COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 05.12.1997 
COM(97) 651 final 
97/0338 (CNS) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL PIRECUVJE 
on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful 
to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community 
f consolidated version) 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. In the context of people's Europe, the Commission attaches great importance to simplify­
ing and clarifying Community law so as to make it clearer and more accessible to the 
ordinary citizen, thus giving him new opportunities and the chance to make use of the 
specific rights it gives him. 
This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions have been amended several 
times, often quite substantially, remain scattered, so that they must be sought partly in the 
original instrument and partly in later amending ones. Considerable research work, com­
paring many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the current rules. 
For this reason a consolidation of rules that have frequently been amended is also essen­
tial if Community law is to be clear and transparent. 
2. On 1 April 1987 the Commission therefore decided to instruct its staff that all legislative 
measures should be consolidated after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this 
was a minimum requirement and that departments should endeavour to consolidate at 
even shorter intervals the texts for which they were responsible, to ensure that the Com­
munity rules were clear and readily understandable. 
3. The Conclusions of the Presidency of the Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) 
confirmed this, stressing the importance of legislative consolidation as it offers certainty as 
to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time. 
It must be undertaken in full compliance with the normal Community legislative pro­
cedure. 
Given that no changes of substance may be made to the instruments affected by legislative 
consolidation. Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, by an interinstitu-
tional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for 
the fast-track adoption of codification instruments. 
4. The purpose of this proposal (l) for legislative consolidation of Council Directive 
77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the 
Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread 
within the Community is to undertake official codification of this type. The new directive 
will supersede the various directives incorporated in it (2); their content is fully preserved, 
and they are brought together with only such formal amendments as are required by the 
codification exercise itself. 
4a. Annex VIII to Directive 77/93/EEC (Annex VII to this consolidation proposal) provides 
for EEC numbers on plant health certificates. 
The Treaty on European Union replaced the words 'European Economic Community' by 
'European Community'. The same change should be made to the above certificates. 
Even if this could be regarded as a purely formal amendment, Member States will have to 
transpose it into national law if certificates bearing the abbreviation EC are to be used. 
There would also be a risk of a financial impact on operators if the new certificates had to 
be used forthwith. A period should therefore be fixed during which the EEC certificates 
may still be used. 
(*) Entered in the legislative programme for 1995. 
(2) See part A of Annex VIE. 
For those reasons and since a consolidation directive does not have to be transposed, as 
the consolidated directives are presumed to have been transposed in the time allowed, the 
amendment cannot be incorporated in the consolidation proposal as a purely formal ad­
justment. 
On 7 June 1995 the Commission accordingly presented a proposal (COM(95)239 final -
95/0134 (CNS)) for amendment of Directive 77/93/EEC to replace the abbreviation EEC 
by EC on the certificates. 
Once that proposal has been adopted by the Council, it will be possible to incorporate the 
amendment in the consolidation proposal. 
This legislative consolidation proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminarv conso­
lidation, in all the official languages, of Directive 77/93/EEC and the instruments amend­
ing it, carried out by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, by 
means of the data processing system referred to in the conclusions of the European Coun­
cil meeting at Edinburgh. Although the articles have been given new numbers, the old 
numbering has been retained in the margin for ease of reference; the correlation between 
the old and the new numbers is shown in a table set out in Annex IX to the consolidated 
Directive. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE .. 7.. TEC 
of 
on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to 
plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community 91/683/CEE 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­
ment (1), 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and So­
cial Committee (2), 
(1) Whereas Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 
1976, on protective measures against the introduction 
into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or 
plant products and against their spread within the Com­
munity (3); whereas for the sake of clarity and rational­
ity, it has been amended on a number of occasions, 
often substantively (4), it should therefore be consoli­
dated; 
(2) Whereas plant production is very important to the Com­
munity; 
(3) Whereas plant production yields are consistently reduced 
through the effects of harmful organisms; 
(4) Whereas the protection of plants against such organisms 
is absolutely necessary not only to avoid reduced yields 
but also to increase agricultural productivity; 
(5) Whereas aaion aimed at the systematic eradication of 
harmful organisms within the Community, established by 
the plant health regime applicable in the Community as 
an area without internal frontiers, would have only li­
mited effect if protective measures against their intro­
duction into the Community were not applied at the 
same time; 
(6) Whereas the need for such measures has long been rec­
ognized and they have formed the subject of many 
national regulations and international conventions, in­
cluding the International Plant Protection Convention 
(IPPC) of 6 December 1951 concluded at the United 
Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 
which is of world-wide interest; 77/93/EEC 
77/93/EEC 
77/93/EEC 
77/93/EEC 
93/19/EEC 
(adapted) 
77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
(!) 
