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The Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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PART BRelevant material which may only moved within the relevant UK territories if specified requirements are met

(1)(2)(3)
ItemDescription of relevant materialRequirements
1.Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenonmeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by:

(a)

an official statement that they originate in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al., or

(b)

an official statement that the plants in the field of production or in its immediate vicinity which have shown symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. have been rogued out

2.Plants, other than seeds, of Fragaria L. or Rubus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement:

(a)

that they originate in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from the following plant pests:

(i)

in the case of Fragaria L.:

  • Phytophthora fragariae Hickman var. fragariae,

  • Arabis mosaic virus,

  • Raspberry ringspot virus,

  • Strawberry crinkle virus,

  • Strawberry latent ringspot virus,

  • Strawberry mild yellow edge virus,

  • Tomato black ring virus,

(ii)

in the case of Rubus L.:

  • Arabis mosaic virus,

  • Raspberry ringspot virus,

  • Strawberry latent ringspot virus,

  • Tomato black ring virus, or

(b)

that no symptoms of diseases caused by the plant pests in paragraph (a) have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

3.Plants, other than seeds, of Cydonia Mill. or Pyrus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by:

(a)

an official statement that the plants originate in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Pear decline mycoplasm, or

(b)

an official statement that plants at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity which have shown symptoms giving rise to the suspicion of contamination by Pear decline mycoplasm, have been rogued out at that place within the last three complete cycles of vegetation

4.

Plants, other than seeds, of the following species of Prunus L., intended for planting:

  • Prunus amygdalus Batsch,

  • Prunus armeniaca L.,

  • Prunus blireiana Andre,

  • Prunus brigantina Vill.,

  • Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.,

  • Prunus cistena Hansen,

  • Prunus curdica Fenzl and Fritsch.,

  • Prunus domestica spp. domestica L.,

  • Prunus domestica spp. insititia (L.) C.K. Schneid.,

  • Prunus domestica spp. italica (Borkh.) Hegi.,

  • Prunus glandulosa Thunb.,

  • Prunus holosericea Batal.,

  • Prunus hortulana Bailey,

  • Prunus japonica Thunb.,

  • Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne,

  • Prunus maritima Marsh.,

  • Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc.,

  • Prunus nigra Ait.,

  • Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.,

  • Prunus salicina L.,

  • Prunus sibirica L.,

  • Prunus simonii Carr.,

  • Prunus spinosa L.,

  • Prunus tomentosa Thunb.,

  • Prunus triloba Lindl., or

  • other species of Prunus L. susceptible to Plum pox virus

The plants must be accompanied by:

(a)

an official statement that they originate in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Plum pox virus, or

(b)

an official statement:

(i)

that the plants, other than plants raised from seed, have been:

(aa)

officially certified under a certification scheme requiring them to be derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected to official testing for, at least, Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest, or

(bb)

derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, at least once within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, to official testing for at least Plum pox virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free from that plant pest,

(ii)

that no symptoms of disease caused by Plum pox virus have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation, and

(iii)

that plants at the place of production which have shown symptoms of disease caused by other viruses or virus-like pathogens, have been rogued out

5.Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting

The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement:

(a)

that the provisions in the relevant Potato Wart Disease Schedule to combat Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival have been complied with,

(b)

that they originate in an area in which Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.:

(i)

is known not to occur, or

(ii)

is known to occur, and the tubers originate from a place of production found free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. or considered to be free of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. as a consequence of the implementation of an appropriate procedure aimed at eradicating Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al., and

(c)

that they originate in an area in which Meloidogyne fallax Karssen is known not to occur, or where they originate in an area in which Meloidogyne fallax Karssen is known to occur:

(i)

that they originate from a place of production which has been found free from Meloidogyne fallax Karssen based on an annual survey of host crops by visual inspection of host plants at appropriate times and by visual inspection both externally and by cutting of tubers after harvest from potato crops grown at the place of production, or

