The Plant Health (England) Order 2015

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2015-03-04
Last updated 2020-01-14
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Made: 4th March 2015

Laid before Parliament: 10th March 2015

Coming into force: 1st July 2015

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PART 1 — General

Title, commencement, extent and application

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General interpretation

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PART 2 — Imports from third countries

Interpretation of Part 2

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Application of Part 2

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Prohibitions and restrictions on landing plant pests and relevant material

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Advance notification of landing

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Requirements for certificates

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Exceptions from certain prohibitions and requirements

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Presentation and display of documents

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Prohibition on the removal of relevant material from its area of plant health control

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Exceptions from the prohibition on the removal of relevant material from its area of plant health control

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Plant health discharge

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Request to an officer for Revenue and Customs for material to be detained

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Power of an officer for Revenue and Customs

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General provisions relating to certificates

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Requirements to be met by EU transit goods or relevant material destined for an approved place of inspection

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Approved places of inspection

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Requirements for plant health movement documents

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PART 3 — Internal EU controls on movement

Prohibitions on the introduction of plant pests and relevant material from the European Union

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Prevention of the spread of plant pests

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Requirements for plant passports

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Exceptions from certain prohibitions and requirements

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Validity of plant passports for England

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General provisions relating to plant passports

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PART 4 — Registration of plant traders and authority to issue plant passports

Register of plant traders

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Obligation to register

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Registration requirements

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Authority to issue plant passports

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PART 5 — Swiss trade and Swiss plant passports

Exceptions to the requirements in articles 6, 7 and 10

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PART 6 — Measures to control the landing of relevant material and prevent the spread of plant pests

Examination, sampling and marking

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Actions which may be required by an inspector

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Actions which may be taken by an inspector

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Miscellaneous provisions as to notices

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Service of notices

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Information as to compliance with notices

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Failure to comply with a notice

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Right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a justice of the peace

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PART 7 — Certain solanaceous species: planting and control of relevant plant pests

Miscellaneous provisions for certain solanaceous species

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PART 8 — Licences

Licences to carry out activities prohibited by this Order

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Licences for trial or scientific purposes or for work on varietal selections permitted by Directive 2008/61/EC

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PART 9 — Notifications, provision and exchange of information

Notification of the presence or suspected presence of certain plant pests

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Notification of the likely entry into, or presence in, a free zone of plant pests or relevant material

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Information to be given

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Power to share information for the purposes of the Order

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PART 10 — Offences

Offences

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Penalties

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PART 11 — Miscellaneous

The Customs Act

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Revocation and transitional provisions

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Review

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SCHEDULE 1 — Plant pests which may not be introduced into or spread within England

