The Plant Health (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

27.  After article 16 insert—

“Requirements to be met by relevant material destined for an approved place of inspection: England

16A.— (1) This article applies to notifiable relevant material, other than notified EU material, which is destined for an approved place of inspection.

(2) Any relevant material to which this article applies may not be moved within England unless—

(a) it is accompanied by a copy of the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which accompanied the material on its entry into the United Kingdom;

(b) its packaging and the vehicle in which it is transported is sealed in such a way that there is no risk of the relevant material causing infestation, infection or contamination or a change occurring in the identity of the material or, where the material is destined for an approved place of inspection in England, its movement has been otherwise authorised by the Commissioners.

(3) The importer of any relevant material which is destined for an approved place of inspection in England must give the Commissioners notice of the following particulars no later than three working days before the material is brought into the United Kingdom—

(a) the name, address and location of the approved place of inspection to which the relevant material is destined;

(b) the scheduled date and time of arrival of the relevant material at the approved place of inspection;

(c) the name, address and registration number of the importer;

(d) the reference number of the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export accompanying the relevant material.

(4) The importer must notify the Commissioners immediately of any changes to the particulars which the importer has given under paragraph (3).

(5) The notice must be given to the Commissioners at the address given by the Commissioners for the purposes of this article.”.