The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Articles 3(1) and 31

SCHEDULE 8 Swiss plant passports

PART A Relevant material originating in Switzerland which may be landed or moved within Northern Ireland if accompanied by a Swiss plant passport

1.  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.

2.  Plants of stoloniferous or tuberous species of Solanum L., intended for planting.

3.  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.

4.  Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., with leaves and peduncles.

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—

(a) plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of the genera Abies Mill., Apium graveolens L., Argyanthemum 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. Ditr., Pinus L., Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus laurocerasus 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 2, 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: 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, intended for planting, of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Allium Schoenoprasum L., Helianthus annus L., Medicago sativa L., Solanum lycopersicum L., or Phaseolus L.;

(f) plants of Allium porrum L., intended for planting; or

(g) 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.

PART B Relevant material imported into Switzerland from another third country which, if it would normally be permitted to be landed in Northern Ireland if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, may be accompanied by a Swiss plant passport or may be landed without phytosanitary documentation

1.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of Clausena Burm. F or Murraya Koenig ex L.

2.  Seeds of Cruciferae, Gramineae or Trifolium spp., originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay.

3.  Seeds of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Allium porrum L., Allium schoenoprasum L., Capsicum spp., Helianthus annus L., Solanum lycopersicum L., Medicago sativa L., Phaseolus L., Prunus L., Rubus L. or Oryza spp. or Zea mays L.

4.  Seeds of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle or Poncirus Raf.

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

6.  Parts of plants, other than fruit or seeds, of—

(a) leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L., Eryngium 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 saccarum Marsh, originating in Canada or the USA;

(d) Castanea Mill., conifers (Coniferales), Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Gypsophila L., Pelargonium L’Hérit. ex Ait., Phoenix spp., Populus L., Quercus L., or Solidago L;

(e) Prunus L., originating in any country outside Europe;

(f) leaves of Manihot >esculenta Crantz;

(g) cut branches of Betula L., with or without foliage;

(h) 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;

(i) Amiris P. Browne, Casimiroa La Llave, Citropsis Swingle & Kellerman, Eremocitrus Swingle, Esenbeckia Kunth., Glycosmis Corrȇa, Merrillia Swingle, Naringi Adans., Tetradium Lour., Toddalia Juss. or Zanthoxylum L.

7.  Parts of plants, other than fruit but including seeds, of Aegle Corrȇa, Aeglopsis Swingle, Afraegle Engl., Atalantia Corrȇa, 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.

8.  Fruit of—

(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 country outside Europe;

(c) Capsicum L.

9.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.

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 which is composed entirely of peat.

11.  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 8 or consisting in part of any solid inorganic substances, intended to sustain the vitality of plants, originating in—

(a) Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey or Ukraine; or

(b) any country outside Europe, other than Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia.

12.  Grain of the genera Triticum, Secale or X Triticosecale, originating in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA.