a third country for which a phytosanitary certificate may be required

PART ARelevant material which may only be landed if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate

1.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting.

2.  Seeds of—

(a)Cruciferae, Gramineae or Trifolium spp., originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay;

(b)the genera Triticum, Secale or X Triticosecale from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA; or

(c)Solanaceae, Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Capsicum spp., Helianthus annuus L., Solanum lycopersicum L., Medicago sativa L., Prunus L., Rubus L., Oryza spp., Zea mais L., Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Allium porrum L., Allium schoenoprasum L. or Phaseolus L.

3.  Parts of plants, other than fruit or seeds, of—

(a)Castanea Mill., Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Gypsophilia L., Pelargonium L’Hérit. ex Ait., Phoenix spp., Populus L., Quercus L., Solidago L. or cut flowers of Orchidaceae;

(b)conifers (Coniferales);

(c)Acer saccharum Marsh, originating in the USA or Canada;

(d)Prunus L., originating in any country outside Europe;

(e)cut flowers of Aster spp., Eryngium L., Hypericum L., Lisianthus L., Rosa L. or Trachelium L., originating in any country outside Europe;

(f)leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L., Ocimum L., Limnophila L. or Eryngium L.;

(g)leaves of Manihot esculenta Crantz;

(h)cut branches of Betula L. with or without foliage;

(i)cut branches of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. or Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc., with or without foliage, originating in Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan or the USA; or

(j)Amyris P. Browne, Casimiroa La Llave, Citropsis Swingle & Kellerman, Eremocitrus Swingle, Esenbeckia Kunth., Glycosmis Corrêa, Merrillia Swingle, Naringi Adans., Tetradium Lour., Toddalia Juss. or Zanthoxylum L.

4.  Parts of plants, other than fruit but including seeds, of Aegle Corrêa, Aeglopsis Swingle, Afraegle Engl., Atalantia Corrêa, Balsamocitrus Stapf, Burkillanthus Swingle, Calodendrum Thunb., Choisya Kunth, Clausena Burm. f., Limonia L., Microcitrus Swingle, Murraya J. Koenig ex L., Pamburus Swingle, Severinia Ten., Swinglea Merr., Triphasia Lour or Vepris Comm.

5.  Fruit of—

(a)Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Momordica L., or Solanum melongena L.;

(b)Annona L., Cydonia Mill., Diospyros L., Malus Mill., Mangifera L., Passiflora L., Prunus L., Psidium L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Syzygium Gaertn. or Vaccinium L., originating in any country outside Europe; or

(c)Capsicum L.

6.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.

7.  Soil or growing medium, which consists in whole or in part of soil or solid organic substances such as parts of plants or humus, including peat or bark, other than those composed entirely of peat.

8.  Soil or growing medium which is attached to or appears to have been in contact with plants, consisting in whole or in part of material specified in paragraph 7 or consisting in part of any solid inorganic substances, intended to sustain the vitality of plants, originating in—

(a)Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey or Ukraine; or

(b)any country outside Europe, other than Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia.

9.  Grain of the genera Triticum, Secale or X Triticosecale originating in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA.

10.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA.

11.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC.

12.  Seeds or cones, intended for propagating, of the genera or species referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC.

13.  Live pollen of Actinidia Lindl.

14.  Parts of plants, including seeds, of Fraxinus L.

PART BRelevant material which, if destined for certain protected zones, may only be landed if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate

15.  Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for industrial processing.

16.  Soil from beet or unsterilized waste from beet (Beta vulgaris L.).

17.  Live pollen for pollination of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L.

18.  Parts of plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L.

19.  Seeds of Castanea Mill., Dolichos Jacq., Magnifera spp., Beta vulgaris L. or Phaseolus vulgaris L.

20.  Seeds or fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp. or unginned cotton.

21.  Fruits of Vitis L.

22.  Parts of plants of Eucalyptus L’Hérit.

Articles 21(1) to (4) and 23(1)

SCHEDULE 6Prohibitions on the introduction into or movement within England of relevant material without a plant passport

PART ARelevant material which may only be landed or moved within England if accompanied by a plant passport

1.  Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting.

2.  Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L. or Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting.

3.  Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting.

4.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm. f., Vepris Comm., Zanthoxylum L. or Vitis L.

5.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L.

6.  Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., with leaves and peduncles.

7.  The following plants which have been produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons engaged in plant production in the course of a trade or business, other than plants which have been prepared and are ready for sale to the final consumer, and which were produced separately from other products under the supervision of the responsible official body of the consignor country—

(a)plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of the genera Abies Mill., Apium graveolens L. Argyranthemum spp., Asparagus officinalis L., Aster spp., Brassica spp., Castanea Mill., Cucumis spp., Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Exacum spp., Fragaria L., Gerbera Cass., Gypsophilia L, all varieties of New Guinea hybrids of Impatiens L., Lactuca spp., Larix Mill., Leucanthemum L., Lupinus L., Pelargonium L’Hérit. ex Ait., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus laurocerasus L., Prunus lusitanica L., Pseudotsuga Carr., Quercus L., Rubus L., Spinacia L., Tanacetum L., Tsuga Carr., Verbena L. or other plants of herbaceous species, other than plants of the family Gramineae, intended for planting, or bulbs, corms, rhizomes, seeds or tubers;

(b)plants of Solanaceae, other than seeds or those specified in paragraphs 3 and 11, intended for planting;

(c)plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium;

(d)plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over five cm and belonging to the following genera: Brahea Mart, Butia Becc., Chamaerops L., Jubaea Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans., Syragrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. or Washingtonia Raf.;

(e)seeds or bulbs of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L. or Allium schoenoprasum L., intended for planting; plants of Allium porrum L. intended for planting; or seeds of Medicago sativa L., Helianthus annuus L, Solanum lycopersicum L. or Phaseolus L.;

(f)bulbs, corms, tubers or rhizomes, intended for planting, of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston “Golden Yellow”, Dahlia spp., Galanthus L., Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne., miniature cultivars of the genus Gladiolus Tourn. ex L. (such as Gladiolus callianthus Marais, Gladiolus colvillei Sweet, Gladiolus nanus hort., Gladiolus ramosus hort. or Gladiolus tubergenii hort.), Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Ismene Herbert, Lilium spp., Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Ornithogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L., Tigridia Juss. or Tulipa L.

8.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA.

9.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of Viburnum spp., Camellia spp., Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch, originating in any third country other than the USA, or in the European Union.

10.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC.

11.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1 of Decision 2007/410/EC.

12.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC.

13.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2012/138/EU which originate in a third country in which Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is known to be present or which originate in or have been introduced into an area established in accordance with Article 6 of that Decision.

14.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., including those intended for planting, which originate in a third country where Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix similaris (Gentner), Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner) is known to be present or in an area which has been established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/270/EU.

15.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, which can only grow in water or soil that is permanently saturated with water and which originate in area established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/697/EU.

16.  Live pollen or plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Actinidia Lindl.

17.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2014/497/EU which have been grown for at least part of their life in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision.

18.  Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting.

PART BRelevant material which may only be landed or moved within England if accompanied by a plant passport which is valid for England as a protected zone

19.  Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting.

