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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2285 of 14 December 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing of pests, prohibitions and requirements for the introduction into, and movement within, the Union of plants, plant products and other objects, and repealing Decisions 98/109/EC and 2002/757/EC and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/885 and (EU) 2020/1292

Type Implementing Regulation
Publication 2021-12-22
State In force
Text As published
Department European Commission, SANTE
Source EUR-Lex
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This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.

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  • (b) the plants have been grown in the two years prior to their movement in a site within the Union with physical isolation against the introduction of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), or in a site within the Union where the appropriate preventive treatments have been applied, with respect to that pest; and
  • (c) the plants have been subject to visual inspections carried out at least once every four months, confirming freedom of that material from Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier).’;
  • ‘(a) the plants derive from mother plants which have been visually inspected, and found free from symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider; and
  • (b) - (i) the plants have been produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or
  • (ii) the plants have been grown in a site of production found free from the pest over the last complete growing season by visual inspection, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately;

or

  • (c) the plants in the site of production and any plants in the immediate vicinity, which have shown symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider during visual inspections at appropriate times during the last three growing seasons, have been rogued out and destroyed immediately.’;

‘PART D

Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on forest reproductive material, other than seeds

The competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out checks and take any other actions to ensure that the requirements, concerning the respective RNQPs and plants for planting, provided for in the third column of the following table, are fulfilled.
Fungi and oomycetes Fungi and oomycetes Fungi and oomycetes
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting Requirements
Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr Plants for planting, other than seeds Castanea sativa Mill. (a) forest reproductive material originates in areas established by the competent authority, as being free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the site of production over the last complete growing season; or (c) forest reproductive material showing symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr has been rogued out, the remaining material has been inspected at weekly intervals and no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the site of production for at least three weeks before movement of that material.
Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow Plants for planting, other than seeds Pinus L. (a) forest reproductive material originates in areas established by the competent authority, as being free from Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet and Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) no symptoms of needle blight, caused by Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet or Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow, have been observed at the site of production or its immediate vicinity over the last complete growing season; or (c) appropriate treatments have been carried out in the site of production against needle blight, caused by Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet or Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow, and the forest reproductive material has been visually inspected before movement and found free from symptoms of needle blight.
Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in 't Veld Plants for planting, other than pollen and seeds Castanea sativa Mill., Fraxinus excelsior L., Larix decidua Mill., Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière, Larix × eurolepis A. Henry, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, Quercus cerris L., Quercus ilex L., Quercus rubra L. (a) forest reproductive material originates in areas established by the competent authority, as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) have been observed on forest reproductive material at the site of production over the last complete growing season; or (c) (i) forest reproductive material showing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) at the site of production and all forest reproductive material with adherent soil within a 2 m radius of the symptomatic material, has been rogued out and destroyed, including adhering soil; and (ii) for all forest reproductive material located within a 10 m radius of symptomatic plants and for any remaining forest reproductive material from the affected lot: — within three months following the detection of symptomatic forest reproductive material, no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) have been observed on that forest reproductive material in at least two inspections at appropriate times to detect the pest and during that three-month period no treatments suppressing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) have been carried out, and — after that three-month period: — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) have been observed on that forest reproductive material at the site of production, or — a representative sample of that forest reproductive material to be moved has been tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates); and (iii) for all other forest reproductive material at the place of production: — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) have been observed on that forest reproductive material at the site of production, or — a representative sample of that forest reproductive material to be moved has been tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates). ’;
  • (vi) in Part E, the rows on ‘Bruchus pisorum (L.)’ and ‘Bruchus rufimanus L.’ are replaced by the following:
‘Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus) Pisum sativum L. (a) a representative sample of the seeds has been subjected to visual inspection at the most appropriate time to detect the pest, which may follow an appropriate treatment; and (b) the seed has been found free from Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus).
Bruchus rufimanus Boheman Vicia faba L. (a) a representative sample of the seeds has been subjected to visual inspection at the most appropriate time to detect the pest, which may follow an appropriate treatment; and (b) the seed has been found free from Bruchus rufimanus Boheman. ’;
  • (vii) in Part F, the first row of the third table is replaced by the following:
‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. Solanum tuberosum L. The competent authority has subjected the lots to official inspection and confirms that they comply with the respective provisions of Annex IV, unless the lot has been produced from plants complying with point (b)(i) of the third column of the second row of the first table in Part F of Annex V. ’;
  • (viii) in Part J, in the table of ‘Fungi’ the first row is replaced by:

‘Fungi and oomycetes’;
‘Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas ‘Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas ‘Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting Requirements
Citrus bark cracking viroid [CBCVD0] Humulus lupulus L. (a) plants have been produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Citrus bark cracking viroid in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) (i) the place of production has been found free from Citrus bark cracking viroid over the last two complete growing seasons by visual inspection of the plants at the most appropriate time to detect the pest and in order to prevent mechanical transmission, appropriate hygienic measures have been applied at the place of production; and (ii) plants for planting derive from mother plants which have been found free from Citrus bark cracking viroid, and — in the case of mother plants which have been maintained in a site of production with a physical protection from sources of infection with Citrus bark cracking viroid, the mother plants have been visually inspected, sampled and tested every year at the most appropriate time to detect the presence of Citrus bark cracking viroid in order to have all mother plants tested within an interval of 5 years, or — in the case of mother plants which have not been maintained in a site of production with a physical protection from sources of infection with Citrus bark cracking viroid, the mother plants have been found free from Citrus bark cracking viroid over the last five complete growing seasons by visual inspection at the most appropriate time to detect the pest, and — a representative sample of mother plants has been tested at the most appropriate time to detect the pest during the last 12 month and found free from Citrus bark cracking viroid, and — the mother plants have been isolated from Humulus lupulus L. grown in neighbouring places of production situated at, at least, 20 m; and (iii) in the case of production of rooted plants for planting to be moved, the site of production used for rooting — has been isolated from production crops of Humulus lupulus L. situated at, at least, 20 m, or — has been physically protected from sources of infection with Citrus bark cracking viroid.’;

‘PART K

Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on fruit propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production of Actinidia Lindl., other than seeds

The competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out checks and take any other actions to ensure that the requirements, concerning the respective RNQP and plants for planting, provided for in the third column of the following table, are fulfilled.
Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting Measures
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa, Serizawa, Ichikawa, Tsuyumu & Goto [PSDMAK] Actinidia Lindl. (a) propagating material and fruit plants have been produced in areas established by the competent authority, as being free from Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) propagating material and fruit plants derive from mother plants which have been visually inspected twice a year, and found free from Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae; and (c) (i) in the case of mother plants which have been maintained in facilities ensuring physical protection against infections with Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, a representative portion of mother plants has been sampled and tested every four years concerning the presence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in order to have all mother plants tested within an interval of 8 years; or (ii) in the case of mother plants which have not been maintained in the above-mentioned facilities, a representative portion of mother plants has been sampled and tested every year concerning the presence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in order to have all mother plants tested within an interval of 3 years; and (d) (i) in the case of propagating material and fruit plants which have been maintained in the above-mentioned facilities, no symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae have been observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants in the production site over the last complete growing season; or (ii) in the case of propagating material and fruit plants which have not been maintained in the above-mentioned facilities, no symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae have been observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants in the production site over the last complete growing season and that propagating material and those fruit plants have been subjected to random sampling and testing for Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae before marketing and found free from the pest concerned; or (iii) in the case of propagating material and fruit plants which have not been maintained in the above-mentioned facilities, symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae have been observed on no more than 1 % of propagating material and fruit plants in the production site, and that propagating material and those fruit plants, and any symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed, and a representative portion of the remaining asymptomatic propagating material and fruit plants have been sampled and tested for Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and found free from the pest concerned.’;
  • (5) Annex VI is amended as follows:
  • (a) the following point is inserted between points 3 and 4:
‘3.1 Isolated bark of Acer macrophyllum Pursh, Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt., Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd., Quercus L. and Taxus brevifolia Nutt. ex 1404 90 00 ex 4401 40 90 Canada, United Kingdom45, United States, Vietnam
  • (b) point 5 is replaced by the following:
‘5. Isolated bark of Quercus L., other than Quercus suber L. ex 1404 90 00 ex 4401 40 90 Mexico’;
  • (c) in point 18, in the column ‘CN Code’, the CN codes are replaced by following:

‘ ex 0602 10 90

ex 0602 90 30

ex 0602 90 45

ex 0602 90 46

ex 0602 90 48

ex 0602 90 50

ex 0602 90 70

ex 0602 90 91

ex 0602 90 99 ’;
‘2.1 Plants for planting, other than bulbs, corms, rhizomes, seeds, tubers, and plants in tissue culture 0602 10 90 0602 20 20 0602 20 80 0602 30 00 0602 40 00 0602 90 20 0602 90 30 0602 90 41 0602 90 45 0602 90 46 0602 90 47 0602 90 48 0602 90 50 0602 90 70 0602 90 91 0602 90 99 ex 0704 10 00 ex 0704 90 10 ex 0704 90 90 ex 0705 11 00 ex 0705 19 00 ex 0709 40 00 ex 0709 99 10 ex 0910 99 31 ex 0910 99 33 Third countries, other than Switzerland Official statement that the plants: (a) have been grown in nurseries, which are registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, and (b) have been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export.’ ;
‘4.1 Plants for planting with roots, other than plants in tissue culture ex 0601 20 30 ex 0601 20 90 ex 0602 30 00 ex 0602 40 00 ex 0602 90 20 ex 0602 90 30 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Third countries Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in a country established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (b) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (c) have been grown throughout their life in a growing medium which at the time of planting of the plants: (i) was free from soil and organic matter and had not been previously used for growing plants or for any other agricultural purposes, or (ii) was composed entirely of peat or fibre of Cocos nucifera L. and had not been previously used for growing plants or for any other agricultural purposes, or (iii) was subjected to effective fumigation or heat treatment to ensure freedom from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback and which is indicated on the phytosanitary certificate, or (iv) was subjected to effective systems approach to ensure freedom from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback and which is indicated on the phytosanitary certificate; and in all the cases mentioned in points (i) to (iv) was stored and maintained under appropriate conditions to keep it free from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback and since planting appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that the plants have been kept free from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback, including at least: — physical isolation of the growing medium from soil and other possible sources of contamination, and — hygiene measures, or (d) (i) originate in a place of production, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and (ii) immediately prior to export the roots of a representative sample of the consignment have been inspected and are found free from symptoms of Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback.’;
‘4.2 Plants for planting with growing media intended to sustain the vitality of the plants, other than plants in tissue culture and aquatic plants ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 30 00 ex 0602 40 00 ex 0602 90 20 ex 0602 90 30 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, and United States Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin as being free from Popillia japonica Newman in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (b) have been grown in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Popillia japonica Newman in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures: (i) which has been subjected to an annual official inspection and, at least, a monthly inspection during the three months prior to export, for any signs of Popillia japonica Newman, carried out at appropriate times to detect the presence of the pest concerned, at least by visual examination of all plants, including weeds, and sampling of the growing media in which plants are growing, and (ii) which is surrounded by a buffer zone of at least 100 m, where the absence of Popillia japonica Newman was confirmed by official surveys carried out annually at appropriate times, and (iii) immediately prior to export the plants and the growing media have been subjected to an official inspection, including the sampling of the growing media, and found free from Popillia japonica Newman, and (iv) the plants: — are handled and packed or transported in ways to prevent infestation from Popillia japonica Newman after leaving the place of production or — are moved outside the flight season of Popillia japonica Newman, or (c) have been grown throughout their life in a site of production with physical isolation against the introduction of Popillia japonica Newman and the plants: (i) are handled and packed or transported in ways to prevent infestation from Popillia japonica Newman after leaving the site of production, or (ii) are moved outside the flight season of Popillia japonica Newman or (d) have been produced following a systems approach approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 107 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to ensure freedom of Popillia japonica Newman.’;
‘8. Plants for planting of herbaceous species, other than bulbs, corms, plants of the family Poaceae, rhizomes, seeds, tubers, and plants in tissue culture ex 0602 10 90 0602 90 20 ex 0602 90 30 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 ex 0704 10 00 ex 0704 90 10 ex 0704 90 90 ex 0705 11 00 ex 0705 19 00 ex 0705 21 00 ex 0705 29 00 ex 0706 90 10 ex 0709 40 00 ex 0709 99 10 ex 0910 99 31 ex 0910 99 33 Third countries where Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch) are known to occur Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (b) originate in a place of production, established by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin as being free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric ‘Additional declaration’, and declared free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch) on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export, or (c) immediately prior to export, have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch) and have been officially inspected and found free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch). Details of the treatment referred to in point (c) shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate.’
