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The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1987-10-05
State In force
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Item Description of plants Country of origin
(1) (2) (3)
6. Plants of the genusBeta L. for planting other than seeds and other than plants of beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Third countries.
7. Plants of beet (Beta vulgaris L.) other than:— seeds of red beet or beetroot, spinach beet, leaf beet or chard; plants of red beet or beetroot, spinach beet, leaf beet or chard for consumption as food; seeds of genetically monogerm varieties which have been cleaned free from soil and other debris and have been rubbed or ground to remove the outer layers of the perianth and graded to between 3.00 and 4.50 mm. All countries.
8. Raw vegetables from plants of:— beets (Beta L.) carrot (Daucus L.) celery and celeriac (Apium L.) leek (Allium L.) turnip and swede (Brassica L.) intended for consumption or processing, where the consignment contains more than 1% by weight of soil. All countries.
9. Plants ofCitrus L.,Fortunella Swingle andPoncirus Raf. other than fruit, seeds and parts of plants for decoration. USA (the States of Florida, Louisiana and Hawaii).
10. Plants of the generaCydonia Mill.,Malus Mill.,Prunus L. andPyrus L. for planting other than seeds. Third countries other than:— Algeria Canada Egypt Finland Israel Lebanon Libya Morocco Norway Sweden Syria Tunisia USA.
11. Plants ofDendranthema(DC.) Des Moulins (including florists' chrysanthemum),Leucanthemella serotina(L.) Tzvelev andNipponanthemum nipponicum(Franch. ex Maxim.) Kitamura for planting other than seeds. Third countries other than Malta and the Canary Islands.
12. Plants of the genusFragaria L. (including cultivars of strawberry) for planting other than seeds. Countries outside Europe and Africa other than:— Australia Canada Cyprus Israel Lebanon Malta New Zealand Syria Turkey Continental States of the USA.
13. Seeds of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.). Third countries whereClavibactor michiganense subsp.insidiosum(McCulloch) Daviset al.(syn.Corynebacterium insidiosum(McCulloch) Jensen) is known to occur other than:— Australia Austria Canada Czechoslovakia Finland The German Democratic Republic Israel Poland Romania Republic of South Africa Sweden New Zealand USA.
14. Seeds of pea (Pisum sativum L.) for use as Breeder’s Pre-Basic or Basic or Certified Seed of the First Generation within the meaning of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1985[^f00008] All countries.
15. Plants of tuber-forming species or hybrids of the genusSolanum L. other than tubers of potato but including true seed of potato and tubers of potato in tissue culture. All countries.
16. Tubers of potato for planting. Denmark Federal Republic of Germany Third countries other than:— Austria Switzerland.
17. Tubers of potato other than tubers of potato for planting. Denmark Federal Republic of Germany Third countries other than:— Algeria Austria Cyprus Egypt Israel Libya Malta Morocco Switzerland Tunisia.

PART IV: — AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

Item Description of agricultural machinery Country of origin
(1) (2) (3)
18. Used agricultural machinery which has not been cleaned immediately prior to despatch so as to remove all particles of soil and other debris. All countries.

PART V: — SOIL AND GROWING MEDIUM

Item Description of soil and growing medium Country of origin
(1) (2) (3)
19. Soil. Third countries.
20. Used growing medium not attached to or associated with plants. Third countries.

SCHEDULE 3 — CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH PLANTS, SOIL AND GROWING MEDIUM MAY BE LANDED UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED UNDER ARTICLE 4

PART I — CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH SOIL AND GROWING MEDIUM MAY BE LANDED

Item Description of soil and growing medium Conditions of landing
(1) (2) (3)
1. Soil not attached to or associated with plants. The consignment shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates.
2. Growing medium not attached to or associated with plants and containing organic substances, other than that composed entirely of unused peat. The consignment shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates.
3. Growing medium attached to or associated with plants other than that attached to or associated with plants in tissue culture. The consignment shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates. Where the growing medium originates in a country outside the Euro-Mediterranean area, in addition to complying with the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, an official statement shall have been made that:— the growing medium at the time of planting was:— either free from soil and organic matter; or subjected to appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from plant pests; or subjected to appropriate examination or testing and found free from plant pests; and since planting:— either the growing medium has been kept free from soil, and either appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that it has been maintained free from plant pests, or within 14 days prior to despatch of the consignment the plants were freed from the medium in which they were grown, leaving the minimum amount necessary to sustain the life of the plants during transport and, if replanted, the growing medium used for the purpose was free from plant pests and soil; or within 14 days prior to despatch of the consignment the plants were freed from the medium in which they were grown and, if replanted, the growing medium used for the purpose was free from plant pests and soil.

PART II — CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH ROOTED PLANTS, PLANTED OR INTENDED FOR PLANTING AND UNROOTED VEGETATIVE PROPAGATING MATERIAL OTHER THAN TUBERS OF POTATO AND SEEDS MAY BE LANDED

PART IIA: — GENERAL TYPES OF PLANTS

Item Description of plants Conditions of landing
(1) (2) (3)
4. Rooted plants, planted or intended for planting, and all unrooted vegetative propagating material including bulbs, corms, tubers, cuttings, scions, budwood and plants in tissue culture, but excluding (1) warm-temperate, sub-tropical or tropical plants originating in a Member State, intended for use in temperature-controlled water tanks and (2) plants of the genera:— Abies Mill. Castanea Mill. Larix Mill. Picea A. Dietr. Pinus L.Pseudotsuga Carrière Quercus L.Tsuga Carrière Zelkova Spach. the landing of which genera in Great Britain is subject to the provisions of The Import and Export of Trees, Wood and Bark (Health) (Great Britain) Order 1980[^f00009]. The consignment shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more reforwarding phytosanitary certificates.
5. Rooted plants, planted or intended for planting, grown in the open air. An official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown on land:— which is free from Potato Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganense pv.sepedonicum(Spieck. and Kotth.) Davieset al.(syn.Corynebacterium sepedonicum) (Spieck. and Kotth.) Skapt. and Burkh.) and Wart Disease of Potatoes (Synchytrium endobioticum(Schilb.) Perc.); and which has been officially sampled and the samples found to be free from Potato Cyst Nematodes (Globodera pallida(Stone) Behrens andG. rostochiensis(Wollenweber) Behrens).
6. Plants of trees, shrubs and bushes other than plants in tissue culture. Where the consignment originates in a third country:— it shall be free from plant debris; and where the plants comprising it originate outside the Euro-Mediterranean area they shall have undergone effective treatment for the control of insect and mite pests and the method of treatment shall be declared in the phytosanitary certificate accompanying the plants.
7. Plants of deciduous trees and shrubs other than plants in tissue culture. Where the consignment originates in a country outside the Euro-Mediterranean area the plants shall be dormant and free from leaves and fruit.
8. Plants of trees and shrubs grown in and directly consigned to Great Britain from New Zealand other than bonsai and other than plants of the genera:— Camellia L. Chaenomeles Lindl. Crataegus L. Cydonia Mill. Eriobotrya Lindl. Malus Mill. Prunus L. Pyrus L. and any other host of Fruit Brown Rot (Sclerotinia fructicola(Wint.) Rehm (syn.Monilinia fructicola(Wint.) Honey)) the landing of which is prohibited under Item 3 of Schedule 2. An official statement shall have been made that the plants were officially examined at least once since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and found free from the plant pests specified in Parts I and II of Schedule 1 and substantially free from other plant pests. An official statement shall have been made that the plants were derived directly from parent and, where applicable, stock plants which were officially examined at least twice since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and found free from symptoms of viruses and virus-like organisms, and substantially free from other plant pests. In the case of evergreen plants, they shall have been freed from fruit prior to export. In the case of plants of the genusPhormium J.R. and G. Forster, they shall:— have been treated immediately prior to export to ensure freedom from the Flax Mealy Bug,Trionymus diminutus Leonardi and the method of treatment shall be declared in the phytosanitary certificate accompanying the plants; and be free from the fungiPhaeoseptoria sp. andGloeosporium phormii(P. Henn.) Bubák. In the case of plants of the genusPhotinia Lindl., they shall have been found free from Photinia Leaf Scorch (Pestalotia photiniae Thüm.) and the phytosanitary certificate shall bear an additional declaration stating how this condition has been met. An official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown in a sterile soil free medium which has not been in contact with soil. Plants of the generaAcacia Mill.,Acer L.,Amelanchier Medik.,Euonymus L.,Fagus L.,Juglans L.,Ligustrum L.,Maclura Nutt.,Populus L.,Ptelea L.,Salix L.,Syringa L.,Tilia L. andVitis L.:— shall not have been consigned between 16 October and 31 March (both dates inclusive); between 1 April and 15 October shall have been fumigated in accordance with a method approved by the appropriate Minister.

