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The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

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This is the original version (as it was originally made).

PART BRelevant material, from the European Union, which may only be introduced into or moved within Northern Ireland if special requirements are complied with

ItemDescription of relevant materialRequirements 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 Scirrhia pini 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 medusa 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 medusa 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

6.Plants, other than deeds, of Ulmus L., intended for plantingThe plants shall 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
7.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 synptoms of Erwinia amylovora (burr.) Winsl. et al. have been rogued out

8.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 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 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) Kancheveli or Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) have been observed since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

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

The plants shall 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 ISPM No. 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

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 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

11.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,

  • Xanthomas fragariae Kennedy and King;

(ii) in the case of Prunus L.:

  • Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm,

  • Xanthomonas 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

12.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

13.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

14.Plants, other than seeds, of Malus 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 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

15.

Plants, other than seeds, of the following species of Prunus L., intended for planting:

  • Prunus amygdalus Batsch,

  • Prunus armeniaca L.,

  • Prunus blireiana Andre,

  • Prunus brigantine 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 maritime 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 ppwest; 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 foundfree 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

16.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
17.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) David 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 from 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, and no symptoms of Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) or Meloidogyne fallax Karssen have been found(1)

18.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
19.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

20.Plants of stolon-or-tuber-forming species of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, other than those tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in column 2 of items 17, 18 and 19, culture maintainance material being stored in gene banks or genetic stock collections or seeds of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in column 2 of item 21

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 vcirus 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 Yº, Yn and Yc) and Potato leaf roll virus,

  • Clavibacter michiganensis spp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kottoff ) Davis et al.,

  • Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuchi et al.;

  • in the case of seeds of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those specified in column 2 of item 21, 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 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

21.Seeds of Solanum tuberosum L. other than those specified in column 2 of item 22

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 17 to 20; 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 solanacearum (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 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

22Plants 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
23.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

24.Plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae, intended for planting, other than plants mentioned in column 2 of items 22 and 23

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

25.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
26.Plants, other than seeds, of Capsicum annum L., Solanum Lycopersicum L., Musa L., Nicotiana L. or Solanum melongena L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a) they originate in an area or areas which have 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

27.Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision (EU) 2018/638, originating in Africa or in the Americas

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they:

(a) originate in a third country where the specified organism is not known to be present; or

(b) originate in an area free from Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) as 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

(c) originate in areas other than those referred to in points (a) and (b), and they comply with the following conditions:

(i) the plants have been produced in a production site which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin;

(ii) official inspections have been carried out in the production site during the three months prior to export, and no presence of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) has been detected on the plants;

(iii) prior to their export, the plants have been subject to an official inspection and found free from Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith);

(iv) information ensuring the traceability of the plants to their site of production has been ensured during their movement prior to export;

(v) the plants have been produced in a production site which is provided with complete physical protection against the introduction of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith); or

(d) originate in areas other than those referred to in points (a) and (b), and they:

(i) comply with points (c)(i) to (iv); and

(ii) have been subjected to an effective treatment to ensure freedom from Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith); or

(e) originate in areas other than those referred to in points (a) and (b) and they have been subjected to an effective post-harvest treatment to ensure freedom from Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith), and the treatment is indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export

28.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 dahlia Klebahn have been observed on hops at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
29.

Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5cm and belonging to the following genera:

  • Brahea Mart.,

  • Butia Becc.,

  • Chamaerops L.,

  • Jubaea Kunth,

  • Livistona R. Br.,

  • Phoenix L.,

  • Sabal Adans.,

  • Syagrus Mart.,

  • 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 Paysandia 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 Paysandia archon (Burmeister) have been observed

30.Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L. or Pelargonium l’Herit, 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 ttreatment to protect them from pests

31.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 the rooting bed

32.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 caryphylli (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

33.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 accpmpanied 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
34.

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

35.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
36.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
37.Bulbs, tubers or rhizomes, grown in the open air, of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Dahlia spp., Gladiolus Tourn. Ex L., Hyacynthus 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 rostochiemnsis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with
38.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 area or areas 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 leaf curl virus have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

39.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

40.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.

41.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. michiganensis (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

42.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

43.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

44.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

45.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 mark (which may be a reference to the name of the country of origin)
46.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
47.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
48.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
49.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 introduced meets the requirements specified in point 1(iii) of Section 2 of Annex I to Decision 2012/138/EU
50.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, for the purpose of eradicating, containing and monitoring an infestation of Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix papa sp. n., Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner)The 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
51.Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., including those intended for planting, originating in any area of Spain, other than those originating in a demarcated area established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/270/EU or the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta or MelillaThe tubers shall have been washed so that there is no more than 0.1% of soil remaining
52.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 Decision 2012/756/EU
53.Host plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision (EU) 2015/789 which have never been grown in a demarcated area established in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision

The plants shall 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

54.

Pre-basic mother plants as defined in Article 1(3) of Directive 2014/98/EU or pre-basic material as defined in Article 2(5) of 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 a demarcated 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 shall be accompanied by an official statement that they meet the requirements specified in Article 9(9)(a) and (b) of Decision (EU) 2015/789
55.Specified plants (within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/789), other than specified plants which have been grown for the entire production cycle in vitro, which have been grown for at least part of their life in a demarcated area established in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision

The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a) they have been grown in a site which meets the requirements specified in Article 9(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/789; and

(b) they:

(i) meet the requirements specified in Article 9(3), (4) and (5) of that Decision; or

(ii) in the case of dormant plants of Vitis intended for planting, other than seeds, meet the requirements specified in Article 9(3), (4a), (5) and (6) of that Decision

56.Specified plants, (within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/789) which have been grown for the entire production cycle in vitro and for at least part of their life in a demarcated area established in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a) they have been grown in a site which meets the requirements specified in Article 9a(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/789; and

(b) they meet the requirements specified in Article 9a(3) and (4) of that Decision

57.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

58.

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;

  • 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 17 of Decision (EU) 2016/715

The fruits shall be:

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

(b) subject to a licence granted under Article 41(1) of this Order authorising their introduction into, and their movement within, Northern Ireland and, where applicable, their processing and storage in Northern Ireland

59.

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 Decision (EU) 2017/2374

The fruits shall be subject to a licence granted under article 41(1) of this Order authorising their introduction into, and movement within, Northern Ireland and, where applicable, their processing and storage in Northern Ireland
60.Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for plantingThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they 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 telemorph Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus) in accordance with ISPM No. 4
61.Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those mentioned in column 2 of items 19 to 21, 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) David et al. in official laboratory tests
(1)

OJ No L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(2)

OJ No L 193, 13.6.2002, p. 1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1).

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