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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 1E+WPlant pests which may not be introduced into or spread within England

PART AE+WPlant 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
[F19A. Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc.)]
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, Draeculacephalaminerva 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 virgiferazeae Krysan & Smith
19.Diaphorina citri Kuway
20.Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), [F2Epitrix papa. sp. n] , Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner)
21.Heliothis zea (Boddie)
22.Hirschmanniella spp., other than Hirschmanniella gracilis (de Man) Luc and Goodey
[F322A. Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham)]
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.)
[F433A. Saperda candida Fabricius]
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., Epochracanadensis (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)
[F539A. Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick)]
40.Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-European populations)
41.Xiphinema californicum Lamberti and Bleve-Zacheo

Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 1 Pt. A substituted (6.2.2017) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/8), arts. 1, 12

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
F6. . .F6. . .
[F74. Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii]
[F75. Xanthomonas citri pv. citri]

Textual Amendments

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
[F812A. Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa]
13.Phyllosticta solitaria [F9Ellis & Everhart]
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

Textual Amendments

Viruses and virus-like organisms

F10. . .F10. . .
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, F11... 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

Textual Amendments

Parasitic plants

1.Arceuthobium spp. (non-European)

Molluscs

1.Pomacea Perry

PART BE+WPlant 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. [F12Popillia] japonica Newman
11.Rhizoecus hibisci Kawai and Takagi
12.Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval)
13.Trioza erytreae Del Guercio

Textual Amendments

Bacteria

1.Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al.
2.Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.
[F133. Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.]

Textual Amendments

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
[F142A. Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi]
3.Pear decline mycoplasm

Textual Amendments

PART CE+WPlant 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. [F15the OPM protected zone]

Textual Amendments

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

PART AE+WPlant 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 plantingAculops 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 plantingAnthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling)
4.Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for plantingAnthonomus signatus (Say)
5.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf. [F16Aonidiella] 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 EuropeAschistonyx eppoi Inouye
8.Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside EuropeCarposina niponensis Walsingham
9.Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Rosa L., originating in any country outside EuropeEnarmonia 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 EuropeEnarmonia 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 EuropeGrapholita 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 UruguayListronotus 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 EuropeNumonia pyrivorella (Matsumura)
18.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Juniperus L., originating in any country outside EuropeOligonychus perditus Pritchard and Baker
19.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of conifers (Coniferales), originating in any country outside EuropePissodes 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 mediumRadopholus 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 EuropeTachypterellus 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

Textual Amendments

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 [F17mays] L.Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye
F18. . .F18. . .F18. . .
4.Seeds of Oryza spp.Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye and pv. oryzicola (Fang. et al.) Dye

Textual Amendments

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 EuropeAlternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler (non-European pathogenic isolates)
2.Plants, other than seeds, of Corylus L., intended for planting, originating in Canada or the USAAnisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller
3.Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for plantingApiosporina morbosa (Schwein.) v. Arx
4.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L., intended for plantingAtropellis spp.
5.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in Canada or the USACeratocystis 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 plantingDiaporthe 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 AmericaElsinoe spp. Bitanc. and Jenk. Mendes
10.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Phoenix spp.Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kilian and Maire) Gordon
F19. . .F19. . .F19. . .
12.Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside EuropeGuignardia piricola (Nosa) Yamamoto
13.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of SolanaceaePuccinia 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 plantingStegophora ulmea (Schweintz: Fries) Sydow & Sydow
16.Plants, other than seeds, of Pyrus L., intended for planting, originating in any country outside EuropeVenturia nashicola Tanaka and Yamamoto

Textual Amendments

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 plantingBeet curly top virus (non-European isolates)
2.Plants of Rubus L., intended for plantingBlack 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 EuropeCadang-Cadang viroid
5.Plants of Rubus L., intended for plantingCherry leaf-roll virus
6.Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. or Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for plantingChrysanthemum 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 plantingLittle 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 EuropePalm lethal yellowing mycoplasm
13.Plants of Rubus L., intended for plantingPrunus 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 BE+WPlant 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 plantingAphelenchoides 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 plantingDitylenchus 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.Circuliferhaematoceps (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 plantingHelicoverpa armigera (Hübner)
9.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner)
[F209A. 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. or Washingtonia Raf.Paysandisia archon (Burmeister)]
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 mediumRadopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne
[F2110A. Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following taxa: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea armata S. Watson, Brahea edulis H. Wendl., Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume, Caryota cumingii Lodd. Ex Mart., Chamaerops humilis L., Cocos nucifera L., Copernicia Mart., Corypha utan Lam., Elaeis guineenis Jacq., Howea forsteriana Becc., Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill., Livistona australis C. Martius, Livistona decora (W. Bull) Dowe, Livistonia rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Phoenix canariensis Chabaud, Phoenix dactylifera L., Phoenix reclinata Jacq., Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien, Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb., Phoenix theophrasti Greuter, Pritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl., Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier, Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult. f., Syagrus roman-zoffiana (Cham.) Glassman, Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. or Washingtonia Raf.Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)]
[F2110B. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller]
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)
F22. . .F22. . .F22. . .

Textual Amendments

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 plantingClavibacter 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 plantingErwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al.
4.Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for plantingErwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola (Hellmers) Dickey
5.Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for plantingPseudomonas caryophylli (Burkholder) Starr and Burkholder
6.Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch or Prunus persica var. nectarina (Ait.) Maxim, intended for plantingPseudomonas 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 [F23Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.]
9.Plants of Solanum lycopersicum L. or Capsicum spp., intended for plantingXanthomonas campestris pv. vesticatoria (Doidge) Dye
10.Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for plantingXanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King
11.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L.Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos) Willems et al.