PART IIB: — FAMILIES OF PLANTS

Item Description of plants Conditions of landing
(1) (2) (3)
9. Plants of:— Araceae Marantaceae Musaceae Strelitziaceae and of the genera: Citrus L. Fortunella Swingle Persea Mill. Poncirus Raf. rooted or with growing medium attached other than plants in tissue culture. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country or the plants comprising it were grown in a third country an official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in and directly consigned from countries known to be free from the Burrowing Nematodes (Radopholus citrophilus Huttel, Dickson and Kaplan andR. similis(Cobb) Thorne); or that representative samples of growing medium and roots from the place of production of the plants comprising it were subjected to official nematological testing and found to be free from at leastR. citrophilus andR. similis since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
10. Plants of the families:— Araceae Marantaceae Musaceae Strelitziaceae rooted or with growing medium attached, other than plants in tissue culture. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a Member State and the plants comprising it were grown in a Member State an official statement shall have been made:— either that no symptoms of the Burrowing Nematode (Radopholus similis(Cobb) Thorne) have been observed at the place of production of the plants comprising it since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or that growing medium and roots from suspect plants taken from the place of production of the plants comprising it have been subjected to official nematological testing and found to be free from at leastR. similis since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
11. Plants of the following genera of the family Gramineae grown in and directly consigned to Great Britain from New Zealand:— Arundinaria Michx. Bambusa Schreb. Chimonobambusa Mak. Dendrocalamus Nees Phyllostachys Siebold and Zucc. Pleioblastus Nakai Pseudosasa Mak. ex Nakai Sasa Mak. and Shib. Semiarundinaria Mak. ex Nakai Shibataea Mak. ex Nakai Sinarundinaria Ohwi (Bamboo) and plants ofCortaderia selloana(J.A. and J.H. Schultes) Asch. and Graebn. and its cultivars andPennisetum setaceum(Forssk.) Chiov. (syn.P. rupelli Steud.) Conditions (1), (2) and (6) specified in column 3 of Schedule 3, Item 8, shall apply. The condition specified in column 3 of Schedule 3, Item 6, shall apply.
12. Plants of the family Solanaceae other than plants of potato. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of Stolbur Disease mycoplasm have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or where the consignment is of plants in tissue culture, that the plants were derived from plants which:— either comply with the requirement specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this Item; or were tested and found free from Stolbur Disease mycoplasm.