(3) 
(4) OJNoC 
OJNoC 
OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. Directive as last amended by 
Commission Directive 97/14/EC (OJ No L 87,2.4.1997, p. 17). 
See Annex VOI, Part A. 
(7) Whereas one of the most important measures consists in 
listing the particularly dangerous harmful organisms 
whose introduction into the Community must be pro­
hibited and also the harmful organisms whose introduc­
tion into the Member States when carried by certain 
plants or plant products must also be prohibited; 
(8) Whereas the presence of some of these harmful organ­
isms, when plants or plant products are introduced from 
countries in which these organisms occur, cannot be ef­
fectively checked; whereas it is therefore necessary to 
make minimum provision for bans on the introduction of 
certain plants and plant products, or to provide for 
special checks to be made in the producer countries; 
(9) Whereas such plant health checks must be limited to in­
troductions of products originating in non-member 
countries and to cases where there is strong evidence 
that one of the plant-health provisions has not been ob­
served; 
(10) Whereas it is necessary to make provision under certain 
conditions permitting derogations from a certain number 
of provisions; whereas experience has shown that the 
same degree of urgency may be attached to a certain 
number of derogations as is attached to the safeguard 
provisions; whereas therefore the urgency procedure 
specified in this Directive should also be made appli­
cable to these derogations; 
(11) Whereas temporary safeguard measures not laid down in 
this Directive should normally be adopted by the 
Member State where the problem originates in the case 
of imminent danger of the introduction or spread of 
harmful organisms; whereas the Commission should be 
informed of all events which require the adoption of 
safeguard measures; 
(12) Whereas given the importance of the trade in plants and 
plant products between the French overseas departments 
and the remainder of the Community, it is desirable to 
apply the provisions of this Directive to them; whereas 
in view of the special nature of the agricultural produc­
tion of the French overseas departments, it is appropri­
ate to provide for additional protective measures justi­
fied on grounds of the protection of health and life of 
plants therein; whereas the provisions of this Directive 
should also be extended to protective measures against 
the introduction of harmful organisms into the French 
overseas departments from other parts of France; 10. 77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
77/93/EEC 
19. 
21. 
+ 
10. 
3. 
22. 
3. 
2. 77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
85/574/EEC 
(adapted) 
90/168/EEC 
(adapted) 
77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
90/168/EEC 
(adapted) 
89/439/EEC 
(adapted) 
(13) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 
June 1991 on the applications of the provisions of Com­
munity law to the Canary Islands (*) integrates the Ca­
nary Islands into the Community customs territory and 
into the common policies; whereas, under Articles 2 and 
10 of that Regulation, application of the common agri­
cultural policy is subject to the entry into force of spe­
cific supply arrangements; whereas such application must 
also be accompanied by specific measures concerning 
agricultural production; 
(14) Whereas Council Decision 91/314/EEC of 26 June 1991 
setting up a programme of options specific to the remote 
and insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican) (2) 
outlines the options to be implemented to take account 
of the specific problems and constraints faced by those 
islands; 
(15) Whereas, to accommodate therefore the specific plant 
health situation in the Canary Islands, it is appropriate 
to extend the application of certain measures of this Di­
rective for a period expiring six months after the date by 
which Member States must have implemented forthcom­
ing provisions dealing with the Annexes to this Directive 
for.the protection of the French overseas departments 
and of the Canary Islands; 
(16) Whereas it is appropriate to adopt, for the purposes of 
this Directive, the model certificates approved under the 
IPPC, as amended on 21 November 1979, in a standard­
ized lay-out which has been drawn up in close cooper­
ation with international organizations; whereas it is also 
appropriate to lay down certain rules concerning the 
conditions in accordance with which such certificates 
may be issued, certain rules for the use of previous mo­
dels during a transitional period, and certification re­
quirements in the case of the introduction of plants and 
plant products from third countries; 
(17) Whereas in the case of importations of plants or plant 
products from third countries the authorities responsible 
in such countries for issuing certificates should be, in 
principle, those empowered under the IPPC and it could 
be desirable to establish lists of these authorities for the 
non-contracting third countries; 
(18) Whereas the procedure applicable to certain types of 
amendments to be made to the Annexes to this Direc­
tive should be simplified; 
(19) Whereas the scope of this Directive should be clarified 
in respect of 'wood'; whereas, in particular, it is useful to 
follow the detailed descriptions of Svood' set out in 
Community Regulations; 1. 
