Articles 83 to 92 and 93 to 95 apply in relation to any UK plant passport issued in Great Britain.

Article 92a applies to any UK plant passport issued in a CD territory that accompanies plants, plant products or other objects that are introduced into Great Britain from that CD territory and are subsequently moved within Great Britain.

Plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annex 13 to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation may not be moved within Great Britain or introduced into Great Britain from a CD territory, unless they are accompanied by a UK plant passport.

Paragraph 1 is subject to Articles 81 and 82 F9and, in relation to qualifying Northern Ireland goods, to Article 95a(2).

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By way of derogation from paragraphs 1F13... and 3, no F14UK plant passport shall be required for the plants, plant products or other objects which are subject to F15Article 47, 48 or 75(1).

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Any plants, plant products and other objects described in any entry in column (1) of the table in Annex 14 to Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation may not be introduced into, or moved within, a GB pest-free area specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the table unless they are accompanied by a UK plant passport.

Paragraph 1 is subject to Articles 81 and 82 F21and, in relation to qualifying Northern Ireland goods, to Article 95a(2).

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By way of derogation from paragraphs 1F25... and 3, no F26UK plant passport shall be required for the plants, plant products or other objects which are subject to F27Article 57 or 58.

This Article applies to the movement of plants, plant products or other objects in Great Britain and the introduction of plants, plant products or other objects into Great Britain from a CD territory.

No F29UK plant passport F30or other permitted plant passport shall be required for the movement of plants, plant products or other objects F31which are supplied directly to a final user, including home gardeners.

The appropriate authority may by regulations specify that point (b) of paragraph 1A only applies to particular PFA quarantine pests and plants, plant products or other objects.

The F35appropriate authority may by regulations supplement this Regulation by setting out the cases where, for particular plants, plant products or other objects, the exception of paragraph 1 of this Article shall only apply to small quantities. Those F36regulations must define those quantities per period of time as appropriate to the plant, plant product or other object concerned and the respective pest risks.

F41A UK plant passport shall take the form of a distinct label, made on any substrate suitable for printing the elements F42set out in Part A, B, C or D of Annex 7, provided that the plant passport is clearly distinguishable from any other information or label which may also be indicated on that substrate.

The plant passport shall be easily visible and clearly legible, and the information on it shall be unchangeable and durable.

The F49the appropriate authority may by regulations identify types and species of plants for planting for which the exemption referred to in paragraph 2 shall not apply. F50...

F51A UK plant passport for introduction into, and movement within, a F52GB pest-free area or CD pest-free area shall contain the elements set out in Part B of Annex VII.

Where a replacement UK plant passport is issued in relation to plants, plant products or other objects in a relevant NI trade unit pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 93, the UK plant passport must contain the element set out in point (1)(g) of Part A of Annex 7 or point (1)(h) of Part B of Annex 7 (as the case may be).

The F58appropriate authority may by regulations amend Parts A, B, C and D of Annex VII in order to adapt the elements set out therein, where applicable, to the development of scientific and technical knowledge.

A UK plant passport must comply with the requirements set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2313 setting out the format specifications of the plant passport for movement within the Union territory and the plant passport for introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone.

The appropriate authority may by regulations make provision relating to the format or size of UK plant passports.

A F61UK plant passport may also be issued in an electronic form (‘electronic F62UK plant passport’), provided that it contains all the elements F63set out in Part A, B, C or D of Annex 7 (as the case may be), and that the technical arrangements have been set out F64in regulations made under paragraph 9.

The appropriate authority may by regulations set out technical arrangements for the issuance of electronic UK plant passports to ensure an appropriate credible and effective mode for their issuance.

F67UK plant passports shall be issued by authorised operators, under the supervision of the competent authorities.

Authorised operators shall issue F68UK plant passports only for the plants, plant products or other objects for which they are responsible.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, competent authorities may also issue F69UK plant passports.

Authorised operators shall only issue F70UK plant passports in the premises, collective warehouses and dispatching centres which are under their responsibility and declared by them pursuant to point (d) of Article 66(2) or, where Article 94(1) applies, in another location if so authorised by the competent authority.

This Article applies to any plant, plant product or other object of a description specified in any entry in column (1) of the table in Annex 14 to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation which is to be introduced into, or moved within, a GB pest-free area specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the table.

F91But where Article 33(2) applies, a UK plant passport may not be issued for plants, plant products or other objects originating in the demarcated area concerned and which may host the F92PFA quarantine pest concerned.