‘20. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., for planting 0701 10 00 Third countries Official statement that the tubers: (a) originate in a country recognised as being free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al., Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (b) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al., Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (c) originate in a place of production, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al., Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen based on an annual survey of host crops by visual inspection of host plants at appropriate times and by visual inspection both externally and by cutting of tubers after harvest from potato crops grown at the place of production, or (d) the tubers after harvest have been randomly sampled and, either checked for the presence of symptoms after an appropriate method to induce symptoms, or laboratory tested, as well as inspected visually both externally and by cutting the tubers, at appropriate times and in all cases at the time of closing of the packages or containers and no symptoms of Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al., Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen have been found.’;
‘21.1 Plants for planting of Cucurbitaceae Juss. and Solanaceae Juss., other than bulbs, corms, rhizomes, pollen, seeds, tubers, and plants in tissue culture ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 90 30 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Third countries Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in a country recognised as being free from Ceratothripoides claratris (Shumsher) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (b) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Ceratothripoides claratris (Shumsher) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (c) have been grown throughout their life in a site of production with physical protection against the introduction of Ceratothripoides claratris (Shumsher), and which has been subjected for at least three months prior to export to at least one inspection to detect the presence of Ceratothripoides claratris (Shumsher).
21.2 Plants for planting of Allium cepa L., Asparagus L., Cynara scolymus L., Citrullus lanatus (Thnb.) Matusm. & Nakai, Cucurbita L., Cucumis melo L., Cucumis sativum L., Glycine max (L.), Merr., Gossypium L., Medicago sativa, L., Persea americana Mill., Phaseolus L., Ricinus communis L., and Tagetes L., other than bulbs, corms, plants in tissue culture, rhizomes, pollen, seeds and tubers. ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 30 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and United States Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (b) have been grown at least during the two months prior to export, or in the case of plants which are younger than two months, throughout their life, in a site of production with physical protection established in the country of origin as being free from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné, on the basis of official inspections carried out throughout their life or during the last two months prior to export.’;
‘24.1 Plants for planting of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., Fragaria L. and Rubus L., other than plants in tissue culture, pollen and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 30 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Third countries Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in a country recognised as being free from Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (b) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (c) originate in a place of production, established in the country of origin by the national plant protection organisation in that country, as being free from Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor), in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures.’;
‘28. Cut flowers of Chrysanthemum L., Dianthus L., Gypsophila L. and Solidago L., and leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. and Ocimum L. 0603 12 00 , 0603 14 00 ex 0603 19 70 0709 40 00 ex 0709 99 10 ex 0709 99 90 ex 1211 90 86 ex 1404 90 00 Third countries Official statement that the cut flowers and the leafy vegetables: (a) originate in a country recognised as being free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (b) immediately prior to their export, have been officially inspected and found free from Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) and Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch).’;
‘29. Cut flowers of Orchidaceae 0603 13 00 Third countries, other than Thailand Official statement that the cut flowers: (a) originate in a country recognised as being free from Thrips palmi Karny in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (b) immediately prior to their export, have been officially inspected and found free from Thrips palmi Karny.
29.1 Cut flowers of Orchidaceae 0603 13 00 Thailand Official statement that the cut flowers: (a) were produced at a place of production which has been found free from Thrips palmi Karny on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export, or (b) have undergone an appropriate fumigation treatment to ensure freedom from Thrips palmi Karny, and the details of the treatment are indicated on the phytosanitary certificate.’;
‘30.1 Plants for planting of Diospyros kaki L., Ficus carica L., Hedera helix L., Laurus nobilis L., Magnolia L., Malus Mill., Melia L., Mespilus germanica L., Parthenocissus Planch., Prunus L., Psidium guajava L., Punica granatum L., Pyracantha M. Roem., Pyrus L., Rosa L., other than seeds, pollen and plants in tissue culture ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 40 00 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Eswatini, Guam, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Nigeria, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Reunion, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, and United States Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin as being free from Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (b) have been grown in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures: (i) which has been subjected during the last year prior to export to official inspections carried out at appropriate times, and (ii) the plants have been handled and packed in ways to prevent infestation after leaving the place of production, or (c) have been subjected to an effective treatment ensuring the freedom of Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) and have been found free thereof prior to export.’;

