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SCHEDULE 9Requirements for plant passports

PART ARequirements for plants passports for any relevant material in Schedule 6 or 7

7.  The information referred to in paragraph 5 and 6 above shall be—

(a)the title “EC-plant passport”;

(b)the code for the member State in which the plant passport was issued;

(c)the name or code for the responsible official body of the member State in which the plant passport was issued;

(d)the registration number of the producer, importer or other person who is authorised to issue the plant passport;

(e)the week number of the date of production or when the plant passport is attached to the material, or a serial or batch number identifying that material;

(f)the botanical name in Latin of the material to which the plant passport relates;

(g)the quantity of the material to which the plant passport relates (number of plants, plant products, volume or weight);

(h)where the relevant material fulfils the requirements for a protected zone, the marking “ZP” and the code for the protected zone;

(i)in the case of a replacement plant passport, the marking “RP” and where appropriate a code for the producer or importer who was authorised to issue the original plant passport; and

(j)in the case of material originating in a third country, the name of the country of origin of the material or (if appropriate) the country from which the material was consigned to Northern Ireland.