The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule
Publication 2006-03-06
Last updated 2018-12-01
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland
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(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Requirements of landing
56. Plants, other than:bulbs,corms,rhizomes,seeds, ortubers,intended for planting, originating in any third country Without prejudice to the requirements in items 42 to 45, 47, 49, 51, 61, 62, 65 and 67, the plants shall be accompanied an official statement that they have been grown in nurseries and:originate in an area or areas, established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country, as being free from Thrips palmiKarny in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is or are mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “Additional Declaration”;originate in a place of production, established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country, as being free from Thrips palmi Karny in accordance with ISPM No. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “Additional declaration”, and declared free from Thrips palmi Karny on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export; orimmediately prior to export, have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Thrips palmiKarny and have been officially inspected and found free from Thrips palmiKarny. Details of the treatment shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
57. Cut flowers of Orchidaceae and fruits of MomordicaL. orSolanum melongenaL., originating in any third country Without prejudice to the requirements in items 61, the cut flowers and fruits shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country free from Thrips palmiKarny; orimmediately prior to their export, they have been officially inspected and found free from Thrips palmiKarny
58. Plants, other than seeds, of Palmae, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe Without prejudice to the requirements in items 61 and 65, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area known to be free from Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm and Cadang-Cadang viroid, and no symptoms have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation;no symptoms of Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm and Cadang-Cadang viroid have been observed on the plants since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, and plants at the place of production which have shown symptoms giving rise to the suspicion of contamination by the diseases have been rogued out at that place and the plants have undergone appropriate treatment to rid them of Myndus crudus Van Duzee; orin the case of plants in tissue culture, the plants were derived from plants which have met the requirements laid down in (a) or (b)
58a. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5cm of the species listed in Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC originating in any third country Without prejudice to the requirements in item 58, the plants, including those collected from natural habitats, shall be accompanied by an official statement that the plants meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of point 1 of Annex I to Decision 2007/365/EC
58b Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following genera: Brahea Mart., Butia Becc., Chamaerops L., Jubaea Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans., Syagrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart., Washingtonia Raf. Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in items 58 and 58a, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that the plants:have been grown throughout their life in a country where Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) is not known to occur; orhave been grown throughout their life in an area free from Paysandisia archon (Burmeister), established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4; orhave, during a period of at least two years prior to export, been grown in a place of production:which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin, andwhere the plants were placed in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) or with application of appropriate preventive treatments, andwhere, during three official inspections per year carried out at appropriate times, including immediately prior to export, no signs of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) have been observed
59. Plants of Camellia L., other than seeds, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe Without prejudice to the requirements in items 61, 62 and 65, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in areas known to be free from Ciborinia camelliaeKohn; orno symptoms of Ciborinia camelliaeKohn have been observed on plants in flower at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
60. Plants, other than seeds, of FuchsiaL., intended for planting, originating in the USA or Brazil Without prejudice to the requirements in items 61, 62 and 65, the plants shall be accompanied by official statement that no symptoms of Aculops fuchsiaeKeifer have been observed at the place of production and that immediately prior to export the plants have been inspected and found free from Aculops fuchsiaeKeifer
61. Trees or shrubs, other than seeds or plants in tissue culture, intended for planting, originating in any third country other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area Without prejudice to the requirements in items 62 and 65, the trees or shrubs shall be accompanied by an official statement that they:are free from plant debris and from flowers and fruits;have been grown in nurseries; andhave been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export and found to be free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, and either found free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms
62. Deciduous trees or shrubs, other than seeds or plants in tissue culture, intended for planting, originating in any third country, other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area Without prejudice to the requirements in items 61 and 65, the trees or shrubs shall be accompanied by an official statement that the plants are dormant and free from leaves
63. Annual and biennial plants, other than Gramineae, other than seeds, intended for planting, originating in any country other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area Without prejudice to the requirements in items 37, 38, 49 to 52, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that they:have been grown in nurseries;are free from plant debris and from flowers and fruits; andhave been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export, andfound free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, andfound free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms
64. Plants of the family Gramineae of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae, Panicoideae or of the genera Buchloe, BoutelouaLag., Calamagrostis, CortaderiaStapf., GlyceriaR. Br., HakonechloaMak. ex Honda, Hystrix,Molinia,PhalarisL., Shibataea,SpartinaSchreb.,StipaL. or UniolaL., other than seeds, intended for planting, originating in any country other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area Without prejudice to requirements in items 52, 53 and 65, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they have been grown in nurseries;they are free from plant debris and from flowers and fruits; andthey have been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export, andfound free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, andfound free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms
65. Naturally or artificially dwarfed plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe Without prejudice to the requirements in items 61 and 62, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:the plants, including those collected directly from natural habitats, shall have been grown, held and trained for at least two consecutive years prior to dispatch in officially registered nurseries, which are subject to an officially supervised control regime; andthe plants in the nurseries referred to in paragraph (a) shall at least during the period referred to in (a):be potted, in pots which are placed on shelves at least 50 cm above ground;have been subjected to appropriate treatments to ensure freedom from non- European rusts (the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment”);have been officially inspected at least six times a year at appropriate intervals for the presence of plant pests mentioned in the Schedules to this Order. These inspections, which shall also be carried out on plants in the immediate vicinity of the nurseries referred to in paragraph (a), shall be carried out at least by visual examination of each row in the field or nursery and by visual examination of all parts of the plant above the growing medium, using a random sample of at least 300 plants from a given genus where the number of plants of that genus is not more than 3,000 plants, or 10% of the plants if there are more than 3,000 plants from that genus;have been found free, in the inspections in paragraph (iii), from the relevant plant pests. Infested plants shall be removed. The remaining plants, where appropriate, shall be effectively treated, and in addition shall be held for an appropriate period and inspected to ensure freedom from such plant pests;have been planted in either an unused artificial growing medium or in a natural growing medium which has been treated by fumigation or by appropriate heat treatment and examined afterwards and found free of any plant pests; andhave been kept under conditions which ensure that the growing medium has been maintained free from plant pests and within two weeks prior to dispatch, have been:shaken and washed with clean water to remove the original growing medium and kept bare rooted; orshaken and washed with clean water to remove the original growing medium and replanted in growing medium which meets the conditions laid down in paragraph (v); orsubjected to appropriate treatments to ensure that the growing medium is free from plant pests (the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment”); andthe plants at the nurseries referred to in paragraph (a) shall be packed in closed containers which have been officially sealed and bear the registration number of the registered nursery, which number shall also be indicated under the rubric “additional declaration” on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export enabling the consignments to be identified
66. Herbaceous perennial plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of the families Caryophyllaceae (except Dianthus L.), Compositae (except Dendranthema(DC.) Des Moul.), Cruciferae, Leguminosae or Rosaceae (except FragariaL.), originating in any third country other than a country in the Euro- Mediterranean area Without prejudice to the requirements in items 49 to 53, 71 and 72, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that they:have been grown in nurseries;are free from plant debris and from flowers and fruits; andhave been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export, andfound free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, andeither found free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms
67. Plants of herbaceous species and plants of Ficus L. or Hibiscus L., other than bulbs, corms, rhizomes, seeds or tubers, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe Without prejudice to the requirements in items 42 to 45, 49, 51, 56, 62, 71 and 72, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country, as being free from Bemisia tabaciGenn. (non- European populations) in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is or are mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “Additional declaration”;they originate in a place of production, established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) in accordance with the ISPM No. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “Additional declaration”, and declared free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the nine weeks prior to export; orin cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) has been found at the place of production, are held or produced in this place of production and have undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) and subsequently this place of production shall have been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aiming at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations), in both official inspections carried out weekly during the nine weeks prior to export and in monitoring procedures throughout that period. Details of the treatment shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
68. Cut flowers of Asterspp., Eryngium L.,GypsophilaL.,HypericumL.,LisianthusL., RosaL.,SolidagoL.,TracheliumL., or leafy vegetables ofOcimumL., originating in any country outside Europe Without prejudice to the requirements in items 71 and 72, the flowers or leafy vegetables shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations); orimmediately prior to their export, they have been officially inspected and found free from Bemisia tabaciGenn. (non-European populations)
69. Plants of Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farw., other than seeds, intended for planting, originating in any third country where Tomato yellow leaf curl virus is known to occur and where Bemisia tabaci Genn. is not known to occur Without prejudice to the requirements in items 37 to 39, 71 and 72, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed on the plants
70. Plants of Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farw., other than seeds, intended for planting, originating in any third country where Tomato yellow leaf curl virus is known to occur and where Bemisia tabaci Genn. is known to occur Without prejudice to the requirements in items 37 to 39, 71 and 72, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:no symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed on the plants; andthe plants originate in areas known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn.; orthe place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaciGenn. on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export; orno symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed at the place of production and the place of production has been subjected to an appropriate treatment and monitoring regime to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaciGenn.
