PART 4Amendments to legislation concerning agriculture

The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 199926

1

The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 M1 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1)—

a

omit the definition of “Directive 77/93/EEC”;

b

in the definition of “Directive 98/56/EC”, at the end insert “ , as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council M2 ”;

c

after the definition of “Directive 98/56/EC” insert—

“Directive 2000/29/EC” means Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community M3;

3

In regulation 7(4), for “regulation 15 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 M4” substitute “ article 25 of the Plant Health (England) Order 2015 M5 ”.

4

In regulation 8(3)—

a

for the words from “plant pest” to “1993” substitute “ notifiable plant pest as defined in article 42(3) of the Plant Health (England) Order 2015 ”;

b

for “article 20” substitute “ article 42 ”.

5

In regulation 9(2), for “Council Directive 77/93/EEC” substitute “ Directive 2000/29/EC ”.

6

In regulation 12(3), for the words from “article 12(5)” to the end substitute “ article 9(1) of the Plant Health (England) Order 2015 ”.