PART IIC: — GENERA OF PLANTS

Item Description of plants Conditions of landing
(1) (2) (3)
13. Plants of the genusAllium L. Where the consignment originates in a third country it shall be free from:— Allium Leaftip Dieback (Mycosphaerella schoenoprasi(Auersw.) Schroet); Onion Smut (Ustilago allii McAlpine). Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, it shall be free from Corticium Rot (Corticium rolfsii Curzi (syn.Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.)).
14. Plants of the genera:— Amelanchier Medik. Cercidiphyllum Sieb. and Zucc. Euonymus L. Fagus L. Juglans L. Ligustrum L. Lonicera L. Populus L. Ptelea L. Pyracantha M. Roem. Rosa L. Salix L. Spiraea L. Syringa L. Tilia L. Ulmus L. other than plants in tissue culture. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from, or the plants comprising it were grown in, a country in which San José Scale (Comstockaspis perniciosa(Comstock)) is known to occur an official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a Member State in accordance with Council Directive 69/466/EEC[^f00010]; and that the plants were grown at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no evidence ofC. perniciosa has been observed during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last two complete cycles of vegetation; and in the case of plants of the genusRosa L., that they were fumigated in accordance with a method approved by the appropriate Minister; or that the plants were grown at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no evidence ofC. perniciosa has been observed during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last two complete cycles of vegetation and the plants were fumigated in accordance with a method approved by the appropriate Minister.
15. Plants of the genera:— Apium L. Beta L. Brassica L. Cichorium L. Daucus L. Lactuca L. Petroselinum L. Spinacia L. with foliage, consigned between 1 April and 14 October (both dates inclusive) other than plants in tissue culture. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown under permanent structures of glass or plastic; or that the plants were grown in a region known to be free from Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata(Say)) since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or that the plants were grown in a region in which intensive measures were taken to controlL. decemlineata at least on:— potatoes and egg plants (Solanum melongena L.) grown in the immediate vicinity of the plants; and the plants themselves, where potatoes or egg plants were grown as the immediately preceding crop; unless no evidence ofL. decemlineata has been observed on the plants during at least two official inspections carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. An official statement shall have been made that the plants have been cleaned, packed and transported in a manner such as to avoid any contamination withLeptinotarsa decemlineata.
16. Plants of:— Apium graveolens L. Capsicum annuum L. Chrysanthemum L. Dendranthema(DC.) Des Moulins Dianthus caryophyllus L. Gerbera L. Gypsophila L. Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farwell other than plants in tissue culture. Where the plants comprising the consignment were grown in a Member State where the American LeafminerLiriomyza trifolii(Burgess) is known to occur an official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants or, in the case of cuttings, the stock plants were grown at a place of production at which no evidence ofL. trifolii has been observed during official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to harvesting; or that the plants or, in the case of cuttings, the stock plants have been subjected to an officially approved and officially supervised control regime, including appropriate treatment, aimed at eradicatingL. trifolii from those plants. Where the plants comprising the consignment were grown in a third country an official statement shall have been made that the plants or, in the case of cuttings, the stock plants were grown at a place of production at which no evidence of the American Leafminers (Amauromyza maculosa(Malloch),Liriomyza huidobrensis(Blanchard),L. sativae Blanchard orL. trifolii(Burgess)) has been observed during official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to harvesting.
17. Plants of the genusBeta L. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which Beet Leaf Curl virus is not known to occur; or that the plants were grown in a region in which Beet Leaf Curl virus is not known to occur and at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms of Beet Leaf Curl virus have been observed since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. An official statement shall have been made that no symptoms of Beet Curly Top virus have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
18. Plants of the genusCamellia. Where the consignment originates in a third country it shall:— be free from Camellia Petal Blight (Ciborinia camelliae) Kohn, and except for plants in tissue culture, an official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms ofC. camelliae have been observed in the flowers of the plants during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, it shall:— be free from Camellia Canker and Dieback (Glomerella cingulata(Stonem.) Spauld. and Schrenk); and an official statement shall have been made that the plants:— were, except for plants in tissue culture, grown at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms ofGlomerella cingulata have been observed during at least two official inspections carried out during each of the last two complete cycles of vegetation; were, except for plants in tissue culture, treated with officially approved fungicides to protect the plants fromGlomerella cingulata; and were derived from stock plants in which no symptoms ofGlomerella cingulata have been observed.
19. Plants of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) An official statement shall have been made that the plants were:— directly derived from stock plants which have been found to be free from Carnation Wilts (Erwinia chrysanthemi Burkh.et al., Phialophora cinerescens(Wollenw.) V. Beyma andPseudomonas caryophylli(Burkh.) Starr and Burkh.) in officially approved tests carried out within the last two complete cycles of vegetation and which during the same period, have been examined and found to be free from Carnation Bacterial Leaf Spot (Pseudomonas andropogonis(E.F. Smith Stapp)); and except for plants in tissue culture, grown at a place of production at which no symptoms ofE. chrysanthemi, P. cinerescens, Ps. andropogonis andPs. caryophylli have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, it shall be free from Carnation Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht.).
20. Plants of the genera:— Chaenomeles Lindl. Cornus L. Cotoneaster Medik. Crataegus L. Cydonia Mill. Malus Mill. Mespilus L. Prunus L. Pyrus L. Ribes L. Sorbus L. Symphoricarpos Duhamel other than plants in tissue culture. Between 16 April and 30 September (both dates inclusive) in the case of the Northern Hemisphere and between 16 October and 31 March (both dates inclusive) in the case of the Southern Hemisphere, the consignment shall not have been directly consigned from, and the plants shall not have been grown in any of the following countries or parts of countries, namely:— Third countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Germany—Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, USSR, Yugoslavia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Syria, Turkey, Algeria, Kinshasa, Republic of South Africa, Zaire, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, USA, Cuba, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and any other third country in which San José Scale (Comstockaspis perniciosa(Comstock)) is known to occur. Member States: France: departments of l'Ain, l'Ardèche, Bouches du Rhône, Côte d'Or, Drôme, Indre, Isère, Loire, Nievre, Pyrenées Orientales, Bas Rhin, Rhône, Saone et Loire, Savoie, Haute Savoie, Vaucluse. Federal Republic of Germany: states of Baden-Württenberg, Hessen, Rhineland Pfalz. Greece. Italy: all provinces except Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia. Portugal. Spain: mainland and Balearic Islands. except those regions declared free fromC. perniciosa in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 16 of Directive 77/93/EEC[^f00011]. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from, or the plants comprising it grown in, a country or region specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this Item an official statement shall have been made:— that the plants were grown in accordance with Council Directive 69/466/EEC; and that:— either the plants were grown in a Member State in a region other than a region specified in paragraph (1)(b) of this Item at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no evidence ofC. perniciosa has been observed during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last two complete cycles of vegetation; or if grown in a third country or in a region of a Member State specified in paragraph (1)(b) of this Item the plants were grown at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no evidence ofC. perniciosa has been observed during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last two complete cycles of vegetation and the plants were fumigated in accordance with a method approved by the appropriate Minister.
21. Plants of the genera:— Chaenomeles Lindl. Cotoneaster Medic. Crataegus L. Cydonia Mill. Malus Mill. Pyracantha M. Roem. Pyrus L. Sorbus L. other than Sorbus intermedia(Ehrh.) Pers. Stranvaesia Lindl. An official statement shall have been made that the plants: either were grown in a country or, in the case of a Member State, a region known to be free from Fireblight (Erwinia amylovora(Burr.) Winslowet al.); or were grown at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms ofE. amylovora have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or where the plants are in tissue culture, were derived from plants which were:— either officially inspected and found free fromE. amylovora; or grown at a place of production at which, and in the immediate vicinity of which, no symptoms ofE. amylovora have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation prior to the taking of the culture.
22. Plants of the genera:— Chaenomeles Lindl. Crataegus L. Cydonia Mill. Eriobotrya Lindl. Malus Mill. Prunus L. Pyrus L. Where the consignment originates in a third country it shall:— be free from:— Oriental Peach Moth (Carposina niponensis Walsingham (syn.Carposina sasakii Matsumura)); Cherry Fruit Worm (Enarmonia packardi(Zeller)); Lesser Apple Worm (E. prunivora(Walsh)); Asian Fruit Moth (Grapholita inopinata(Heinrich)); Fruit Brown Rot (Sclerotinia fructicola(Wint.) Rehm); and Apple Curculio (Tachypterellus quadrigibbus(Say)); except for plants in tissue culture, if the plants comprising it were grown in Egypt, the Republic of South Africa, any country in Central America or North America or in any other country in whichSclerotinia fructicola is known to occur, an official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown in a region in whichS. fructicola is not known to occur.