PART A — Plant pests not known to occur in any part of the European Union

1. Acleris spp. (non-European)
2. Agrilus anxius Gory
3. Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire
4. Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch)
5. Anomala orientalis Waterhouse
6. Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)
7. Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky)
8. Anthonomus eugenii Cano
8A. Aromia bungii (Faldermann)
9. Arrhenodes minutus Drury
9A. Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc.)
10. Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations), vector of viruses such as: Bean golden mosaic virus, Cowpea mild mottle virus, Lettuce infectious yellow virus, Pepper mild tigré virus, Squash leaf curl virus, Euphorbia mosaic virus or Florida tomato virus
11. Cicadellidae (non-European) known to be vectors of Pierce’s disease (caused by Xylella fastidiosa), such as: Carneocephala fulgida Nottingham, Draeculacephalaminerva Ball or Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret)
12. Choristoneura spp. (non-European)
13. Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst)
14. Dendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov
15. Diabrotica barberi Smith and Lawrence
16. Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber
17. Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata Mannerheim
18. Diabrotica virgiferazeaeKrysan & Smith
19. Diaphorina citri Kuway
20. Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix papa. sp. n , Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner)
20A. Grapholita packardi Zeller
21. Heliothis zea (Boddie)
22. Hirschmanniella spp., other than Hirschmanniella gracilis (de Man) Luc and Goodey
22A. Keiferia lycopersicella(Walsingham)
23. Liriomyza sativae Blanchard
24. Longidorus diadecturus Eveleigh and Allen
25. Monochamus spp. (non-European)
26. Myndus crudus Van Duzee
27. Nacobbus aberrans (Thorne) Thorne and Allen
28. Naupactus leucoloma Boheman
28A. Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenée)
28B. Oemona hirta (Fabricius)
28C. Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Keifer 1940)
29. Premnotrypes spp. (non-European)
30. Pseudopityophthorus minutissimus (Zimmermann)
31. Pseudopityophthorus pruinosus (Eichhoff)
32. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)
33. Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.)
33A. Saperda candidaFabricius
34. Scaphoideus luteolus Van Duzee
35. Spodoptera eridania (Cramer)
36. Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)
37. Spodoptera litura (Fabricus)
38. Thrips palmi Karny
39. Tephritidae (non-European) such as: Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), Anastrepha ludens (Loew), Anastrepha obliqua Macquart, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), Dacus ciliatus Loew, Dacus curcurbitae Coquillet, Dacus dorsalis Hendel, Dacus tryoni (Froggatt), Dacus tsuneonis Miyake, Dacus zonatus Saund., Epochracanadensis (Loew), Pardalaspis cyanescens Bezzi, Pardalaspis quinaria Bezzi, Pterandrus rosa (Karsch), Rhacochlaena japonica Ito, Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew), Rhagoletis completa Cresson, Rhagoletis fausta (Osten-Sacken), Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, Rhagoletis mendax Curran, Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh, Rhagoletis ribicola Doane or Rhagoletis suavis (Loew)
39A. Thaumatotibia leucotreta(Meyrick)
40. Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-European populations)
41. Xiphinema californicum Lamberti and Bleve-Zacheo
1. Candidatus Liberibacter spp., a causal agent of Huanglongbing disease of citrus/citrus greening
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2. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa, Serizawa, Ichikawa, Tsuyumu & Goto
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4. Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii
5. Xanthomonas citri pv. citri
1. Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt
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2. Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel
3. Cronartium spp. (non-European)
3A. Elsinoë australis Bitanc. & Jenk.
3B. Elsinoë citricola X.L. Fan, R.W. Barreto & Crous
3C. Elsinoë fawcettii Bitanc. & Jenk.
4. Endocronartium spp. (non-European)
5. Gibberella circinata Nirenberg & O’Donnell
6. Guignardia laricina (Saw.) Yamamoto et Ito
7. Gymnosporangiumspp. (non-European)
8. Inonotus weirii (Murril) Kotlaba and Pouzar
9. Melampsora farlowii (Arthur) Davis
10. Mycosphaerella larici-leptolepsis Ito et al.
11. Mycosphaerella populorum G.E. Thompson
12. Phoma andina Turkensteen
12A. Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa
13. Phyllosticta solitaria Ellis & Everhart
14. Phytophthora ramorumWerres, De Cock & Man in’t Veld sp. nov.
15. Septoria lycopersici Speg. var malagutii Ciccarone and Boerema
16. Thecaphora solani Barrus
17. Tilletia indica Mitra
18. Trechispora brinkmannii (Bresad.) Rogers
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2. Potato viruses or virus-like organisms such as: Andean potato latent virus, Andean potato mottle virus, Arracacha virus B oca strain, Potato black ringspot virus, ... Potato virus T or non-European isolates of potato viruses A, M, S, V, X and Y (including Yo, Yn and Yc) and Potato leafroll virus
2A. Rose rosette virus
3. Tobacco ringspot virus
4. Tomato ringspot virus
5. Viruses or virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. or Vitis L., such as: Blueberry leaf mottle virus, Cherry rasp leaf virus (American), Peach mosaic virus (American), Peach phony rickettsia, Peach rosette mosaic virus, Peach rosette mycoplasm, Peach X-disease mycoplasm, Peach yellows mycoplasm, Plum line pattern virus (American), Raspberry leaf curl virus (American), Strawberry latent “C” virus, Strawberry vein banding virus, Strawberry witches’ broom mycoplasm or non-European viruses or virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. or Vitis L.
6. Viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaciGenn., such as: Bean golden mosaic virus, Cowpea mild mottle virus, Lettuce infectious yellow virus, Pepper mild tigré virus, Squash leaf curl virus, Euphorbia mosaic virus or Florida tomato virus
1. Arceuthobium spp. (non-European)
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1. Pomacea Perry
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PART B — Plant pests known to occur in the European Union

1. Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations)
2. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Bührer) Nickle et al.
3. Dryocosmus kuriphilusYasumatsu
4. Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens
5. Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens
6. Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say
7. Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al.(all populations)
8. Meloidogyne fallaxKarssen
9. Opogona sacchari (Bojer)
9A. Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman
10. Popillia japonica Newman
11. Rhizoecus hibisci Kawai and Takagi
12. Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval)
13. Trioza erytreae Del Guercio
1. Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al.
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2. Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.
3. Xylella fastidiosa(Wells et al.
A1. Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.
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1. Chalara fraxinea T. Kowalski, including its teleomorph Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus
1A. Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell
1B. Geosmithia morbida Kolarik, Freeland, Utley & Tisserat
2. Melampsora medusae Thümen
3. Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival
1. Apple proliferation mycoplasm
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2. Apricot chlorotic leaf roll mycoplasm
2A. CandidatusPhytoplasma ulmi
3. Pear decline mycoplasm

PART C — Plant pests which may not be introduced into a protected zone which is limited to part of England

(1)Plant pest (2)Description of protected zone
Thaumetopoea processionea L. the OPM protected zone

SCHEDULE 2 — Relevant material which may not be introduced into or moved within England if that material is carrying or infected with plant pests

PART A — Plant pests not known to occur in the European Union

(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Plant pest (3)Plant pest
1. Plants, other than seeds, of Fuchsia L., intended for planting Aculops fuchsiae Keifer Aculops fuchsiae Keifer
2. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Aleurocanthus spp. Aleurocanthus spp.
3. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting Anthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling) Anthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling)
4. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting Anthonomus signatus (Say) Anthonomus signatus (Say)
5. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Aonidiella citrinaCoquillett Aonidiella citrinaCoquillett
6. Seeds of Oryza spp. Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie
7. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Juniperus L., originating in any country outside Europe Aschistonyx eppoi Inouye Aschistonyx eppoi Inouye
8. Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe Carposina niponensis Walsingham Carposina niponensis Walsingham
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10. Plants, other than seeds, of Crataegus L., Malus Mill., PhotiniaLdL., Prunus L. or Rosa L., or fruit of MalusMill. or Prunus L., originating in any country outside Europe Enarmonia prunivora Walsh Enarmonia prunivora Walsh
11. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor) Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor)
12. Plants, other than seeds, of CydoniaMill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe Grapholita inopinata Heinrich Grapholita inopinata Heinrich
13. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Hishomonus phycitis (Distant) Hishomonus phycitis (Distant)
14. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Leucaspis japonica Ckll. Leucaspis japonica Ckll.
15. Seeds of Cruciferae, Gramineae orTrifoliumspp., originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel)
16. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of VitisL. Margarodes,non-European species, such as: Margarodes,non-European species, such as:
16. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of VitisL. (a) Margarodes vitis(Philippi)
16. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of VitisL. (b) Margarodes vredendalensisde Klerk
16. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of VitisL. (c) Margarodes prieskaensis Jakubski
17. Plants, other than seeds, of Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe Numonia pyrivorella(Matsumura) Numonia pyrivorella(Matsumura)
18. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Juniperus L., originating in any country outside Europe Oligonychus perditus Pritchard and Baker Oligonychus perditus Pritchard and Baker
19. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of conifers (Coniferales), originating in any country outside Europe Pissodes spp. (non-European) Pissodes spp. (non-European)
20. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf.; or plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae,Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, in any case rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium Radopholus citrophilus Huettel Dickson and Kaplan Radopholus citrophilus Huettel Dickson and Kaplan
21. Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Scirtothrips aurantii Faure Scirtothrips aurantii Faure
22. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood
23. Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Scirtothrips citri (Moultex) Scirtothrips citri (Moultex)
24. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. Scrobipalpopsis solanivora Povolny Scrobipalpopsis solanivora Povolny
25. Plants, other than seeds, of CydoniaMill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe Tachypterellus quadrigibbus Say Tachypterellus quadrigibbus Say
26. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Toxoptera citricida (Kirk.) Toxoptera citricida (Kirk.)
27. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Unaspis citriComstock Unaspis citriComstock
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1. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Citrus variegated chlorosis
2. Seeds of Zea maysL. Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye
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4. Seeds of Oryza spp. Xanthomonas campestrispv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye and pv. oryzicola (Fang. et al.) Dye
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1. Plants, other than seeds, of CydoniaMill., Malus Mill. or Pyrus L., intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler (non-European pathogenic isolates)
2. Plants, other than seeds, of Corylus L., intended for planting, originating in Canada or the USA Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller
3. Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for planting Apiosporina morbosa(Schwein.) v. Arx
4. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting Atropellis spp.
5. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in Canada or the USA Ceratocystis virescens(Davidson) Moreau
6. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L. Cercoseptoria pini-densiflorae (Hori and Nambu) Deighton
7. Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Cercospora angolensis Carv. and Mendes
8. Plants, other than seeds, of Vaccinium spp., intended for planting Diaporthe vaccinii Shaer
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10. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Phoenix spp. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kilian and Maire) Gordon
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12. Plants, other than seeds, of CydoniaMill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L., originating in any country outside Europe Guignardia piricola (Nosa) Yamamoto
13. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Solanaceae Puccinia pittieriana Hennings
14. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L. Scirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers
15. Plants, other than seeds, of Ulmus L. or Zelkova L., intended for planting Stegophora ulmea (Schweintz: Fries) Sydow & Sydow
16. Plants, other than seeds, of Pyrus L., intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe Venturia nashicola Tanaka and Yamamoto
(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Plant pest
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1. Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting Beet curly top virus (non-European isolates)
2. Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting Black raspberry latent virus
3. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Blight or blight-like
4. Plants, other than seeds, of Palmae, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe Cadang-Cadang viroid
5. Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting Cherry leaf-roll virus
6. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. or Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus
7. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Citrus mosaic virus
8. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Citrus tristeza virus (non-European isolates)
9. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Leprosis
10. Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus cerasus L., Prunus aviumL., Prunus incisa Thunb., Prunus sargentii Rehd., Prunus serrulaFranch., Prunus serrulata Lindl., Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Ingram, Prunus subhirtella Miq. or Prunus yedoensis Matsum., or their cultivars, intended for planting Little cherry pathogen (non-European isolates)
11. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Naturally spreading psorosis
12. Plants, other than seeds, of Palmae, intended for planting, originating in any country outside Europe Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm
13. Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting Prunus necrotic ringspot virus
14. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Satsuma dwarf virus
15. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Tatter leaf virus
16. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Witches’ broom (MLO)