‘Plants of conifers (Pinopsida), other than fruit and seeds’;
‘32. Plants of conifers (Pinopsida), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 m in height ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 99 ex 0604 20 20 ex 0604 20 40 ex 1404 90 00 Third countries other than Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faeroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo- Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom (1) and Ukraine Official statement that the plants have been produced in a place of production free from Scolytinae spp. (non-European).’;
‘32.1 Plants for planting of Acacia Mill., Acer buergerianum Miq., Acer macrophyllum Pursh, Acer negundo L., Acer palmatum Thunb., Acer paxii Franch., Acer pseudoplatanus L., Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt., Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle, Albizia falcate Backer ex Merr., Albizia julibrissin Durazz., Alectryon excelsus Gärtn., Alnus rhombifolia Nutt., Archontophoenix cunninghamiana H. Wendl. & Drude , Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr., Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Baccharis salicina Torr. & A.Gray, Bauhinia variegata L., Brachychiton discolor F.Muell., Brachychiton populneus R.Br., Camellia semiserrata C.W.Chi, Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze, Canarium commune L., Castanospermum australe A.CunninghamA.Cunningham & C.Fraser, Cercidium floridum Benth. ex A.Gray, Cercidium sonorae Rose & I.M.Johnst., Cocculus laurifolius DC., Combretum kraussii Hochst., Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk., Dombeya cacuminum Hochr., Erythrina corallodendron L., Erythrina coralloides Moc. & Sessé ex DC., Erythrina falcata Benth., Erythrina fusca Lour., Eucalyptus ficifolia F.Müll., Fagus crenata Blume, Ficus L., Gleditsia triacanthos L., Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss) Muell.Arg., Howea forsteriana (F.Müller) Becc., Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton, Inga vera Willd., Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don, Koelreuteria bipinnata Franch., Liquidambar styraciflua L., Magnolia grandiflora L., Magnolia virginiana L., Mimosa bracaatinga Hoehne, Morus alba L., Parkinsonia aculeata L., Persea americana Mill., Pithecellobium lobatum Benth., Platanus x hispanica Mill. ex Münchh., Platanus mexicana Torr., Platanus occidentalis L., Platanus orientalis L., Platanus racemosa Nutt., Podalyria calyptrata Willd., Populus fremontii S.Watson, Populus nigra L., Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A.Gray ex Hook., Prosopis articulata S.Watson, Protium serratum Engl., Psoralea pinnata L., Pterocarya stenoptera C.DC., Quercus agrifolia Née, Quercus calliprinos Webb., Quercus chrysolepis Liebm, Quercus engelmannii Greene, Quercus ithaburensis Dence., Quercus lobata Née, Quercus palustris Marshall, Quercus robur L., Quercus suber L., Ricinus communis L., Salix alba L., Salix babylonica L., Salix gooddingii C.R.Ball, Salix laevigata Bebb, Salix mucronata Thnb., Shorea robusta C.F.Gaertn., Spathodea campanulata P.Beauv., Spondias dulcis Parkinson, Tamarix ramosissima Kar. ex Boiss., Virgilia oroboides subsp. ferrugine B.-E.van Wyk, Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC. and Xylosma avilae Sleumer, other than plants in tissue culture, pollen and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Third countries Official statement that the plants: (a) have a diameter of less than 2 cm at the base of the stem, or (b) originate in a country recognised as being free from Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (c) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (d) have been grown: (i) in a site of production with physical isolation against the introduction of Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato at least during six months prior to export, which is subjected to official inspections at appropriate times and has been found free from the pest, confirmed at least with traps which are checked at least every four weeks, including immediately prior to export, or (ii) in a site of production which has been found free from Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, confirmed at least with traps, during official inspections carried out at least every four weeks; in case of suspicion of the presence of the pest at the site of production, appropriate treatments against the pest have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pest; a surrounding zone of 1 km is established, which is monitored at appropriate times for Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato and where the pest is found, those plants should be immediately rogued out and destroyed, and immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of the pest, in particular in stems and branches of the plants, including destructive sampling. The size of the sample for inspection shall be such as to enable at least the detection of 1 % level of infestation with a level of confidence of 99 %.’
‘32.2 Plants for planting of Artocarpus chaplasha Roxb., Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam., Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr., Alnus formosana Makino, Bombax malabaricum DC., Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent., Broussonetia kazinoki Siebold, Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth, Camellia oleifera C.Abel, Castanea Mill., Celtis sinensis Pers., Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl, Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook., Dalbergia L.f., Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., Ficus carica L., Ficus hispida L.f., Ficus infectoria Willd., Ficus retusa L., Juglans regia L., Maclura tricuspidata Carrière, Melia azedarach L., Morus L., Populus L., Robinia pseudoacacia L., Salix L., Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb., Schima superba Gardner & Champ., Sophora japonica L., Trema amboinense (Willd.) Blume, Trema orientale (L.) Blume, Ulmus L., Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw, and Xylosma G.Forst., other than plants in tissue culture, pollen and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia (only the following parts: Far Eastern Federal District (Dalnevostochny federalny okrug), Siberian Federal District (Sibirsky federalny okrug), and Ural Federal District (Uralsky federalny okrug)), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen Official statement that the plants: (a) have a diameter of less than 1 cm