5. 
6. 
3. 94/13/EC 
94/13/EC 
(adapted) 
94/13/EC 
(adapted) 
87/298/EEC 
(adapted) 
85/574/EEC 
(adapted) 
80/392/EEC 
(adapted) 
85/574/EEC 
(adapted) 
88/572/EEC 
(adapted) 
(1) OJ No L 171,29.6.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 284/92 (OJ No L 31,7. 2. 1992, p. 6). 
(2) OJ No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 5. 
(20) Whereas certain seeds are not included amongst the 
plants, plant products and other objects, listed in the 
Annexes to this Directive, which must be subjected to a 
plant health inspection in the country of origin or the 
consignor country before being permitted to enter in the 
Community or in intra-Coramunity trade; 
(21) Whereas it is appropriate to provide in certain cases that 
the official inspection of plants, plant products and other 
objects coming from third countries should be carried 
out by the Commission in the third country of origin; 
(22) Whereas the Community inspections must be made by 
experts employed by the Commission, and also by ex­
perts employed by Member States, whose services are 
made available to the Commission; whereas the roles of 
these experts should be defined in connection with the 
activities required under the Community plant health re­
gime; 
(23) Whereas the scope of the regime should no longer be 
restricted to trade between Member States and third 
countries, but should also be extended to marketing 
within single Member States; 
(24) Whereas, in principle, all parts of the Community should 
benefit from the same degree of protection against 
harmful organisms; whereas, however, differences in eco­
logical conditions and in the distribution of certain 
harmful organisms must be taken into account; whereas, 
in consequence, 'protected zones' exposed to particular 
plant health risks should be defined and should be ac­
corded special protection under conditions compatible 
with the internal market; 
(25) Whereas the application of the Community plant health 
regime to the Community as an area without internal 
frontiers, and the introduction of protected zones make 
it necessary to distinguish between requirements appli­
cable to Community products on the one hand and 
those applicable to imports from third countries on the 
other, and to identify harmful organisms relevant for 
protected zones; 
(26) Whereas the most appropriate place for carrying out 
plant-health checks is the place of production; whereas, 
in respect of Community products, these checks must 
therefore be made mandatory at the place of production 
and should extend to all relevant plants and plant prod­
ucts grown, produced, used or otherwise present there, 
and to the growing medium used there; whereas, for the 
efficient operation of such a system of checks, all pro­
ducers should be officially registered; 2. 
2. 
