PART 2IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

Exceptions from prohibition on removal of relevant material from an area of plant health control11

The prohibition imposed by article 10(1) on the removal of relevant material from an area of plant health control unless it has been discharged by an inspector shall not apply to–

a

any relevant material which is in the course of its consignment between two third countries under appropriate customs procedures and without any change in its customs status and which is transported in such a way as to prevent the accidental escape of plant pests;

b

any relevant material excepted by article 8 from the requirements in article 7; or

c

any relevant material which is consigned to Scotland from another part of the European Community via a third country without any change in its customs status and which is transported in such a way as to prevent the accidental escape of plant pests.