Textual Amendments

Fungi

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Plant pest

1.Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L., intended for plantingCeratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.
2.Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for plantingChalara 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 plantingCryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr
4.Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for plantingDidymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx
5.Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for plantingPhialophora 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 plantingPhytophthora 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 plantingPuccinia horiana Hennings
10.Plants, other than seeds, of Pinus L., intended for plantingScirrhia pini Funk and Parker
11.Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for plantingVerticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold
12.Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for plantingVerticillium 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 plantingArabis mosaic virus
2.Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for plantingBeet leaf curl virus
[F242A. Plants, other than seeds, of Ulmus L., intended for plantingCandidatus Phytoplasma ulmi]
3.Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for plantingChrysanthemum 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 plantingPlum pox virus
7.Plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae, intended for plantingPotato stolbur mycoplasm
[F257A. Plants of Solanum lycopersicum L., Capsicum annuum L. or Capsicum frutescens L., intended for planting, or plants of Solanum tuberosum L.Potato spindle tuber viroid]
8.Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for plantingRaspberry 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 plantingStrawberry crinkle virus
11.Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for plantingStrawberry latent ringspot virus
12.Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for plantingStrawberry mild yellow edge virus
13.Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for plantingTomato 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 plantingTomato spotted wilt virus
15.Plants, other than seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for plantingTomato yellow leaf curl virus

Textual Amendments

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

SCHEDULE 3E+WRelevant 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 plantingAny country outside Europe
5.Plants, other than dormant plants free from leaves, flowers and fruit, of Photinia Lindl., intended for plantingThe USA, China, Japan, Republic of Korea or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
6.Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. for plantingAny 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 6Any third country
[F268. Tubers of species of Solanum L., other than those specified in items 6 and 7 Any third country other than Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 8Any 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 peatBelarus, 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 plantingAny 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 [F27planting]Any third country, other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area
[F2816.Plants, other than seeds, of Coffea, intended for plantingCosta Rica or Honduras]
F29. . .F29. . .F29. . .
[F3018.Plants, other than seeds, of Capsicum L., Lagenaria Ser., Luffa Mill., Momordica L. or Solanum L., other than Solanum lycopersicum L.Ghana]

Textual Amendments

F27Word in Sch. 3 item 15 substituted (24.2.2016) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/104), arts. 1, 8(b)

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

SCHEDULE 4E+WRestrictions on the introduction into and movement within England of relevant material

PART AE+WRelevant 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 EuropeThe 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 countryThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Scirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers or Scirrhiapini 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 countryThe 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 USAThe 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 EuropeThe 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 USAThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area recognised as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire [F31for the purposes of point 11.4 of Section I of Annex IV Part A] , 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 countryThe 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 USAThe 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 countryThe 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 continentThe 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 AmericaThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of [F32Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi] have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
[F3313A.Plants, other than scions, cuttings, plants in tissue culture, pollen or seeds, of Amelanchier Medik., Aronia Medik., Cotoneaster Medik., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyracantha M. Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting, originating in Canada or the USA

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Saperda candida Fabricius, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; or

(b)

they 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 Saperda candida Fabricius in accordance with ISPMNo. 10:

(i)

which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin;

(ii)

which has been subjected annually to two official inspections for any signs of Saperda candida Fabricius carried out at appropriate times;

(iii)

where the plants have been grown in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Saperda candida Fabricius or with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 500 m in which the absence of Saperda candida Fabricius has been confirmed by official surveys carried out annually at appropriate times; and

(iv)

immediately prior to export, the plants, and in particular their stems, have been subjected to a meticulous inspection for the presence of Saperda candida Fabricius, which included destructive sampling, where appropriate]

14.Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third countryThe 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)
[F3415.Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Microcitrus Swingle, Naringi Adans., or Swinglea Merr., 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 Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;

(b)

they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;

(c)

they originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation as being free from Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii in accordance with ISPMNo. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; F35...

(d)

they:

(i)

have been subjected to a treatment with sodium orthophenylphenate or any other effective treatment which has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;

(ii)

originate in a site of production, which along with the immediate vicinity, are subject to appropriate treatments and cultural practices against Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii; and

(iii)

are free from symptoms of Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii, as shown from official inspections carried out at appropriate times prior to export; and

(iv)

which includes information on traceability] [F36; or]

(e)

[F37in the case of fruits destined for industrial processing into juice in the European Union :

i

they have been found free of symptoms of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii during official inspections carried out prior to export;

ii

they originate in a site of production which, along with the immediate vicinity, was subject to appropriate treatments and cultural practices against Xanthomonas citri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii;

iii

they are subject to a licence granted under article 40(1) of this Order authorising their movement within England and, where applicable, their processing and storage in England;

iv

they are transported in individual packages bearing a label which contains a traceability code and indicates that the fruits are destined for industrial processing; and

v

which includes information on traceability]

[F3416.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 in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;

(b)

they originate in an area recognised as being free from Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation; or

(c)

no symptoms of Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes have been observed in the site of production and in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation and none of fruits harvested in the site of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, symptoms of this plant pest]

[F3417.Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L. or Citrus latifolia Tanaka, originating in any third country, other than Argentina, Brazil, South Africa or Uruguay

The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they originate in a country recognised as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;

(b)

they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;

(c)

they:

(i)

originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; and

(ii)

have been found free of symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa by official inspection of a representative sample defined in accordance with ISPMNo. 31; F38...