3. 89/359/EEC 
(adapted) 
89/439/EEC 
(adapted) 
89/439/EEC 
(adapted) 
89/439/EEC 
91/683/EEC 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC 
91/683/EEC 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC 
(27) Whereas to ensure more effective application of the 
Community plant-health regime in the internal market, it 
must be possible to use, for the purpose of plant-health 
checks, available official manpower other than that of 
Member States' official plant-protection services, whose 
training should be coordinated and supported financially 
by the Community; 
(2S) Whereas, if the results of the checks are satisfactory, in­
stead of the phytosanitary certificate used in interna­
tional trade, Community products will bear a conven­
tional mark ('plant passport'), adapted to the type of 
product, in order to ensure its free movement through­
out the Community' or those parts thereof for which it is 
valid; 
(29) Whereas the official measures to be taken when the re­
sults of the checks are not satisfactory should be speci­
fied: 
(30) Whereas, to ensure compliance with the Community 
plant-health regime in the context of the internal market, 
a system of official checks during marketing should be 
established; whereas this system should be as reliable 
and uniform as possible throughout the Community but 
should exclude specific controls at borders between 
Member States: 
(31) Whereas, in the framework of the internal market, prod­
ucts originating in third countries should in principle be 
subjected to plant-health checks on first introduction 
into the Community; whereas, if the results of the checks 
arc satisfactory, third country products should be issued 
with a 'plant passport' ensuring free movement in the 
same way as Community products: 
(32) Whereas, in order to confront the situation created by 
the completion of the internal market with the necessary 
guarantees, it is essential to reinforce the plant-health 
inspection infrastructure at national and Community 
level at the Community's external frontiers, paying par­
ticular attention to those Member States which, by rea­
son of their geographical situation, are points of entry to 
the Community: whereas the Commission will propose 
the inclusion in the General Budget of the European 
Union of the necessary appropriations for that purpose; 
(33) Whereas, with a view to improving the efficiency of the 
Community plant-health regime in the context of the in­
ternal market, the Member States should harmonize the 
practices of the personnel responsible for plant-health; 
whereas the Commission will submit, before 1 January 
1993, a Community' code of plant-health practice; 4. 
10. 
11. 91/683/EEC 
(adapted) 
91/6S3/EEC 
91/6S3/EEC 
91/683/EEC 
12. 
13. 
14. 91/683/EEC 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC 
(adapted) 
(34) Whereas it is no longer possible for Member States to 
adopt any special plant-health provisions on the intro­
duction into their territory of plants or plant products 
originating in other Member States; whereas all provi­
sions on plant-health requirements for plants and plant 
products should be established at Community level; 
(35) Whereas it is necessary to establish a system of Com­
munity financial contributions to share at Community 
level the burden of possible risks which might remain in 
trade under the Community plant-health regime; 
(36) Whereas in order to prevent infections by harmful or­
ganisms introduced from third countries, there should be 
a Community financial contribution aimed at reinforcing 
the plant health inspection infrastructure at the Com­
munity's external frontiers; 
(37) Whereas the regime should also provide for adequate 
contributions to certain expenses for specific measures, 
which Member States have adopted to control and, 
where applicable, eradicate infections by harmful organ­
isms introduced from third countries or from other areas 
in the Community, and, where possible, to repair the 
damage caused; 
(38) Whereas the details of the mechanism for granting the 
Community financial contribution should be determined 
under a rapid procedure; 
(39) Whereas it must be ensured that the Commission is in­
formed in full of the possible causes for the introduction 
of the harmful organisms concerned; 
(40) Whereas in particular, the Commission shall monitor 
correct application of the Community plant-health re­
gime; 
(41) Whereas should it be established that the introduction of 
the harmful organisms has been caused by inadequate 
examinations or inspections, Community law shall apply 
in respect of the consequences, taking into account cer­
tain specific measures; 
(42) Whereas it is appropriate for Member States and the 
Commission to cooperate closely within the Standing 
Committee on Plant Health set up by Council Decision 
76/894/EEC (*); 
(43) Whereas this Directive must not affect the obligations of 
the Member States concerning the time-limits for trans­
position and application set out in Annex VIII, Part B, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 15. 
3. 
10. 91/683/EEC 
(adapted) 
97/3/EC 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
23. 77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
0) OJ No L 340, 9. 12. 1976, p. 25. 
Article 1 
1. This Directive concerns protective measures against 
the introduction into the Member States from other 
Member States or third countries of organisms which are 
harmful to plants or plant products. 
It also concerns: 
(a) with effect from 1 June 1993. protective measures 
against the spread of harmful organisms within the 
Community by means related to movements of plants, 
plant products and other related objects within a 
Member State; 
(b) protective measures against the introduction of harm­
ful organisms into the French overseas departments 
from other parts of France and, conversely, into other 
parts of France from the French overseas depart­
ments; 
(c) protective measures against the introduction of harm­
ful organisms into the Canary Islands from other 
parts of Spain and, conversely, into other parts of 
Spain from the Canary Islands. 