23. Plants of:— Chrysanthemum L. Dendranthema(DC.) Des Moulins Dianthus caryophyllus L. Pelargonium L'Hérit; other than plants in tissue culture. Where the consignment originates in a Member State an official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown at a place of production which is known to have been free, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, from African Carnation Tortrix (Epichoristodes acerbella(Walker)), Old World Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera(Hübner)), Asian and Pacific Cutworm (Spodoptera litura(Fabricius)) and Mediterranean Climbing Cutworm (S. littoralis(Boisduval)); or that the plants have been treated in accordance with officially approved methods for the eradication ofE. acerbella, H. armigera, S. litura andS. littoralis. Where the consignment originates in a third country:— except for the plants to which paragraph (5) of column 3 of Item 26 applies:— either an official statement shall have been made that the plants comprising it were grown in a country which is known to be free fromHelicoverpa armigera, Spodoptera littoralis andS. litura; or the plants comprising it shall have been subject to cold storage at 1.5°C for not less than 10 days immediately prior to export and this shall be declared on the phytosanitary certificate accompanying the plants; and an official statement shall have been made either that the plants comprising it were grown in a country which is known to be free fromEpichoristodes acerbella; or the stock plants from which the plants comprising it were taken were subjected to regular official inspection during the three months prior to the date on which the consignment was despatched and were found free, in those inspections fromE. acerbella; and an official statement shall have been made that the plants comprising it were officially examined prior to export and found to be free from: American Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea(Boddie)); Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda(Smith)); Southern Armyworm (Spodoptera eridania(Cramer)).
24. Plants of the generaCydonia Mill.,Malus Mill. andPyrus L. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which viruses, or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 are not known to occur inCydonia, Malus orPyrus; or that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of viruses, or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
25. Plants of dahlia. (Dahlia Cav.) Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country:— any tubers in the consignment shall be in a dormant state; and an official statement shall have been made that the plants comprising it have been directly derived from plants which were officially tested and found free from plant viruses.
26. Plants ofDendranthema(DC.) Des Moulins, including florists' chrysanthemum and other hosts of Chrysanthemum White Rust (Puccinia horiana P. Henn.) An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants are of no more than third generation stock derived from material which has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum Stunt viroid in officially approved tests; or that the plants have been directly derived from material of which a representative sample of at least 30 plants or 10% of the plants, whichever is the greater, has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum Stunt viroid during an official inspection carried out at the time of flowering. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (3) of this Item:— it shall be free from Chrysanthemum Chlorotic Mottle viroid; and an official statement shall have been made that the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this Item relating to Chrysanthemum Stunt viroid have also been complied with for Chrysanthemum Chlorotic Mottle viroid. An official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown:— at a place of production which has been officially inspected, at least monthly, during the three months prior to the despatch of the plants and has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum White Rust (Puccinia horiana P. Henn.); and except for plants in tissue culture, in an area within which during the three months prior to the despatch of the plants there has been no occurrence ofP. horiana within 800 metres of the place of production. Except for plants in tissue culture, an official statement shall have been made that:— in the case of unrooted cuttings, no symptoms of Chrysanthemum Ray Blight (Didymella chrysanthemi(Tassi) Garibaldi and Gullino) have been observed either in the cuttings or in the plants from which the cuttings were taken; or in the case of rooted cuttings, no symptoms ofD. chrysanthemi have been observed either in the cuttings or in the rooting bed. Where the consignment is of cuttings and has been directly consigned to Great Britain from Malta or the Canary Islands, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Item an official statement shall have been made that:— the cuttings comprising it were directly derived from stock plants which, at the time the cuttings were taken, were not more than 15 months old since initial propagation from nuclear stock produced at a source approved by the appropriate Minister, which stock was tested and found free from chrysanthemum viroids including Chrysanthemum Stunt viroid and Chlorotic Mottle viroid; all other chrysanthemums being grown at the approved nursery specified under (a) when the cuttings were taken were derived from nuclear stock material which was tested and found free from all chrysanthemum viroids, including Chrysanthemum Stunt viroid and Chlorotic Mottle viroid; the stock plants from which the cuttings were taken were inspected at least monthly during the three months prior to the despatch of the cuttings and found free in these inspections from Bacterial Blight (Erwinia chrysanthemi Burkh.et al.) and Chrysanthemum Ray Blight (Didymella chrysanthemi(Tassi) Garibaldi and Gullino); and the cuttings comprising it were either:— subjected to cold storage at 1.5°C for not less than 10 days; or fumigated in accordance with a method approved by the appropriate Minister. The method of treatment shall be declared in the phytosanitary certificate accompanying the consignment. If the American Leafminer (Liriomyza trifolii(Burgess)) has occurred on the place of production within the previous 2 years the second method of treatment shall have been used. Where the consignment is of pot plants originating in the Netherlands, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (3) of this Item:— the plants shall have been produced in nurseries which meet the following requirements: the nurseries shall have been officially approved for producing plants for the purposes of Commission Decision 84/58/EEC[^f00012] upon official statement: that no symptoms ofPuccinia horiana have been observed on plants grown or stored there, in at least two official inspections, the first carried out following the application for approval and the second carried out one month after the first, and that any earlier approval has not ceased within two months prior to the application for approval; and no symptoms ofPuccinia horiana have been observed on plants grown or stored on the nurseries in regular official inspections carried out as frequently as necessary in the light of the seasonal risk of infection; and the nurseries have not automatically ceased to be officially approved by virtue of paragraph (2) of Article 1 of Commission Decision 84/58/EEC. the plants shall since their production have been continuously kept separate from plants of chrysanthemum produced on nurseries other than those complying with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) above in such a way as to avoid any risk of contamination withPuccinia horiana through such material; the plants shall have been maintained under a fungicidal regime appropriate to ensure freedom fromPuccinia horiana having regard to the cultivars and in the light of the seasonal risk of infection; the plants shall have been packed on arrival at the first place of public sale at the latest, in boxes each of which was marked with a sign indicating that no symptoms ofPuccinia horiana were found, in appropriate examination carried out by qualified persons, on the plants packed in the box; the examination provided for in Article 6 of Directive 77/93/EEC shall have been made on samples taken from each lot in accordance with the requirements of the Plant Protection Organisation of the Netherlands with regard to the size of the lot and in the light of the seasonal risk of infection; for the purposes of this paragraph, “lot” means a consignment consisting of a single variety of chrysanthemums produced by a single grower; the examination referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above shall also ascertain whether the conditions in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) above were complied with; each of the boxes or other packing units into which the plants have been packed for export shall have been marked with the number of the phytosanitary certificate or another mark or marks enabling authorised officers of the Plant Protection Services of the Netherlands and Great Britain to identify the nursery or nurseries on which the plants packed in the box or packing unit were produced; and the phytosanitary certificate shall state under “Additional Declaration”: “The consignment meets the requirements laid down in Commission Decision 84/58/EEC”.
27. Plants of the genusFragaria L. (including cultivars of strawberry). The consignment shall be free from:— Strawberry Latent “C” virus; Strawberry Vein Banding virus; Strawberry Witches' Broom Disease mycoplasm; Strawberry Crinkle virus; Strawberry Yellow Edge virus; Arabis Mosaic virus; Raspberry Ring Spot virus; Strawberry Latent Ring Spot virus; Tomato Black Ring virus; Strawberry Angular Leafspot (Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King); and Red Core Disease of Strawberries (Phytophthora fragariae Hickman). An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which the harmful organisms specified in paragraph (1)(f) to (k) of this Item and viruses or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 are not known to occur inFragaria; or that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of the harmful organisms specified in paragraph (1)(f) to (k) of this Item and viruses or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which the viruses and mycoplasm specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) of this Item are not known to occur; or that the plants, other than those raised from seed, were either officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to regular official testing for at least the viruses and mycoplasm specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) of this Item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from those viruses and that mycoplasm; or were derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least the viruses and mycoplasm specified in condition (1)(a) to (e) of this Item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests from those viruses and that mycoplasm; and that no symptoms of the viruses and mycoplasm specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) of this Item have been observed in the plants comprising it or in other susceptible plants at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. Where the consignment originates in a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Item:— it shall be free from dead leaves and plant debris; and an official statement shall have been made that the plants comprising the consignment, if they were grown elsewhere than in Europe, shall have been grown in a region which is known to be free from Strawberry WeevilsAnthonomus signatus(Say) andAnthonomus bisignifer Schenkling. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1)—(4) of this Item, it shall be free from Strawberry Black Spot (Colletotrichum acutatum Simmonds) and an official statement shall have been made that the plants were:— derived in a direct line from mother plants which have been officially inspected and found to be free fromPhytophthora fragariae and Strawberry Black Spot (Colletotrichum acutatum Simmonds); and except for plants in tissue culture, grown at a place of production:— in respect of which records have been maintained for not less than thirty years which records show thatPhytophthora fragariae has not occurred on that land during that period; or which tests have shown to be free fromPhytophthora fragariae; and except for plants in tissue culture, grown at a place of production:— at which no symptoms ofColletotrichum acutatum were observed on the plants or on any plants within at least 30 metres of the plants during at least two official inspections carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; and at which all plants ofFragaria and other host plants ofColletotrichum acutatum have been subjected to a fungicidal regime approved by the plant protection service of the exporting country for the control ofColletotrichum acutatum. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from New Zealand, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1)—(5) of this Item, conditions (1), (2), (3) and (6) specified at Item 8 in column 3 shall apply.
28. Plants of fuchsia (Fuchsia L.) Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country it shall be free from Fuchsia Gall Mite (Aculops fuchsiae Keifer).
29. Plants of the genusGladiolus L. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants originate in a country known to be free from Gladiolus Rust (Uromyces spp.); or that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms ofUromyces spp. have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
30. Plants of hop (Humulus lupulus L.) An official statement shall have been made that the plants, the stock plants from which they were taken and the place of production at which they were grown have been officially inspected at least once since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and found to be free from symptoms of Verticillium Wilt of Hop (Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berth.). Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, that requirement shall also be complied with in respect of Hop Wilt (Verticillium dahliae Kleb.) and it shall be free from: Hop Stunt viroid; American Hop Latent virus; and dead leaves and plant debris.
31. Plants of the generaIris L. andOrnithogalum L. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country:— it shall be free from Corticium Rot (Corticium rolfsii Curzi (syn.Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.)); for plants other than plants in tissue culture, an official statement shall have been made that the plants were taken from a crop in which no symptoms ofC. rolfsii have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
32. Plants of the genusJuniperus L. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country it shall be free from Juniper Pear Rust (Gymnosporangium asiaticum Miyabe) and other non-EuropeanGymnosporangium spp.
33. Plants of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country it shall be free from Beet Pseudo Yellows virus.
34. Plants of the genusMalus Mill. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which neither Cherry Rasp Leaf virus (American) nor Tomato Ring Spot virus is known to occur in the genusMalus L.; or either that the plants were officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to regular official testing for at least Cherry Rasp Leaf virus (American) and Tomato Ring Spot virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from those viruses; or that the plants were derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least Cherry Rasp Leaf virus (American) and Tomato Ring Spot virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from those viruses; and that no symptoms of Cherry Rasp Leaf virus (American) or Tomato Ring Spot virus have been observed in the plants or in other susceptible plants at the place of production or its immediate vicinity during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation. Where the consignment originates in a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, it shall be free from:— Alternaria Blotch of Apple (Alternaria alternata(Fr.) Keissler (apple pathotype) (syn.Alternaria mali Roberts)); Apple Fruit CankerGuignardia piricola(Nose) Yamamoto. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third county, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Item, it shall be free from Tobacco Ring Spot virus; and an official statement shall have been made that the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this Item relating to Tomato Ring Spot virus have also been complied with for Tobacco Ring Spot virus.
35. Plants ofMalus pumila Mill. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a region which is known to be free from Apple Proliferation Disease mycoplasm; or either that the plants, other than those raised from seed, were officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to regular official testing for at least Apple Proliferation Disease mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from that disease; or that the plants, other than those raised from seed, were directly derived from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected, within the last six complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least Apple Proliferation Disease mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from that disease; and that no symptoms of Apple Proliferation Disease mycoplasm have been observed in the plants or in other susceptible plants at the place of production and in its immediate vicinity during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation.
36. Plants of pelargonium (species, hybrids and cultivars ofPelargonium L'Hérit.) Where the plants comprising the consignment were grown in a country in which Tomato Ring Spot virus is known to occur but in which the nematodeXiphinema americanum Cobb or other vectors of Tomato Ring Spot virus are not known to occur an official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants have been directly derived from a place of production known to be free from Tomato Ring Spot virus on the basis of official tests on samples taken from all pelargonium stock clones at the place of production; or that the plants are of no more than fourth generation stock derived from pelargonium plants which have been found to be free from Tomato Ring Spot virus in officially approved tests. Where the plants were grown in a country in which Tomato Ring Spot virus is known to occur and in which the nematodeXiphinema americanum Cobb or other vectors of Tomato Ring Spot virus are known to occur an official statement shall have been made:— that the plants were grown at a place of production at which Tomato Ring Spot virus is not known to occur in the soil or elsewhere; and that the plants are of no more than second generation stock which has been derived from pelargonium plants which have been found to be free from Tomato Ring Spot virus in officially approved tests; for plants in tissue culture, that the plant cultures were derived from plants which were tested and found free from Tomato Ring Spot virus. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying, as appropriate, with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of this Item: it shall be free from Tobacco Ring Spot virus; and an official statement shall have been made that the requirements specified, as appropriate, in paragraph (1) or (2) of this Item relating to Tomato Ring Spot virus have also been complied with for Tobacco Ring Spot virus.
37. Plants of the genusPrunus L. The consignment shall be free from:— Cherry Rasp Leaf virus (American); Peach Mosaic virus (American); Peach Phony rickettsia; Peach Rosette Disease mycoplasm; Peach Yellows Disease mycoplasm; Plum Line Pattern virus (American); X Disease mycoplasm; and Tomato Ring Spot virus. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which Apricot Chlorotic Leaf Roll Disease mycoplasm, Bacterial Spot (Xanthomonas campestris pv.pruni(E.F. Smith) Dye) and viruses, or virus-like pathogens, of a description specified in paragraph (1) of Part ID of Schedule 1 are not known to occur onPrunus; or that the plants were:— grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of Apricot Chlorotic Leaf Roll Disease mycoplasm,Xanthomonas campestris pv.pruni and viruses, or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 have been observed onPrunus during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; and either officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected to regular official testing for at least the virus and virus-like pathogens specified in paragraph 1(a) to (h) of this Item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from those viruses and virus-like pathogens; or were derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least the virus and virus-like pathogens specified in paragraph 1(a) to (h) of this Item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests from those viruses and virus-like pathogens; and officially inspected at least once in each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation and no symptoms of the virus and virus-like pathogens specified in paragraph 1(a) to (h) of this Item have been observed in the plants or in other susceptible plants at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Item:— it shall be free from:— Prunus Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa(Schwein.) von Arx (syn.Dibotryon morbosum(Schwein.) Thiessen and Sydow)); and Tobacco Ring Spot virus; an official statement shall have been made that the requirements specified in paragraph (2) of this Item relating to Tomato Ring Spot virus have also been complied with for Tobacco Ring Spot virus; and an official statement shall have been made that the plants have been grown at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms ofApiosporina morbosa have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out in the last complete cycle of vegetation. Where the consignment originates in a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1)—(3) of this Item, it shall be free from:— Western Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis indifferens Curran); Japanese Cherry Fruit Fly (Euphranta japonica(Ito) (syn.Rhacochlaena japonica Ito)).