at the base of the stem, or (b) originate in a country recognised as being free from Apriona germari (Hope) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (c) have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Apriona germari (Hope), established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (d) have been grown throughout their life or during a period of at least two years prior to export, in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Apriona germari (Hope) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and (i) which has been subjected annually to two official inspections for any signs of Apriona germari (Hope), carried out at appropriate times and no signs of the pest have been found, and (ii) with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 2 000 m where the absence of Apriona germari (Hope) was confirmed by official surveys carried out annually at appropriate times, and (iii) immediately prior to export have been subjected to an inspection for the presence of Apriona germari (Hope), in particular in stems of the plants; where appropriate, this inspection should include destructive sampling, or (e) have been grown throughout their life or during a period of at least two years prior to export in a site of production with physical isolation against the introduction of Apriona germari (Hope) and immediately prior to export have been subjected to an inspection for the presence of Apriona germari (Hope), in particular in stems of the plant; where appropriate, this inspection should include destructive sampling.
32.3 Plants for planting of Caesalpinia japonica Siebold & Zucc., Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze, Celtis sinensis Pers., Cercis chinensis Bunge, Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne, Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl, Cornus kousa Bürger ex Hanse, Crataegus cordata Aiton, Debregeasia edulis (Siebold & Zucc.) Wedd., Diospyros kaki L., Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., Enkianthus perulatus (Miq.) C.K.Schneid., Fagus crenata Blume, Ficus carica L., Firmiana simplex (L.) W.Wight, Gleditsia japonica Miq., Hovenia dulcis Thunb., Lagerstroemia indica L., Morus L., Platanus x hispanica Mill. ex Münchh., Platycarya strobilacea Siebold & Zucc., Populus L., Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc., Pterocarya stenoptera C.DC., Punica granatum L., Robinia pseudoacacia L., Salix L., Spiraea thunbergii Siebold ex Blume, Ulmus parvifolia Jacq., Villebrunea pedunculata Shirai, and Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino, other than plants in tissue culture, pollen, and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia (only the following parts: Far Eastern Federal District (Dalnevostochny federalny okrug), Siberian Federal District (Sibirsky federalny okrug), and Ural Federal District (Uralsky federalny okrug)), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen Official statement that the plants: (a) have a diameter of less than 1 cm at the base of the stem, or (b) originate in a country recognised as being free from Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (c) have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (d) have been grown throughout their life or during a period of at least two years prior to export, in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and (i) which has been subjected annually to two official inspections for any signs of Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat, carried out at appropriate times and no signs of the pest have been found, and (ii) with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 2 000 m where the absence of Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat was confirmed by official surveys carried out annually at appropriate times, and (iii) immediately prior to export have been subjected to an inspection for the presence of Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat, in particular in stems of the plants; where appropriate, this inspection should include destructive sampling, or (e) have been grown throughout their life or during a period of at least two years prior to export in a site of production with physical isolation against the introduction of Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat and immediately prior to export have been subjected to an inspection for the presence of Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat, in particular in stems of the plants; where appropriate, this inspection should include destructive sampling.
32.4 Plants for planting of Debregeasia hypoleuca (Hochst. ex Steud.) Wedd., Ficus L., Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid., Morus L., Populus L. and Salix L., other than plants in tissue culture, pollen, and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar Russia (only the following parts: Far Eastern Federal District (Dalnevostochny federalny okrug), Siberian Federal District (Sibirsky federalny okrug), and Ural Federal District (Uralsky federalny okrug)), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen Official statement that the plants: (a) have a diameter of less than 1 cm at the base of the stem, or (b) originate in a country recognised as being free from Apriona cinerea Chevrolat in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (c) have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Apriona cinerea Chevrolat, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (d) the plants have been grown throughout their life or during a period of at least two years prior to export, in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Apriona cinerea Chevrolat in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and (i) which has been subjected annually to two official inspections for any signs of Apriona cinerea Chevrolat, carried out at appropriate times and no signs of the pest have been found, and (ii) with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 2 000 m where the absence of Apriona cinerea Chevrolat was confirmed by official surveys carried out annually at appropriate times, and (iii) immediately prior to export have been subjected to an inspection for the presence of Apriona cinerea Chevrolat, in particular in stems of the plants; where appropriate, this inspection should include destructive sampling, or (e) have been grown throughout their life or during a period of at least two years prior to export in a site of production with physical isolation against the introduction of Apriona cinerea Chevrolat and immediately prior to export have been subjected to an inspection for the presence of Apriona cinerea Chevrolat, in particular in stems of the plants; where appropriate, this inspection should include destructive sampling.
