The Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005

Articles 2(1) and 29

SCHEDULE 8 Swiss plant passports

PART A Relevant material originating in Switzerland which may be landed in or moved within Great Britain if accompanied by a Swiss plant passport

1.  Wood referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “wood” in article 2(1), where it—

(a) has been obtained in whole or in part from Platanus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface; and

(b) meets one of the descriptions specified in item 1.6(b) to Appendix 1, Part A of Annex 4 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products attached to the joint Council and Commission Decision(1) on the conclusion of seven agreements with the Swiss Confederation as amended, in so far as the amendments are relevant to this Order, by Commission Decisions 2004/278/EC(2) and 2005/260/EC(3) (“the Agriculture Agreement”).

2.  Trees, other than seeds, of Abies Mill., Castanea Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Platanus L., Populus L., Pseudotsuga Carr., Quercus L. or Tsuga Carr., intended for planting and produced by producers authorised to produce for sale to persons engaged in tree production in the course of a trade or business, other than those trees which are prepared and ready for sale to the final customer, and for which it is guaranteed by a person authorised by Swiss legislation to give such guarantee, that the production thereof is clearly separate from that of other products.

PART B Relevant material imported into Switzerland from another third country which, if it would normally be permitted to be landed in Great Britain if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, may be accompanied by a Swiss plant passport(4) or may be landed without phytosanitary documentation(5)

1.  Trees, other than seeds, intended for planting.

2.  Parts of trees, other than fruit or seeds, of Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in the USA or Canada, conifers (Coniferales), Populus L. or Quercus L.

3.  Wood referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “wood” in article 2(1), where it—

(a) has been obtained in whole or in part from one of the following order, genera or species, except wood packaging material, other than in the form of raw wood of 6mm thickness or less or wood that has undergone a manufacturing process involving glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof, originating in a country outside the European Community or Switzerland—

(i) Quercus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA, except wood in the form of casks, barrels, vats, tubs or other coopers' products or parts thereof including staves and where there is documented evidence that the wood has been processed or manufactured using a heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 176°C for 20 minutes;

(ii) Platanus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA or Armenia;

(iii) Populus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in any country of the American continent;

(iv) Acer saccharum Marsh., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA or Canada; or

(v) conifers (Coniferales), including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in any country outside Europe, Kazakhstan, Russia or Turkey; and

(b) meets one of the descriptions specified in item 6(b) of Appendix 1 to Part B of Annex 4 to the Agriculture Agreement; or

(c) is in the form of—

(i) wood packaging material, other than in the form of raw wood of 6mm thickness or less or wood that has undergone a manufacturing process involving glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof; or

(ii) dunnage, including that which has not kept its natural round surface, other than in the form of raw wood of 6mm thickness or less or wood that has undergone a manufacturing process involving glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof.

4.  Soil or growing medium, which consists in whole or in part of soil or solid organic substances such as parts of plants or humus, including peat or bark, other than that composed entirely of peat.

5.  Soil or growing medium attached to or appears to have been on contact with trees, consisting in whole or in part of material specified in paragraph 4 or consisting in part of any solid inorganic substance, intended to sustain the vitality of the trees, originating in—

(a) Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey or the Ukraine; or

(b) any country outside Europe, other than Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia.

6.  Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales) originating in any country outside Europe.

(1)

OJ No. L 114, 30.4.2002, p.1.

(2)

OJ No. L 87, 25.3.2004, p.31.

(3)

OJ No. L 78, 24.3.2005, p.50.

(4)

If it is listed in Part A as well as in Part B.

(5)

If it is listed in Part B but not in Part A.