2. Without prejudice to the conditions to be established 
for the protection of the plant-health situation existing in 
certain regions in the Community, taking into account the 
differences in agricultural and ecological conditions, pro­
tective measures which are justified on grounds of the 
protection of health and life of plants in the French over­
seas departments and in the Canary Islands which are 
additional to those laid down in this Directive may be de­
termined in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 18. 77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(2) —93/19/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
89/439/EEC-Art 1(1) 
(adapted) 
94/13/EC-Art. 1(1) 
(adapted) 
89/439/EEC-Art. 1(1) 
(adapted) 
94/13/EC-Art 1(1) 
3. This Directive shall not apply to Ceuta or Melilla. I 86/651/EEC-Art. 1 (1) 
' (adapted) 
4. Each Member State shall establish or designate one 91/683/EEC-Art 1(2) 
single and central authority responsible, under the control (adapted) 
of the national government, in particular for coordination 
and contacts in matters related to plant health within the 
context of this Directive. The official plant protection ser­
vice set up under the International Plant Protection Con­
vention (IPPC) shall preferably be designated for this pur­
pose. This authority and any subsequent change shall be 
notified to the other Member States and to the Commis­
sion. 
5. In respect of the protective measures against the in­
troduction of harmful organisms from the French overseas 
departments into other parts of France and into the other 
Member States and against their spread within the French 
overseas departments, the dates referred to in paragraph 1 
(a) of this Article, Article 3 (4), Article 4 (2) and (4), Ar­
ticle 5 (2) and (4), Article 6 (5), (6) and (10), Article 10 
(1), (2) (b) and (5) and Article 13 (8), (9) and (10) shall 
be replaced by a date which corresponds to the end of a 
six-month period following the date by which Member 
States must implement forthcoming provisions dealing with 
Annexes I to V for the protertion of the French overseas 
departments. With effect from the same date, paragraph 1 
(b) and paragraph 2 of this Article snail be deleted. 
6. In respect of the protective measures against the in­
troduction of harmful organisms from the Canary Islands 
into other parts of Spain and into the other Member 
States and against their spread within the Canary Islands, 
the dates referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this Article, 
Article 3 (4), Article 4 (2) and (4), Article 5 (2) and (4), 
Article 6 (5), (6) and (10), Article 10 (1), (2) (b) and (5) 
and Article 13 (8), (9) and (10) shall be replaced by a 
date which corresponds to the end of a six-month period 
following the date by which Member States must imple­
ment forthcoming provisions dealing with Annexes I to V 
for the protection of the Canary Islands. With effect from 
the same date, paragraph 1 (c) of this Article shall be de­
leted. 94/13/EC-Artl(l) 
(adapted) 
Article 2 
1. For the purposes of this Directive: 
(a) plants shall be considered to mean living plants and 
living parts thereof, including seeds; 
living parts of plants shall be considered to include: 
— fruit — in the botanical sense — other than that 
preserved by deep freezing, 
— vegetables, other than those preserved by deep 
freezing, 
— tubers, corms, bulbs, rhizomes, 
— cut flowers, 
— branches with foliage, 
— cut trees retaining foliage, 
— plant tissue cultures. 
seeds shall be considered to mean seeds in the botani­
cal sense, other than those not intended for planting; 77/93/EEC 
85/574/EEC-Art 1(1) 
10 
(b) plant products shall be considered to mean products 
of plant origin, unprocessed or having undergone 
simple preparation, in so far as these are not plants; 
(c) planting shall be considered to mean any operation 
for the placing of plants to ensure their subsequent 
growth, reproduction or propagation; 
(d) plants intended for planting shall be considered to 
mean: 
— plants which are already planted and are in­
tended to remain planted or to be replanted 
after their introduction, or 
— plants which are not planted at the time of intro­
duction, but are intended to be planted there­
after; 
(e) harmful organisms shall be considered to mean pests 
of plants or of plant products, which belong to the 
animal or plant kingdoms, or which are viruses, myco­
plasmas or other pathogens; 
(f) plant passport shall be considered to mean an official 
label which gives evidence that the provisions of this 
Directive related to plant health standards and special 
requirements are satisfied, and which is: 
— standardized at Community level for different 
types of plants or plant products, and 
— prepared by the responsible official body in a 
Member State and issued in accordance with the 
implementing rules governing the details of the 
procedure for issuing plant passports. 