20.  Plants, other than fruit, of Castanea Mill.

21.  Seeds of Castanea Mill.

22.  The following plants which have been produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons engaged in plant production in the course of a trade or business, other than plants which have been prepared and are ready for sale to the final consumer, and which were produced separately from other products under the supervision of the responsible official body of the consignor country—

(a)plants, other than corms, seeds or tubers, of Begonia L., intended for planting; or

(b)plants, other than seeds, of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., Ficus L. or Hibiscus L., intended for planting.

Article 21(5) and (6)

SCHEDULE 7Prohibitions on the consignment of relevant material to another part of the European Union without a plant passport

PART ARelevant material which may only be consigned to another part of the European Union if accompanied by a plant passport

1.  Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting.

2.  Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L. or Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting.

3.  Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting.

4.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm. f., Vepris Comm., Zanthoxylum L. or Vitis L.

5.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L.

6.  Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., with leaves and peduncles.

7.  The following plants which have been produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons engaged in plant production in the course of a trade or business, other than plants which have been prepared and are ready for sale to the final consumer, and which were produced separately from other products under the supervision of the responsible official body of the consignor country—

(a)plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of the genera Abies Mill., Apium graveolens L. Argyranthemum spp., Asparagus officinalis L., Aster spp., Brassica spp., Castanea Mill., Cucumis spp., Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Exacum spp., Fragaria L., Gerbera Cass., Gypsophilia L, all varieties of New Guinea hybrids of Impatiens L., Lactuca spp., Larix Mill., Leucanthemum L., Lupinus L., Pelargonium L’Hérit. ex Ait., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus laurocerasus L., Prunus lusitanica L., Pseudotsuga Carr., Quercus L., Rubus L., Spinacia L., Tanacetum L., Tsuga Carr., Verbena L. or other plants of herbaceous species, other than plants of the family Gramineae, intended for planting, or bulbs, corms, rhizomes, seeds or tubers;

(b)plants of Solanaceae, other than seeds or those specified in paragraphs 3 and 11, intended for planting;

(c)plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium;

(d)plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over five cm and belonging to the following genera: Brahea Mart, Butia Becc., Chamaerops L., Jubaea Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans., Syragrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. or Washingtonia Raf.;

(e)seeds or bulbs of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L. or Allium schoenoprasum L., intended for planting; plants of Allium porrum L. intended for planting; or seeds of Medicago sativa L., Helianthus annuus L, Solanum lycopersicum L. or Phaseolus L.; or

(f)bulbs, corms, tubers or rhizomes, intended for planting, of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston “Golden Yellow”, Dahlia spp., Galanthus L., Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne., miniature cultivars of the genus Gladiolus Tourn. ex L. (such as Gladiolus callianthus Marais, Gladiolus colvillei Sweet, Gladiolus nanus hort., Gladiolus ramosus hort. or Gladiolus tubergenii hort.), Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Ismene Herbert, Lilium spp., Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Ornithogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L., Tigridia Juss. or Tulipa L.

8.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA.

9.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of Viburnum spp., Camellia spp., Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch, originating in any third country other than the USA, or in the European Union.

10.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC.

11.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1 of Decision 2007/410/EC.

12.  Specifed plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC.

13.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2012/138/EU which originate in a third country in which Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is known to be present or which originate in or have been introduced into an area established in accordance with Article 6 of that Decision.

14.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., including those intended for planting, which originate in a third country where Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix similaris (Gentner), Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner) is known to be present or in an area which has been established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/270/EU.

15.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting which can only grow in water or soil that is permanently saturated with water and which originate in area established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/697/EU.

16.  Live pollen or plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Actinidia Lindl.

17.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2014/497/EU which have been grown for at least part of their life in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision.

18.  Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting.

PART BRelevant material which may only be consigned to a protected zone in another part of the European Union by a plant passport which is valid for that protected zone

19.  Plants of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. or Pseudotsuga Carr.

20.  Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L., Populus L. or Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting.

21.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Castanea Mill., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Eucalyptus L’Hérit, Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L. or Vitis L.

22.  Live pollen for pollination of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L.

23.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. intended for planting.

24.  Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for industrial processing.

25.  Soil from beet or unsterilized waste from beet (Beta vulgaris L.).

26.  Seeds of Beta vulgaris L., Castanea Mill., Dolichos Jacq., Gossypium spp. or Phaseolus vulgaris L.

27.  Fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp. or unginned cotton or fruits of Vitis L.

28.  The following plants which have been produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons engaged in plant production in the course of a trade or business, other than plants which have been prepared and are ready for sale to the final consumer, and which were produced separately from other products under the supervision of the responsible official body of the consignor country—

(a)plants, other than corms, seeds, or tubers, of Begonia L., intended for planting; or

(b)plants, other than seeds, of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., Ficus L. or Hibiscus L., intended for planting.

Articles 2(1) and 30

SCHEDULE 8Swiss plant passports

PART ARelevant material originating in Switzerland which may be landed or moved within England if accompanied by a Swiss plant passport

1.  Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., Camellia sp., Humulus lupulus L., Viburnum spp., Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L., or Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch., intended for planting.

2.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, but including live pollen for pollination, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L.

3.  Plants of stoloniferous or tuberous species of Solanum L. intended for planting.

4.  Plants, other than fruit, of Vitis L.

5.  The following plants which have been produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons engaged in plant production in the course of a trade or business, other than plants which have been prepared and are ready for sale to the final consumer and which were clearly produced separately from other products, as guaranteed by a person authorised by Swiss legislation to give such a guarantee—

(a)plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of the genera Abies Mill., Apium graveolens L., Argyanthemum spp., Aster spp., Brassica spp., Castanea Mill., Cucumis spp., Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Exacum spp., Fragaria L., Gerbera Cass., Gypsophilia L, all varieties of New Guinea hybrids of Impatiens L., Lactuca spp., Larix Mill., Leucanthemum L., Lupinus L., Pelargonium L’Hérit. ex Ait., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus laurocerasus L., Prunus lusitanica L., Pseudotsuga Carr., Quercus L., Rubus L., Spinacia L., Tanacetum L., Tsuga Carr., Verbena L. or other plants of herbaceous species, other than plants of the family Gramineae or bulbs, corms, rhizomes or tubers;

(b)plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae, other than those plants referred to in paragraph 3, intended for planting;

(c)plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium;

(d)plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following genera or species: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.) Merr., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea Mart, Butia Becc., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume ex. Mart., Caryota cumingii Lodd ex. Mart., Chamaerops L., Cocos nucifera L., Corypha elata Roxb., Corypha gebang Mart., Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Jubaea Kunth., Livistona R. Br., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Oreodoxa regia Kunth., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans., Syragrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. or Washingtonia Raf.;

(e)seeds or bulbs, intended for planting, of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Allium schoenoprasum L., Helianthus annuus L., Medicago sativa L., Solanum lycopersicum L. or Phaseolus L.;

(f)plants of Allium porrum L. intended for planting; or

(g)bulbs or bulbous rhizomes, intended for planting, of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston “Golden Yellow”, Galanthus L., Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne., miniature cultivars of the genus Gladiolus Tourn. ex L. (such as Gladiolus callianthus Marais, Gladiolus colvillei Sweet, Gladiolus nanus hort., Gladiolus ramosus hort. or Gladiolus tubergenii hort.), Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Ismene Herbert, Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Ornithogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L., Tigridia Juss. or Tulipa L.