71. Plants, other than seeds, bulbs, tubers, corms or rhizomes, intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following relevant plant pests are known to occur:Bean golden mosaic virus,Cowpea mild mottle virus,Lettuce infectious yellow virus,Bean golden mosaic virus,Cowpea mild mottle virus,Lettuce infectious yellow virus, Without prejudice to the requirements in items 37, 38, 49, 50, 54, 55 and 66 to 70, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of the relevant plant pests in column 2 have been observed on the plants during their complete cycle of vegetation
72. Plants, other than seeds, tubers, corms, or rhizomes, intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following relevant plant pests are known to occur:Bean golden mosaic virus,Cowpea mild mottle virus,Lettuce infectious yellow virus,Pepper mild tigré virus,Squash leaf curl virus, orother viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaciGenn.,and where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) or other vectors of the relevant plant pests are known to occur Without prejudice to the requirements in items 37, 38, 49, 50, 54, 55 and 66 to 70, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of the plant pests have been observed on the plants during an adequate period, andthe plants originate in areas known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. and other vectors of the plant pests;the place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaciGenn. and other vectors of the relevant plant pests on official inspections carried out at appropriate times; orthe plants have been subjected to an appropriate treatment aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaciGenn.
73. Seeds of Helianthus annuusL., originating in any third country The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in area or areas known to be free from Plasmopara halstedii(Farlow) Berl. and de Toni; orother than those that have been produced on varieties resistant to all races of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni present in the area of production, they have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Plasmopara halstedii(Farlow) Berl. and de Toni
74. Seeds of Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farw., originating in any third country The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that they have been obtained by means of an appropriate acid extraction method and:they originate in an area or areas where Clavibacter michiganensisssp. michiganensis(Smith) Daviset al.Xanthomonas campestrispv. vesicatoria(Doidge) Dye and potato spindle tuber viroid are not known to occur;no symptoms of diseases caused by those plant pests have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation; orthey have been subjected to official testing for at least those plant pests, on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found free from those plant pests
75. Seeds of Medicago sativaL., originating in any third country Without prejudice to the requirements in item 75, the seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kühn) Filipjev have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and that no Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kühn) Filipjev has been revealed by laboratory tests on a representative sample; orfumigation has taken place prior to export
76. Seeds of Medicago sativaL., originating in any third country whereClavibacter michiganensisssp. insidiosusDavis et al is known to occur Without prejudice to the requirements in items 74, the seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. insidiosus Davis et al. has not been known to occur on the farm or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last 10 years;either:the crop belongs to a variety recognised as being highly resistant to Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. insidiosus Davis et al.;it had not yet started its fourth complete cycle of vegetation from sowing when the seed was harvested, and there was not more than one preceding seed harvest from the crop; orthe content of inert matter which has been determined in accordance with the rules applicable for the certification of seed marketed in the Community, does not exceed 0.1 % by weight;no symptoms of Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. insidiosus(McCulloch) Davis et al. have been observed at the place of production, or on any Medicago sativaL. crop adjacent to it, during the last complete cycle of vegetation or, where appropriate, the last two cycles of vegetation; andthe crop has been grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativaL. crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing
77. Seeds of Oryza sativaL., originating in any third country The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they have been officially tested by appropriate nematological tests and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyiChristie; orthey have been subjected to an appropriate hot water treatment or other appropriate treatment against Aphelenchoides besseyiChristie
78. Seeds of PhaseolusL., originating in any third country The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Xanthomonas campestrispv. phaseoli(Smith) Dye; ora representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Xanthomonas campestrispv. phaseoli(Smith) Dye
79. Seeds of Zea maisL., originating in any third country The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Erwinia stewartii(Smith) Dye; ora representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Erwinia stewartii(Smith) Dye
80. Seeds of the generaTriticum,Secaleor XTriticosecalefrom Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, the USA or Iran where Tilletia indica Mitra is known to occur The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area or areas where Tilletia indicaMitra is known not to occur. The name of the area or areas shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
81. Grain of the generaTriticum,Secaleor XTriticosecalefrom Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, the USA or Iran where Tilletia indica Mitra is known to occur The grain shall be accompanied by an official statement that:it originates in an area or areas where Tilletia indicaMitra is known not to occur. The name of the area or areas shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “place or origin”; orno symptoms of Tilletia indicaMitra have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their last complete cycle of vegetation and representative samples of the grain have been taken both at the time of harvest and before shipment and have been tested and found free from Tilletia indicaMitra which shall be evidenced by a statement “tested and found free from Tilletia indicaMitra on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “name of produce”
82. Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2008/840/EC originating in China Without prejudice to the requirements in Schedule 3, items 4, 12 and 14 and items 11, 12, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 60, 61, 64, 65 and 70 of Part A of this Schedule the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement containing the information in point 1 of Section 1(B) of Annex 1 to Decision 2008/840/EC and shall comply with the requirements set out in Article 2a(1)(c) of Decision 2008/840/EC.
83. Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2008/840/EC originating in any third country where Anoplophorachinensis (Forster) is known to occur, other than China Without prejudice to the requirements in Schedule 3, items 4, 12 and 14 and items 11, 12, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 60, 61, 64, 65 and 70 of Part A of this Schedule the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement containing the information in point (1) of Section 1(A) of Annex 1 to Decision 2008/840/EC.

PART B — Relevant material, from another part of the European Community, which may only be landed in or moved within Northern Ireland if special requirements are satisfied

(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Requirements of landing
1. Plants, other than seeds, of PinusL., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 2, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Scrirrhia piniFunk and Parker have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
1a Plants intended for planting, including seeds and cones for propagation purposes, of the genera and species referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC Without prejudice to the requirements in item 7 of Part A of Schedule 6, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown in accordance with the specifications in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of point II of Annex I to Decision 2007/433/EC
2. Plants, other than seeds, of AbiesMill., Larix Mill., PiceaA. Dietr.,Pinus L.,PseudotsugaCarr. orTsugaCarr., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 1, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Melampsora medusaeThümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
3. Plants, other than seeds, of Populus L., intended for planting The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Melampsora medusaeThümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
4. Plants, other than seeds, of CastaneaMill. or QuercusL., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 4(a), the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that :they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica(Murrill) Barr; orno symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica(Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
4a Plants, other than fruit or seeds of CastaneaMill., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 4, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they have been grown throughout their life or since their introduction into the Community in a place of production in a member State where Dryocosmus kuriphilusYasumatsu is not known to occur; orthey have been grown throughout their life or since their introduction into the Community in a place of production in an area or areas, established by the responsible official body in a member State, as being free from Dryocosmus kuriphilusYasumatsu, in accordance with ISPM No. 4
5. Plants, other than seeds, of PlatanusL., intended for planting The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Ceratocystis fimbriataf.sp. plataniWalter; orno symptoms of Ceratocystis fimbriataf.sp. plataniWalter have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
6. Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in items 10 and 12, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in zones recognised as being free from Erwinia amylovora(Burr.) Winsl. et al.; orthe plants in the field of production or in its immediate vicinity, which have shown symptoms of Erwinia amylovora(Burr.) Winsl. et al., have been rogued out
6a. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5cm of the species listed in Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown in accordance with the specifications in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of point 2 of Annex I to Decision 2007/365/EC
7. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of CitrusL., FortunellaSwingle or PoncirusRaf. The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Spiroplasma citriSaglio et al., Phoma tracheiphila(Petri) Kanchaveli and Gikashvili, Citrus vein enation woody gall and Citrus tristeza virus (European strains);they derive from a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official individual testing for, at least, Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) and Citrus vein enation woody gall, and have been growing permanently in an insect proof glasshouse or in an isolated cage on which no symptoms of Spiroplasma citriSaglio et al., Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli and Gikashvili, Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) and Citrus vein enation woody gall have been observed; orthey:have been derived from a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official individual testing for, at least, Citrus vein enation woody gall and Citrus tristeza virus (European strains), and has been found free from Citrus tristeza virus (European strains), and certified free from, at least, Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) in official individual tests, andhave been inspected and no symptoms of Spiroplasma citriSaglio et al, Phoma tracheiphila(Petri) Kanchaveli and Gikashvili, Citrus vein enation woody gall or Citrus tristeza virus have been observed since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
8. Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:no contamination by Radopholus similis(Cobb) Thorne has been observed at the place of production, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; orsoil and roots from suspected plants have been subjected since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation to official nematological testing for at least Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne and have been found free from that plant pest
9. Plants, other than seeds, of FragariaL.,PrunusL. or RubusL., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in items 11 and 13, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from the following plant pests—on Fragaria L.:Phytophthora fragariae Hickman var. fragariae,Arabis mosaic virus,Raspberry ringspot virus,Strawberry crinkle virus,Strawberry latent ringspot virus,Strawberry mild yellow edge virus,Tomato black ring virus,Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King;on Prunus L.:Apricot chlorotic leaf roll mycoplasm,Xanthomonas campestrispv. pruni(Smith) Dye;on Prunus persica(L.) Batsch:Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al.) Young et al.; andon RubusL.:Arabis mosaic virus,Raspberry ringspot virus,Strawberry latent ringspot virus,Tomato black ring virus; orno symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests in sub-paragraph (a) have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
