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SCHEDULE 9Requirements for plant passports

PART BRequirements for plant passports permitted for certain relevant material in Schedule 6 or 7

1.  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 the specified material.

2.  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;

(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.

3.  An official label in respect of seeds of Helianthus annus 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;

(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.

4.  An official label in respect of Solanum lycopersicum L. or Phaseolus L., must—

(a)comply with the requirements in Article 28(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed;

(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.

5.  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;

(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.I and 28.II of Section II of Annex IV Part A.