PART BRelevant material imported into Switzerland from another third country which, if it would normally be permitted to be landed in England if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, may be accompanied by a Swiss plant passport or may be landed without phytosanitary documentation

6.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, other than plants of Clausena Burm. F or Murraya Koenig ex L.

7.  Seeds of Cruciferae, Gramineae other than Oryza spp. or Trifolium spp. originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay.

8.  Seeds of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Allium porrum L., Allium schoenoprasum L., Capsicum spp., Helianthus annuus L., Solanum lycopersicum L., Medicago sativa L., Phaseolus L., Prunus L., Rubus L. or Zea mais L.

9.  Seeds of Triticum, Secale or X Triticosecale, originating in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA.

10.  Parts of plants, other than fruit or seeds, of—

(a)leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. or Ocimum L.;

(b)cut flowers of Aster spp., Eryngium L., Hypericum L., Lisianthus L., Rosa L. or Trachelium L., originating in any country outside Europe, or cut flowers of Orchidaceae;

(c)Acer saccharum Marsh, originating in Canada or the USA;

(d)Camellia sp., conifers (Coniferales), Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Gypsophilia L., Pelargonium L’Hérit. ex Ait., Populus L., Prunus L., originating in any country outside Europe; or

(e)Quercus L. or Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch, Solidago L. or Viburnum spp.

11.  Fruit of—

(a)Momordica L. or Solanum melongena L.; or

(b)Annona L., Cydonia Mill., Diospyros L., Malus Mill., Mangifera L., Passiflora L., Prunus L., Psidium L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Syzgium Gaertn. or Vaccinium L., originating in any country outside Europe.

12.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than for planting.

13.  Soil or growing medium, which consists in whole or in part of soil or solid organic substances such as parts of plants or humus, including peat or bark, other than that which is composed entirely of peat.

14.  Soil or growing medium which is attached to or appears to have been in contact with plants, consisting in whole or in part of material specified in paragraph 13 or consisting in part of any solid inorganic substances, intended to sustain the vitality of plants, originating in—

(a)Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey or Ukraine; or

(b)any country outside Europe, other than Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia.

15.  Grain of the genera Triticum, Secale or X Triticosecale, originating in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA.

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 9Requirements for plant passports

PART ARequirements for plant passports for any relevant material in Schedule 6 or 7

1.  A plant passport may only be issued in respect of relevant material that has been the subject of a satisfactory inspection at its place of production.

2.  A plant passport must comprise—

(a)an official label containing at least the plant passport details specified in paragraph 4(a) to (e); and

(b)a document of a kind normally used for trade purposes containing all of the plant passport details specified in paragraph 4.

3.  But where the plant passport relates to any relevant material referred to in Part B, the plant passport may comprise an official label containing the plant passport details specified in paragraph 4 and any other information required under Part B.

4.  The plant passport details are—

(a)the title “EU-plant passport”;

(b)the code for the member State in which the plant passport was issued;

(c)the name or code for the responsible official body of the member State in which the plant passport was issued;

(d)the registration number of the producer, importer or other person who is authorised to issue the plant passport or to whom the plant passport was issued;

(e)the week number of the date when the plant passport was attached to the relevant material, or a serial or batch number identifying that material;

(f)the botanical name in Latin of the relevant material to which the plant passport relates;

(g)the quantity of the relevant material to which the plant passport relates (number of plants, plant products, volume or weight);

(h)where the relevant material fulfils the requirements for a protected zone, the marking “ZP” and the code for the protected zone;

(i)in the case of a replacement plant passport, the marking “RP” and, where appropriate, a code for the producer or importer who was authorised to issue the original plant passport or to whom the original plant passport was issued;

(j)in the case of relevant material originating in a third country, the name of the country of origin of the material or (if appropriate) the country from which the material was consigned to England.

5.  An official label must—

(a)not have been previously used;

(b)be made of material suitable for its purpose; and

(c)in the case of an adhesive label, be in a form approved for use as an official label by—

(i)in the case of plant passports issued in England, the Secretary of State;

(ii)in the case of plant passports issued elsewhere in the European Union, the responsible official body with responsibility in relation to the issue of plant passports in the relevant part of the European Union.

6.—(1) The information contained in a plant passport must be—

(a)given in at least one of the official languages of the European Union;

(b)printed, except where it would not be reasonably practicable to do so.

(2) Where the information is printed, it must be printed in block capitals.

(3) Where the information is not printed, it must be given in typescript or written in block capitals.

7.  An additional document of a kind referred to in paragraph 2(b) may include the additional information specified in paragraph 8 provided that it is clearly separate from the plant passport details included in the document.

8.  The additional information is any information relevant for the purpose of labelling the relevant material to which it relates and which is set out in—

(a)Article 2(1) of Commission Directive 1999/66/EC setting out requirements as to the label or other document made out by the supplier pursuant to Council Directive 98/56/EC(35);

(b)Article 8(1) of Commission Directive 93/48/EEC setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production, pursuant to Council Directive 92/34/EEC(36); or

(c)Article 6(1) of Commission Directive 93/61/EEC setting out the schedules indicating the conditions to be met by vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, pursuant to Council Directive 92/33/EEC(37).

PART BRequirements for plant passports permitted for certain relevant material in Schedule 6 or 7

9.  An official label which comprises a plant passport or part of a plant passport and which relates to any relevant material specified in this Part must comply with the following requirements in relation to that material.

10.  An official label in respect of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. intended for planting must—

(a)comply with the requirements in Article 13(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes(38);

(b)contain the title “EU-plant passport”; and

(c)where the tubers are intended to be consigned to another part of the European Union, provide evidence that they have been officially examined to ensure that they comply with the requirements in item 18.1 of Section II of Annex IV Part A.

11.  An official label in respect of seeds of Helianthus annuus L. must—

(a)comply with the requirements in Article 12(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants(39);

(b)contain the title “EU-plant passport”; and

(c)where the seeds are intended to be consigned to another part of the European Union, provide evidence that they have been officially examined to ensure that they comply with the requirements in item 26 of Section II of Annex IV Part A.

12.  An official label in respect of seeds of Solanum lycopersicum L. must—

(a)comply with the requirements in Article 28(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed(40);

(b)contain the title “EU-plant passport”; and

(c)where the seeds are intended to be consigned to another part of the European Union, provide evidence that they have been officially examined to ensure that they comply with the requirements in item 27 or 29 of Section II of Annex IV Part A.

13.  An official label in respect of seeds of Medicago sativa L. must—

(a)comply with the requirements in Article 10(1)(a) of Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(41);

(b)contain the title “EU-plant passport”; and

(c)where the seeds are intended to be consigned to another part of the European Union, provide evidence that they have been officially examined to ensure that they comply with the requirements in items 28.1 and 28.2 of Section II of Annex IV Part A.