10. Plants, other than seeds, of CydoniaMill. or Pyrus L., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in items 6, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Pear decline mycoplasm; orthe plants at the place of production and its immediate vicinity, which have shown symptoms giving rise to the suspicion of contamination by Pear decline mycoplasm, have been rogued out at that place within the last three complete cycles of vegetation
11. Plants, other than seeds, of FragariaL., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 9, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Aphelenchoides besseyiChristie;no symptoms of Aphelenchoides besseyiChristie have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; orin the case of plants in tissue culture, the plants have been derived from plants complying with sub-paragraph (b) or have been officially tested by appropriate nematological methods and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyiChristie
12. Plants, other than seeds, of MalusMill., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 6, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Apple proliferation mycoplasm; orother than those raised from seed, the plants:have been officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to official testing for at least Apple proliferation mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; orhave been derived in direct line from material which is maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once, within the last six complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for, at least, Apple proliferation mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; andno symptoms of diseases caused by Apple proliferation mycoplasm have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation
13. Plants, other than seeds, of the following species of Prunus L., intended for planting:Prunus amygdalus Batsch,Prunus armeniaca L.,Prunus blireiana Andre,Prunus brigantina Vill.,Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.,Prunus cistena Hansen,Prunus curdica Fenzl and Fritsch.,Prunus domestica ssp domestica L.,Prunus domestica ssp insititia (L.) C K Schneid,Prunus domestica ssp italica (Borkh.) Hegi.,Prunus glandulosa Thunb.,Prunus holosericea Batal.,Prunus hortulana Bailey,Prunus japonica Thunb.,Prunus mandshurica (Maxim) Koehne,Prunus maritima Marsh.,Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc.,Prunus nigra Ait.,Prunus persica (L.) Batsch,Prunus salicina L.,Prunus sibirica L.,Prunus simonii Carr.,Prunus spinosa L.,Prunus tomentosa Thunb.,Prunus triloba Lindl., orother species of Prunus L. susceptible to Plum pox virus Without prejudice to the requirements in item 9, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement thatthey originate in an area or areas known to be free from Plum pox virus, orother than those raised from seed, the plants:have been officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to official testing for, at least, Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; orhave been derived in direct line from material which is maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest;no symptoms of disease caused by Plum pox virus have been observed on plants at the place of production or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation; andplants at the place of production which have shown symptoms of disease caused by other viruses or virus-like pathogens, have been rogued out
14. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of VitisL. The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO or Xylophilus ampelinus(Panagopoulos) Willems et al. have been observed on the mother-stock plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last two complete cycles of vegetation
15. Tubers of Solanum tuberosumL., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 16, the tubers shall be accompanied by an official statement that:the Community provisions to combat Synchytrium endobioticum(Schilbersky) Percival have been complied with;they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. sepedonicus(Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. or the Community provisions to combat Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. sepedonicus(Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. have been complied with;they originate from a field known to be free from Globodera rostochiensis(Wollenweber) Behrens and Globodera pallida(Stone) Behrens;they originate in an area or areas in which Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.:is known not to occur; oris known to occur, and the tubers originate from a place of production found free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. or considered to be free of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. as a consequence of the implementation of an appropriate procedure aimed at eradicating Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.; andthey originate in an area or areas in which Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known not to occur, or in an area or areas where Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known to occur and:they originate from a place of production which has been found free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) 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; orthe 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 sealing of the packages or containers before marketing according to the provisions on sealing in Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes30, and no symptoms of Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) or Meloidogyne fallax Karssen have been found
16. Tubers of Solanum tuberosumL, intended for planting, other than tubers of those varieties accepted in one or more member States pursuant to Council Directive 2002/53/EC on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species31 Without prejudice to the requirements in item 15, the tubers shall be accompanied by an official statement that they:belong to advanced selections such a statement being indicated in an appropriate way on the document accompanying the relevant tubers;have been produced within the Community; andhave been derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected within the Community to official quarantine testing in accordance with appropriate methods and has been found, in these tests, free from harmful organisms
17. Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species ofSolanumL., intended for planting, other than those tubers of Solanum tuberosumL specified in column 2 of items 15 and 16, and other than culture maintenance material being stored in gene banks or genetic stock collections in item 18 Without prejudice to the requirements in item 20:the plants shall have been held under quarantine conditions and shall have been found free of any plant pests in quarantine testing which shall:be supervised by the responsible official body of the member State concerned and executed by scientifically trained staff of that organisation or of any officially approved body;be executed at a site provided with appropriate facilities sufficient to contain plant pests and maintain the material including indicator plants in such a way as to eliminate any risk of spreading plant pests;be executed on each unit of the material:by visual examination at regular intervals during the full length of at least one vegetative cycle, having regard to the type of material and its stage of development during the testing programme, for symptoms caused by any plant pests; andby testing:in the case of all potato material at least for:Andean potato latent virus,Arracacha virus B. oca strain,Potato black ringspot virus,Potato spindle tuber viroid,Potato virus T,Andean potato mottle virus,common potato viruses A, M, S, V, X and Y (including Y°, Yⁿ and Yc) and Potato leaf roll virus,Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al.,Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.;in the case of true seed of potato at least for the viruses and viroid listed above; andby appropriate testing on any other symptom observed in the visual examination in order to identify the plant pests having caused such symptoms;material, if any, which has not been found free, under the testing referred to in sub-paragraph (a) from plant pests specified in that sub-paragraph shall be immediately destroyed or subjected to procedures which eliminate the plant pest or pests; andeach organisation or research body holding this material shall inform their official Member State Plant Protection Organisation of the material held
18. Plants of stolon, or tuber-forming species ofSolanumL., intended for planting, being stored in gene banks or genetic stock collections Each organisation or research body holding such material shall inform their official Member State Plant Protection Organisation of the material held
19. Tubers of Solanum tuberosumL., other than those mentioned in column 2 of items 15 to 18 There shall be evidence by a registration number put on the packaging, or in the case of loose loaded potatoes transported in bulk, on the vehicle transporting the potatoes, that the potatoes have been grown by an officially registered producer, or originate from officially registered collective storage or dispatching centres located in the area of production, indicating that the tubers are free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. and that:the Community provisions to combat Synchytrium endobioticum(Schilbersky) Percival; andwhere appropriate, the Community provisions to combat Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. sepedonicus(Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. are complied with
20. Plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae, intended for planting, other than plants mentioned in column 2 of items 18 or 19 Without prejudice to the requirements in items 15 to 17, 21 and 31, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Potato stolbur mycoplasm; orno symptoms of Potato stolbur mycoplasm have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
20a Plants, intended for planting, including seeds, of the genera and species referred to in Article 1 of Decision 2007/410/EC The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown throughout their life or since their introduction into the European Community in a place of production which meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) (b) (c) or (d) of point 2 of the Annex to Decision 2007/410/EC
21. Plants, other than seeds, of Capsicum annuumL., Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farw., MusaL.,NicotianaL. or Solanum melongenaL., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 20, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas which have been found free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.; orno symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
22. Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulusL. intended for planting The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Verticillium albo-atrumReinke and Berthold or Verticillium dahliaeKlebahn have been observed on hops at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
23. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema(DC) Des Moul., DianthusL. or Pelargoniuml'Hérit ex Ait., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in items 24, 25 and 27, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:no signs of Helicoverpa armigera(Hübner) , or Spodoptera littoralis(Boisd.) have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; orthey have undergone appropriate treatment to protect them from these pests
24. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema(DC) Des Moul., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in items 23 and 27, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they are no more than third generation stock derived from material which has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during virological tests, or are directly derived from material of which a representative sample of at least 10% has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during an official inspection carried out at the time of flowering;they or cuttings have come from premises:which have been officially inspected at least monthly, during the three months prior to dispatch and on which no symptoms of Puccinia horianaHennings have been observed during that period, and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms of Puccinia horianaHennings have been known to have occurred during the three months prior to marketing; orthe consignment has undergone appropriate treatment against Puccinia horianaHennings; andin the case of unrooted cuttings no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the cuttings or on the plants from which the cuttings were derived, or that, in the case of rooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the cuttings or the rooting bed
