The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019

Schedule 4 (restrictions on the landing in and movement within Northern Ireland of relevant material)

8.—(1) In Part A (relevant material originating in third countries, which may only be landed in Northern Ireland if special requirements are complied with) of Schedule 4—

(a) in the second column of item 67, after “Orchidaceae” insert “originating in any third country, other than Thailand;”;

(b) after item 93 insert—

“93A.

Cut flowers of Orchidaceae originating in Thailand

The cut flowers must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that they have been: (a) produced at a place of production which has been found to be free from Thrips palmi Karny in official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export; or (b) subjected, as a consignment prior to export, to an appropriate fumigation treatment to ensure freedom from thysanoptera. Where paragraph (b) applies, the specification of the fumigation treatment must also be included under the heading “Disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment” of the certificate”;

(c) after item 94 insert—

“94A.

Seeds of Solanum lycopersicum L. originating in any third country

The seeds must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that they have been obtained by means of an appropriate acid extraction method and that they: (a) originate in an area in which Pepino mosaic virus is known not to occur; (b) no symptoms of Pepino mosaic virus have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation; or (c) have undergone official testing for Pepino mosaic virus on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found in these tests to be free from Pepino mosaic virus”;

(d) omit item 103;

(e) after item 105 insert—

“106.

Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision (EU) 2018/1503 originating in any third country where Aromia bungii (Faldermann) is known to be present

The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional Declaration”: (a) that the plants 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 situated in an area, established by that organisation, in accordance with ISPM No. 4 and mentioned under the entry “place of origin”; or (b) that the plants have been grown during a period of at least two years prior to export, or, in the case of plants which are younger than two years, have been grown throughout their life, in a place of production established as free from Aromia bungii (Faldermann), in accordance with ISPM No. 4 and that the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the place of origin is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin and mentioned ; (ii) the place of production has been subjected annually to at least two meticulous official inspections for any sign of Aromia bungii (Faldermann) carried out at appropriate times, and no signs of the organisms have been found; (iii) the place of production is with complete physical protection against the introduction of Aromia bungii (Faldermann), or has been subjected to appropriate preventive treatment and surrounded by a buffer zone with a radius of at least 4 km where official surveys for the presence or signs of Aromia bungii (Faldermann) are carried out annually at appropriate times; (iv) where the presence or signs of Aromia bungii (Faldermann) have been found, eradication measures under Article 6 of Decision 2018/1503 have been taken to restore the pest freedom of the buffer zone; (v) immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to a meticulous official inspection for the presence of Aromia bungii (Faldermann) , in particular in stems and branches of those plants. That inspection has included targeted destructive sampling under Article 11(b)(v) of Decision 2018/1503; or (c) that the plants have been grown from rootstocks which fulfil the requirements of point (b), grafted with scions which meet the following requirements: (i) at the time of export, the grafted scions are no more than 1 cm in diameter at their thickest point; (ii) the grafted plants have been inspected in accordance with point (b)(ii)”.

(2) In Part B (relevant material, from the European Union, which may only be introduced into or moved within Northern Ireland if special requirements are complied with) of Schedule 4—

(a) omit item 27;

(b) after item 46 insert—

“46A.

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 that they: (a) originate in an area in which Pepino mosaic virus is known not to occur; (b) no symptoms of Pepino mosaic virus have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation; or (c) have undergone official testing for Pepino mosaic virus on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found in these tests to be free from Pepino mosaic virus”.