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 10Form of phytosanitary certificate and form of phytosanitary certificate for re-export

PART AForm of phytosanitary certificate

(*)
Optional clause

PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE

No ……………

Plant protection organisation of: ……………………………………………………………………
To plant protection organisation(s) of: ……………………………………………………………..
I. Description of consignment

Name and address of exporter: ……………………………………………………………………...
Declared name and address of consignee: …………………………………………………………..
Number and description of packages: ……………………………………………………………….
Distinguishing marks: ……………………………………………………………………………….
Place of origin: ………………………………………………………………………………………
Declared means of conveyance: ……………………………………………………………………..
Declared point of entry: ……………………………………………………………………………..
Name of produce and quantity declared: ……………………………………………………………
Botanical name of plants: ……………………………………………………………………………
This is to certify that the plants, plant products or other regulated articles described herein have been inspected and/or tested according to appropriate official procedures and are considered to be free from the quarantine pests specified by the importing contracting party and to conform with the current phytosanitary requirements of the importing contracting party, including those for regulated non-quarantine pests.
They are deemed to be practically free from other pests(*).
II. Additional declaration

III. Disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment

Date: ……… Treatment: ………………….. Chemical (active ingredient): ………………………
Duration and temperature: ………………………………………………………………………….
Concentration: ………………………………………………………………………………………
Additional information: …………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Place of issue: ….………………………………

Name of authorised officer: ……………………

(Stamp of organistation)
Date …………….
…………………………..

(signature)

No financial liability with respect to this certificate shall attach to ……………………………….. (name of plant protection organisation ) or to any of its officers or representatives(*).

PART BForm of phytosanitary certificate for re-export

(*)
Insert tick in appropriate □ boxes.

(**)
Optional clause.

PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE FOR RE-EXPORT

No ……………...

Plant protection organisation of: ………………………………… (contracting party of re-export)
To plant protection organisation(s) of: ………………………… (contracting party(ies) of import)
I. Description of consignment

Name and address of exporter: ……………………………………………………………………...
Declared name and address of consignee: …………………………………………………………..
Number and description of packages: ……………………………………………………………….
Distinguishing marks: ……………………………………………………………………………….
Place of origin: ………………………………………………………………………………………
Declared means of conveyance: ……………………………………………………………………..
Declared point of entry: ……………………………………………………………………………..
Name of produce and quantity declared: ……………………………………………………………
Botanical name of plants: ……………………………………………………………………………
This is to certify that the plants, plant products or other regulated articles described above ……… were imported into (contracting party of re-export) ………………………. from ……….............. (contracting party of origin) covered by phytosanitary certificate No ………….. (*) original □ certified true copy □ of which is attached to this certificate; that they are packed □ repacked □ in original □ (*) new □ containers, that based on the original phytosanitary certificate □ and additional inspection □, they are considered to conform with the current phytosanitary requirements of the importing contracting party, and that during storage in ……. (contracting party of re-export), the consignment has not been subjected to the risk of infestation or infection.
II. Additional declaration

III. Disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment

Date: ……… Treatment: ………………….. Chemical (active ingredient): ………………………
Duration and temperature: ………………………………………………………………………….
Concentration: ………………………………………………………………………………………
Additional information: …………………………………………………………………………….

Place of issue: ………………………………………....

Name of authorised officer: …………………………...

(Stamp of organisation)
Date: …………...……….
…………………………..

(signature)

No financial liability with respect to this certificate shall attach to ……………………………….. (name of plant protection organisation ) or to any of its officers or representatives(**).

Article 6(2)

SCHEDULE 11Notice of landing

Notice of landing of notifiable relevant material required by

article 6(1) of the Plant Health (England) Order 2015

1.
Details of relevant material …………………………………………………………………

2.
Quantity of relevant material ……………………………………………………………….

3.
Consignor country …………………………………………………………………………..

4.
Country where consigned …………………………………………………………………..

5.
Consignor …………………………………………………………………………………..

6.
Importer …………………………………………………………………………………….

7.
Country of destination………………………………………………………………………

8.
Intended point of entry in England …………………………………………………………

9.
Air: Flight No:………………………………………………………………………………

10.
Land: Vehicle registration number …………………………………………………………

11.
Sea: Vessel name and container number or numbers ………………………………………

12.
Expected date and time of arrival …………………………………………………………..

Signature of importer or airport or harbour authority
Date ……………………………….

(The information contained in the notice must be completed in English and in typescript or block capitals)

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 12Plant health movement document

PART A

1.  The plant health movement document required under article 18 must be in the form set out in Part B.

2.  The information contained in a plant health movement document must be given in at least one of the official languages of the European Union and must be completed—

(a)in typescript or written in block capitals; or

(b)with the agreement of the Secretary of State and the official body of destination or entry, by electronic means.

3.  In Part B, “approved place of inspection” has the same meaning as in Commission Directive 2004/103/EC on identity and plant health checks of plants, plant products or other objects, listed in Part B of Annex V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC, which may be carried out at a place other than the point of entry into the Community or at a place close by and specifying the conditions related to these checks(42).

PART B

(1)
Make reference to country code/number.

(2)
Fill in box or make reference to information of phytosanitary certificate which must be attached.

(3)
Make reference to “C” (Article 13c(2)(d) of Directive 2000/29/EC) or “D” (Article 13c(2)(d) of Directive 2000/29/EC.

(4)
When appropriate, give details on agreement between the Member States’ official services, either on a case-by-case agreement or on the basis of a longer-term agreement.

1. Plant health movement document as referred to in Article 1(3)(c) of Commission Directive 2004/103/EC

2. PLANT HEALTH MOVEMENT DOCUMENT

No EU/.../…(1)

3. Identification of consignment(2) — This consignment contains produce of phytosanitary relevance —

Plant, plant product or other object (Taric code): …………………………………………………..
Reference number(s) of required phytosanitary documentation ……………………………………
Country of issue: …………………………………………………………………………………….
Date of issue: ………………………………………………………………………………………...
Distinguishing mark(s), numbers, number of packages, amount (weight/units): …………………...
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Reference number(s) of required customs documentation: …………………………………………
4. Official registration number of importer: ………………………………………………………...
I, the undersigned importer, hereby request the responsible official body to carry out the official identity checks and plant health checks of the abovementioned plants, plant products or other objects at the approved place of inspection listed below and I undertake to respect the rules and procedures set out by the responsible official body.
Date, name and signature of importer: ……………………………………………………………..

5.1 Point of entry

5.2 Countersigning by official body of point of entry (date, name, service stamp and signature):

…………………………………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………………………………...
6. Place(s) of inspection(3)

A- …………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..
B-(replaces A) .………………………………... ………………………………………………...

The plants, plant products or other objects are moved to the abovementioned place(s) of inspection in accordance with the agreement concluded between(4)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The consignment may not be moved to places other than those listed above unless this has been officially approved.

7. Documentary check □
8. Identity check □
9. Plant health check □

Place/date: …………………...

Name: ………………………..

Place/date: …………………..

Name: ……………………….

Place/date: …………………...

Name: ………………………..

10. Decision:
□ Release Place/date: ………………………………………………………………………………..
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Service stamp/signature: ……………………………………………………………………………
Indicate EU Plant Passport (serial or week or batch) number where appropriate:…………………
□ Official measure

□ Refusal of entry
□ Destruction

□ Movement outside the Union
□ Quarantine period

□ Removal of infected/infested produce
□ Appropriate treatment

Remark: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Article 39(6)

SCHEDULE 13Special measures for the control of Potato wart disease

1.  A plot is to be regarded as contaminated for the purposes of this Schedule if Potato wart disease is confirmed to be present on at least one plant from the plot as a result of an official test.

