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Draft Regulation on amendments of Regulations relating 
to plants and measures against pests 
 
Laid down by the Ministry of Agriculture on xx.xx.2011 pursuant Act no. 124 of 19 December 2003 
relating to food production and food safety, etc. (the Food Safety Act), cf. Delegated Decision no. 
1790 of 19 December 2003 
 
 
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In Regulation of 1 December 2000 no. 1333 relating to plants and measures against pests 
the following amendments are made: 
 
§7 second subsection, letter f) is replaced by the following:  
f) businesses which receive potatoes or unw ashed vegetables with roots for sorting, 
packaging, washing or industrial processing. 
  
§ 17, third subsection is replaced by the following: 
When used machinery intended to be used in agriculture, forestry or horticulture and 
used empty packaging intended to be used for plants is imported, an official statement must 
accompany the consignment stating that it  has been thoroughly cleaned andif necessary 
disinfected and that it is free from soil, pl ant remains and contamination from pests. The 
country of export’s plant inspection service, or an equivalent official agricultural authority, 
shall issue this certification.  
 
 
  
§ 20 is replaced by the following  
§ 20  Requirements concerning phytosanitar y certificates and certificates for re-export  
The certificate shall be issued by the country of export’s offi cial plant inspection service, 
which, on the basis of appropriate official exam inations, has found that the goods covered by 
the certificate are free of regulated pests in ac cordance with Annexes 1 and 2, satisfy the 
requirements laid down in Annex 4A and otherwise conform with the applicable import 
conditions.  
 The certificate shall be in accordance with the models as specified in the International 
Plant Protection Convention IPPC, of 1997. The certificate shall be issued in accordance 
with FAO International Standard for Phytosanita ry Measures No. 7 on Export Certification 
system of 1997, ISPM  No. 7 and standard No. 12 on Guidelines for phytosanitary 
certificates of 2001, ISPM No. 12. It sha ll be written in and completed in Norwegian, 
Swedish, Danish or English, either typed or wr itten in block capitals and shall not be issued 
earlier than 14 days before shipping 
 
For consignments where Annex 4A on specific requirements for the import of certain 
plants and other regulated articles apply, the phyto sanitary certificate shall be issued in the 
country of origin. For consignments where the requirements in this annex can be fulfilled at 
places other than in the country of origin, the phytosanitary certificate may be issued in the 
consignor country. The same apply for consignments for which Annex 4A do not apply. The 
country of origin shall in such cases be i ndicated in the phytosanitary certificate.  
 
For consignments where Annex 4A applies and where this annex lists alternative 
requirements under points that are relevant for the consignment, it shall be specified in the 
phytosanitary certificate which al ternative has been complied with. 
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 Annex 2 point 4 under heading “Fungi” is repealed. 
 
Annex 4A point 15.1 is replaced by the following: 
15.
1 Plants intended for planting (other than 
seeds) of the following species of 
Prunus L. ,originating in countries 
where Plum pox potyvirus is known to occur 
 
-  Prunus armeniaca L. 
-  Prunus avium L. 
 
-  Prunus blireiana Andre  
-  Prunus brigantina  Vill.  
-  Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. 
- Prunus cerasus L.   
-  Prunus cistena  Hansen  
-  Prunus curdica Fenzl et Fritsch.    
(Zander)  
-  Prunus domestica  L. domestica  
(Borkh) Schneid. 
-  Prunus domestica  L.  insititia  (L.) C.K. 
Schneid. 
-  Prunus domestica L.  italica  (Borkh.) 
Gams 
-  Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb 
-  Prunus glandulosa  Thunb. ex Murr.  
-  Prunus holosericea  Batal 
-  Prunus hortulana  L.H. Bailey  
-  Prunus japonica  Thunb. ex Murr. 
-  Prunus mandshurica  (Maxim.) 
Koehne 
-  Prunus maritima  Marsh.  
-  Prunus mume  Sieb. et Zucc.  
-  Prunus nigra  Ait.   
-  Prunus persica  (L.) Batsch 
-  Prunus salicina  L 
-  Prunus sibirica  L   
-  Prunus simonii  Carr.   
-  Prunus spinosa  L. 
-  Prunus tomentosa Thunb . ex Murr.  
-  Prunus triloba  Lindl. 
-  other species of Prunus  L. which are 
susceptible to Plum pox potyvirus 
 Without prejudice to the provisions and 
requirements applicable to Annex 3, point 4 and 
Annex 4A, points 10 and 11: 
 There is an official statement that 
 