PART B — Plant pests known to occur in the European Union

(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Plant pest
1. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie
2. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L. Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch)
3. Flowers, bulbs or corms of Crocus L., miniature cultivars of the genus Gladiolus Tourn. ex. L. including Gladiolus callianthus Marais, Gladiolus colvillei Sweet, Gladiolus nanus hort., Gladiolus ramosus hort.,Gladiolus tubergenii hort., Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Trigridia Juss. or Tulipa L., intended for planting, or potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.), intended for planting Ditylenchus destructor Thorne
4. Seeds or bulbs of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L. or Allium schoenoprasum L., intended for planting; plants of Allium porrumL., intended for planting; bulbs or corms of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston “Golden Yellow”, Galanthus L., Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne, Hyacinthus L., Ismene Herbert, Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Ornithogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L. or Tulipa L., intended for planting; or seeds of Medicago sativa L. Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev
5. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Circuliferhaematoceps (Mulsant and Rey)
6. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Circulifer tenellus (Baker)
7. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Eutetranychus orientalis Klein
8. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Pelargonium L’Hérit ex Ait. or the family Solanaceae, intended for planting Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)
9. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner)
9A. 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: BraheaMart., ButiaBecc., Chamaerops L., JubaeaKunth., LivistonaR. Br., PhoenixL., SabalAdans., Syagrus Mart., TrachycarpusH. Wendl., TrithrinaxMart. or Washingtonia Raf. Paysandisia archon (Burmeister)
10. 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 Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne
10A. Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following taxa: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea armata S. Watson, Brahea edulis H. Wendl., Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc., Calamus merrilliiBecc., Caryota maxima Blume, Caryota cumingiiLodd. Ex Mart., Chamaerops humilis L., Cocos nucifera L., Copernicia Mart., Corypha utan Lam., Elaeis guineenis Jacq., Howea forsteriana Becc., Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill., Livistona australis C. Martius, Livistona decora (W. Bull) Dowe, Livistonia rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Phoenix canariensis Chabaud, Phoenix dactylifera L., Phoenix reclinata Jacq., Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien, Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb., Phoenix theophrasti Greuter, Pritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl., Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier, Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult. f., Syagrus roman-zoffiana (Cham.) Glassman, Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. or Washingtonia Raf. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)
10B. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Cedrus Trew or Pinus L., intended for planting Thaumetopoea pityocampaDenis & Schiffermüller
11. Cut flowers or leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. or plants of herbaceous species, intended for planting, other than:bulbs,corms,plants of the family Gramineae,rhizomes, orseeds Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard)
12. Cut flowers or leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. or plants of herbaceous species, intended for planting, other than:bulbs,corms,plants of the family Gramineae,rhizomes, orseeds Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess)
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(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Plant pest
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1. Seeds of Medicago sativa L. Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus (McCulloch) Davis et al.
2. Plants of Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al.
3. Plants, other than seeds, of AmelanchierMed., ChaenomelesLindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, PyracanthaRoem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl.et al.
4. Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola (Hellmers) Dickey
5. Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting Pseudomonas caryophylli (Burkholder) Starr and Burkholder
6. Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch or Prunus persica var. nectarina(Ait.) Maxim, intended for planting Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al.)Young et al.
7. Seeds of Phaseolus L. Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye
8. Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for planting Xanthomonas arboricolapv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
9. Plants of Solanum lycopersicum L. or Capsicum spp., intended for planting Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesticatoria (Doidge) Dye
10. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King
11. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L. Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos) Willems et al.
(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Plant pest
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1. Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L., intended for planting Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.
2. Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting Chalara fraxineaT. Kowalski, including its teleomorph Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus
3. Plants of Castanea Mill., intended for planting, or plants, other than seeds, of Quercus L., intended for planting Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr
4. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema(DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx
5. Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenweber) van Beyma
6. Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli and Gikashvili
7. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting Phytophthora fragariae Hickman var. fragariae
8. Seeds ofHelianthus annuus L. Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de Toni
9. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema(DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting Puccinia horiana Hennings
10. Plants, other than seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting Scirrhia pini Funk and Parker
11. Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold
12. Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting Verticillium dahliae Klebahn
(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Plant pest
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1. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting Arabis mosaic virus
2. Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting Beet leaf curl virus
2A. Plants, other than seeds, of Ulmus L., intended for planting CandidatusPhytoplasma ulmi
3. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema(DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting Chrysanthemum stunt viroid
4. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Citrus tristeza virus (European isolates)
5. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Vitis L. Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO
5A. Seeds of Solanum lycopersicum L. Pepino mosaic virus
6. Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for planting Plum pox virus
7. Plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae, intended for planting Potato stolbur mycoplasm
7A. Plants of Solanum lycopersicumL., Capsicum annuumL. or Capsicum frutescensL., intended for planting, or plants of Solanum tuberosum L. Potato spindle tuber viroid
8. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting Raspberry ringspot virus
9. Plants, other than seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Spiroplasma citriSaglio et al.
10. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting Strawberry crinkle virus
11. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting Strawberry latent ringspot virus
12. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting Strawberry mild yellow edge virus
13. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting Tomato black ring virus
14. Plants, other than seeds, of Apium graveolens L., Capsicum annuum L., Cucumis melo L., Dendranthema(DC.) Des Moul., any variety of New Guinea hybrids of Impatiens, Lactuca sativa L., Solanum lycopersicum L. or Nicotiana tabacum L. of which there must be evidence that they are intended for sale to professional tobacco producers, Solanum melongena L. or Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting Tomato spotted wilt virus
15. Plants, other than seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L., intended for planting Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