2.  An inspector must demarcate a contaminated plot and a safety zone around that plot which is large enough to ensure the protection of the surrounding areas.

3.  A notice under article 32 may require any potato tubers or haulms which are present on a contaminated plot or which come from such a plot to be treated in such a way that the Potato wart disease present on them is destroyed.

4.  Where an inspector is satisfied that any potato tubers or haulms are contaminated with Potato wart disease and the inspector cannot determine whether those tubers or haulms have been present on a contaminated plot, the inspector may serve a notice under article 32 which requires the whole batch containing the affected tubers or haulms to be treated in such a way that there is no risk of Potato wart disease spreading.

5.  Where a contaminated plot is demarcated under paragraph 2—

(a)no potatoes may be grown on it; and

(b)no plants intended for transplanting may be grown, stored or moved on it.

6.  No potatoes may be grown in a safety zone demarcated under paragraph 2 unless an inspector is satisfied that they are of a variety which is resistant to the races of Potato wart disease found on the contaminated plot to which the safety zone relates.

7.  A potato variety is to be considered resistant to a particular race of Potato wart disease for the purposes of paragraph 6 where that variety reacts to contamination by the pathogenic agent of that race in such a way that there is no danger of secondary infection.

8.  Where an inspector is satisfied that Potato wart disease is no longer present on a plot demarcated under paragraph 2 or on its associated safety zone, the inspector must revoke that demarcation.

Article 39(6)

SCHEDULE 14Special measures for the control of European populations of Potato cyst nematode

Interpretation and application of Schedule 14

1.  This Schedule applies, where following an official investigation for the purposes of Article 4 of Directive 2007/33/EC or an official survey for the purposes of Article 6 of that Directive, the Secretary of State confirms that a field is infested with a European population of Potato cyst nematode.

2.  In this Schedule, “demarcated field” means a field in respect of which a notice served under paragraph 3 is in force.

Demarcation of the field

3.  An inspector must serve a notice in writing on the occupier or other person in charge of the field which—

(a)specifies the field to which the notice applies; and

(b)demarcates the boundaries of that field.

4.  The notice may not be withdrawn until it is confirmed, pursuant to the re-sampling and testing measures set out in Section III(C) of Annex III to Directive 2007/33/EC, that Potato cyst nematode is no longer present in the field.

Prohibition on planting of potatoes

5.  Unless authorised to do so by an inspector, no person may—

(a)plant in a demarcated field any potatoes that are intended for the production of seed potatoes; or

(b)plant or store in a demarcated field any plant listed in Annex I to Directive 2007/33/EC which is intended for planting.

6.  An inspector may authorise the planting in a demarcated field of any plant which is listed in point 2 of Annex I to Directive 2007/33/EC.

7.  An authorisation under paragraph 6 must be by notice and must contain the measures set out in Section III(A) of Annex III to Directive 2007/33/EC.

Suppression of Potato cyst nematode

8.  No person may plant in a demarcated field any potatoes that are not intended for the production of seed potatoes unless that person has taken all reasonable steps to suppress Potato cyst nematode in that field.

Controls on contaminated seed potatoes etc.

9.  No person may plant any seed potatoes or any plants listed in point 1 of Annex I to Directive 2007/33/EC which come from a demarcated field, or have been in contact with soil from a demarcated field, unless authorised to do so by an inspector.

10.  An authorisation under paragraph 9 must be by notice and must contain the measures which the inspector considers necessary to decontaminate those seed potatoes or plants.

Controls on contaminated bulbs etc.

11.  No person may plant any plants listed in point 2 of Annex I to Directive 2007/33/EC which come from a demarcated field, or have been in contact with soil from a demarcated field, unless authorised to do so by an inspector.

12.  An authorisation under paragraph 11 must be by notice and must contain the measures set out in Section III(A) of Annex III to that Directive.

Article 39(6)

SCHEDULE 15Special measures for the control of Potato ring rot

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“certified seed potatoes” means pre-basic seed potatoes, basic seed potatoes or certified seed potatoes as defined by regulation 2(1) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations;

“contaminated” means designated by an inspector as contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a) of Directive 93/85/EEC;

“first growing year”, in the case of measures to be taken in relation to a contaminated place of production, means the first growing year following the growing year in which the place of production is designated as contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a) of Directive 93/85/EEC;

“notice” means a notice under article 32;

“object” means any machinery, vehicle, vessel, store or other object, including packaging material;

“possibly contaminated” means determined by an inspector as possibly contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(b) of Directive 93/85/EEC;

“susceptible material” means tubers or plants of Solanum tuberosum L.

Susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato ring rot

2.  No person may knowingly plant or knowingly cause or permit to be planted—

(a)any contaminated susceptible material; or

(b)any possibly contaminated susceptible material.

3.  A notice may require that—

(a)contaminated susceptible material be disposed of by destruction or by any other measure that complies with point 1 of Annex IV to Directive 93/85/EEC;

(b)possibly contaminated susceptible material be used or disposed of in accordance with point 2 of Annex IV to Directive 93/85/EEC;

(c)a contaminated object or a possibly contaminated object be—

(i)disposed of by destruction; or

(ii)cleansed and disinfected so that there is no identifiable risk of Potato ring rot spreading.

4.  Anything cleansed and disinfected in accordance with paragraph 3(c)(ii) may no longer be treated as contaminated for the purposes of Directive 93/85/EEC.

Measures which may be required in relation to a contaminated place of production

5.  An inspector may serve the following notices in relation to a contaminated place of production—

(a)in the case of a contaminated field, a notice containing the first set of eradication measures or a notice containing the second set of eradication measures;

(b)in the case of a field which is not contaminated, a notice containing the third set of eradication measures.

6.  The first set of eradication measures are—

(a)the measures to be taken in the field from the date of receipt of the notice and for at least three growing years from the start of the first growing year so as to eliminate volunteer potato plants, and other naturally-found host plants, of Potato ring rot;

(b)a prohibition on the planting of any of the following in the field during that period—

(i)potato tubers, plants or true seeds;

(ii)naturally-found host plants of Potato ring rot;

(iii)crops for which there is a risk of Potato ring rot surviving or spreading;

(c)a requirement that in the first potato cropping season following that period only potatoes for ware production be planted in the field, provided that the field has been found free from volunteer potato plants and other naturally found host plants of Potato ring rot for at least two consecutive growing years prior to planting; and

(d)a requirement that in the next potato cropping season only potatoes for seed or ware production be planted in the field following an appropriate rotation cycle (which must be at least two years where the potatoes are to be planted for seed production).

7.  The second set of eradication measures are—

(a)the measures to be taken in the field from the date of receipt of the notice and for four growing years from the start of the first growing year so as to eliminate volunteer potato plants, and other naturally-found host plants, of Potato ring rot;

(b)a requirement that, during that period, the field be maintained in bare fallow or in permanent pasture with frequent close cutting or intensive grazing; and

(c)a requirement that in the first potato cropping season following that period only potatoes for ware production be planted, provided that the field has been found free from volunteer potato plants and other naturally-found host plants of Potato ring rot for at least two consecutive growing years prior to planting.