32.5 Plants of Acer macrophyllum Pursh, Acer pseudoplatanus L., Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris, Adiantum jordanii C. Muell., Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt., Aesculus hippocastanum L., Arbutus menziesii Pursch., Arbutus unedo L., Arctostaphylos Adans, Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull, Camellia L., Castanea sativa Mill., Fagus sylvatica L., Frangula californica (Eschsch.) Gray, Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper, Fraxinus excelsior L., Griselinia littoralis (Raoul), Hamamelis virginiana L., Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindley) M. Roemer, Kalmia latifolia L., Larix decidua Mill., Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière, Larix × eurolepis A. Henry Laurus nobilis L., Leucothoe D. Don, Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd., Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Dougl. ex Torr.&Gray, Magnolia L., Michelia doltsopa Buch.-Ham. ex DC., Nothofagus obliqua (Mirbel) Blume, Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green, Parrotia persica (DC) C.A. Meyer, Photinia x fraseri Dress, Pieris D. Don, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco, Quercus L., Rhododendron L. other than Rhododendron simsii Planch., Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt., Salix caprea L., Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl., Syringa vulgaris L., Taxus L., Trientalis latifolia (Hook.), Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt., Vaccinium L. and Viburnum L., other than fruit, pollen and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 30 00 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 ex 0603 19 70 ex 0604 20 40 ex 0604 20 90 ex 0604 90 91 ex 1401 90 00 ex 1404 90 00 Canada, United Kingdom46, United States and Vietnam Official statement that: (a) the plants originate in areas known to be free from Phytophthora ramorum (non-EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in 't Veld, established by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (b) no signs of Phytophthora ramorum (non-EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in 't Veld have been observed on any susceptible plants at the place of production during official inspections, including laboratory testing of any suspicious symptoms carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, and a representative sample of the plants has been inspected before shipment and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (non-EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in 't Veld in these inspections.
32.6 Plants for planting of Acer L., Betula L., Elaeagnus L., Fraxinus L., Gleditsia L., Juglans L., Malus Mill., Morus L., Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Quercus L., Robinia L., Salix L., or Ulmus L., other than scions, cuttings, plants in tissue culture, pollen, or seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Official statement that the plants: (a) have a diameter of less than 9 cm at the base of the stem, or (b) have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Trirachys sartus Solsky, established by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (c) have been grown throughout their life or during a period of at least two years prior to export, in a site of production free from Trirachys sartus Solsky, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and where the plants have been grown (i) in a site of production with physical isolation against the introduction of Trirachys sartus Solsky, which has been subjected to at least one inspection per year for any signs of Trirachys sartus Solsky, carried out at appropriate times of the year to detect the presence of the pest concerned, or (ii) in a site of production with the application of appropriate preventive treatments which has been subjected to annually at least two inspections for any signs of Trirachys sartus Solsky, carried out at appropriate times of the year to detect the presence of the pest concerned, surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 500 m where the absence of Trirachys sartus Solsky was confirmed during these official surveys, and immediately prior to export the plants have been subjected to an inspection for the presence of Trirachys sartus Solsky, in particular in the stems of the plant, including where appropriate, destructive sampling, and no signs of presence of Trirachys sartus Solsky have been observed.’
32.7 Plants for planting of Castanea Mill., Castanopsis (D. Don) Spach and Quercus L., other than plants in tissue culture, pollen, and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 China, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam Official statement that the plants: (a) have a diameter of less than 9 cm at the base of the stem, or (b) have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Massicus raddei (Blessig), established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of the area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, or (c) have been grown throughout their life or during a period of at least two years prior to export, in a site of production free from Massicus raddei (Blessig), in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and where the plants have been grown (i) in a site of production with physical isolation against the introduction of Massicus raddei (Blessig), which has been subjected annually to at least one inspection for any signs of Massicus raddei (Blessig), carried out at appropriate times of the year to detect the presence of the pest concerned, or (ii) in a site of production with the application of appropriate preventive treatments which has been subjected annually to at least two inspections for any signs of Massicus raddei (Blessig), carried out at appropriate times of the year to detect the presence of the pest concerned, surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 2000 m where the absence of Massicus raddei (Blessig) was confirmed during official surveys, and immediately prior to export the plants have been subjected to an inspection for the presence of Massicus raddei (Blessig), in particular in the stems of the plant, including where appropriate, destructive sampling, and no signs of presence of Massicus raddei (Blessig) have been observed.