(d)

they originate in a site of production subjected:

(i)

to appropriate treatments and cultural measures against Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa; and

(ii)

official inspections have been carried out in the site of production during the growing season since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation, and no symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa have been detected in the fruits; and

(iii)

the harvested fruits from that site of production have been found free of symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa during an official inspection, prior to export, of a representative sample, defined in accordance with ISPMNo. 31; and

(iv)

which includes information on traceability] [F39; or]

(e)

[F40in the case of fruits destined for industrial processing into juice in the European Union:

i

they have been found free of symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa prior to export during an official inspection of a representative sample defined in accordance with ISPMNo. 31;

ii

they originate in a site of production which was subject to appropriate treatments against Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa at appropriate times and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”;

iii

they are subject to a licence granted under article 40(1) of this Order authorising their movement within England and, where applicable, their processing and storage in England;

iv

they are transported in individual packages bearing a label which contains a traceability code and indicates that the fruits are destined for industrial processing; and

v

which includes information on traceability]

F41. . .F41. . .F41. . .
[F4217B.Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L. or Citrus latifolia Tanaka, which originate in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa or Uruguay and are not destined exclusively for industrial processing into juice

The fruits must:

(a)

be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;

(b)

in the case of fruits originating in Brazil, be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional Declaration” that they meet the requirements specified in Articles 4 and 7 of Decision (EU) 2016/715;

(c)

in the case of fruits originating in South Africa or Uruguay, be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional Declaration” that they meet the requirements specified in Articles 5 and 7 of Decision (EU) 2016/715;

(d)

in the case of fruits originating in Argentina, be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional Declaration” that they meet the requirements specified in Articles 5a and 7 of Decision (EU) 2016/715]

[F4217C.Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L. or Citrus latifolia Tanaka, which originate in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa or Uruguay and are destined exclusively for industrial processing into juice

The fruits:

(a)

must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(i)

they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation; or

(ii)

they:

(aa)

originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; and

(bb)

have been found free of symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa by official inspection of a representative sample defined in accordance with ISPMNo. 31;

(b)

in the case of [F43fruits introduced into the European Union under the derogation specified in Article 8 of Decision (EU) 2016/715, they] must be:

(i)

accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with Articles 9(1) and 10 of Decision (EU) 2016/715 and the information specified in Article 9(2) of that Decision;

(ii)

packaged and labelled in accordance with Article 17 of that Decision; and

(iii)

subject to a licence granted under Article 40(1) of this Order authorising their movement within England and, where applicable, their processing and storage in England]

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

[F4418A.Fruits of Capsicum (L.), Citrus L., other than Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck. or Citrus aurantii-folia (Christm.) Swingle, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch or Punica granatum L., originating in any country of the African continent, Cape Verde, Saint Helena, Madagascar, La Reunion, Mauritius or Israel

The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they originate in a country recognised as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4;

(b)

they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”;

(c)

they:

(aa)

originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) in accordance with ISPMNo. 10; and

(bb)

are free from that plant pest as shown from official inspections carried out in the place of production at appropriate times during the growing season, which included a visual examination on representative samples of fruit,

and which includes information on traceability; or

(d)

in the case of fruits which have been subjected to an effective cold treatment or any other effective treatment to ensure freedom from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) which has previously been notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation, they have been subjected to such a treatment, and which includes the treatment data]

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 countryThe 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 countryThe 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
[F4522.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Casimiroa La Llave, Choisya Kunth, Clausena Burm. f., Murraya J.Koenig ex L., Vepris Comm, Zanthoxylum L., originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they originate in a country in which Trioza erytreae Del Guercio is known not to occur;

(b)

they originate in an area free from Trioza erytreae Del Guercio, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; or

(c)

they have 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 Trioza erytreae Del Guercio; and

(iii)

where two official inspections were carried out at appropriate times during the last complete cycle of vegetation prior to their movement from the site, and no signs of that plant pest were observed in that site or in the surrounding area with a width of at least 200 m]

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”

[F4623A.Plants, other than fruits or seeds, of Microcitrus Swingle, Naringi Adans. or Swinglea Merr., originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they originate in a country recognised as being free from Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which has been notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation; or

(b)

they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been notified in writing to the European Commission by the national plant protection organisation]

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 occurThe 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

  • [F47Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al]

  • 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 occurThe 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 countryThe 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 occurThe 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 countryThe 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 occurThe 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 countryThe 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 occurThe 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 occurThe 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

[F4843A.Plants, other than fruits or seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L. or Solanum melongena L., originating in any third country

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they originate in a country recognised as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4; or

(b)

they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”]

[F4843B.Fruits of Solanum lycopersicum L. or Solanum melongena L., 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 Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4;

(b)

they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; or

(c)

they originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham) on the basis of official inspections and surveys carried out during the last three months prior to export, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”]

44.Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting, originating in any third countryThe 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 countryThe 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 countryThe 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 BrazilThe 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 areaThe 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 occurThe 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 [F49mays] 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 XTriticosecale from Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA where Tilletia indica Mitra is known to occurThe 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 XTriticosecale 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”

F50. . .F50. . .F50. . .
89.Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC originating in any third countryThe 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
F51. . .F51. . .F51. . .
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 [F52Section 1(B)] 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 [F53Section 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), [F54Epitrix papa sp. n] , Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner) is known to be presentThe 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 countryThe 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 countryThe 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 [F55Decision (EU) 2017/198]
F56. . .F56. . .F56. . .
[F5798.Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/789 originating in any third country, other than a third country where Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) is known to be present

The plants must:

(a)

originate in a third country which has been notified to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation in accordance with Article 16(a) of Decision (EU) 2015/789; and]

(b)

[F58be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration”:

(i)

in accordance with Article 16(b) of that Decision; or

(ii)

in the case of plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of Coffea, Lavandula dentata L., Nerium oleander L., Olea europaea L., Polygala myrtifolia L. or Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, in accordance with Article 16(b) and the second subparagraph of Article 16 of that Decision]

[F5798A.Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/789 originating in any third country where Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) is known to be present

The plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes:

(a)

in the case of plants originating in an area which has been established as free from Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4 and has been notified to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation in accordance with Article 17(2)(a) of Decision (EU) 2015/789, the name of the area under the heading “place of origin”;

(b)

in the case of plants which originate in an area where Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) is known to be present and have not been grown for their entire production cycle in vitro:

(i)

an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with Article 17(3) of that Decision; and

(ii)

the name of the site from which they originate under the heading “place of origin”;

(c)

in the case of plants which originate in an area where Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) is known to be present and have been grown for their entire production cycle in vitro:

(i)

an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with Article 17(3a) of that Decision; and

(ii)

the name of the site from which they originate under the heading “place of origin”]

[F5998B.Plants, other than seeds, of Mangifera L. originating in IndiaThe plants must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” describing the appropriate measures taken to ensure freedom from harmful organisms
98C.Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision (EU) 2015/893 originating in any third country where Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) is known to be present

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 meet the requirements specified in point (1)(a), (b) or (c) of Section 1(A) of Annex II to Decision (EU) 2015/893; and

(b)

where point (1)(a) of that Section applies, the name of the relevant pest-free area under the heading “place of origin”]

99.Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting originating in any third countryThe 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

Textual Amendments

F31Words in Sch. 4 Pt. A item 8 inserted (24.2.2016) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/104), arts. 1, 9(1)(a)

F35Word in Sch. 4 Pt. A item 15 omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/320), arts. 1, 7(1)(a)(i)

F38Word in Sch. 4 Pt. A item 17 omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/320), arts. 1, 7(1)(b)(i)

F43Words in Sch. 4 Pt. A item 17C substituted (1.4.2018) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/320), arts. 1, 7(1)(c)

F50Sch. 4 Pt. A item 88 omitted (6.2.2017) by virtue of The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/8), arts. 1, 14(1)(c)

F51Sch. 4 Pt. A item 90 omitted (20.11.2015) by virtue of The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 10(1)(a)

F52Words in Sch. 4 Pt. A item 92 substituted (20.11.2015) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 10(1)(b)

F53Words in Sch. 4 Pt. A item 93 substituted (20.11.2015) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 10(1)(c)

F54Words in Sch. 4 Pt. A item 94 substituted (6.2.2017) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/8), arts. 1, 14(1)(d)

F55Words in Sch. 4 Pt. A item 96 substituted (1.4.2018) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/320), arts. 1, 7(1)(d)

F56Sch. 4 Pt. A item 97 omitted (6.2.2017) by virtue of The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/8), arts. 1, 14(1)(e)

F57Sch. 4 Pt. A items 98 and 98A substituted for Sch. 4 Pt. A item 98 (6.2.2017) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/8), arts. 1, 14(1)(f)

F58Words in Sch. 4 Pt. A substituted (14.2.2018) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/71), arts. 1(3), 5

F59Sch. 4 Pt. A item 98-98C substituted for Sch. 4 Pt. A item 98 (20.11.2015) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 10(1)(d)

F60PART BE+WRelevant material, from the European Union, which may only be introduced into or moved within England if special requirements are complied with

Textual Amendments

F60Sch. 4 Pt. B Item 50A 50B inserted (14.2.2018 for specified purposes; 1.3.2018 in force in so far as not already in force) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/71), art. 1(2)(3), 6(a)

(1)

Item

(2)

Description of relevant material

(3)

Requirements of introduction

1.Plants, other than seeds, of Pinus L., intended for plantingThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Scirrhiapini 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 plantingThe 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 plantingThe 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

[F615A.Plants, other than seeds, of Ulmus L., intended for plantingThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi 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

[F628.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Choisya Kunth, Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm. f., Murraya J.Koenig ex L., Vepris Comm., or Zanthoxylum L.

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they originate in an area free from Trioza erytreae Del Guercio, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPMNo. 4;

(b)

they have been grown in a place of production:

(i)

which is registered and supervised by the relevant competent authority in the member State of origin;

(ii)

where the plants were placed in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Trioza erytreae Del Guercio; and

(iii)

where two official inspections were carried out at appropriate times during the last complete cycle of vegetation prior to their movement from the site, and no signs of that plant pest were observed in that site or in the surrounding area with a width of at least 200 m]

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,

– [F63Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.]

(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(1), 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/ECThe 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(2)

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 [F64items 16 to 18, culture maintenance material being stored in gene banks or genetic stock collections or seeds of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in column 2 of item 19A]

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 [F65seeds of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those specified in column 2 of item 19A,] 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

[F6619A.Seeds of Solanum tuberosum L, other than those specified in column 2 of item 20

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement:

(a)

that they:

(i)

derive from plants complying with the requirements specified in column 3 of items 16 to 19; and

(ii)

originate in areas known to be free from Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival, Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al., Ralstonia solanancearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. and Potato spindle tuber viroid; or

(b)

that they have been produced in a site in which no symptoms of the disease caused by those plant pests have been observed since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation and where the following actions have been taken:

(i)

the site has been separated from other solanaceous plants and other host plants of Potato spindle tuber viroid;

(ii)

staff and other items, such as tools, machinery, vehicles, vessels and packaging material, from other sites producing solanaceous plants and other host plants of Potato spindle tuber viroid have been prevented from coming into contact with the site or other appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent infection by staff working, or items used, at other sites producing solanaceous plants and other host plants of Potato spindle tuber viroid;

(iii)

only water free from those plant pests has been used]

20.Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting, being stored in gene banks or genetic stock collectionsEach 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/ECThe 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 plantingThe 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 productionThe 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 airThere 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/ECThere 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/ECThere 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 plantingThe 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/ECThe 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.F67. . .F67. . .
46.Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/ECThe 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 DecisionThe 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 DecisionThe 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 areaThe 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 plantingThe 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 [F68Decision 2017/198/EU]
[F6050A.Host plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision (EU) 2015/789 which have never been grown in an area established in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they meet the requirements specified in Article 9(8)(a) of Decision (EU) 2015/789; or

(b)

in the case of plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of Coffea, Lavandula dentata L., Nerium oleander L., Olea europaea L., Polygala myrtifolia L. or Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, they meet the requirements specified in the second subparagraph of Article 9(8) of that Decision]

[F6050B.

