Amendment of article 12 (plant health discharge)
6. In article 12(2)—
(a)for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—
“(b)in the case of relevant material in the course of its consignment to a protected zone, that the relevant material is free from any plant pest listed in the first column of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 opposite the reference to the protected zone;”;
(b)for sub-paragraph (d), substitute—
“(d)in the case of relevant material which is listed in the second column of Annex II Part B of Directive 2000/29/EC and in the course of its consignment to a protected zone that is recognised as a protected zone for the plant pest listed in the first column of that Annex opposite the reference to the relevant material, that the relevant material is not carrying or infected with the plant pest;”;
(c)for sub-paragraph (e), substitute—
“(e)in the case of relevant material listed in Annex III Part B of Directive 2000/29/EC, that the relevant material is not in the course of being consigned to a protected zone for Erwinia amylovova (Burr.) Winsl. et. al.;”;
(d)for sub-paragraph (g), substitute—
“(g)in the case of relevant material which is listed in the first column of Annex IV Part B of Directive 2000/29/EC and in the course of its consignment to a protected zone that is recognised as a protected zone for the plant pest specified in the second column of that Annex opposite the reference to the relevant material, that the relevant material complies with the requirements specified in the second column of that Annex opposite the reference to the relevant material and where there is one or more alternative requirement, the requirement declared in the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export;”.