8.  The third set of eradication measures are—

(a)a prohibition on the planting of any of the following in the field from the date of receipt of the notice and for the first growing year—

(i)potato tubers, plants or true seeds;

(ii)naturally-found host plants of Potato ring rot; and

(iii)certified seed potatoes, unless they are for ware production only and an inspector is satisfied that the risk of volunteer potato plants and other naturally-found host plants of Potato ring rot has been eliminated;

(b)a requirement that in the subsequent growing year only the following potatoes be planted for seed or ware production—

(i)certified seed potatoes; and

(ii)seed potatoes officially tested for the absence of Potato ring rot and grown under official control at a place of production which is not a contaminated place of production;

(c)a requirement that during at least the third growing year only certified seed potatoes or seed potatoes grown under official control from certified seed potatoes be planted for seed or ware production; and

(d)the measures to be taken in the field from the date of receipt of the notice to the end of the third growing year so as to eliminate volunteer potato plants, and naturally-found host plants, of Potato ring rot.

9.  A notice may in relation to a contaminated place of production specify that all machinery and storage facilities at the place of production which are used for potato production must be cleansed and disinfected so that there is no identifiable risk of Potato ring rot spreading throughout the period specified in the notice.

10.  The measures which may be specified in a notice under paragraph 5 or 9 may be included in a notice with other appropriate measures.

Additional measures applicable in relation to unit of protected crop production

11.  Where it is possible to replace all of the growing medium in a contaminated unit of protected crop production, no person may plant in the unit any potato tubers, plants or true seeds without the written authorisation of an inspector.

12.  An inspector may not grant an authorisation under paragraph 11 unless—

(a)all of the measures to eliminate Potato ring rot which are specified in a notice in relation to the place of production in which the unit is situated have been complied with;

(b)the growing medium in the unit has been completely changed; and

(c)the unit and all equipment used on the unit has been cleansed and disinfected to eliminate Potato ring rot and to remove all host plant material.

13.  Where an authorisation is granted under paragraph 11, the authorisation may specify that only certified seed potatoes, mini-tubers or micro-plants derived from officially tested sources may be used in the production.

Article 39(6)

SCHEDULE 16Potato brown rot

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“certified seed potatoes” means pre-basic seed potatoes, basic seed potatoes or certified seed potatoes as defined by regulation 2(1) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations;

“contaminated” means designated by an inspector as contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a)(ii) of Directive 98/57/EC;

“first growing year”, in the case of measures to be taken in relation to a contaminated place of production, means the first growing year following the growing year in which the contaminated place of production is designated as contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a)(ii) of Directive 98/57/EC;

“notice” means, in Part A, a notice under article 32;

“object” means any machinery, vehicle, vessel, store or other object, including packaging material;

“possibly contaminated” means determined by an inspector as possibly contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a)(iii) or (c)(iii) of Directive 98/57/EC;

“susceptible material” means plants (including tubers), other than true seed, of Solanum tuberosum L. or plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L.

PART ASpecial measures for the control of Potato brown rot

Susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato brown rot

2.  No person may knowingly plant or knowingly cause or permit to be planted—

(a)any contaminated susceptible material; or

(b)any possibly contaminated susceptible material.

3.  A notice may require that—

(a)contaminated susceptible material be subjected to any measure that complies with point 1 of Annex VI to Directive 98/57/EC;

(b)possibly contaminated susceptible material be used or disposed of in accordance with point 2 of Annex VI to Directive 98/57/EC;

(c)a contaminated object or a possibly contaminated object be—

(i)disposed of by destruction; or

(ii)cleansed and disinfected so that there is no identifiable risk of Potato brown rot spreading.

4.  Anything cleansed and disinfected in accordance with paragraph 3(c)(ii) may no longer be treated as contaminated for the purposes of Directive 98/57/EC.

Measures which may be required in relation to a contaminated place of production

5.  An inspector may serve the following notices in relation to a contaminated place of production which is in a zone demarcated by an inspector under article 39(7)—

(a)in the case of a contaminated field or unit of protected crop production, a notice containing the first set of eradication measures or a notice containing the second set of eradication measures;

(b)in the case of a field which is not contaminated and, where the inspector is satisfied that the risk of volunteer potato and tomato plants and other naturally-found host plants of Potato brown rot has been eliminated, a notice containing the third set of eradication measures.

6.  The first set of eradication measures are—

(a)the measures to be taken in the field or the unit from the date of receipt of the notice and for at least four growing years from the start of the first growing year so as to eliminate any volunteer potato and tomato plants and other host plants, including solanaceous weeds, of Potato brown rot;

(b)a prohibition on the planting of any of the following in the field or the unit during that period—

(i)potato tubers, plants or true seeds;

(ii)tomato plants or seeds;

(iii)taking into account the biology of Potato brown rot, other host plants or plants of the species Brassica for which there is a risk of Potato brown rot surviving;

(iv)crops for which there is a risk of Potato brown rot spreading;

(c)a requirement that in the first potato cropping season following that period only potatoes for ware production be planted in the field or the unit, provided that the field or the unit has been found free from volunteer potato and tomato plants and other host plants, including solanaceous weeds, of Potato brown rot, for at least the two consecutive growing years prior to planting; and

(d)a requirement that an appropriate rotation cycle be applied in subsequent potato or tomato cropping seasons, which must be at least two years where potatoes are to be planted for seed production.

7.  The second set of eradication measures are—

(a)the measures to be taken in the field or the unit from the date of receipt of the notice and for five growing years from the start of the first growing year so as to eliminate volunteer potato and tomato plants and other naturally-found host plants, including solanaceous weeds, of Potato brown rot;

(b)a requirement that—

(i)during the first three of those growing years, the field or the unit be maintained—

(aa)in bare fallow;

(bb)in cereals, if the inspector is satisfied that there is no risk of Potato brown rot spreading;

(cc)in permanent pasture with frequent close cutting or intensive grazing; or

(dd)as grass for seed production;

(ii)only non-host plants of Potato brown rot for which there is no risk of Potato brown rot surviving or spreading be planted in the field or the unit; and

(iii)a requirement that in the first potato or tomato cropping season following that period only potatoes for seed or ware production be planted.

8.  The third set of eradication measures are—

(a)a requirement that from the date of receipt of the notice and for the first growing year only the following potatoes and tomato plants be planted in the field—

(i)certified seed potatoes for ware production;

(ii)tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC, for fruit production;

(b)a requirement that, if potatoes are to be planted in the first subsequent growing year, only the following potatoes be planted for seed or ware production in that year—

(i)certified seed potatoes;

(ii)seed potatoes officially tested for the absence of Potato brown rot and grown under official control at a place of production which is not contaminated;

(c)a requirement that, if tomato plants are to be planted in the first subsequent growing year, only the following tomato plants be planted for plant or fruit production in that year—

(i)tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC;

(ii)if vegetatively propagated, tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC and grown under official control at a place of production which is not contaminated;

(d)a requirement, in the case of potatoes, that in the second subsequent growing year and any other subsequent growing year, only certified seed potatoes or seed potatoes grown under official control from certified seed potatoes be planted for seed or ware production in the field;

(e)a requirement, in the case of tomatoes, that during the second subsequent growing year and any other subsequent growing year, only tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC or if, vegetatively propagated, tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC and grown under official control be planted for plant or fruit production in the field; and

(f)the measures to be taken in the field from the date of receipt of the notice to the end of the growing year specified in the notice so as to eliminate volunteer potato plants, and naturally-found host plants, of Potato brown rot.

