PART 3INTERNAL COMMUNITY CONTROLS ON MOVEMENT

Prohibitions and restrictions on landing tree pests and relevant material18.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the landing in F1a relevant territory of tree pests or relevant material of the following descriptions which are introduced into F2that relevant territory from another part of the F3European Union, whether as country of origin or country of transit, is prohibited—

(a)

any tree pest of a description specified in Schedule 1;

(b)

any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 carrying or infected with a tree pest of a description specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the reference to that relevant material;

(c)

any tree pest which, although not specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2, is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to trees in Great Britain;

(d)

any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 which originates in a third country specified in column 3 opposite the reference to that relevant material;

(e)

subject to article 21, any relevant material not prohibited under sub-paragraph (d) which is of a description specified in column 2 of Part A of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the reference to that relevant material have been complied with;

(f)

subject to article 21, any relevant material not prohibited under sub-paragraph (d) which is of a description specified in column 2 of Part B of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the reference to that relevant material have been complied with; and

(g)

subject to article 21 and without prejudice to any requirements specified in column 3 of Part A of Schedule 4 or in column 3 of Part B of Schedule 4 relating to the relevant material, any relevant material which is of a description specified in column 2 of Part C of Schedule 4 and which is not prohibited under sub-paragraph (d), unless the requirements specified in column 3 of Part C of Schedule 4 opposite the reference to that relevant material have been complied with.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to relevant material prohibited from landing in F4a relevant territory by article 5(1)(e) or (f).