This Article applies to any plant, plant product or other object which is to be introduced into a CD territory from Great Britain and is required by the relevant CD legislation to be accompanied by a UK plant passport on its introduction into that territory.

A F95UK plant passport may only be issued for plants, plant products and other objects for which a meticulous examination in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 has shown that they fulfil the requirements of Article 85, and, where applicable, F96Articles 86 and 86a.

Plants, plant products and other objects may either be examined individually or by representative samples. The examination shall also cover the packaging material of the plants, plant products or other objects concerned.

The F103appropriate authority may by regulations supplement this Regulation by setting out detailed measures concerning visual examination, sampling and testing, and the frequency and timing of the examinations, referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, with regard to specific plants, plant products and other objects, on the basis of the particular pest risks they may present. Those examinations shall, where appropriate, concern certain plants for planting belonging to pre-basic, basic, or certified material, seed or seed potatoes, or standard or CAC material or seed F104in accordance with relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and other propagating material.

Where regulations made under paragraph 4 make provision in relation to specific plants for planting, and those plants for planting are subject to certification schemes under relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and other propagating material, the regulations must set out the requirements as regards the examinations for the presence of GB quarantine pests, provisional GB quarantine pests and GB regulated non-quarantine pests, and other characteristics of the plants for planting under the relevant legislation, in a single certification scheme.

Regulations made under paragraph 4 must take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge and international standards.

The F117appropriate authority may by regulations supplement this Regulation by setting out criteria to be fulfilled by the professional operators in order for them to comply with the conditions set out in point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article and procedures to ensure that those criteria are met.

Where an authorised operator intends to issue a F118UK plant passport, it shall identify and monitor the points of its production process, and the points concerning the movement of plants, plant products and other objects, which are critical as regards compliance with F119Articles 33(2), 37(4A), 41(1B), 54(1), 85, 86, 86a and 87 (as the case may be) and any requirements specified in regulations made under Article 28(1) or 30(1).

It shall keep for at least three years records concerning the identification and monitoring of those points.

The authorised operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that appropriate training is provided, when necessary, to its personnel involved in the examinations referred to in Article 87, in order to ensure that that personnel possesses the necessary knowledge to carry out those examinations.

Where the competent authority becomes aware that the professional operator concerned does not apply the measures referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, or that a pest risk management plan is no longer up to date with any of the requirements referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, that authority shall without delay take the measures necessary to ensure that non-compliance with those conditions does not continue. Those measures may include the withdrawal of the approval of that plan.

Where the competent authority has taken measures in accordance with the first subparagraph other than the withdrawal of the approval of the plan, and the non-compliance continues, that authority shall without delay withdraw that approval.

The competent authority shall carry out inspections at least once per year, and sampling and testing if appropriate, to verify whether the authorised operators comply with F122, where applicable, Article 83(1), (2), (4) F123and (5), Article 87, Article 88, Article 89(1), Article 90 F123and Article 93(1), (2), (3) F123and (5) F124and, in relation to qualifying Northern Ireland goods, Article 95a.

Where the competent authority becomes aware that an authorised operator does not comply with the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 or that a plant, plant product or other object, for which that professional operator has issued a F125UK plant passport, does not comply with F126the relevant requirements, that authority shall without delay take the measures necessary to ensure that non-compliance with those provisions does not continue.

Those measures may include the withdrawal of the authorisation to issue F127UK plant passports for the plants, plant products and other objects concerned.

Where the competent authority has taken measures in accordance with paragraph 2 other than the withdrawal of the authorisation to issue F128UK plant passports for the plants, plant products and other objects concerned, and non-compliance with F129the relevant requirements continues, that authority shall without delay withdraw that authorisation.

An authorised operator which has received a trade unit of plants, plant products or other objects for which a F133UK plant passport F134or other permitted plant passport has been issued, or the competent authority acting on request of a professional operator, may issue a new F133UK plant passport for that trade unit, replacing the F133UK plant passport F134or other permitted plant passport initially issued for that trade unit, provided that the conditions of paragraph 3 are fulfilled.

Where a trade unit of plants, plant products or other objects for which a F133UK plant passport F135or other permitted plant passport has been issued is divided into two or more new trade units, the authorised operator responsible for those new trade units, or the competent authority acting on request of a professional operator, shall issue a F133UK plant passport for each new trade unit resulting from the division, provided that the conditions set out in paragraph 3 are fulfilled. Those F136UK plant passports shall replace the F133UK plant passport F135or other permitted plant passport issued for the initial trade unit.