9.  A notice in relation to a contaminated place of production may—

(a)require for a specified period that all machinery and storage facilities at the place of production which are used for potato or tomato production be cleansed and, where appropriate, disinfected so that there is no identifiable risk of Potato brown rot spreading;

(b)prohibit any irrigation or spraying programme at the place of production or specify how any irrigation or spraying programme at the place of production must be carried out for the purpose of preventing the spread of Potato brown rot.

10.  The measures which may be specified in a notice under paragraph 5 or 9 may be included in a notice with other appropriate measures.

Additional measures applicable in relation to units of protected crop production

11.  Where it is possible to replace all of the growing medium in a contaminated unit of protected crop production, no person may plant in the unit any potato tubers, plants or true seeds, tomato plants or seeds or other host plants of Potato brown rot without the written authorisation of an inspector.

12.  An inspector may not grant an authorisation under paragraph 11 unless—

(a)all of the measures to eliminate Potato brown rot which are specified in a notice in relation to the place of production in which the unit is situated have been complied with;

(b)the growing medium in the unit has been completely changed; and

(c)the unit and all of the equipment used on the unit has been cleansed and disinfected to eliminate Potato brown rot and remove all host plant material.

13.  An authorisation under paragraph 11 may—

(a)in relation to potato production, specify that only certified seed potatoes or mini-tubers or micro-plants derived from officially tested sources may be used in the production;

(b)in relation to tomato production, specify that only seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC or, if vegetatively propagated, tomato plants produced from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC and grown under official control, may be used in the production;

(c)prohibit any irrigation or spraying programme at the place of production;

(d)specify how any irrigation or spraying programme at the place of production must be carried out for the purpose of preventing the spread of Potato brown rot.

PART BDemarcation of zones for the control of Potato brown rot

14.  This Part applies where an inspector has demarcated a zone in relation to a confirmed finding of Potato brown rot under article 39(7).

15.  The Secretary of State may, by notice, specify—

(a)how long the zone is to remain demarcated;

(b)the measures which apply in the demarcated zone.

16.  A notice under paragraph 15—

(a)must be in writing;

(b)must describe the extent of the demarcated zone;

(c)must specify in relation to each measure whether it applies generally or to an area of surface water in the demarcated zone;

(d)must specify the date on which each measure takes effect;

(e)must be published in a manner appropriate to bring it to the attention of the public; and

(f)may be amended, suspended or revoked, in whole or in part, by further notice.

17.  Any premises which are partly within and partly outside a demarcated zone must be treated as within that zone for the purposes of this Schedule, except where the part which is outside the demarcated zone is not in England.

18.  A notice published in accordance with paragraph 16 is to be treated as having been served on—

(a)any occupier or other person in charge of any premises within the demarcated zone;

(b)any person who—

(i)has a right to use any contaminated surface water;

(ii)has any contaminated surface water on premises within the demarcated zone which the person occupies or is in charge of; and

(c)any person who operates machinery or carries out any other activity in relation to the production of potatoes or tomatoes within the demarcated zone.

19.  The Secretary of State may specify in a notice under paragraph 15 that—

(a)any machinery or stores at premises within the demarcated zone which are used for growing, storing or handling potato tubers or tomatoes within the zone, or any premises within the zone from which machinery for potato or tomato production is operated under contract, must be cleansed and, where appropriate, disinfected so that there is no identifiable risk of Potato brown rot surviving or spreading;

(b)in the case of potato crops, only certified seed potatoes or seed potatoes grown under official control may be planted;

(c)potatoes intended for planting must be handled separately from all other potatoes at premises within the zone or that a system of cleansing and, where appropriate, disinfection must be carried out between the handling of seed and ware potatoes;

(d)in the case of tomato crops, only tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC or, if vegetatively propagated, tomato plants produced from such seed and grown under official control may be planted;

(e)contaminated surface water must not be used for the irrigation or the spraying of specified plant material and, where appropriate, other host plants of Potato brown rot, without the prior written authorisation of an inspector;

(f)if liquid waste discharges have been contaminated, any waste from industrial processing or packaging premises in the zone which handle specified plant material must be disposed of under the supervision of an inspector.

20.  The Secretary of State may only specify—

(a)the measures referred to in paragraph 19(a) to (d) where the zone has been demarcated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a)(iv) of Directive 98/57/EC;

(b)the measures referred to in paragraph 19(e) and (f) where the zone has been demarcated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 98/57/EC.

Article 42(3)

SCHEDULE 17Notification requirements

Live organisms of the animal kingdom

1.  Ditylenchus destructor Thorne – Potato tuber nematode.

2.  Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev – Stem nematode.

3.  Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens and Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens – Potato cyst nematodes.

Bacteria

4.  Clavibacter michiganensis subspecies insidiosum (McCulloch) Davis et al. (syn. Corynebacterium insidiosum (McCulloch) Jensen) – Bacterial wilt of Lucerne.

5.  Clavibacter michiganensis subspecies michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. (syn. Corynebacterium michiganse (Smith) Jensen pv. michiganse Dye and Kemp) – Bacterial canker of tomato.

6.  Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winslow et al., the cause of Fire blight of Roseaceae, in areas designated as fire blight free buffer zones.

7.  Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola (Hellmers) Dickey – Slow wilt of carnation.

8.  Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Diodge) Dye – Tomato bacterial spot.

Cyptograms

9.  Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) V. Arx. (syn. Mycosphaerella ligulicola Baker et al.) – Chrysanthemum ray blight.

10.  Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenweber) Van Beyma – a carnation wilt.

11.  Puccinia horiana P. Henn. – Chrysanthemum white rust.

12.  Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berth – Verticillium wilt disease.

13.  Verticillium dahliae Klebahn – Verticillium wilt of hops.

Viruses and virus-like pathogens

14.  Arabis mosaic virus.

15.  Chrysanthemum stunt viroid.

16.  Plum pox virus.

17.  Raspberry ringspot virus.

18.  Strawberry crinkle virus.

19.  Strawberry latent ringspot virus.

20.  Strawberry mild yellow edge virus.

21.  Tomato black ring virus.

22.  Tomato spotted wilt virus.

Article 49(1)

SCHEDULE 18Revocation of Orders

Order
Reference

The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004
S.I. 2004/2590

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2006
S.I. 2006/2307

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2007
S.I. 2007/1893

The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) (Amendment) Order 2007
S.I. 2007/2155

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2007
S.I. 2007/2950

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2007
S.I. 2007/3133

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2008
S.I. 2008/2411

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2008
S.I. 2008/2765

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2009
S.I. 2009/587

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2010
S.I. 2010/1510

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2010
S.I. 2010/2962

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2012
S.I. 2012/2922

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2012
S.I. 2012/3033

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2013
S.I. 2013/23

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013
S.I. 2013/1477

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2013
S.I. 2013/2687

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2014
S.I. 2014/979

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2014
S.I. 2014/2385

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order replaces the Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2530) and the Plant Health (England) (Phytophthora ramorum) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2590).

