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Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (repealed)
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Plants and plant products
[F1Plants, intended for planting, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. and Prunus lusitanica L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.]
Plants of Beta vulgaris L. and Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting, other than seeds.
Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L. or their hybrids, intended for planting.
Plants of Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids and Vitis L., other than fruit and seeds.
Without prejudice to point 1.6, plants of Citrus L. and their hybrids other than fruit and seeds.
Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids with leaves and peduncles.
[F2Wood within the meaning of the first subparagraph of Article 2(2), where it:
has been obtained in whole or part from Platanus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface;
and
meets one of the following descriptions laid down in Annex I, Part two to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1) :
CN code | Description |
---|---|
4401 10 00 | Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms |
4401 22 00 | Non-coniferous wood, in chips or particles |
ex 4401 30 90 | Wood waste and scrap (other than sawdust), not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms |
4403 10 00 | Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared |
ex 4403 99 | Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak ( Quercus spp.) or beech ( Fagus spp.)), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, not treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives |
ex 4404 20 00 | Non-coniferous split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of non-coniferous wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise |
ex 4407 99 | Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak ( Quercus spp.) or beech ( Fagus spp.)), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm.] |
[F3. . . . .]
Plants, plant products and other objects produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons professionally engaged in plant production, other than those plants, plant products and other objects which are prepared and ready for sale to the final consumer, and for which it is ensured by the responsible official bodies of the Member States, that the production thereof is clearly separate from that of other products
Plants intended for planting other than seeds of the genera Abies Mill., Apium graveolens L., Argyranthemum spp., Aster spp., Brassica spp., Castanea Mill., Cucumis spp., Dendranthema (DC) Des Moul., Dianthus L. and hybrids Exacum spp., Fragaria L., Gerbera Cass., Gypsophila L., all varieties of New Guinea hybrids of Impatiens L., Lactuca spp., Larix Mill., Leucanthemum L., Lupinus L., Pelargonium l'Hérit. ex Ait., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus laurocerasus L., Prunus lusitanica L., Pseudotsuga Carr., Quercus L., Rubus L., Spinacia L., Tanacetum L., Tsuga Carr.[F4,] Verbena L.[F5and other plants of herbaceous species, other than plants of the family Gramineae, intended for planting, and other than bulbs, corms, rhizomes, seeds and tubers]
Plants of Solanaceae, other than those referred to in point 1.3 intended for planting, other than seeds.
Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. and Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or associated
Bulbs and corms intended for planting, produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons professionally engaged in plant production, other than those plants, plant products and other objects which are prepared and ready for sale to the final consumer, and for which it is ensured by the responsible official bodies of the Member States, that the production thereof is clearly separate from that of other products of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston ‘Golden Yellow’, Galanthus L., Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne., miniature cultivars and their hybrids of the genus Gladiolus Tourn. ex L., such as Gladiolus callianthus Marais, Gladiolus colvillei Sweet, Gladiolus nanus hort., Gladiolus ramosus hort. and Gladiolus tubergenii hort., Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Ismene Herbert, Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Orinthogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L. Tigridia Juss. and Tulipa L.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2003/116/EC of 4 December 2003 amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC as regards the harmful organism Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al..
F2 Substituted by Commission Directive 2004/102/EC of 5 October 2004 amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
F3 Deleted by Commission Directive 2004/102/EC of 5 October 2004 amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
F4 Substituted by Commission Directive 2002/36/EC of 29 April 2002 amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
F5 Inserted by Commission Directive 2002/36/EC of 29 April 2002 amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
Without prejudice to the plants, plant products and other objects listed in Part I.
Plants, plant products and other objects
Plants of Albies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. and Pseudotsuga Carr.
Plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Populus L. and Beta vulgaris L.
[F1Plants, other than fruit and seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Eucalyptus L'Herit., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.;
Live pollen for pollination of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.]
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting.
[F4Plants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for industrial processing]
[F4Soil from beet and unsterilised waste from beet ( Beta vulgaris L.)]
Seeds of Beta vulgaris L., Dolichos Jacq., Gossypium spp. and Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp. and unginned cotton[F8, fruits of Vitis L.]
[F2Wood within the meaning of the first subparagraph of Article 2(2), where it
has been obtained in whole or part from
conifers (Coniferales), excluding wood which is bark-free,
Castanea Mill., excluding wood which is bark-free;
and
meets one of the following descriptions laid down in Annex I, Part two to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:
CN code | Description |
---|---|
4401 10 00 | Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms |
4401 21 00 | Coniferous wood, in chips or particles |
4401 22 00 | Non-coniferous wood, in chips or particles |
ex 4401 30 | Wood waste and scrap (other than sawdust), not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms |
ex 4403 10 00 | Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared |
ex 4403 20 | Coniferous wood in the rough, not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, not treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives |
ex 4403 99 | Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak ( Quercus spp.) or beech ( Fagus spp.)), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, not treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives |
ex 4404 | Split poles: piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed, but not sawn lengthwise |
4406 | Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood |
4407 10 | Coniferous wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm |
ex 4407 99 | Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak ( Quercus spp.) or beech ( Fagus spp.)), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm.] |
[F2Isolated bark of Castanea Mill, and conifers (Coniferales)]
Plants, plant products and other objects produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons professionally engaged in plant production, other than those plants, plant products and other objects which are prepared and ready for sale to the final consumer, and for which it is ensured by the responsible official bodies of the Member States, that the production thereof is clearly separate from that of other products
[F4Plants of Begonia L., intended for planting, other than corms, seeds, tubers, and plants of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., Ficus L. and Hibiscus L., intended for planting, other than seeds]
Textual Amendments
F8 Inserted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.