a) the plants, other than those raised from 
seeds, are derived in direct line from material 
which is maintained under appropriate 
conditions  and subjected, within the last 
three complete cycles of vegetation, at least 
once to official testing for Plum pox potyvirus by means of suitable indicators or equivalent 
methods, and were found to be free, in these 
tests, from this pest,  
 
and 
 b) no symptoms of diseases caused by Plum 
pox potyvirus have been observed 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 
 c) plants at the place of production which have 
shown symptoms of disease caused by other 
viruses or other virus-like pathogens have 
been rogued out. 
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 Annex 4A point 18.3 is replaced by the following: 
18.
3 Tubers of Solanum tuberosum  L. 
 Without prejudice to the provisions and 
requirements applicable to Annex 3, point 8 and 
Annex 4A, points 18.1 and 18.2:  
There is an official statement that the tubers 
originate   
a) in a country which is known to be free from 
Clavibacter michiganensis  ssp. sepedonicus  
(Spieckermann & Kotthoff) Davis et al.,  
 
or   
b) at a place of production which has been 
inspected during the last  cycle of vegetation, 
and where there has been officially confirmed 
that the place of production is free from 
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus  
(Spieckermann & Kotthoff) Davis et al., either because the pest has never been known to 
occur at the location or, in the event of the pest being found at the place of production, 
the premises have been placed under an 
official eradication programme and official follow-up inspection for Clavibacter 
michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus 
(Spieckermann & Kotthoff) Davis et al.  
Annex 4A point 34 and point 35 is replaced by the following: 
 
34 Seeds of the genera Triticum  L., Secale  
L. and x Triticosecale  from Afghanistan, 
India, Iraq, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, 
Pakistan, South Africa and the USA 
where Tilletia indica  Mitra is known to 
occur There is an official statement that the seeds 
originate in an area in which Tilletia indica  Mitra 
is known not to occur. The name of the area shall 
be stated on the phytos anitary certificate 
accompanying the consignment . 
 
35 Grain of the genera  Triticum  L., Secale  
L. and X Triticosecale  from 
Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Iran, Mexico, 
Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the 
USA where Tilletia indica  Mitra is 
known to occur There is an official statement that  
 
a)    the grain originates in an area in which 
Tilletia indica  Mitra is known not to occur. 
The name of the area shall be stated on the 
phytosanitary certific ate accompanying the 
consignment, 
 
or  
b)    no symptoms of Tilletia indica  Mitra have 
been observed on the plants at the place of production during their last complete cycle of 
vegetation,  
 and 
 
representative samples of the grain have been taken both at the time of harvest and 
before shipment and have been tested and 
found free from Tilletia indica  Mitra  in these 
tests. The latter shall be stated on the 
phytosanitary certific ate accompanying the 
consignment as ‘inspected and found free from Tilletia indica Mitra ’.   4  
 
  
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 Annex 4B point 4 is replaced by the following: 
4 Plants intended for planting (other 
than seeds) of the following species of 
Prunus L.:  
 
-  Prunus armeniaca L. 
-  Prunus avium L. 
-  Prunus blireiana Andre  
-  Prunus brigantina  Vill.  
-  Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. 
- Prunus cerasus L.   
-  Prunus cistena  Hansen  
-  Prunus curdica Fenzl et Fritsch.    
(Zander)  
-  Prunus domestica  L. domestica  
(Borkh) Schneid. 
-  Prunus domestica  L.  insititia  (L.) 
C.K. Schneid. 
-  Prunus domestica L.  italica  (Borkh.) 
Gams 
-  Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb 
-  Prunus glandulosa  Thunb. ex Murr.  
-  Prunus holosericea  Batal 
-  Prunus hortulana  L.H. Bailey  
-  Prunus japonica  Thunb. ex Murr. 
-  Prunus mandshurica  (Maxim.) 
Koehne 
-  Prunus maritima  Marsh.  
-  Prunus mume  Sieb. et Zucc.  
-  Prunus nigra  Ait.   
-  Prunus persica  (L.) Batsch 
-  Prunus salicina  L 
-  Prunus sibirica  L   
-  Prunus simonii  Carr.   
-  Prunus spinosa  L. 
-  Prunus tomentosa Thunb . ex Murr.  
-  Prunus triloba  Lindl. 
-  other species of Prunus  L. which 
are susceptible to Plum pox 
potyvirus   There is an official statement that  
 
a) the plants originate from areas known to be free 
from Plum pox potyvirus,   
 
or  
b) the plants (except those raised from seeds) are 
derived in direct line from material which is maintained under appropriate conditions and 
subjected, within the last three complete cycles of 
vegetation, at least once to official testing for Plum 
pox potyvirus by means of suitable indicators or 
equivalent methods, and were found to be free, in these tests, from this pest. 
 
and 
 
no symptoms of disease caused by Plum pox 
potyvirus have been observed 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 
 c)  plants at the place of production which have 
shown symptoms of disease caused by other 
viruses or other virus-like pathogens have been rogued out. 
 