It implements Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ No L 169, 10.7.2000, p1) and related European Union plant health legislation, including the following Commission Implementing Decisions—

(a)Commission Implementing Decision 2014/497/EU as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju) (OJ No L 219, 25.7.2014, p56);
(b)Commission Implementing Decision 2014/679/EU amending Implementing Decision 2012/270/EU as regards its period of application and as regards the movement to packing facilities of potato tubers originating in areas demarcated in order to prevent the spread within the Union of Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix similaris (Gentner), Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) and Epitrix tuberis (Gentner) (OJ No L 283, 27.9.2014, p61); and
(c)Commission Implementing Decision 2014/690/EU repealing Decision 2006/464/EC on provisional emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (OJ No L 288, 2.10.2014, p5).
Part 1 is introductory and includes definitions. Article 2(5) provides for references to the European Union instruments listed in that provision to be read as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

Part 2 applies to plant pests and relevant material coming from countries outside the European Union, including relevant material from third countries coming via another part of the European Union where the Secretary of State has agreed to carry out certain checks on that material. “Relevant material” is defined in article 2(1).

Article 5 prohibits the landing in England of certain plant pests and relevant material and imposes restrictions on other relevant material which may be imported into England from third countries. Article 6 requires importers of controlled imports of relevant material to provide the Secretary of State with advance notice of their landing and article 7 requires those imports to be accompanied by the appropriate phytosanitary certificate. Articles 10 to 12 prohibit the removal of this relevant material from an area of plant health control until an inspector has inspected the material and is satisfied that the material can be discharged.

Article 8 exempts certain relevant material which is brought into England in a person’s baggage from the requirements in article 5 and other related requirements.

Part 3 applies to plant pests and relevant material from the European Union (whether originating in the European Union or in third countries). Articles 19 and 20 prohibit the introduction into England of certain plant pests and relevant material from another part of the European Union and contain prohibitions and restrictions on the movement of plant pests and relevant material and other activities in England. Article 21 requires certain relevant material to be accompanied by a plant passport when it is moved within England or consigned to another part of the European Union.

Part 4 imposes a requirement on plant traders to be registered in respect of any activity which they carry out and which is regulated by the Order (articles 25 to 28) and makes provision for the Secretary of State to authorise plant traders to issue plant passports (article 29).

Part 5 contains special arrangements governing relevant material from Switzerland.

Part 6 contains general enforcement powers given to plant health inspectors.

Part 7 imposes additional requirements in relation to certain solanaceous species (potatoes and tomatoes).

Part 8 makes provision for the Secretary of State to grant licences authorising activities which would otherwise be prohibited by the Order.

Part 9 requires certain plant pests which are present or suspected to be present in England to be notified to the Secretary of State or an inspector and makes provision for inspectors to request information about certain plant health matters.

Part 10 contain offences for non-compliance with the Order and with requirements imposed under article 46. Article 47 sets out the penalties for the offences. (Contravention of any prohibition on landing imposed by this Order is an offence under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c.2)).

Part 11 deals with revocations and transitional provisions. Article 50 requires the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of this Order and publish a report at five-yearly intervals.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on business or the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. The Explanatory Memorandum for this instrument is available alongside the instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

(1)
1967 c.8. Sections 2(1), 3 and 4(1) were amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68), Schedule 4, paragraph 8 and sections 2(1) and 3(1) were amended by S.I. 2011/1043, article 6(1). Section 2(2) was amended by the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c.2), Schedule 4, paragraph 12. Section 2(3) was inserted by S.I. 1990/2371, Schedule 1, paragraph 1. Section 3(4) was substituted by section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c.48) and amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c.50), Schedule 1, Part XIV. The powers conferred by sections 2 and 3 are conferred on a “competent authority”, which is defined in section 1(2), for England and Scotland as regards the protection of forest trees and timber from attack by pests, as the Forestry Commissioners and otherwise, for England, as the Secretary of State.

(2)
The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Health Act 1967 were, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No.1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272). Those functions were transferred from the Secretary of State to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32). The remaining functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).

(3)
1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

(4)
Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

(5)
1979 c.2, as amended by the Finance Act 1984, Schedule 4, Parts I and II; there are other amendments but none is relevant.

(6)
OJ No L 252, 20.9.2002, p37, as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2013/782/EU (OJ No L 346, 20.12.2013, p69).

(7)
OJ No L 151, 30.4.2004, p76, as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2013/67/EU (OJ No L 31, 31.1.2013, p75).

(8)
OJ No L 187, 8.7.2006, p35, as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2013/253/EU (OJ No L 145, 31.5.2013, p35).

(9)
OJ No L 139, 31.5.2007, p24, as last amended by Commission Decision 2010/467/EU (OJ No L 226, 28.8.2010, p42).

(10)
OJ No L 155, 15.6.2007, p71.

(11)
OJ No L 161, 22.6.2007, p66.

(12)
OJ No L 64, 3.3.2012, p38, as amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/356/EU (OJ No L 175, 14.6.2014, p38).

(13)
OJ No L 132, 23.5.2012, p18, as amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/679/EU (OJ No L 283, 27.9.2014, p61).

(14)
OJ No L 311, 10.11.2012, p14.

(15)
OJ No L 335, 7.12.2012, p49.

(16)
OJ No L 196, 3.7.2014, p21.

(17)
OJ No L 219, 25.7.2014, p56.

(18)
OJ No L 259, 18.10.1993, p1, as amended by Commission Directive 2006/56/EC (OJ No L 182, 4.7.2006, p1).

(19)
OJ No L 235, 21.8.1998, p1, as amended by Commission Directive 2006/63/CE (OJ No L 206, 27.7.2006, p36).

(20)
OJ No L 169, 10.7.2000, p1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 189, 27.6.2014, p1).

(21)
OJ No L 156, 16.6.2007, p12.

(22)
OJ No L 158, 18.6.2008, p41.

(23)
Adopted in 1951 (Treaty Series No.16 (1954), Cmd 9077) and last revised in 1997 (Miscellaneous Series No.15 (2003), Cmd 5945).

(24)
Available from the IPPC Secretariat, AGPP-FAO, Viale Delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy and at https://www.ippc.int/int.

(25)
Available from the IPPC Secretariat, AGPP-FAO, Viale Delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome Italy and https://www.ippc.int/int.

(26)
OJ No L 193, 22.7.2008, p1, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 707/2014 (OJ No L 186, 26.6.2014, p56).

(27)
S.I. 2006/1161, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(28)
OJ No L 302, 19.10.1992, p1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 117, 4.5.2005, p13); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(29)
1971 c.80, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(30)
OJ No L 253, 11.10.1993, p1, to which there are no relevant amendments.

(31)
S.I. 2005/2530, as amended by S.I. 2006/2307, 2007/1893, 2950, 3133, 2008/2411, 2765, 2009/587, 2010/1510, 2962, 2012/697, 2922, 3033, 2013/23, 1477, 2687, 2014/979, 2385.

(32)
OJ No L 323, 24.12.1969, p1.

(33)
OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p60, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(34)
OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 268, 18.10.2003, p1).

(35)
OJ No L 164, 30.6.1999, p76.

(36)
OJ No L 250, 7.10.1993, p1.

(37)
OJ No L 250, 7.10.1993, p19.

(38)
OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p60, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(39)
OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p74, as amended by Council Directive 2002/68/EC (OJ No L 195, 24.7.2002, p32); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(40)
OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p33, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(41)
OJ No L 125, 11.7.1966, p2298, as amended by Council Directive 96/72/EC (OJ No L 304, 27.11.1996, p10); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(42)
OJ No L 313, 12.10.2004, p16.