38. Plants of: Prunus armeniaca L. Prunus xblireana André Prunus brigantina Vill. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Prunus xcistena(Hansen) Koehne Prunus domestica L. subsp.domestica Prunus xdomestica L. subsp.institia(L.) C.K. Schneider (syn.Prunus domestica subsp.italica(Borkh.) Hegi) Prunus dulcis(Mill.) D.A. Webb (syn.Prunus amygdalus Batsch.) Prunus glandulosa Thunb. Prunus holosericea Batal. Prunus hortulana Bailey Prunus kurdica Fenzl ex Fritsch Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus mandschurica(Maxim.) Koehne Prunus maritima Marsh Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc. Prunus nigra Ait. Prunus persica(L.) Batsch Prunus salicina Lindl. Prunus sibirica L. Prunus simonii Carr. Prunus spinosa L. Prunus tomentosa Thunb. Prunus triloba Lindl. and otherPrunus species susceptible to plum pox virus. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which Plum Pox virus is not known to occur; or either that the plants, other than those raised from seed, were officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to regular official virological testing for at least Plum Pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from that virus; or that the plants, other than those raised from seed, were derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official virological testing for at least Plum Pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from that virus; and that no symptoms of Plum Pox virus have been observed in the plants or in other susceptible plants at the place of production and in its immediate vicinity during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation; and that the plants were grown at a place of production at which since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation all plants which have shown symptoms of infection with any virus or virus-like pathogen other than Plum Pox virus have been removed.
39. Plants of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.). An official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of Cherry Necrotic Rusty Mottle virus have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
40. Plants of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) and ornamental cherries (Prunus incisa Thunb.,Prunus sargentii Rehd.,Prunus serrula Franch.,Prunus serrulata Lindl.,Prunus speciosa(Koidz.) Ingram,Prunus subhirtella Miq.,Prunus xyedoensis Matsum.) and hybrids and cultivars thereof. Where the plants were grown in a country outside Europe in which Little Cherry Disease pathogen is known to occur:— they shall be free from Little Cherry Disease pathogen; and an official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to regular official testing for at least Little Cherry Disease pathogen using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from that pathogen; or that the plants were derived in a direct line from material which has been 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 Little Cherry Disease pathogen using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from that pathogen; and that no symptoms of Little Cherry Disease pathogen have been observed in the plants or in other susceptible plants at the place of production during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation.
41. Plants of the generaPyrus L. andCydonia Mill. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country it shall be free from:— Pear Black Spot (Alternaria alternata(Fr.) Keissler (pear pathotype) (syn.Alternaria kikuchiana Tanaka)); Apple Fruit Canker (Guignardia piricola(Nose) Yamamoto); and Asian Pear Bud Borer (Ectomyelois pyrivorella,(Matsumura) syn.Nephopteryx pyrivorella(Matsumura)). Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country an official statement shall have been made that the plants comprising it were grown:— either in a country which is known to be free from Pear Decline Disease mycoplasm; or at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which upon official inspection all plants which have shown symptoms of Pear Decline Disease mycoplasm have been removed during each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation that the plants were at that place.
42. Plants of pear (Pyrus communis L.) and quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.). An official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown:— either in a country which is known to be free from Pear Decline Disease mycoplasm; or at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which upon official inspection all plants which have shown symptoms of Pear Decline Disease mycoplasm have been removed during each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation that the plants were at that place.
43. Plants of the genusRhododendron L. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country:— it shall be free from Rhododendron Powdery Mildew (Oidium spp.); an official statement shall have been made that the plants comprising it were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms ofOidium spp. have been observed on the plants during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
44. Plants of the genusRibes L. (including cultivars of gooseberry, blackcurrant and redcurrant). An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which viruses or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 are not known to occur inRibes; or that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of viruses or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. Where the consignment originates in a third country, in addition to complying with the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, it shall be free from the Currant Fruit Flies (Epochra canadensis(Loew) andRhagoletis ribicola Doane). Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from New Zealand, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Item:— conditions (1), (2), (3) and (6) specified at Item 8 in column 3 shall apply; the plants shall have been derived directly from parent and, where applicable, stock plants which have been tested and found free from viruses.
45. Plants of rose (species, hybrids and cultivars ofRosa L.). An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which Rose Wilt Disease complex is not known to occur; or that the plants were taken from a crop in which no symptoms of Rose Wilt Disease complex have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
46. Plants of the genusRubus L. (including cultivars and hybrids of raspberry and blackberry). The consignment shall be free from:— Raspberry Leaf Curl viruses (American); Tomato Ring Spot virus; Cherry Leaf Roll virus; Black Raspberry Latent virus; Prunus Necrotic Ring Spot virus; Arabis Mosaic virus; Raspberry Ring Spot virus; Strawberry Latent Ring Spot virus; and Tomato Black Ring virus. Either an official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown in a country in which the viruses specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) of this Item are not known to occur in plants of the genusRubus L.; or the consignment shall be free from aphids and aphid eggs (Aphididae) and an official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to regular official testing for at least the viruses specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) of this Item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from those viruses; or that the plants were derived in a direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least the viruses specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) of this Item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in those tests, from those viruses; and that no symptoms of the viruses specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) of this Item have been observed in the plants or in other plants of the genusRubus L. at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the plants were grown in a country in which the viruses specified in paragraph (1)(f) to (i) of this Item and viruses or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 are not known to occur inRubus; or that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of the viruses specified in paragraph (1)(f) to (i) of this Item and viruses, or virus-like pathogens of a description specified in paragraph (1)(p) of Part ID of Schedule 1 have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Item:— it shall be free from:— Raspberry Bud Moth (Carposina adreptella(Walker)); Raspberry Bushy Dwarf virus; and Tobacco Ring Spot virus; an official statement shall have been made that the requirements specified in paragraph (2) of this Item relating to Tomato Ring Spot virus have also been complied with for Tobacco Ring Spot virus. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from New Zealand, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1)—(4) of this Item, Conditions (1), (2), (3) and (6) specified at Item 8 in column 3 shall apply.
47. Plants of tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farwell and hybrids and cultivars thereof). Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, it shall be free from Tomato Bacterial Speck (Pseudomonas syringae pv.tomato(Okabe) Young, Dye and Wilkie). Where the consigment originates in a third country, in addition to complying with the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, an official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown:— either in a region which is known to be free from Potato Spindle Tuber viroid; or at a place of production at which no symptoms of Potato Spindle Tuber viroid have been observed in plants during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
48. Bulbs of the generaTulipa L. andNarcissus L. Except for plants in tissue culture an official statement shall have been made that the plants were taken from a crop in which no symptoms of Stem Nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kühn) Filipjev) have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
49. Plants of the genusVaccinium L. (including cultivars of blueberry). Where the consignment originates in a third country it shall be free from Blueberry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis mendax Curran). Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this Item:— the plants shall be free from symptoms of Blueberry Canker and Dieback (Diaporthe vaccinii Shear); and an official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms ofDiaporthe vaccinii have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
50. Plants of the genusVitis L. (including cultivars of grapevine). An official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of harmful viruses and virus-like pathogens of grapevine have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. Where the consignment originates in a third country, in addition to complying with the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this Item:— it shall be free from:— Vine Black Rot (Guignardia bidwellii(Ellis) Viala and Ravaz); and Canker of Grapevine (Xanthomonas ampelina Panogopoulos); and an official statement shall have been made that the plants were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of Vine Black Rot caused byGuignardia baccae(Cav.) Jacz orGuignardia bidwellii andXanthomonas ampelina have been observed in plants during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.