  
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Annex 5 point 2 is replaced by the following:  
2 Pollen for pollination and fresh cut branches of:   
Amelanchier  Medic.,  
Aronia Medik.  
Choenomeles Lindl. 
Cotoneaster  Medic. 
Crataegus  L. 
X Crataemespilus  E.G. Camus 
Cydonia  Mill. 
Eriobotrya  Lindl 
Malus  Mill.  
Mespilus  L.  
Photinia Lindl  
Pyracantha  M.J. Roem 
Pyrus L. 
Sorbus  L. 
Stranvaesia  Lindl. 
 
 Annex 5 point 3.2 is replaced by the following: 
3.2 Seeds and grain of:  
Triticum L.  
Secale L.  
X Triticosecale  
originating in Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Iran , Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, USA   
 
Annex 5 point 8 is replaced by the following:  
8 Wood, including wood which has not kept its natural rounded surface (other than wood 
packaging material covered by requirements in Annex 4A, point 1.2) in the following cases: 
 
a) the wood  has been obtained in whole or pa rt from one of the following genera or order: 
Castanea Mill., originating in non-European countries  
Coniferales , originating in non-European countries and Portugal  
Populus L., originating in non-European countries 
Quercus L., originating in non-European countries 
 
and 
 b) the wood corresponds with one of the followi ng item numbers in the customs tariff schedule:
 
440110   Fuel wood in logs, in billets , in twigs, in faggots or similar 
 
440121   Wood in chips or particles of Coniferales  spp. 
 440122   Wood in the form of chips or particles of deciduous trees 
 
440130   Wood waste and scrap , but not agglomerated in logs, bricks, pellets or similar forms  
440320   Wood of Coniferales spp. in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood or 
squared,  other than wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives 
 
440391   Wood of Quercus  spp. in the rough, whether or not  stripped of bark or sapwood or 
squared,  other than wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives   
 
440399   Wood of of other types of tree than Coniferales , tropical tree species, Quercus  spp. 
and Fagus  spp.,  in the rough, whether or not st ripped of bark or sapwood or squared,  
other than wood treated with paint, stains , creosote or other preservatives 
 440410   Split poles, piles, pickets and stak es of wood and rods, painted, but not sawn 
lengthwise of Coniferales spp. 
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 440420   Split poles, piles, pickets and stak es of wood and rods, painted, but not sawn 
lengthwise, of deciduous trees 
 
440610   Railway or tramway sleepers, not impregnated  
440710   Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, including wood planed, sanded 
or finger-joined, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, in particular beams, planks, flitches, 
boards and laths of Coniferales  spp. 
  
440791   Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, including wood planed, sanded 
or finger-joined, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, in particular beams, planks, flitches, 
boards and laths of Quercus  spp. 
 
440799 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, including wood planed, sanded or 
finger-joined, of a thickness exceeding 6mm,  in particular beams, planks, flitches, 
boards and laths, of other types of wood than C oniferales , tropical tree species, 
Quercus  spp. and Fagus  spp. 
 441510   Cases , boxes, crates, drums and other simila r wooden forms of packaging, wooden 
cable drums 
 441520    Pallets, box pallets and other load boards.   
 
44160010  Casks, barrels, vats, bowls and other coopered articles, including wooden parts 
thereto, including here barrel staves, of Quercus  spp. 
 
94060010    Prefabricated wooden houses  
94060029    Prefabricated wooden cabins, huts 
  
 
Annex 5 point 9 is replaced by the following:  
 
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 Soil, growing media, mulch and soil improvers, which consist in whole or in part of the 
following:  
 
Soil  Parts of plants 
Peat1) 
Bark Compost 
Organic fertilizers 
 1) Growing media that are composed entirely of  peat and originating in European countries, 
are exempt from the requirement for phytosanitary certification 
 
 
In Annex 10: 
The definition of Country of origin   is repealed 
 
The following new definitions are included in the list of definitions: 
Country of origin: The country in which the plants or the parts of the plants 
were grown 
 
European countries Countries belonging to the geographical Europe, including 
Svalbard, Jan Mayen, the Canary Islands, Madeira, the 
Azores, Cyprus, Malta, Russia west of 60 degrees east, but 
not Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia. 
 
 
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These regulations enter into force xx.xx.2011