Pre-basic mother plants as defined in Article 1(3) of Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU or pre-basic material as defined in Article 2(5) of Council Directive 2008/90/EC which:

— belong to the species Juglans regia L., Olea europaea L., Prunus amygdalus Batsch, P. amygdalus x P. persica,P. armeniaca L., P. avium (L.) L., P. cerasus L., P. domestica L., P. domestica x P. salicina, P. dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, P. persica (L.) Batsch, or P. salicina Lindley,

—have been grown outside an area established in accordance with Article 4 of Decision (EU) 2015/789, and

—have spent at least part of their life outside insect proof facilities

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in Article 9(9)(a) and (b) of Decision (EU) 2015/789]
[F6951. Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/789 which have been grown for at least part of their life in an area established in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision

The plants must:

(a)

in the case of plants which have not been grown for their entire production cycle in vitro:

(i)

be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in Article 9(2) to (4) and (5) of Decision (EU) 2015/789; or [F70, other than those belonging to the varieties specified in Annex III to that Decision,]

(ii)

in the case of dormant plants, other than seeds, of Vitis intended for planting, be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in Article 9(4a) and (5) of that Decision;

(b)

in the case of plants which have been grown for their entire production cycle in vitro, be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in Article 9a(2) and (3) of that Decision and be transported in the manner specified in Article 9a(4) of that Decision]

[F7151A.Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision (EU) 2015/893 which originate, or have been introduced into a place of production, in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

in the case of plants which originate in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of Decision (EU) 2015/893, they have been grown during a period of at least two years prior to their movement, or in the case of plants which are younger than two years, throughout their life, in a place of production which meets the requirements specified in point (1)(a) and (b) of Section 2(A) of Annex II to that Decision; and

(b)

they meet the requirements specified in point (1)(c) of that Section]

[F7251B.

Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., other than fruits of Citrusaurantium L. or Citruslatifolia Tanaka, which:

—originate in Brazil, South Africa or Uruguay;

—are destined exclusively for industrial processing into juice; and

—have been introduced into another part of the European Union in accordance with Articles 9 to 13 of Decision (EU) 2016/715

The fruits must be:

(a)

packaged and labelled in accordance with Article 17 of that Decision; and

(b)

subject to a licence granted under Article 40(1) of this Order authorising their introduction into, and their movement within, England and, where applicable, their processing and storage in England]

[F7351C.

Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Microcitrus Swingle, Naringi Adans. or Swinglea Merr. which:

—originate in any third country;

—are destined for industrial processing into juice; and

—have been introduced into another part of the European Union in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2374

The fruits must be subject to a licence granted under Article 40(1) of this Order authorising their introduction into, and their movement within, England and, where applicable, their processing and storage in England]
52.Plants of Fraxinus L. intended for plantingThe 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 PolandThe 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
[F7454. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., including those intended for planting, originating in any area of Spain which is within the European Union, other than those originating in an area established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/270/EU or the Balearic Islands The tubers must have been washed so that there is no more than 0.1% of soil remaining]

Textual Amendments

F67Sch. 4 Pt. B item 45 omitted (20.11.2015) by virtue of The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 10(2)(a)

F70Words in Sch. 4 Pt. B item 51 inserted (14.2.2018) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/71), arts. 1(3), 6(b)

F71Sch. 4 Pt. B item 51, 51A substituted for Sch. 4 Pt. B item 51 (20.11.2015) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 10(2)(b)

PART CE+WRelevant material which may only be landed in or moved within England (as a protected zone) if special requirements are complied with[F75Interpretation of Part CIn this Part, in item 7, “excluded zone” means the area in England which is not within the OPM protected zone.]

Textual Amendments

(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.

[F761A.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries in which Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller is not known to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPMNo. 4;

(c)

they have been produced in nurseries which, along with their vicinity, have been found free from Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller on the basis of official inspections and official surveys carried out at appropriate times; or

(d)

they have been grown throughout their life in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller and have been inspected at appropriate times and found to be free from Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller]

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

[F772A.Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries in which Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. is not known to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al., established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPMNo. 4;

(c)

they have been derived in direct line from mother plants which have shown no symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. during the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of that plant pest have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

(d)

in the case of plants of Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L. for which there is evidence from their packing or from other means that they are intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production, no symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete growing season]

[F772B.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., or Washingtonia Raf.

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries where Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) is known not to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPMNo. 4; or

(c)

they have, during a period of at least two years prior to export or movement, 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); and

(iii)

where, during three official inspections per year carried out at appropriate times, including immediately prior to movement from the place of production, no signs of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) have been observed]

[F772C.Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following taxa: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea armata S. Watson, Brahea edulis H. Wendl., Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume, Caryota cumingii Lodd. ex Mart., Chamaerops humilis L., Cocos nucifera L., Copernicia Mart., Corypha utan Lam., Elaeis guineenis Jacq., Howea forsteriana Becc., Jubae chilensis (Molina) Baill., Livistona australis C. Martius, Livistona decora (W. Bull) Dowe, Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Phoenix canariensis Chabaud, Phoenix dactylifera L., Phoenix reclinata Jacq., Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien, Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb., Phoenix theophrasti Greuter, Pritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl., Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier, Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f., Syagrus roman-zoffiana (Cham.) Glassman, Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. or Washingtonia Raf.

