The Plant Health (England) Order 2015

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2015-03-04
Last updated 2020-01-14
State In force
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(1)Item (2)Description of relevant material (3)Requirement of landing
1. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of conifers (Coniferales), originating in any country outside Europe The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been produced in a nursery and that the place of production is free from Pissodes spp. (non-European)
2. Plants, other than seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Scirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers or Scirrhiapini Funk and Parker have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
3. Plants, other than seeds, of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. or TsugaCarr., intended for planting, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Melampsora medusae Thümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
4. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Quercus L. originating in the USA The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area known to be free from Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt.
5. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of CastaneaMill. or Quercus L., originating in any country outside Europe The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no signs of Cronartium spp. (non-European) have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
6. Plants, other than seeds, of CastaneaMill. or Quercus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; orno symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
7. Plants, other than seeds, of Corylus L., intended for planting, originating in Canada or the USA The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown in a nursery and:originate in an area established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Anisogramma anomala(Peck) E. Müller, in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; ororiginate in a place of production established in the country of export by the national plant protection organisation in that country as being free from Anisogramma anomala(Peck) E. Müller on official inspections carried out at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation, in accordance with ISPM No. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and declared free from Anisogramma anomala(Peck) E. Müller
8. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, but including cut branches with or without foliage, of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifoliaCarr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. or Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc., originating in Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan or the USA The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area recognised as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire for the purposes of point 11.4 of Section I of Annex IV Part A , and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
9. Plants of BetulaL., other than fruit or seeds, but including cut branches of BetulaL., with or without foliage, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in a country known to be free of Agrilus anxius Gory
10. Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L., intended for planting, originating in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr. have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
11. Plants, other than seeds, of Populus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Melampsora medusae Thümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
12. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Populus L., originating in any country of the American continent The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Mycosphaerella populorum G.E. Thompson have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
13. Plants, other than seeds, of Ulmus L., intended for planting, originating in any country in North America The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
13A. Plants, other than scions, cuttings, plants in tissue culture, pollen or seeds, of AmelanchierMedik., Aronia Medik., Cotoneaster Medik., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., MalusMill., Prunus L., Pyracantha M. Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting, originating in Canada or the USA The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Saperda candidaFabricius, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; orthey have been grown during a period of at least two years prior to export, or in the case of plants which are younger than two years, have been grown throughout their life, in a place of production established as free from Saperda candidaFabricius in accordance with ISPMNo. 10:which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin;which has been subjected annually to two official inspections for any signs of Saperda candidaFabricius carried out at appropriate times;where the plants have been grown in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Saperda candidaFabricius or with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 500 m in which the absence of Saperda candidaFabricius has been confirmed by official surveys carried out annually at appropriate times; andimmediately prior to export, the plants, and in particular their stems, have been subjected to a meticulous inspection for the presence of Saperda candidaFabricius, which included destructive sampling, where appropriate
14. Fruits of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country The fruits must be free from peduncles and leaves and the packaging, any label attached to the packaging or any document normally used for trade purposes which accompanies the consignment must bear an appropriate origin mark (which may be a reference to the name of the country of origin)
15. Fruits of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle, Poncirus Raf., Microcitrus Swingle, Naringi Adans., or Swinglea Merr., originating in any third country The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country recognised as being free from Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifoliiin accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free fromXanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifoliiin accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;they originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation as being free from Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifoliiin accordance with ISPMNo. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; ...they:have been subjected to a treatment with sodium orthophenylphenate or any other effective treatment which has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;originate in a site of production, which along with the immediate vicinity, are subject to appropriate treatments and cultural practices against Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii; andare free from symptoms of Xanthomonascitri pv. citriand Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii, as shown from official inspections carried out at appropriate times prior to export; andwhich includes information on traceability ; or in the case of fruits destined for industrial processing into juice in the European Union :they have been found free of symptoms of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii during official inspections carried out prior to export;they originate in a site of production which, along with the immediate vicinity, was subject to appropriate treatments and cultural practices against Xanthomonas citri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii;they are subject to a licence granted under article 40(1) of this Order authorising their movement within England and, where applicable, their processing and storage in England;they are transported in individual packages bearing a label which contains a traceability code and indicates that the fruits are destined for industrial processing; andwhich includes information on traceability