PART III — CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH TUBERS OF POTATO MAY BE LANDED

Item Description of plants Conditions of landing
(1) (2) (3)
51. Tubers of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). The consigment shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates. The potatoes comprising the consignment shall have been directly derived from potatoes which were certified as seed potatoes in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, a Member State (other than Denmark or the Federal Republic of Germany) or in one of the following third countries:— Algeria; Austria; Cyprus; Egypt; Israel; Libya; Malta; Morocco; Switzerland; Tunisia. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the potatoes were grown in an area within which during the last complete cycle of vegetation there has been no occurrence of Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata(Say)) within 25 km of the place of production; or that the potatoes were grown at a place of production at which all potatoes have been treated under official supervision during the growing season with an insecticide specifically to controlLeptinotarsa decemlineata so as to prevent contamination of the harvested crop with that plant pest. An official statement shall have been made:— that, prior to export to Great Britain, the potatoes comprising it were riddled, brushed or washed and packed in an officially approved packing station in such a manner as to remove anyLeptinotarsa decemlineata and to prevent re-infestation therewith; and that, in the case of potatoes which have been stored prior to export to Great Britain:— the potatoes were riddled, brushed or washed in the manner described in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph before they were stored; or the potatoes have been freed from soil and officially examined to ensure freedom fromLeptinotarsa decemlineata within the tubers. The consignment shall contain not more than 1% by weight of soil. Where the packages or containers in which the consignment of potatoes is packed are not new they shall:— be constructed in such manner and of such materials that they are capable of being effectively cleaned; and have been cleaned in accordance with an officially approved method. The consignment shall have been transported from the packing station to the place from which the consignment left the territory of the exporting country in containers which were closed in such a manner as to prevent the entry of plant pests. Where the potatoes were grown in a Member State, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1)—(7) of this Item, an official statement shall have been made that the potatoes:— were grown in accordance with Council Directive 69/464/EEC[^f00013]; and were grown in a country which is known to be free from Potato Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganense pv.sepedonicum(Spieck. and Kotth.) Daviset al.(syn.Corynebacterium sepedonicum(Spieck. and Kotth.) Skapt. and Burkh.)). Where the potatoes were grown in a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1)—(7) of this Item, an official statement shall have been made that the potatoes were grown:— in a country known to be free fromClavibacter michiganense pv.sepedonicum and from races ofSynchytrium endobioticum other than the common European race thereof; at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms ofSynchytrium endobioticum have been observed during the 30 years prior to the date on which the phytosanitary certificate accompanying the consignment was issued; and in a country in which Potato Spindle Tuber viroid is not known to occur. Where the consignment was directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1)—(7) and (9) of this Item, it shall be free from:— the Potato Flea Beetles (Epitrix cucumeris(Harris);E. subcrinita(Le Conte); andE. tuberis Gentner); the North American Chafer Beetles (Phyllophaga anxia(Le Conte);P. errans(Le Conte); andP. fusca(Froelich)).
52. Tubers of potato for planting. An official statement shall have been made:— that the potatoes were certified under any official certification scheme which complies with Council Directive 66/403/EEC[^f00014]; that the potatoes were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of Stolbur Disease mycoplasm have been observed on plants of potato and other plants of the family Solanaceae during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; and that, on the basis of official soil sampling carried out not more than two years before the planting of the crop from which the potatoes comprising the consignment were derived but after the date of the harvest of the preceding potato crop, if any, grown on the same land, the land on which the potatoes comprising the consignment were grown is believed to be free from Potato Cyst Nematodes (Globodera rostochiensis(Wollenweber) Behrens andG. pallida(Stone) Behrens); and that on the basis of official sampling of the potatoes and growing medium, the consignment is believed to be free fromG. rostochiensis andG. pallida; and that the potatoes were grown in a region recognised as being free from Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein virus, the cause of Beet Rhizomania Disease.
53. Tubers of potato for planting of varieties other than those accepted for marketing in one or more Member State pursuant to Council Directive 70/457/EEC[^f00015] landed under a licence granted under article 42. An official statement shall have been made:— that the potatoes belong to breeders' advanced selections; and that the potatoes were grown in a Member State other than Denmark or the Federal Republic of Germany; and that the potatoes were either:— derived in a direct line from plants which have been officially tested and found free from at least Potato Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganense pv.sepedonicum(Spieck. and Kotth.) Daviset al.(syn.Corynebacterium sepedonicum(Spieck. and Kotth.) Skapt. and Burkh.)), Andean strains of Potato virus S and Potato Spindle Tuber viroid; or derived in a direct line from plants which have been certified under an official certification scheme which complies with Council Directive 66/403/EEC and which includes routine testing for at leastClavibacter michiganense pv.sepedonicum, Potato Spindle Tuber viroid and Andean strains of Potato virus S; and that since the testing specified in paragraph (c) of this Item, the potatoes and all plants from which they were derived have been maintained under appropriate conditions to ensure freedom from at least the plant pests specified in Schedule 1.