Where a F133UK plant passport is issued pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2, the examination referred to in Article 87(1) shall not be required.

Following the replacement of a F133UK plant passport F137or other permitted plant passport pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2, the authorised operator concerned shall retain the replaced F133UK plant passport F137or other permitted plant passport or its content for at least three years.

Where the replacement of a F133UK plant passport pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 is carried out by the competent authority, the professional operator on whose request it is issued shall retain the replaced F133UK plant passport F138or other permitted plant passport, or its content, for at least three years.

That retainment may take the form of storage of the information contained in the F133UK plant passport F139or other permitted plant passport in a computerised database, provided that this includes the information contained in any traceability barcode, hologram, chip or other data carrier which may supplement the traceability code as referred to in Annex VII.

By way of derogation from Article 87 of this Regulation, where a plant, plant product or other object F142is introduced into Great Britain from a third country and a UK plant passport is required for the movement of the plant, plant product or other object within Great Britain pursuant to Article 79(1) and 80(1) of this Regulation, F143a UK plant passport shall be issued if the checks under Article 49(1) of Regulation X1(EU) 2017/625. concerning its introduction have been completed satisfactorily and have led to the conclusion that the plant, plant product or other object concerned fulfils the substantive requirements for issuance of a F144UK plant passport in accordance with to Article 85 of this Regulation and, where appropriate, Article 86 of this Regulation.

The replacement of a phytosanitary certificate by a F145UK plant passport may be carried out at the place of destination of the plant, plant product or other object concerned, instead of the point of entry, where checking at the place of destination is allowed F146....

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, a UK plant passport need not be issued for the movement of a plant, plant product or other object from its place of entry into Great Britain to its initial destination in Great Britain if the plant, plant product or other object is accompanied by a copy, issued by the competent authority, of the original phytosanitary certificate that accompanied it on its arrival in Great Britain.

The competent authority shall retain the phytosanitary certificate for at least three years. That retainment may take the form of storage of the information contained in the phytosanitary certificate in a computerised database.

Where point (a) of Article 101(2) applies, that phytosanitary certificate shall be replaced by a certified copy thereof.

This Article applies where a professional operator becomes aware that a trade unit of plants, plant products or other objects, which is under the operator's control does not comply with any of the F150relevant requirements.

F151The professional operator must invalidate the UK plant passport F152or other permitted plant passport and, where possible, remove it from that trade unit.

Without prejudice to the notification obligation referred to in Article 14, that professional operator shall inform the competent authority under the competence of which it operates.

Where the professional operator fails to comply with paragraph 1, the competent authority shall invalidate the F153UK plant passport F154or other permitted plant passport and, where possible, remove it from the trade unit concerned.

Where paragraphs 1 and 2 apply, the professional operator concerned shall retain the invalidated F153UK plant passport F155or other permitted plant passport or its content for at least three years.

That retention may take the form of storage of the information contained in the invalidated F153UK plant passport F155or other permitted plant passport in a computerised database, provided that this includes the information contained in any traceability barcode, hologram, chip or other data carrier which may supplement the traceability code as referred to in Annex VII, and a statement concerning that invalidation.

Where paragraphs 1 and 2 apply F156in relation to a UK plant passport, the professional operator concerned shall inform accordingly the authorised operator, or competent authority, who issued the invalidated F153UK plant passport.

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F160Subject to paragraph 1A, a relevant NI trade unit which is introduced directly into Great Britain from Northern Ireland must be accompanied, on its introduction into Great Britain, by the plant passport which was required for its movement within Northern Ireland in accordance with the EU Plant Health Regulation.

A relevant NI trade unit which has been introduced into Great Britain from Northern Ireland in accordance with paragraph 1 F162or paragraph 1A may be moved within Great Britain if it is accompanied by the plant passport referred to in paragraph 1 F162or paragraph 1A F163or the plant health label referred to in paragraph 1A.

In paragraph 1A, ‘the SPS Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 2023/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2023 on specific rules relating to the entry into Northern Ireland from other parts of the United Kingdom of certain consignments of retail goods, plants for planting, seed potatoes, machinery and certain vehicles operated for agricultural or forestry purposes, as well as non-commercial movements of certain pet animals into Northern Ireland.