16. Fruits of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country recognised as being free from Cercospora angolensisCarv. et Mendes in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;they originate in an area recognised as being free fromCercospora angolensisCarv. et Mendes in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation; orno symptoms of Cercospora angolensisCarv. et Mendes have been observed in the site of production and in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation and none of fruits harvested in the site of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, symptoms of this plant pest
17. Fruits of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L. or Citrus latifolia Tanaka, originating in any third country, other than Argentina, Brazil, South Africa or Uruguay The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country recognised as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free fromPhyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;they:originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; andhave been found free of symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa by official inspection of a representative sample defined in accordance with ISPMNo. 31; ...they originate in a site of production subjected:to appropriate treatments and cultural measures against Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa; andofficial inspections have been carried out in the site of production during the growing season since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation, and no symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa have been detected in the fruits; andthe harvested fruits from that site of production have been found free of symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa during an official inspection, prior to export, of a representative sample, defined in accordance with ISPMNo. 31; andwhich includes information on traceability ; or in the case of fruits destined for industrial processing into juice in the European Union: they have been found free of symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa prior to export during an official inspection of a representative sample defined in accordance with ISPMNo. 31;they originate in a site of production which was subject to appropriate treatments against Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa at appropriate times and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”;they are subject to a licence granted under article 40(1) of this Order authorising their movement within England and, where applicable, their processing and storage in England;they are transported in individual packages bearing a label which contains a traceability code and indicates that the fruits are destined for industrial processing; andwhich includes information on traceability
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17B. Fruits of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L. or Citrus latifolia Tanaka, which originate in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa or Uruguay and are not destined exclusively for industrial processing into juice The fruits must:be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free fromPhyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation;in the case of fruits originating in Brazil, be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional Declaration” that they meet the requirements specified in Articles 4 and 7 of Decision (EU) 2016/715;in the case of fruits originating in South Africa or Uruguay, be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional Declaration” that they meet the requirements specified in Articles 5 and 7 of Decision (EU) 2016/715;in the case of fruits originating in Argentina, be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional Declaration” that they meet the requirements specified in Articles 5a and 7 of Decision (EU) 2016/715
17C. Fruits of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf., other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L. or Citrus latifolia Tanaka, which originate in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa or Uruguay and are destined exclusively for industrial processing into juice The fruits:must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free fromPhyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been previously notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation; orthey:originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa in accordance with ISPMNo. 10, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; andhave been found free of symptoms of Phyllosticta citricarpa(McAlpine) Van der Aa by official inspection of a representative sample defined in accordance with ISPMNo. 31;in the case of fruits introduced into the European Union under the derogation specified in Article 8 of Decision (EU) 2016/715, they must be:accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which includes an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” in accordance with Articles 9(1) and 10 of Decision (EU) 2016/715 and the information specified in Article 9(2) of that Decision;packaged and labelled in accordance with Article 17 of that Decision; andsubject to a licence granted under Article 40(1) of this Order authorising their movement within England and, where applicable, their processing and storage in England
18. Fruits of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country where Tephritidae (non-European) are known to occur on these fruits The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area known to be free from Tephritidae (non-European);no signs of Tephritidae (non-European) have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to harvesting, and none of the fruits harvested at the place of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, signs of Tephritidae (non-European);they have been shown, in appropriate official examination on representative samples, to be free from Tephritidae (non-European) in all stages of their development; orthe fruits have been subjected to an appropriate treatment, any acceptable vapour heat treatment, cold treatment, or quick freeze treatment, which has been shown to be efficient against Tephritidae (non-European) without damaging the fruit, or, where not available, chemical treatment as far as it is acceptable under European Union legislation