‘36. Plants of Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. and Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc., other than fruit and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 99 ex 0604 20 90 ex 1404 90 00 Belarus, Canada, China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine and United States Official statement that the plants originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and located at a minimum distance of 100 km to the closest known area, where the presence of the specified pest has been officially confirmed; the name of the area is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate and the freedom status of that area has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned.’;
‘56. Plants for planting of Cryptocoryne sp., Hygrophila sp. and Vallisneria sp., other than pollen and seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 99 Third countries, other than Switzerland Official statement that the roots have been subjected to testing for at least nematode pests, of a representative sample, using appropriate methods for the detection of the pests and have been found at these tests free from the nematode pests.’;
‘61. Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, Mangifera L. and Prunus L. ex 0804 50 00 0805 10 22 0805 10 24 0805 10 28 ex 0805 10 80 ex 0805 21 10 ex 0805 21 90 ex 0805 22 00 ex 0805 29 00 ex 0805 40 00 ex 0805 50 10 ex 0805 50 90 ex 0805 90 00 0809 10 00 0809 21 00 0809 29 00 0809 30 10 0809 30 90 0809 40 05 0809 40 90 Third countries Official statement that: (a) the fruits originate in a country recognised as free from Tephritidae as referred to in point 77 of table 3, Part A of Annex II, to which those fruits are known to be susceptible, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned, or (b) the fruits originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Tephritidae as referred to in point 77 of table 3, Part A of Annex II, to which those fruits are known to be susceptible, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, and this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned, or (c) no signs of Tephritidae as referred to in point 77 of table 3, Part A of Annex II, to which those fruits are known to be susceptible, have been observed at the place of production and in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to harvesting, and none of the fruits harvested at the place of production has shown, in appropriate official examinations, signs of the relevant pest and information on traceability is included in the phytosanitary certificate, or (d) have been subjected to an effective systems approach or an effective post-harvest treatment to ensure freedom from Tephritidae as referred to in point 77 of table 3, Part A of Annex II, to which those fruits are known to be susceptible, and the use of a systems approach or details of the treatment method are indicated on the phytosanitary certificate, provided that the systems approach or the post-harvest treatment method has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned.’;
‘67. Fruits of Solanaceae 0702 00 00 0709 30 00 0709 60 10 0709 60 91 0709 60 95 0709 60 99 ex 0709 99 90 ex 0810 90 75 Australia, the Americas and New Zealand Official statement that the fruits originate in: (a) a country recognised as being free from Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc.) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned, or (b) an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc.) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned, or (c) a place of production, where official inspections and surveys for the presence of Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc.) including its immediate vicinity have been carried out during the last three months prior to export and subjected to effective treatments to ensure freedom from the pest, and representative samples of the fruit have been inspected prior to export, and information on traceability is included in the phytosanitary certificate, or (d) an insect proof site of production, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin, as being free from Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc.), on the basis of official inspections and surveys carried out during the three months prior to export, and information on traceability is included in the phytosanitary certificate.’;
‘68.1 Fruits of Capsicum L. and Solanum lycopersicum L. 0702 00 00 0709 60 10 0709 60 91 0709 60 95 0709 60 99 ex 0709 99 90 Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and United States Official statement that the fruits: (a) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned, or (b) originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures and official inspections and surveys have been carried out in the place of production at appropriate times during the growing season, including an examination on representative samples of fruit, shown to be free from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné, and information on traceability is included in the phytosanitary certificate, or (c) originate in a site of production with a physical isolation, against the introduction of Prodiplosis longifila Gagné established in the country of origin by the national plant protection organisation as being free from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné, on the basis of official inspections carried out during the two months prior to export, and information on traceability is included in the phytosanitary certificate, or (d) have been subjected to an effective systems approach or an effective post-harvest treatment to ensure freedom from Prodiplosis longifila Gagné and the use of a systems approach or details of the treatment method are indicated on the phytosanitary certificate, provided that the systems approach or the post-harvest treatment method has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned, and information on traceability is included in the phytosanitary certificate.’;
‘71. Fruits of Momordica L. ex 0709 99 90 Third countries Official statement that the fruits originate in: (a) a country recognised as being free from Thrips palmi Karny in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned, or (b) an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Thrips palmi Karny in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the third country concerned.’;

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