The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009

Amendments

2.—(1) The Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2(1), for the definition of “the Directive” substitute—

““the Directive” means Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, as amended from time to time;”.

(3) In Schedule 3, for the entry in column (3) corresponding to item 8 substitute—

“Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and any third country not in mainland Europe, other than Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia”.

(4) In Schedule 4, Part A, for the entry in column (2) corresponding to item 30 substitute—

“Soil or growing medium that—

(a)

is attached to, or accompanies, trees for the purpose of sustaining the vitality of those trees;

(b)

consists—

(i)

wholly or partly of soil or any solid organic substance such as parts of plants or humus (including peat or bark); or

(ii)

partly of any solid inorganic substance; and

(c)

originates from—

(i)

Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey or the Ukraine; or

(ii)

any country outside Europe, other than Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia”.

(1)

S.I. 2005/2517 as amended by S.I. 2006/2696, 2008/644 and 2009/594.