The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2013

Amendment of Schedule 4 (restrictions on the landing in and movement within England of relevant material)

10.—(1) In Part A (relevant material, from third countries, which may only be landed in England if special requirements are satisfied) of Schedule 4(1)—

(a) for item 6, substitute—

“6.	Plants of Castanea Mill. intended for planting, which originate in any third country	Without prejudice to the requirements in items 5, 6B, 60, 61 and 64, the plants shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes under the heading “Additional declaration” an official statement that they have been grown throughout their life in: (a) a place of production in a country in which Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr is known not to occur; or (b) an area established and maintained as an area free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr in accordance with ISPM No. 4
6A.	Plants, other than seeds, of Quercus L. intended for planting, which originate in any third country	Without prejudice to the requirements in items 4, 5, 60, 61 and 64, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that: (a) they originate in an area known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; or (b) no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation”;

(b) item 6a is renumbered as item 6B;

(c) for item 8, substitute—

“8.

Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting, which originate in any third country

Without prejudice to the requirements in items 60, 61, 64, 81 and 82, the plants shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export which includes under the heading “Additional declaration” an official statement that they have been grown throughout their life in: (a) a place of production in a country in which Ceratocystis fimbriata f. spp. platani Walter is known not to occur; or (b) an area established and maintained as an area free from Ceratocystis fimbriata f. spp. platani Walter in accordance with ISPM No. 4”;

(d) in the third column of item 16, for “, 15a, 17, 17a and 18”, substitute “and 17 to 18”.

(2) In Part B (relevant material, from another part of the European Union, which may only be landed in or moved within England if special requirements are satisfied) of Schedule 4(2)—

(a) for item 4, substitute—

“4.	Plants of Castanea Mill. intended for planting	Without prejudice to the requirements in item 4B, the plants shall be accompanied by official documentation confirming that they have been grown throughout their life in: (a) a place of production in a country in which Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr is known not to occur; or (b) an area established and maintained as an area free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr in accordance with ISPM No. 4
4A.	Plants, other than seeds, of Quercus L. intended for planting	The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that: (a) they originate in an area known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; or (b) no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation”;

(b) item 4a is renumbered as item 4B;

(c) for item 5, substitute—

“5.

Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting

Without prejudice to the requirements in items 37 and 39, the plants shall be accompanied by official documentation confirming that they have been grown throughout their life in: (a) a place of production in a country in which Ceratocystis fimbriata f. spp. platani Walter is known not to occur; or (b) an area established and maintained as an area free from Ceratocystis fimbriata f. spp. platani Walter in accordance with ISPM No. 4”.

(1)

Item 6a was inserted by S.I. 2006/2307, article 2(15)(b). Item 16 was amended by S.I. 2006/2307, article 2(15)(f). There are other amendments to Part A of Schedule 4, but none is relevant.

(2)

Part B of Schedule 4 was amended by S.I. 2011/1043, article 4(1). Item 4a was inserted by S.I. 2006/2307, article 2(16)(b). There are other amendments to Part B of Schedule 4, but none is relevant.