SCHEDULE 3 — Relevant material which may not be introduced into England if that material originates in certain third countries

(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Countries of origin
1. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Abies Mill., Cedrus Trew, Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L., Larix Mill., Picae A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. or Tsuga Carr. Any country outside Europe
2. Plants with leaves, other than fruit or seeds, of Castanea Mill. or Quercus L. Any country outside Europe
3. Plants with leaves, other than fruit or seeds, of Populus L. Any country in North America
4. Plants, other than dormant plants free from leaves, flowers and fruit, of Chaenomeles Lindl., CydoniaMill., Crataegus L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., PyrusL.or Rosa L., intended for planting Any country outside Europe
5. Plants, other than dormant plants free from leaves, flowers and fruit, of PhotiniaLindl., intended for planting The USA, China, Japan, Republic of Korea or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
6. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. for planting Any third country other than Switzerland
7. Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting, other than tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in item 6 Any third country
8. Tubers of species of Solanum L., other than those specified in items 6 and 7 Any third country other than Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Serbia, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia or Turkey
9. Plants of Solanaceae, intended for planting, other than seeds or relevant material specified in items 6 to 8 Any third country other than any country in the Euro-Mediterranean area
10. Soil consisting in part of solid organic substances or other growing medium consisting in whole or in part of solid organic substances, other than any growing medium that is composed entirely of peat or fibre of Cocos nucifera L. and has not been previously used for growing plants or for any agricultural purposes Any third country, other than Switzerland
11. Plants, other than fruits, of Vitis L. Any third country, other than Switzerland
12. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf. Any third country
13. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Phoenix spp. Algeria or Morocco
14. Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. or Pyrus L. or Fragaria L., intended for planting Any third country, other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the continental states of the USA
15. Plants, other than seeds, of the family Gramineae, other than plants of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae, Panicoideae or of the genera Buchloe, BoutelouaLag., Calamagrostis, Cortaderia Stapf., Glyceria R. Br., Hakonechloa Mak. ex. Honda, Hystrix, Molinia, Phalaris L., Shibataea, Spartina Schreb., Stipa L. or Uniola L., intended for planting Any third country, other than a country in the Euro-Mediterranean area
16. Plants, other than seeds, of Coffea, intended for planting Costa Rica or Honduras
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SCHEDULE 4 — Restrictions on the introduction into and movement within England of relevant material

PART A — Relevant material, originating in third countries, which may only be landed if special requirements are complied with

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