Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order implements Council Directive 98/57/EC, on the control ofRalstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (O.J. No. L235, 21.8.98, p. 1), by amending the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 in its application to England. This Order–

(a)  introduces further controls on planting seed potatoes (article 2(2)); E+W+S

(b)  inserts a new Schedule into the principal Order containing special measures for controlling the spread ofRalstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (article 2(2) and 2(5)); E+W+S

(c)  provides for the demarcation of zones to prevent the spread ofRalstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (article 2(3)); E+W+S

(d)  substitutes all references to “Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith" in the principal Order with the term “Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al." (article 2(4)). E+W+S