For specific types of product, official conventional 
marks other than a label may be decided on in accor­
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. 
The standardization shall be established in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 18. Under 
this standardization, different marks shall be deter­
mined for plant passports which are not valid, in ac­
cordance with the second subparagraph of Article 10 
(1), for all parts of the Community; 
(g) the responsible official bodies in a Member State 
shall be: 
(i) the official plant protection service(s) of a Mem­
ber State referred to in Article 1 (4); or 
(Li) any State authority established 
— at national level, 77/93/EEC 
85/574/EEC-Art. 1(2) 
77/93/EEC — 85/574/EEC- Art. 1(2) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(3) 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
11 
— or, under the supervision, within the limits 
set by the constitution of the Member State 
concerned, of national authorities, at region­
al level. 
The bodies referred to in the first subparagraph may, 
in accordance with national legislation, delegate the 
tasks provided for in this Directive to be accom­
plished under their authority and supervision to any 
legal person, whether governed by public or by pri­
vate law, which under its officially approved constitu­
tion is charged exclusively with specific public func­
tions, provided that such person, and its members, has 
no personal interest in the outcome of the measures it 
takes. 
The Member States shall ensure that there is close 
cooperation between the bodies referred to in point 
(ii) of the first subparagraph and those referred to in 
point (i) thereof. 
Moreover, in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 18, other legal persons established on 
behalf of the body or bodies referred to in point (i) 
of the first subparagraph and acting under the author­
ity and supervision of such body may be approved, 
provided that such person has no personal interest in 
the outcome of the measures it takes. 
The single central authority referred to in Article 
1 (4) shall inform the Commission of the responsible 
official bodies in the Member State concerned. The 
Commission shall forward that information to the oth­
er Member States; 
(h) protected zone shall be considered to mean a zone in 
the Community: 
— in which one or more harmful organisms referred 
to in this Directive, which are established in one 
or more parts of the Community, are not endem­
ic or established, despite favorable conditions for 
them to establish themselves there, 
— in which there is a danger that certain harmful 
organisms will establish themselves, given propi­
tious ecological conditions, for particular crops, 
despite the fact that these organisms are not en­
demic or established in the Community, 91/683/EEC-Art 1(3) 
91/683/EEC-
(adapted) •Art 1(4) 
12 
and which has been recognized, in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 18, as fulfilling the 
conditions set out in the first and second indents and, 
in the case referred to in the first indent at the re­
quest of the Member State(s) concerned and on the 
grounds that the results of appropriate surveys which 
have been monitored by the experts referred to in Ar­
ticle 21 under the procedure laid down therein show 
no evidence to the contrary. In the eventuality re­
ferred to in the second indent, surveys are optional. 
A harmful organism shall be considered to be estab­
lished in an area if it is known to occur there and if 
either no official measures have been taken there with 
a view to its eradication or such measures have 
proved, for a period of at least two successive years, 
to be ineffective. 
The Member State(s) concerned shall conduct, with 
respect to the case provided for in the first indent of 
the first subparagraph, regular and systematic official 
surveys on the presence of organisms in respect of 
which the protected zone has been recognized. Each 
finding of such organisms shall immediately be noti­
fied to the Commission. The risk arising from such 
finding shall be assessed by the Standing Committee 
on Plant Health and appropriate action decided on in 
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 
18. 
The details of the surveys referred to in the first and 
third subparagraphs may be established in accordance 
with the procedure referred to in Article 18, account 
being taken of sound scientific and statistical princi­
ples. 
The results of the above surveys shall be notified to 
the Commission. The Commission shall forward this 
information to the other Member States. 
