This Order amends the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1643 (W.158)).

Article 2(2) makes provision to prohibit a person from landing certain potatoes in Wales unless prior written notification has been given to an authorised inspector.

Article 2(3) makes provision to require certain potatoes which originate in Poland and are imported into Wales to be accompanied by an official certificate confirming that the potatoes have been found to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. in official laboratory tests.

A preliminary impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Welsh Government, Natural Environment and Agriculture Team, Rhodfa Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth SY23 3UR.