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries where Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) is known not to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPMNo. 4; or

(c)

they have, during a period of at least two years prior to export or movement, 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 Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier); and

(iii)

where, during three official inspections per year carried out at appropriate times, including immediately prior to movement from the place of production, no signs of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) have been observed]

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

[F785.Plants, other than seeds, tubers or corms, of Begonia L., intended for planting; or plants, other than seeds, of Dipladenia A.DC., Ficus L., Hibiscus L., Mandevilla Lindl. or Nerium oleander 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 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;

(c)

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 the place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aiming 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 said period; or

(d)

in the case of plants for which there is evidence from their packing or their flower development or from other means that they are intended for direct sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production, they have been officially inspected and found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) immediately prior to their 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

[F797.

Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Quercus L., other than Quercus suber, intended for planting, whose girth at 1.2 m above the root collar is 8 cm or more, other than—

—any such plants entering England via a point of entry in the excluded zone which are not in the course of their consignment to the OPM protected zone, or

—any such plants originating in the excluded zone which do not move from the excluded zone into the OPM protected zone

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries in which Thaumetopoea processionea L. is not known to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone for Thaumetopoea processionea L. or in an area free from Thaumetopoea processionea L., established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPMNo. 4;

(c)

they have been produced in nurseries which, along with their vicinity, have been found free from Thaumetopoea processionea L. on the basis of official inspections carried out as close as practically possible to their movement and official surveys of the nurseries and their vicinity have been carried out at appropriate times since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation to detect larvae and other symptoms of Thaumetopoea processionea L.; or

(d)

they have been grown throughout their life in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Thaumetopoea processionea L. and have been inspected at appropriate times and found to be free from Thaumetopoea processionea L.]

Textual Amendments

Article 3

SCHEDULE 5E+WRelevant material from a third country for which a phytosanitary certificate may be required

PART AE+WRelevant material which may only be landed if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate

1.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting.E+W

2.  Seeds of—E+W

(a)Cruciferae, Gramineae or Trifolium spp., originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay;

(b)the genera Triticum, Secale or XTriticosecale 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 [F80mays] L., Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Allium porrum L., Allium schoenoprasum L. or Phaseolus L.

Textual Amendments

3.  Parts of plants, other than fruit or seeds, of—E+W

(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.E+W

[F815.  Fruit of—E+W

(a)Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Microcitrus Swingle, Naringi Adans., Swinglea Merr., Momordica L., Solanum lycopersicum 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;

(c)Capsicum L.;

(d)Punica granatum L., originating in any country of the African continent, Cape Verde, Saint Helena, Madagascar, La Reunion, Mauritius or Israel.]

Textual Amendments

6.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.E+W

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.E+W

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—E+W

(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.E+W

10.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA.E+W

11.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC.E+W

12.  Seeds or cones, intended for propagating, of the genera or species referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC.E+W

13.  Live pollen of Actinidia Lindl.E+W

[F8213A.  Plants, other than seeds, of Mangifera L. originating in India.]E+W

Textual Amendments

14.  Parts of plants, including seeds, of Fraxinus L.E+W

PART BE+WRelevant 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.E+W

16.  Soil from beet or unsterilized waste from beet (Beta vulgaris L.).E+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

19.  Seeds of Castanea Mill., Dolichos Jacq., Magnifera spp., Beta vulgaris L. or Phaseolus vulgaris L.E+W

20.  Seeds or fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp. or unginned cotton.E+W

21.  Fruits of Vitis L.E+W

22.  Parts of plants of Eucalyptus L’Hérit.E+W

Articles 21(1) to (4) and 23(1)

SCHEDULE 6E+WProhibitions on the introduction into or movement within England of relevant material without a plant passport

PART AE+WRelevant 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 Prunuslaurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting.E+W

2.  Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L. or Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting.E+W

3.  Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting.E+W

4.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of [F83Choisya Kunth,] Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm. f., [F84Murraya J. Koenig ex L.,] Vepris Comm., Zanthoxylum L. or Vitis L.E+W

Textual Amendments

5.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L.E+W

6.  Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf., with leaves and peduncles.E+W

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—E+W

(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., Prunuslaurocerasus L., Prunus lusitanica L., Pseudotsuga Carr., Quercus L., Rubus L., Spinacia L., Tanacetum L., Tsuga Carr., [F85Ulmus L.,] 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.

Textual Amendments

8.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA.E+W

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.E+W

10.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC.E+W

F8611.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

Textual Amendments

F86Sch. 6 para. 11 omitted (20.11.2015) by virtue of The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 12(a)

12.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC.E+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

16.  Live pollen or plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Actinidia Lindl.E+W

[F8716A.  Pre-basic mother plants as defined in Article 1(3) of Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU or pre-basic material as defined in Article 2(5) of Council Directive 2008/90/EC which—E+W

(a)belong to the species Juglans regia L., Olea europaea L., Prunus amygdalus Batsch, P. amygdalus x P. persica, P. armeniaca L., P. avium (L.) L., P. cerasus L., P. domestica L., P. domestica x P. salicina, P. dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, P. persica (L.) Batsch, or P. salicina Lindley;

(b)have been grown outside an area established in accordance with Article 4 of Decision (EU) 2015/789; and

(c)have spent at least part of their life outside insect proof facilities.]

