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The Plant Health (Wales) Order 2018

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PART CRelevant material which may only be landed in or moved within Wales (as a protected zone) if special requirements are complied with

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Item

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Description of relevant material

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Requirements of landing

1.Plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting, originating in the European Union or in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have ben grown throughout their life:

(a)

in an area free from Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr., established in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(b)

in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone for Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.

2.Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Pinus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries in which Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller is not known to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4;

(c)

they have been produced in nurseries which, along with their vicinity, have been found free from Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller on the basis of official inspections and official surveys carried out at appropriate times; or

(d)

they have been grown throughout their life in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller and have been inspected at appropriate times and found to be free from Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schiffermüller

3.Plants of Castanea Mill. intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that they have been grown throughout their life:

(a)

in a place of production in a country where Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr is known not to occur;

(b)

in an area free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(c)

in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone for Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr

4.Plants, other than seeds, of Prunus L., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries in which Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. is not known to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al., established by the national plant protection organization in accordance with ISPM No. 4;

(c)

they have been derived in direct line from mother plants which have shown no symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. during the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of that plant pest have been observed on the plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

(d)

in the case of plants of Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L. for which there is evidence from their packing or from other means that they are intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production, no symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete growing season

5.Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following genera: Brahea Mart., Butia Becc., Chamaerops L., Jubaea Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans., Syagrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart., or Washingtonia Raf.

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries where Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) is known not to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) established by the national plant protection organization in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(c)

they have, during a period of at least two years prior to export or movement, been grown in a place of production:

(i)

which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organization in the country of origin;

(ii)

where the plants were placed in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister); and

(iii)

where, during three official inspections per year carried out at appropriate times, including immediately prior to movement from the place of production, no signs of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) have been observed

6.Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following taxa: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendle., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea armata S. Watson, Brahea edulis H. Wendl., Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume, Caryota cumingii Lodd. ex Mart., Chamaerops humilis L., Cocos nucifera L., Copernicia Mart., Corypha utan Lam., Elaeis guineenis Jacq., Howea forsteriana Becc., Jubae chilensis (Molina) Baill., Livistona australis C. Martius, Livistona decora (W. Bull) Dowe, Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Phoenix canariensis Chabaud, Phoenix dactylifera L., Phoenix reclinata Jacq., Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien, Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb., Phoenix theophrasti Greuter, Pritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl., Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier, Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult. F., Syagrus roman-zoffiana (Cham.) Glassman, Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. Or Washingtonia Raf.

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they have been grown throughout their life in places of production in countries where Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) is known not to occur;

(b)

they have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), established by the national plant protection organization in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(c)

they have, during a period of at least two years prior to export or movement, been grown in a place of production:

(i)

which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organization in the country of origin;

(ii)

where the plants were placed in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier); and

(iii)

where, during three official inspections per year carried out at appropriate times, including immediately prior to movement from the place of production, no signs of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) have been observed

7.Uprooted cuttings of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., intended for planting

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations);

(b)

no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) have been observed on the cuttings or on the plants from which the cuttings are derived and which are held or produced at the place of production on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the whole production period of these plants at the place of production; or

(c)

in cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) has been found at the place of production, the cuttings and the plants from which the cuttings are derived and which are held or produced at the place of production have undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and subsequently this place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations), in official inspections carried out weekly during the three weeks prior to the movement from this place of production, and in monitoring procedures throughout the period. The last inspection of the weekly inspections must have been carried out immediately prior to movement

8.

Plants of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., intended for planting, other than:

  • seeds,

  • those for which there is evidence from their packing or their flower (or bract) development or from other means that they are intended for sale to final customers not involved in professional plant production, or

  • those specified in item 7

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(a)

they originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations);

(b)

no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) have been observed on plants at the place of production on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the nine weeks prior to marketing; or

(c)

in cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) has been found at the place of production, the plants held or produced at the place of production have undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and subsequently this place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations), in official inspections carried out weekly during the three weeks prior to the movement from this place of production, and in monitoring procedures throughout the period. The last inspection of the weekly inspections must have been carried out immediately prior to movement; and

(d)

evidence is available that they have been produced from cuttings which:

(i)

originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations);

(ii)

have been grown at a place of production where no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) have been observed on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the whole production period of these plants; or

(iii)

in cases where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) has been found at the place of production, have been grown on plants held or produced at the place of production having undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and subsequently this place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations), in official inspections carried out weekly during the three weeks prior to the movement from this place of production, and in monitoring procedures throughout the period. The last inspection of the weekly inspections must have been carried out immediately prior to movement

9.Plants, other than seeds, tubers or corms, of Begonia L., intended for planting; or plants, other than seeds, of Dipladenia A.DC., Ficus L., Hibiscus L., Mandevilla Lindl. or Nerium oleander L., intended for planting
(a)

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that:

(b)

they originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations);

(c)

no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) have been observed on plants at the place of production on official inspections carried out at least once each three weeks during the nine weeks prior to marketing;

(d)

where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) has been found at the place of production, the plants, held or produced at the place of production, have undergone an appropriate treatment to ensure freedom from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and subsequently the place of production has been found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) as a consequence of the implementation of appropriate procedures aiming at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations), in official inspections carried out weekly during the three weeks prior to the movement from the place of production, and in monitoring procedures throughout the said period; or

(e)

in the case of plants for which there is evidence from their packing or their flower development or from other means that they are intended for direct sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production, they have been officially inspected and found free from Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) immediately prior to their movement

10.Plants of Castanea Mill., other that plants in tissue culture, fruit or seeds
(a)

The plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the plants have been grown throughout their life:

(b)

in a place of production in a country where Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu is known not to occur;

(c)

in an area free from Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or

(d)

in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone for Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu

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