25. Plants, other than seeds, of DianthusL., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in items 23 and 27, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they have been derived in direct line from mother plants which have been found free from Erwinia chrysanthemipv. dianthicola(Hellmers) Dickey, Pseudomonas caryophylli(Burkholder) Starr and Burkholder and Phialophora cinerescens(Wollenw.) van Beyma on officially approved tests carried out at least once within the two previous years; andno symptoms of these plants pests have been observed on the plants
26. Bulbs of TulipaL. orNarcissusL., other than those for which there is evidence from their packaging, or from other means, that they are intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional cut flower production The bulbs shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kühn) Filipjev have been observed on the plants since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
27. Plants of herbaceous species intended for planting, other than:bulbs,corms,plants of the family Gramineaerhizomes,seeds, ortubers Without prejudice to the requirements in items 23 to 25 and 31, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess);no signs of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) or Liriomyza trifolii(Burgess) have been observed at the place of production, on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to harvesting; orimmediately prior to marketing, the plants have been officially inspected and found free from Liriomyza huidobrensis(Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii(Burgess) and have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Liriomyza huidobrensis(Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii(Burgess)
28. Plants with roots, planted or intended for planting, grown in the open air There shall be evidence that the place of production is known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. sepedonicus(Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al., Globodera pallida(Stone) Behrens, Globodera rostochiensis(Wollenweber) Behrens and Synchytrium endobioticum(Schilbersky) Percival
29. Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgarisL., intended for planting The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in area or areas known to be free from Beet leaf curl virus; orBeet leaf curl virus has not been known to occur in the area of production and no symptoms of Beet leaf curl virus have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
30. Seeds of Helianthus annuus L. The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in areas known to be free from Plasmopara halstedii(Farlow) Berl. and de Toni; orother than those seeds that have been produced on varieties resistant to all races of Plasmopara halstedii(Farlow) Berl. and de Toni present in the area of production, they have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Plasmopara halstedii(Farlow) Berl. and de Toni
31. Plants, other than seeds, of Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farw., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in items 20 and 27, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in areas known to be free from Tomato yellow leaf curl virus;no symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed on the plants, and:the plants originate in an area or areas known to be free from Bemisia tabaciGenn; orthe place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaciGenn. on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export; orno symptoms of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus have been observed at the place of production and the place of production has been subjected to an appropriate treatment and monitoring regime to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaciGenn.
32. Seeds of Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farw. The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that they have been obtained by means of an appropriate acid extraction method, and:the seeds originate in an area or areas where Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. michiganensis(Smith) Davis et al. or Xanthomonas campestrispv. vesicatoria(Doidge) Dye are not known to occur;no symptoms of diseases caused by those plant pests have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their last complete cycle of vegetation; orthe seeds have been subjected to official testing for at least those plant pests, on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found to be free from those plant pests
33. Seeds of Medicago sativa L. Without prejudice to the requirements in item 34, the seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kühn) Filipjev have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and that no Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kühn) Filipjev has been revealed by laboratory tests on a representative sample; orfumigation has taken place prior to marketing
34. Seeds of Medicago sativa L. Without prejudice to the requirements in item 33, the seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement:that they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. insidiosus(McCulloch) Davis et al.; orthat:Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus(McCulloch) Davis et al. has not been known to occur on the farm or in the immediate vicinity since the beginning of the past 10 years, andthe crop belongs to a variety recognised as being highly resistant to Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus (McCulloch) Davis et al.,it had not yet started its fourth complete cycle of vegetation from sowing when the seed was harvested, and there was not more than one preceding seed harvest from the crop; orthe content of inert matter which has been determined in accordance with the rules applicable for certification of seed marketed in the Community, does not exceed 0.1 % by weight ;no symptoms of Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. insidiosus(McCulloch) Davis et al. have been observed at the place of production or on any Medicago sativaL. crop adjacent to it, during the last complete cycle of vegetation or, where appropriate, the last two cycles of vegetation; andthe crop has been grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativaL. crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing
35. Seeds of PhaseolusL. The seeds shall be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Xanthomonas campestrispv. phaseoli(Smith) Dye; ora representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye
36. Fruits of CitrusL.,FortunellaSwingle orPoncirusRaf. The packaging, any label attached to the packaging or any document normally used for trade purposes which accompanies the consignment shall bear an appropriate origin mark (which may be a reference to the name of the country of origin)

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