Amendment of article 20 (requirements for plant passports)
5. After article 20(7)(1), insert—
“(8) Subject to article 21, no person shall move within England or Scotland or consign from England or Scotland to another part of the European Union any relevant material of the following description unless it is accompanied by the appropriate documentation—
(a)trees of Castanea Mill. intended for planting; or
(b)trees, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting.
(9) In paragraph (8), “appropriate documentation” means—
(a)in the case of trees of Castanea Mill. intended for planting, official documentation confirming that they have been grown throughout their life in a place of production in a country in which Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr is known not to occur or an area established and maintained as an area free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr in accordance with ISPM No 4;
(b)in the case of trees, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting, official documentation confirming that they have been grown throughout their life in a place of production in a country in which Ceratocystis fimbriata f. spp. platani Walter is known not to occur or an area established and maintained as an area free from Ceratocystis fimbriata f. spp. platani Walter in accordance with ISPM No 4. ”.
Article 20(7) was amended by S.I. 2013/755, Schedule 4, paragraph 223.