Textual Amendments

[F8817.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/789 which have been grown for at least part of their life in an area established in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision or Xylella host plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of that Decision which have never been grown in such an area.]E+W

Textual Amendments

[F8917A.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision (EU) 2015/893 which originate in a third country in which Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) is known to be present or which originate, or have been introduced into a place of production, in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision.]E+W

Textual Amendments

F89 Sch. 6 para. 17, 17A substituted for Sch. 6 para. 17 (20.11.2015) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 12(b)

18.  Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting.E+W

PART BE+WRelevant 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. [F90, Prunus L., Quercus spp., other than Quercussuber, or Ulmus L.,] intended for planting.E+W

Textual Amendments

20.  Plants, other than fruit, of Castanea Mill.E+W

[F9120A.  Plant of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following taxa: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea Mart., Butia Becc., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume, Caryota cumingii Lodd. ex Mart., Chamaerops L., Cocos nucifera L., Copernicia Mart., Corypha utan Lam., Elaeis guineenis Jacq., Howea forsteriana Becc., Jubae Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Phoenix L., Pritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl., Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier, Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Sabal Adans., Syagrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. or Washingtonia Raf.]E+W

Textual Amendments

[F9120B.  Plants of Pinus L.]E+W

Textual Amendments

21.  Seeds of Castanea Mill.E+W

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—E+W

(a)plants, other than corms, seeds or tubers, of Begonia L., intended for planting; or

(b)plants, other than seeds, of [F92Dipladenia A.DC., Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., Ficus L., Hibiscus L., Mandevilla Lindl. or Nerium oleander L.], intended for planting.

Textual Amendments

Article 21(5) and (6)

SCHEDULE 7E+WProhibitions on the consignment of relevant material to another part of the European Union without a plant passport

PART AE+WRelevant 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 Prunuslaurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting.E+W

2.  Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L. or Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting.E+W

3.  Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting.E+W

4.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of [F93Choisya Kunth,] Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm. f., [F94Murraya J. Koenig ex L.,] Vepris Comm., Zanthoxylum L. or Vitis L.E+W

Textual Amendments

5.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L.E+W

6.  Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., with leaves and peduncles.E+W

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—E+W

(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., Prunuslaurocerasus L., Prunus lusitanica L., Pseudotsuga Carr., Quercus L., Rubus L., Spinacia L., Tanacetum L., Tsuga Carr., [F95Ulmus L.,] 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.

Textual Amendments

8.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA.E+W

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.E+W

10.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC.E+W

F9611.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

Textual Amendments

F96Sch. 7 para. 11 omitted (20.11.2015) by virtue of The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 13(a)

12.  Specifed plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC.E+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

16.  Live pollen or plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Actinidia Lindl.E+W

[F9716A.  Pre-basic mother plants as defined in Article 1(3) of Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU or pre-basic material as defined in Article 2(5) of Council Directive 2008/90/EC which—E+W

(a)belong to the species Juglans regia L., Olea europaea L., Prunus amygdalus Batsch, P. amygdalus x P. persica, P. armeniaca L., P. avium (L.) L., P. cerasus L., P. domestica L., P. domestica x P. salicina, P. dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, P. persica (L.) Batsch, or P. salicina Lindley;

(b)have been grown outside an area established in accordance with Article 4 of Decision (EU) 2015/789; and

(c)have spent at least part of their life outside insect proof facilities.]

Textual Amendments

[F9817.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/789 which have been grown for at least part of their life in an area established in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision or Xylella host plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of that Decision which have never been grown in such an area.]E+W

Textual Amendments

[F9917A.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision (EU) 2015/893 which originate in a third country in which Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) is known to be present or which originate, or have been introduced into a place of production, in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision.]E+W

Textual Amendments

F99Sch. 7 para. 17, 17A substituted for Sch. 7 para. 17 (20.11.2015) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1827), arts. 1, 13(b)

18.  Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting.E+W

PART BE+WRelevant 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.E+W

20.  Plants, other than seeds, of [F100Beta vulgaris L., Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus L., Quercus spp., other than Quercus suber, or Ulmus L.], intended for planting.E+W

Textual Amendments

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.E+W

[F10121A.  Plant of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following taxa: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea Mart., Butia Becc., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume, Caryota cumingii Lodd. ex Mart., Chamaerops L., Cocos nucifera L., Copernicia Mart., Corypha utan Lam., Elaeis guineenis Jacq., Howea forsteriana Becc., Jubae Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Phoenix L., Pritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl., Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier, Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Sabal Adans., Syagrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. or Washingtonia Raf.]E+W

Textual Amendments

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.E+W

23.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. intended for planting.E+W

24.  Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for industrial processing.E+W

25.  Soil from beet or unsterilized waste from beet (Beta vulgaris L.).E+W

26.  Seeds of Beta vulgaris L., Castanea Mill., Dolichos Jacq., Gossypium spp. or Phaseolus vulgaris L.E+W

27.  Fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp. or unginned cotton or fruits of Vitis L.E+W

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—E+W

(a)plants, other than corms, seeds, or tubers, of Begonia L., intended for planting; or

(b)plants, other than seeds, of [F102Dipladenia A.DC., Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., Ficus L., Hibiscus L., Mandevilla Lindl. or Nerium oleander L.], intended for planting.

Textual Amendments

Articles 2(1) and 30

SCHEDULE 8E+WSwiss plant passports

PART AE+WRelevant material originating in Switzerland which may be landed or moved within England if accompanied by a Swiss plant passport

[F1031.  Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Beta vulgaris L., Chaenomeles Lindl., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Humulus lupulus L., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting.]E+W

Textual Amendments

F1042.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

Textual Amendments

3.  Plants of stoloniferous or tuberous species of Solanum L. intended for planting.E+W

[F1054.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm.f., Vepris Comm., Zanthoxylum L. or Vitis L.]E+W

Textual Amendments

[F1064A.  Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., with leaves and peduncles.]E+W

Textual Amendments

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—E+W

(a)plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of the genera Abies Mill., Apium graveolens L., Argyanthemum spp., [F107Asparagus 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., Prunuslaurocerasus 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: [F108Brahea 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, 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 [F109 corms, tubers or rhizomes] , intended for planting, of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston “Golden Yellow”, [F110Dahlia 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, [F111Lilium spp.,] Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Ornithogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L., Tigridia Juss. or Tulipa L.

Textual Amendments

PART BE+WRelevant 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 F112....E+W

Textual Amendments

7.  Seeds of Cruciferae, Gramineae F113... or Trifolium spp. originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay. E+W

Textual Amendments

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 [F114, Oryza spp. or Zea mays L.]E+W

Textual Amendments

[F1158A.  Seeds of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.]E+W

Textual Amendments

9.  Seeds of Triticum, Secale or X Triticosecale, originating in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA.E+W

10.  Parts of plants, other than fruit or seeds, of—E+W

(a)leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. [F116Eryngium L., Limnophila 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;

[F117(d)Castanea Mill., [F118conifers (Coniferales),] Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Gypsophila L., Pelargonium l’Herit. ex Ait, Phoenix spp., Populus L., Quercus L. or  Solidago  L.]

F119(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F120(f)Prunus L. originating in any country outside Europe;]

[F120(g)leaves of Manihot esculenta Crantz;]

[F120(h)cut branches of Betula L., with or without foliage;]

[F120(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;]

[F120(j)Amiris 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.]

Textual Amendments

[F12110A.  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.]E+W

Textual Amendments

11.  Fruit of—E+W

[F122(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 third country outside Europe;

(c)Capsicum L.]

Textual Amendments

F122Sch. 8 para. 11(a)-(c) substituted for Sch. 8 para. 11(a)(b) (1.1.2018) by The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1220), arts. 1, 15(2)(e)(vi)

12.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.F123...E+W

Textual Amendments

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.E+W

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—E+W

(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 XTriticosecale, originating in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA.E+W

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 9E+WRequirements for plant passports

PART AE+WRequirements 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.E+W

2.  A plant passport must comprise—E+W

(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.E+W

4.  The plant passport details are—E+W

(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—E+W

(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—E+W

(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.E+W

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—E+W

(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(3);

(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(4); 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(5).

PART BE+WRequirements 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.E+W

10.  An official label in respect of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. intended for planting must—E+W

(a)comply with the requirements in Article 13(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes(6);

(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—E+W

(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(7);

(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—E+W

(a)comply with the requirements in Article 28(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed(8);

(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—E+W

(a)comply with the requirements in Article 10(1)(a) of Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(9);

(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 10E+WForm of phytosanitary certificate and form of phytosanitary certificate for re-export

PART AE+WForm 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 BE+WForm 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 11E+WNotice 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 …………………………………………………………..
[F12413.Additional information (where required) ………………………………………………………….. ]
Signature of importer or airport or harbour authorityDate ……………………………….
(The information contained in the notice must be completed in English and in typescript or block capitals)

Textual Amendments

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 12E+WPlant health movement document

PART AE+W

1.  The plant health movement document required under article 18 must be in the form set out in Part B.E+W

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—E+W

(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(10).E+W

PART BE+W

(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 entry5.2 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 13E+WSpecial 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.E+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

5.  Where a contaminated plot is demarcated under paragraph 2—E+W

(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.E+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

Article 39(6)

SCHEDULE 14E+WSpecial measures for the control of European populations of Potato cyst nematode

Interpretation and application of Schedule 14E+W

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 fieldE+W

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 potatoesE+W

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 nematodeE+W

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.E+W

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.E+W

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 15E+WSpecial measures for the control of Potato ring rot

InterpretationE+W

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 rotE+W

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 productionE+W

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 productionE+W

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 16E+WPotato brown rot

InterpretationE+W

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 AE+WSpecial measures for the control of Potato brown rot

Susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato brown rotE+W

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 productionE+W

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 productionE+W

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 BE+WDemarcation 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).E+W

15.  The Secretary of State may, by notice, specify—E+W

(a)how long the zone is to remain demarcated;

(b)the measures which apply in the demarcated zone.

16.  A notice under paragraph 15—E+W

(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.E+W

18.  A notice published in accordance with paragraph 16 is to be treated as having been served on—E+W

(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—E+W

(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—E+W

(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 [F1255(1)(c)(iii)] of Directive 98/57/EC.

Textual Amendments

Article 42(3)

SCHEDULE 17E+WNotification requirements

Live organisms of the animal kingdomE+W

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.

BacteriaE+W

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.

CyptogramsE+W

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 pathogensE+W

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 18E+WRevocation of Orders

OrderReference
The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004S.I. 2004/2590
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2006S.I. 2006/2307
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2007S.I. 2007/1893
The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) (Amendment) Order 2007S.I. 2007/2155
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2007S.I. 2007/2950
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2007S.I. 2007/3133
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2008S.I. 2008/2411
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2008S.I. 2008/2765
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2009S.I. 2009/587
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2010S.I. 2010/1510
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2010S.I. 2010/2962
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2012S.I. 2012/2922
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2012S.I. 2012/3033
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2013S.I. 2013/23
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013S.I. 2013/1477
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2013S.I. 2013/2687
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2014S.I. 2014/979
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2014S.I. 2014/2385
(1)

OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p60, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(2)

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).

(3)

OJ No L 164, 30.6.1999, p76.

(4)

OJ No L 250, 7.10.1993, p1.

(5)

OJ No L 250, 7.10.1993, p19.

(6)

OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p60, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(7)

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.

(8)

OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p33, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(9)

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.

(10)

OJ No L 313, 12.10.2004, p16.

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