18A. Fruits of Capsicum (L.), Citrus L., other than Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck. or Citrus aurantii-folia (Christm.) Swingle, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch or Punica granatum L., originating in any country of the African continent, Cape Verde, Saint Helena, Madagascar, La Reunion, Mauritius or Israel The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country recognised as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4;they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”;they:originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) in accordance with ISPMNo. 10; andare free from that plant pest as shown from official inspections carried out in the place of production at appropriate times during the growing season, which included a visual examination on representative samples of fruit,and which includes information on traceability; orin the case of fruits which have been subjected to an effective cold treatment or any other effective treatment to ensure freedom from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) which has previously been notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation, they have been subjected to such a treatment, and which includes the treatment data
19. Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., CotoneasterEhrh., Crataegus L., CydoniaMill., EriobotryaLindl., Malus Mill., MespilusL., Photinia davidiana(Dcne.) Cardot, PyracanthaRoem., Pyrus L. orSorbus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the plants in the field of production or its immediate vicinity which have shown symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl.et al.have been removed
20. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf., or plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae,Perseaspp. or Strelitziaceae,rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country known to be free from Radopholus citrophilus Huettel et al. and Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne; orrepresentative samples of soil and roots from the place of production have been subjected, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, to official nematological testing for at least Radopholus citrophilus Huettel et al. and Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne and have been found to be free from those plant pests
21. Plants, other than fruit but including seeds, of AegleCorrêa, Aeglopsis Swingle, Afraegle Engl., Atalantia Corrêa, Balsamocitrus Stapf, Burkillanthus Swingle, Calodendrum Thunb., Choisya Kunth, Clausena Burm. f., Limonia L., Microcitrus Swingle, Murraya J. Koenig ex L., Pamburus Swingle, Severinia Ten., Swinglea Merr., Triphasia Lour. or VeprisComm., originating in any third country; or seeds of Citrus L., FortunellaSwingle or Poncirus Raf., originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in a country recognised as being free from CandidatusLiberibacter spp., a causal agent of Huanglongbing disease of citrus/citrus greening
22. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Casimiroa La Llave, ChoisyaKunth, Clausena Burm. f., Murraya J.Koenig ex L., VeprisComm, Zanthoxylum L., originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country in which Trioza erytreaeDel Guercio is known not to occur;they originate in an area free from Trioza erytreaeDel Guercio, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; orthey have been grown in a place of production:which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin;where the plants were placed in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Trioza erytreaeDel Guercio; andwhere two official inspections were carried out at appropriate times during the last complete cycle of vegetation prior to their movement from the site, and no signs of that plant pest were observed in that site or in the surrounding area with a width of at least 200 m
23. Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Aegle Corrêa, Aeglopsis Swingle, Afraegle Engl., AmyrisP. Browne, Atalantia Corrêa, Balsamocitrus Stapf, Choisya Kunth, CitropsisSwingle & Kellermen, Clausena Burm. f., EremocitrusSwingle, EsenbeckiaKunth., GlycosmisCorrêa, Limonia L., MerrilliaSwingle, Microcitrus Swingle, Murraya J. Koenig ex L., NaringiAdans., Pamburus Swingle, Severinia Ten., Swinglea Merr., TetradiumLour., ToddaliaJuss., Triphasia Lour, VeprisComm. or ZanthoxylumL., originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in:a country where Diaphorina citriKuway is known not to occur; oran area free from Diaphorina citriKuway, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”
23A. Plants, other than fruits or seeds, of Microcitrus Swingle, Naringi Adans. or Swinglea Merr., originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country recognised as being free from Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifolii in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which has been notified in writing to the European Commission by the relevant national plant protection organisation; orthey originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Xanthomonascitri pv. citri and Xanthomonas citri pv. aurantifoliiin accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration” and has been notified in writing to the European Commission by the national plant protection organisation
24. Plants, other than seeds, of Crataegus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev. is known to occur The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev. have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
25. Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., MalusMill., PrunusL., Pyrus L., RibesL. or Rubus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur on the following genera:on Fragaria L.:Phytophthora fragariae Hickman, var.fragariae,Arabis mosaic virus,Raspberry ringspot virus,Strawberry crinkle virus,Strawberry latent ringspot virus,Strawberry mild yellow edge virus,Tomato black ring virus, orXanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King;on Malus Mill.:Phyllosticta solitariaEll. and Ev.;on Prunus L.:Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm, or Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al on Prunus persica (L.) Batsch:Pseudomonas syringaepv. persicae(Prunier et al.) Young et al.;on PyrusL.:Phyllosticta solitariaEll. and Ev.;on RubusL.:Arabis mosaic virus,Raspberry ringspot virus,Strawberry latent ringspot virus, orTomato black ring virus; oron all species:non-European viruses or virus-like organisms The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests listed in column 2 of this item have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