PART IV — CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH SEEDS OF BEET, OF THE FAMILIES CRUCIFERAE AND GRAMINEAE AND OF THE GENUSTRIFOLIUM L. AND OF LETTUCE, LUCERNE, PEA, TOMATO AND OF THE GENUSRUBUS L. MAY BE LANDED

Item Description of plants Conditions of landing
(1) (2) (3)
54. Seeds of:— Red beet or beetroot, spinach beet, leaf beet or chard (Beta vulgaris L.). The consignment shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates. An official statement shall have been made:— that the seeds were taken from a crop which was:— grown in a region of production in which Beet Rhizomania Disease (caused by Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein virus) is known not to occur; and officially inspected at least once during the year of sowing and at least once during the year of harvest and found free in those inspections from symptoms of Beet Rhizomania Disease (caused by Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein virus); and that the consignment contains less than 1% by weight of inert matter.
55. Seeds from plants of the families:— Cruciferae and Gramineae and of the genusTrifolium L. Where the consignment originates in Argentina, Australia or New Zealand it shall:— be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates; and be free from the Stem Weevil (Listronotus bonariensis(Kuschel) (syn.Hyperodes bonariensis Kuschel)).
56. Seeds of:— lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.); lucerne (Medicago sativa L.); pea (Pisum sativum L.); species ofRubus L. and tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farwell and hybrids and cultivars thereof). The consignment shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates.
57. Seeds of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Where the consignment originates in a third country, an official statement shall have been made that:— either the seeds comprising it were taken from a crop which was found to be substantially free from Lettuce Mosaic virus at one or more official inspections carried out during the last complete cycle of vegetation; or in a representative sample of the seeds comprising it no Lettuce Mosaic virus was found when:— not less than 3,000 seedlings were grown under officially approved conditions; or not less than 5,000 seeds were inoculated to suitable indicator plants or were tested by equivalent methods.
58. Seeds of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) An official statement shall have been made:— either that the seeds were fumigated prior to export for the control of Stem Nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kühn) Filipjev) in accordance with a method of fumigation approved by the appropriate Minister; or that the seeds were taken from a crop grown at a place of production at which since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation no symptoms ofDitylenchus dipsaci have been observed and were found to be free fromD. dipsaci in laboratory tests on a representative sample of the seed. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the seeds were taken from a crop which was grown in a country in which Bacterial Wilt of Lucerne (Clavibacter michiganense subsp.insidiosum(McCulloch) Daviset al.(syn.Corynebacterium insidiosum(McCulloch) Jensen)) is not known to occur; or that:— the seeds were taken from a crop which was grown at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of whichC. michiganense subsp.insidiosum is not known to have occurred during the 10 years prior to the date on which the phytosanitary certificate accompanying the consignment was issued; the seeds were taken from a crop which had not yet started its fourth complete cycle of vegetation from sowing and from which not more than one preceding seed harvest had been taken from the crop; the seeds were grown at a place of production at which and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms ofC. michiganense subsp.insidiosum have been observed during an official inspection made during the last complete cycle of vegetation or, where appropriate, the last two cycles of vegetation; and the seeds were grown on land on which no lucerne has been grown during the three years immediately prior to the crop having been sown. Where the consignment originates in a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Item, an official statement shall have been made that the seeds were taken from a crop which was grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of Verticillium Wilt of Lucerne (Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berth.) have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
59. Seeds of pea (Pisum sativum L.) An official statement shall have been made:— that the seeds were taken from a crop which was grown in a region of production in whichPseudomonas syringae pv.pisi has not been known to occur during the period of 10 years prior to the date on which the phytosanitary certificate accompanying the consignment was issued; or that the seeds were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms ofPseudomonas syringae pv.pisi have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
60. Seeds from plants of the genusPrunus L. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the seeds were taken from plants which were grown in a country in which Tomato Ring Spot virus is not known to occur in plants of the genusPrunus; or that the seeds were taken from plants which:— either were certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be directly derived from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to regular official testing for at least Tomato Ring Spot virus and has been found free in those tests, from that virus; or were directly derived from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least Tomato Ring Spot virus and has been found free, in those tests, from this virus; and that no symptoms of Tomato Ring Spot virus have been observed in the plants from which the seeds were taken or in other plants of the genusPrunus at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this Item:— it shall be free from Tobacco Ring Spot virus; and an official statement shall have been made that the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this item relating to Tomato Ring Spot virus have also been complied with for Tobacco Ring Spot virus.
61. Seeds from plants of the genusRubus L. The consignment shall be free from:— Tomato Ring Spot virus; Black Raspberry Latent virus; Cherry Leaf Roll virus; and Prunus Necrotic Ring Spot virus. An official statement shall have been made:— either that the seeds were taken from plants which were grown in a country in which the viruses specified in paragraph (1) of this Item are not known to occur in plants of the genusRubus L.; or that the seeds were taken from plants which:— either were certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be directly derived from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to regular official testing for at least the viruses specified in paragraph (1) of this Item and has been found free, in those tests, from those viruses; or were directly derived from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and which has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least the viruses specified in paragraph (1) of this Item and has been found free, in those tests, from those viruses; and that no symptoms of the viruses specified in paragraph (1) of this Item have been observed in the plants from which the seeds were taken or in other plants of the genusRubus L. at the place of production, or in its immediate vicinity during at least one official inspection carried out in each of the last three complete cycles of vegetation. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Item:— it shall be free from Tobacco Ring Spot virus; Raspberry Bushy Dwarf virus; and an official statement shall have been made that the requirements specified in paragraph (2) of this Item relating to Tomato Ring Spot virus have also been complied with for Tobacco Ring Spot virus.
62. Seeds of tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex Farwell and hybrids and cultivars thereof). An official statement shall have been made:— that the seeds were extracted by an officially approved acid extraction method; and that:— either the seeds were taken from plants which were grown in a region in which Potato Spindle Tuber viroid, Bacterial Canker of Tomato (Clavibacter michiganense subsp.michiganense(E.F. Smith) Daviset al.(syn. (Corynebacterium michiganense(E.F. Smith) Jensen)) and Tomato Bacterial Spot (Xanthomonas campestris pv.vesicatoria(Doidge) Dye (syn.Xanthomonas vesicatoria(Doidge) Dowson)) are not known to occur; or the seeds were taken from plants which were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms of Potato Spindle Tuber viroid,Clavibacter michiganense subsp.michiganense andXanthomonas campestris pv.vesicatoria have been observed in any plants during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country, in addition to complying with the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this Item, it shall be free from Tomato Bacterial Speck (Pseudomonas syringae pv.tomato(Okabe) Young, Dye and Wilkie).

PART V — CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH RAW FRUIT MAY BE LANDED

PART VA — GENERAL CONDITIONS

Item Description of plants Conditions of landing
(1) (2) (3)
63. Raw fruit. The consignment shall be free from the plant pests specified in Part I of Schedule 1 other than San José Scale (Comstockaspis perniciosa(Comstock)) and, where appropriate, from the plant pests specified in Part II of that Schedule. The consignment shall be substantially free fromComstockaspis perniciosa during the period 16 September to 30 April (both dates inclusive) and free from at least the young and mobile stage of that plant pest during the period 1 May to 15 September (both dates inclusive).

PART VB — ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLYING IN THE CASE OF RAW FRUIT OF THE GENERACITRUS, CYDONIA, MALUS, PRUNUS ANDPYRUS

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