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Publication of the amendment of notices concerning the importation of plants and plant products 1)
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Notice no. Hundred and seventeen. February 2005 on the importation of plants and plant products, and so on as amended by the notice of publication No 2 ; 221 of 31. March 2005, procladition no. 103 of 20. February 2006, procladition no. 1182 of 28. of November 2006, Notice No 923 of 16. July 2007 and Notice no. 843 of 12. August 2008, the following changes are made :
1. I the footnote of the title of the notice , the following shall be inserted after ' Commission Decision 2002/757/EC on temporary emergency measures relating to the introduction into and diversification within the Community of : Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in't Veld sp. Nov. (OJ 2002, L 252, p. ", " Commission Decision 2008 /840/EC, on emergency measures against the introduction and dissemination of the Community, Anoplophora Chinensis (OJ 2008, L 300, p. '36)'
2. I Annex 4 is inserted after no 10. a, no. 10.b , the text of Annex 1 to this notice.
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The announcement will enter into force on the 19th. November 2008
Appendix 1
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Plants and more.
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Special requirements
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10.b
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Plants of Acer spp.. Aesculus hippocastanum, Alnus spp.. Betula spp.. Carpinus spp.. Citrus spp.. Corylus spp.. Cotonou Aster spp.. Fagus spp.. Lagerstroemia spp.. Malus spp.. Platanus spp.. Populus spp.. Prunus spp.. Pyrus spp.. Salix spp. and Ulmus spp. intended for planting, excluding seeds, originating in countries where : Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is known to occur
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In addition to the requirements of no 17, 18, 19.2, 20, 22.1, 22.2, 23.1 and 23.2 an official declaration ;
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the plants throughout their lifetime have been cultivated at a production site in a harmful area established by the national plant health authority of the country of origin in accordance with the relevant international Standards for Phytosanitary ; -What? Nav-net in the harmful area must be specified in the 'Oprince ' place of Oprinces' ; or
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that the plants for a period of at least two years preceding the export have been cultivated in a place of production free of : Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) in accordance with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures ; and
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are registered and checked by the national plant health authority in the country of origin, and
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which has been subject to two annual inspections at appropriate times for any sign of : Anoplophora chinensis (Forests) and no sign of this organism has been ascertaining and
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where the plants have been cultivated in a place,
-with total physical protection against the introduction of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), or
-with the flow of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a radius of not less than 2 km where official supervision of presence or signs of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) will be carried out annually at appropriate times. In the case where there are signs of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) the eradication measures will be taken immediately to restore the freedom of the pest in the buffer zone ; and
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where plant consignments immediately prior to export have been officially subject to a careful inspection for the occurrence of : Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), in particular in the roots of the plants and tribes. Where it is appropriate the inspection must include destructive sampling.
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1) Whereas the declaration contains provisions implementing Commission Decision 2008 /840/EC on emergency measures against the introduction and dissemination of the Community, Anoplophora Chinensis (OJ 2008, L 300, p. 36)