26. Plants, other than seeds, of CydoniaMill. or Pyrus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Pear decline mycoplasm is known to occur The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that plants at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity which have shown symptoms giving rise to the suspicion of contamination by Pear decline mycoplasm, have been rogued out at that place within the last three complete cycles of vegetation
27. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur:Strawberry latent “C” virus,Strawberry vein banding virus, orStrawberry witches’ broom mycoplasm The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:the plants, other than those raised from seed, have been:officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least the plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; orderived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least the plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; andno symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests listed in column 2 of this item have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
28. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie is known to occur The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:no symptoms of Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; orin the case of plants in tissue culture, the plants have been derived from plants which complied with paragraph (a) or have been officially tested by appropriate nematological methods and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie
29. Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L., intended for planting, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area known to be free from Anthonomus signatus Say and Anthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling)
30. Plants, other than seeds, of Malus Mill., intended for planting, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur on Malus Mill.:Cherry rasp leaf virus (American), orTomato ringspot virus The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they have been:officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least the plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; orderived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least the plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; orno symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests listed in column 2 of this item have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
31. Plants, other than seeds, of Malus Mill., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Apple proliferation mycoplasm is known to occur The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area known to be free from Apple proliferation mycoplasm; orother than plants raised from seeds, they have been:officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least Apple proliferation mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; orderived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last six complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least Apple proliferation mycoplasm using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from that plant pest; andno symptoms of diseases caused by Apple proliferation mycoplasm have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation
32. Plants, other than seeds, of the following species of Prunus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Plum pox virus is known to occur:Prunus amygdalus Batsch,Prunus armeniacaL.,Prunus blireianaAndre,Prunus brigantinaVill.,Prunus cerasiferaEhrh.,Prunus cistenaHansen,Prunus curdicaFenzl and Fritsch.,Prunus domesticaspp. domesticaL.,Prunus domesticaspp. insititia(L.) C.K. Schneid.,Prunus domesticaspp. italica(Borkh.) Hegi.,Prunus glandulosaThunb.,Prunus holosericeaBatal.,Prunus hortulanaBailey,Prunus japonicaThunb.,Prunus mandshurica(Maxim.) Koehne,Prunus maritimaMarsh.,Prunus mumeSieb and Zucc.,Prunus nigraAit.,Prunus persica(L.) Batsch,Prunus salicinaL.,Prunus sibiricaL.,Prunus simoniiCarr.,Prunus spinosaL.,Prunus tomentosaThunb.,Prunus trilobaLindl., orother species of Prunus L. susceptible to Plum pox virus The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:other than plants raised from seed, they have been:officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; orderived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest; andno symptoms of the diseases caused by Plum pox virus have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation; orplants at the place of production which have shown symptoms of disease caused by other viruses or virus-like pathogens, have been rogued out
33. Plants of Prunus L., intended for planting:originating in any third country where Tomato ringspot virus is known to occur on Prunus L.;other than seeds, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur:Cherry rasp leaf virus (American),Peach mosaic virus (American),Peach phony rickettsia,Peach rosette mycoplasm,Peach yellows mycoplasm,Plum line pattern virus (American), orPeach X-disease mycoplasm;other than seeds, originating in any country outside Europe where Little cherry pathogen is known to occur The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they have been:officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; orderived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least the relevant plant pests listed in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; andno symptoms of diseases caused by the relevant plant pests listed in column 2 of this item have been observed on the plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation
34. Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting:originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur on RubusL.:Tomato ringspot virus,Black raspberry latent virus,Cherry leaf roll virus, orPrunus necrotic ringspot virusother than seeds, originating in any third country where the following plant pests are known to occur:Raspberry leaf curl virus (American), orCherry rasp leaf virus (American) The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been:officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for at least the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; orderived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from those plant pests; andno symptoms of diseases caused by the relevant plant pests in column 2 of this item have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation
35. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in any third country where Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival) is known to occur The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area known to be free from Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival (all races other than Race 1, the common European race), and no symptoms Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of an adequate period
36. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in any third country The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in a country known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis spp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kottoff) Davis et al.
37. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than early potatoes, originating in any third country where Potato spindle tuber viroid is known to occur The faculty of germination in the tubers must have been suppressed
38. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, originating in any third country The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate from a field known to be free from Globodera rostochiensis(Wollenweber) Behrens and Globodera pallida(Stone) Behrens;they originate in an area in which Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. is known not to occur; andthey originate in an area where Meloidogyne chitwoodiGolden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallaxKarssen are known not to occur; orin areas where Meloidogyne chitwoodiGolden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallaxKarssen are known to occur:they originate from a place of production which has been found free from Meloidogyne chitwoodiGolden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallaxKarssen based on an annual survey of host crops by visual inspection of host plants at appropriate times and by visual inspection both externally and by cutting of tubers after harvest from potato crops grown at the place of production; orthe tubers after harvest have been randomly sampled and, either checked for the presence of symptoms after an appropriate method to induce symptoms, or laboratory tested, as well as inspected visually both externally and by cutting the tubers, at appropriate times and in all cases at the time of sealing of the packages or containers before marketing according to the provisions on sealing in Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes, and no symptoms of Meloidogyne chitwoodiGolden et al. (all populations) or Meloidogyne fallaxKarssen have been found
39. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those intended for planting, originating in any third country The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in an area in which Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. is not known to occur
40. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in any third country The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in:a country where Scrobipalpopsis solanivoraPovolny is not known to occur; oran area free from Scrobipalpopsis solanivoraPovolny, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4
41. Plants, other than seeds, of Solanaceae,intended for planting, originating in any third country where Potato stolbur mycoplasm is known to occur The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Potato stolbur mycoplasm have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
42. Plants of Solanaceae,intended for planting, other than tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. or seeds of Solanum lycopersicum L., originating in any third country where Potato spindle tuber viroid is known to occur The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Potato spindle tuber viroid have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
43. Plants, other than seeds, of Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L., Musa L., Nicotiana L. or Solanum melongena L., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al.is known to occur The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area which has been found free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al.; orno symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al. have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
43A. Plants, other than fruits or seeds, of Solanum lycopersicum L. or Solanum melongenaL., originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country recognised as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella(Walsingham) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4; orthey originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella(Walsingham) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”
43B. Fruits of Solanum lycopersicum L. or Solanum melongenaL., originating in any third country The fruits must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in a country recognised as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella(Walsingham) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4;they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella(Walsingham) in accordance with ISPMNo. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; orthey originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Keiferia lycopersicella(Walsingham) on the basis of official inspections and surveys carried out during the last three months prior to export, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”
44. Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold or Verticillium dahliae Klebahn have been observed on hops at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
45. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L. or Pelargonium l’Hérit. ex Ait., originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area free from Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Spodoptera littoralis(Boisd.), established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4;no signs of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) or Spodoptera littoralis(Boisd.) have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; orthe plants have undergone appropriate treatment to protect them from those plant pests
46. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L. or Pelargonium l’Hérit. ex Ait., originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they originate in an area free from Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), Spodoptera frugiperda Smith and Spodoptera litura(Fabricius), established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4;no signs of Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), Spodoptera frugiperda Smith or Spodoptera litura(Fabricius) have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; orthe plants have undergone appropriate treatment to protect them from those plant pests
47. Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting, originating in any third country The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:they are no more than third generation stock derived from material which has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during virological tests, or are directly derived from material of which a representative sample of at least 10% has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during an official inspection carried out at the time of flowering;the plants or cuttings:have come from premises which have been officially inspected at least monthly during the three months prior to dispatch and on which no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been observed during that period, and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been known to have occurred during the three months prior to export; orhave undergone appropriate treatment against Puccinia horiana Hennings; andin the case of unrooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the cuttings or on the plants from which the cuttings were derived, or that, in the case of rooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the cuttings or on the rooting bed

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