2.—(1) The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1), after the definition of “Directive 2008/72/EC”, insert—
““EU Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants(2);”.
(3) In regulation 5—
(a)the existing text becomes paragraph (1);
(b)in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)at the place of production it was found, at least on visual inspection, to be practically free from all pests listed in relation to that plant material in the Annex to Directive 93/61/EEC;
(ab)the quantity of any RNQP present on the plant material does not, at least on visual inspection, exceed the threshold set out in respect of that RNQP in the Annex to Directive 93/61/EEC;
(ac)it is found, at least on visual inspection, to be practically free from any pests which reduce its usefulness and quality as plant material, other than those pests listed in the Annex to Directive 93/61/EEC in relation to that plant material;
(ad)it complies with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs set out in the EU Plant Health Regulation and in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to that Regulation, including measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation”;
(c)after paragraph (1), insert—
“(2) In this regulation—
“protected zone quarantine pest” means a pest within the meaning given by Article 32(1) of the EU Plant Health Regulation;
“RNQP” means a Union regulated non-quarantine pest within the meaning given by Article 36 of the EU Plant Health Regulation;
“Union quarantine pest” means a pest within the meaning given by Article 4 of the EU Plant Health Regulation.”.
(4) For regulation 6, substitute—
“6.—(1) A producer must—
(a)report to an inspector any plant material that fails to comply with the requirements of regulation 5(1)(a) or (ab);
(b)immediately report to an inspector any plant material that shows the presence of a plant pest of a description specified in Annex 2 or 3 to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulations and carry out any measures laid down by the inspector; and
(c)keep plant material in lots of homogenous composition and origin during growing and lifting or removal from parent material.
(2) In this regulation—
“the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants(3).”.
(5) Omit regulations 7 and 8(5).
(6) In regulation 9(4)(c), for “harmful organisms referred to in regulation 5(a)” substitute “pests referred to in regulations 5(1)(a), (ab) and 6(1)(b)”.
(7) In regulation 11(4), for “5(a)” substitute “5(1)(a) to (ac)”.
S.I. 1995/2652, amended by S.I. 2007/1449, 2014/487, 2018/575, 2019/1517, 2020/579; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
OJ No. L 317, 23.11.2016, p.4.
OJ No. L 319, 10.12.2019, p.1.