(ii)

that after harvest the tubers have been randomly sampled and checked for the presence of symptoms after an appropriate method to induce symptoms or laboratory tested, as well as inspected visually, both externally and by cutting the tubers, at appropriate times and in all cases at the time of sealing of the packages or containers before marketing in accordance with the provisions on sealing in the relevant Seed Potatoes Regulations, and no symptoms of Meloidogyne fallax Karssen have been found

6.Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, other than those which are authorised to be planted for the purposes of this item by the appropriate UK plant health authorityThe tubers must be accompanied by an official statement that the provisions in the relevant PCN Schedule to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with
7.Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, other than tubers of those varieties accepted on to the UK National Lists pursuant to the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 or accepted in one or more member States pursuant to Council Directive 2002/53/EC on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species

The tubers must be accompanied by an official statement:

(a)

that they belong to advanced selections, such a statement being indicated in an appropriate way on the document accompanying the tubers,

(b)

that they have been produced within the United Kingdom, and

(c)

that they have been derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected within the United Kingdom to official quarantine testing in accordance with appropriate methods and has been found free from plant pests

8.

Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting, other than:

  • those tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in column 2 of items 5 to 7 or item 10, or

  • seeds of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in column 2 of item 9

The plants must have been held under quarantine conditions and:

(a)

must have been found free of any plant pests in quarantine testing which was:

(i)

supervised by a UK plant health authority and executed by scientifically trained staff of that organisation or any officially approved body,

(ii)

executed at a site provided with appropriate facilities sufficient to contain plant pests and maintain the material including indicator plants in such a way as to eliminate any risk of plant pests spreading,

(iii)

executed on each unit of the material:

(aa)

by visual examination at regular intervals during the full length of at least one vegetative cycle, having regard to the type of material and its stage of development during the testing programme, for symptoms caused by any plant pests, and

(bb)

by testing:

  • in the case of all potato material at least for:

  • Andean potato latent virus,

  • Arracacha virus B. oca strain,

  • Potato black ringspot virus,

  • Potato spindle tuber viroid,

  • Potato virus T,

  • Andean potato mottle virus,

  • common potato viruses A, M, S, V, X and Y (including Yo, Yn and Yc) and Potato leaf roll virus,

  • Clavibacter michiganensis spp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kottoff) Davis et al.

  • Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al., in the case of true seed of potato at least for the viruses and viroid listed above, and

(iv)

included appropriate testing on any other symptom observed in the visual examination in order to identify the plant pests having caused such symptoms,

(b)

any material which was not found free, under the testing referred to in paragraph (a), from plant pests specified in that paragraph must have been immediately destroyed or subjected to procedures which eliminate the plant pests, and

(c)

each organisation or research body holding this material must inform the appropriate UK plant health authority of the material held

9.Seeds of Solanum tuberosum L. other than those specified in column 2 of item 10

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement:

(a)

that they derive from plants which comply with the requirements specified in column 3 of items 5 to 8, and

(b)

that they:

(i)

originate in an area known to be free from Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival, Ralstonia solanancearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. and Potato spindle tuber viroid, or

(ii)

have been produced in a site in which no symptoms of the disease caused by those plant pests have been observed since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation and where the following actions have been taken:

(aa)

the site has been separated from other solanaceous plants and other host plants of Potato spindle tuber viroid,

(bb)

staff and other items, such as tools, machinery, vehicles, vessels and packaging material, from other sites producing solanaceous plants and other host plants of Potato spindle tuber viroid have been prevented from coming into contact with the site or other appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent infection by staff working, or items used, at other sites producing solanaceous plants and other host plants of Potato spindle tuber viroid,

(cc)

only water free from those plant pests has been used

10.Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting, being stored in gene banks or genetic stock collectionsEach organisation or research body holding such material must inform the appropriate UK plant health authority of the material held
11.Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those mentioned in column 2 of items 5 to 8 or item 10

There must be evidence by a registration number put on the packaging, or in the case of loose-loaded potatoes transported in bulk, on the vehicle transporting the potatoes, that the potatoes have been grown by an officially registered producer, or originate from officially registered collective storage or dispatching centres located in the area of production, indicating that the tubers are free from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. and that the following provisions are complied with:

  • the provisions in the relevant Potato Wart Disease Schedule to combat Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival, and

  • the provisions in the relevant PCN Schedule to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens

12.Plants with roots of Capsicum spp., Solanum lycopersicum L. or Solanum melongena L., intended for planting, other than those which are authorised to be planted for the purposes of this item by the appropriate UK plant health authorityThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the provisions in the relevant PCN Schedule to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with
13.Plants, with roots, of Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L., Musa L. or Solanum melongena L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by:

(a)

an official statement that they originate in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from from Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al., or

(b)

an official statement that no symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation

14.Plants, other than seeds, of Humulus lupulus L., intended for plantingThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold or Verticillium dahliae Klebahn have been observed on hops at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
15.Plants, other than seeds, of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement:

(a)

that they are of no more than third generation stock derived from material which has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during virological tests, or are directly derived from material of which a representative sample of at least 10% has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid during an official inspection carried out at the time of flowering,

(b)

that the plants or cuttings:

(i)

have come from premises which have been officially inspected at least monthly during the three months prior to dispatch and on which no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been observed during that period, and in the immediate vicinity of which no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been known to have occurred during the three months prior to marketing, or

(ii)

have undergone appropriate treatment against Puccinia horiana Hennings, and

(c)

that in the case of unrooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed on the cuttings or the plants from which the cuttings were derived or, in the case of rooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the cuttings or on the rooting bed

16.Plants, other than seeds, of Dianthus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement:

(a)

that they have been derived in direct line from mother plants which have been found free from Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola (Hellmers) Dickey and Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenw.) Van Beyma on officially approved tests, carried out at least once within the two previous years, and

(b)

that no symptoms of these plant pests have been observed on the plants

17.Bulbs of Tulipa L. or Narcissus L. other than those for which there is evidence from their packaging or other means, that they are intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional cut flower productionThe bulbs must be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev have been observed on the plants since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation
18.Plants with roots, planted or intended for planting, grown in the open airThere must be evidence that the place of production is known to be free from Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival
19.Plants with roots grown in the open air of Allium porrum L., Asparagus officinalis L., Beta vulgaris L., Brassica spp. or Fragaria L., intended for planting, other than those which are authorised to be planted for the purposes of this item by the appropriate UK plant health authorityThere must be evidence that the provisions in the relevant PCN Schedule to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with
20.Bulbs, tubers or rhizomes, grown in the open air, of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L., Dahlia spp., Gladiolus Tourn. ex L., Hyacinthus spp., Iris spp., Lilium spp., Narcissus L. or Tulipa L, other than those which are authorised to be planted for the purposes of this item by the appropriate UK plant health authorityThere must be evidence that the provisions in the relevant PCN Schedule to combat Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens are complied with
21.Seeds of Medicago sativa L.

The seeds must be accompanied by:

(a)

an official statement that no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev has been revealed by laboratory tests on a representative sample,

(b)

an official statement that fumigation has taken place prior to marketing, or

(c)

an official statement the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate physical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev and have been found to be free of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev after laboratory tests on a representative sample

22.Seeds of Medicago sativa L.

The seeds must be accompanied by an official statement:

(a)

that they originate in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al.,

(b)

that Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. has not been known to occur on the farm or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last 10 years and that:

(i)

the crop belongs to a variety recognised as being highly resistant to Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al.,

(ii)

it had not yet started its fourth complete cycle of vegetation from sowing when the seed was harvested, and there has not been more than one preceding seed harvest from the crop, or

(iii)

the content of inert matter, which has been determined in accordance with the the relevant Seed Marketing Regulations, does not exceed 0.1% by weight,

(c)

that no symptoms of Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. have been observed at the place of production, or on any Medicago sativa L. crop adjacent to it, during the last complete cycle of vegetation or, where appropriate, the last two cycles of vegetation, and

(d)

that the crop has been grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa L. crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing

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