Plants, intended for planting, other than seeds but including seeds of Cruciferae Gramineae, Trifolium spp., originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay, genera Triticum, Secale and X Triticosecale from Afghanistan, India[F9, Iran], Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan[F10, South Africa] and the USA. Capsicum spp. Helianthus annuus L., Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw., Medicago sativa L., Prunus L., Rubus L., Oryza spp., Zea mais L., Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Allium porrum L., Allium schoenoprasum L. and Phaseolus L.
Parts of plants, other than fruits and seeds of:
[F11Castanea Mill., Dendranthema (DC) Des. Moul., Dianthus L., Gypsophila L., Pelargonium l'Herit. ex Ait, Phoenix spp., Populus L., Quercus L., Solidago L. and cut flowers of Orchidaceae,
conifers ( Coniferales ),
[F2Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in the USA and Canada.]
Prunus L., originating in non-European countries,
Cut flowers of Aster spp., Eryngium L., Hypericum L., Lisianthus L., Rosa L. and Trachelium L., originating in non-European countries,
Leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L. and Ocimum L.]
Fruits of:
Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids[F5, Momordica L. and Solanum melongena L.],
Annona L., Cydonia Mill., Diospyros L., Malus Mill., Mangifera L., Passiflora L., Prunus L., Psidium L., Pyrus L., Ribes L. Syzygium Gaertn., and Vaccinium L., originating in non-European countries.
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.
Isolated bark of:
[F2conifers (Coniferales), originating in non-European countries.]
Acer saccharum Marsh, Populus L., andQuercus L. other than Quercus suber L.
[F2Wood within the meaning of the first subparagraph of Article 2(2), where it:
has been obtained in whole or part from one of the order, genera or species as described hereafter, except wood packaging material defined in Annex IV, Part A, Section I, Point 2:
Quercus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA, except wood which meets the description referred to in (b) of CN code 4416 00 00 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,
Platanus , including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA or Armenia,
Populus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in countries of the American continent,
Acer saccharum Marsh., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA and Canada,
Conifers (Coniferales), including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in non-European countries, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey;
and
meets one of the following descriptions laid down in Annex I, Part two to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:
CN code | Description |
---|---|
4401 10 00 | Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms |
4401 21 00 | Coniferous wood, in chips or particles |
4401 22 00 | Non-coniferous wood, in chips or particles |
4401 30 10 | Sawdust |
ex 4401 30 90 | Other wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms |
4403 10 00 | Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared |
4403 20 | Coniferous wood in the rough, other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared |
4403 91 | Oak wood ( Quercus spp.) in the rough, other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, whether or not stripped of bark of sapwood, or roughly squared |
ex 4403 99 | Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak ( Quercus spp.) or beech ( Fagus spp.)), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, not treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives |
ex 4404 | Split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise |
4406 | Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood |
4407 10 | Coniferous wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm |
4407 91 | Oak wood ( Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm |
ex 4407 99 | Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak ( Quercus spp.) or beech ( Fagus spp.)), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm |
4415 | Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood |
4416 00 00 | Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves |
9406 00 20 | Prefabricated buildings of wood.] |
Soil and growing medium as such, which consists in whole or in part of soil or solid organic substances such as parts of plants, humus including peat or bark, other than that composed entirely of peat.
Soil and growing medium, attached to or associated with plants, consisting in whole or in part of material specified in (a) or consisting in part of any solid inorganic substance, intended to sustain the vitality of the plants, originating in:
Textual Amendments
F9 Inserted by Commission Directive 2004/31/EC of 17 March 2004 amending Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
F10 Inserted by Commission Directive 2003/22/EC of 24 March 2003 amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
F11 Substituted by Commission Directive 2003/47/EC of 4 June 2003 amending Annexes II, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
F12 Deleted by Commission Directive 2003/47/EC of 4 June 2003 amending Annexes II, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
F13 Deleted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.
Without prejudice to the plants, plant products and other objects listed in I.
[F4Plants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for industrial processing.]
[F4Soil from beet and unsterilised waste from beet ( Beta vulgaris L.).]
[F1Live pollen for pollination of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.;
Parts of plants, other than fruit and seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.]
Seeds of Dolichos Jacq., Magnifera spp., Beta vulgaris L. and Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Seeds and fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp. and unginned cotton.
[F8Fruits of Vitis L.]
[F2Wood within the meaning of the first subparagraph of Article 2(2), where it:
has been obtained in whole or part from conifers (Coniferales), excluding wood which is bark-free originating in European third countries, and Castanea Mill., excluding wood which is bark-free
and
meets one of the following descriptions laid down in Annex I, Part two to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:
CN code | Description |
---|---|
4401 10 00 | Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms |
4401 21 00 | Coniferous wood, in chips or particles |
4401 22 00 | Non-coniferous wood, in chips or particles |
ex 4401 30 | Wood waste and scrap (other than sawdust), not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms |
ex 4403 10 00 | Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared |
ex 4403 20 | Coniferous wood in the rough, other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, not stripped of bark or sapwood or roughly squared |
ex 4403 99 | Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak ( Quercus spp.) or beech ( Fagus spp.)), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, not treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives |
ex 4404 | Split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise |
4406 | Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood |
4407 10 | Coniferous wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm |
ex 4407 99 | Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak ( Quercus spp.) or beech ( Fagus spp.)), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm |
4415 | Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood |
9406 00 20 | Prefabricated buildings of wood.] |
Parts of plants of Eucalyptus l'Hérit.
[F14Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales) originating in European third countries.]
Textual Amendments
[F2 OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2004 ( OJ L 283, 2.9.2004, p. 7 ).]
Textual Amendments
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