The Commission shall, before 1 January 1998, submit 
a report to the Council on the operation of the sys­
tem of protected zones together, if necessary, with 
any appropriate proposals; 
(i) an official statement or measure made or taken, with­
out prejudice to the provisions of Article 21: 
— by representatives of the official plant protection 
service of a Member State or, under their re­
sponsibility, by other public servants, in the case 
of statements or measures related to the issuing 
of the certificates specified in Article 7 (1) or 
Article 8 (2); 91/683/EEC-Art 1(4) 
(adapted) 
13 
— either by such representatives or public servants 
or by 'qualified agents' employed by one of the 
responsible official bodies of a Member State, in 
all other cases, provided that such agents have 
no personal interest in the outcome of the mea­
sures they take, and satisfy minimum standards 
of qualification. 
Member States shall ensure that their public servants 
and qualified agents have the qualifications necessary 
for the proper application of this Directive. In accor­
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, 
guidelines may be established for such qualifications. 
The Commission shall, acting within the Standing 
Committee on Plant Health, draw up Community pro­
grammes, the implementation of which it shall moni­
tor, regarding the further training of the public ser­
vants and qualified agents concerned, in an effort to 
raise the knowledge and experience acquired in the 
national context to the level of the aforementioned 
qualifications. It shall contribute to the financing of 
this further training and shall propose the inclusion of 
the necessary appropriations for that purpose in the 
Community budget 
2. Save where it is expressery provided otherwise, the 
provisions of this Directive concern wood only in so far as 
it retains all or part of its natural round surface, with or 
without bark, or as it is in the form of chips, particles, 
sawdust, wood waste or scrap. 
Save for the purpose of the provisions relating to Annex V, 
wood, whether satisfying the conditions referred to in the 
first subparagraph or not, is also concerned where it is in 
the form of dunnage, spacers, pallets or packing material 
which are actually in use in the transport of objects of all 
kinds, provided that it presents a plant health risk. 91/683/EEC-Art 1(4) 
(adapted) 
88/572/EEC-Art 1(1) 
(adapted) 
Article 3 
I. Member States shall ban the introduction into their 
territory of the harmful organisms listed in Annex I, Part 
A. 
i Member States shall ban the introduction into their 
territory of the plants and plant products listed in Annex 
II, Part A, where they are contaminated by the relevant 
harmful organisms listed in that part of the Annex. 77/93/EEC 
85/574/EEC-Art 1(3) 
14 
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply, in accordance 
with conditions which may be determined in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 17, in the case of 
slight contamination of plants, other than those intended 
for planting, by harmful organisms listed in Annex I, Part 
A, or in Annex II, Part A, which have previously been se­
lected in agreement with the authorities representing the 
Member States in the field of plant health. 
4. With effect from 1 June 1993, Member States shall 
provide that paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied also to 
the spread of the harmful organisms concerned by means 
connected with the movement of plants, plant products or 
other objects within the territory of a Member State. 
5. Member States shall ban from 1 June 1993 the intro­
duction into, and the spread within the relevant protected 
zones, of: 85/574/EEC-Art 1(3) 
(a) 
(b) 
6. 
18: the harmful organisms listed in Annex I, Part B; 
the plants and plant products listed in Annex II, Part 
B, where they are contaminated by the relevant harm­
ful organisms listed therein. 
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
(a) the harmful organisms listed in Annexes I and II shall 
be subdivided as follows: 
— organisms not known to occur in any part of the 
Community and relevant for the entire Commun­
ity shall be listed in Annex I, Part A, Section I 
and Annex II, Part A, Section I respectively, 
— organisms known to occur in the Community but 
not endemic or established throughout the Com­
munity and relevant for the entire Community 
shall be listed in Annex I, Part A, Section II and 
Annex II, Part A, Section II respectively, 
— the other organisms shall be listed in Annex I, 
Part B, and Annex II, Part B, respectively, 
against the protected zone for which they are 
relevant; 
(b) harmful organisms endemic or established in one or 
more parts of the Community shall be deleted, save 
those referred to in the second and third indents of 
point (a); 
(c) the titles of Annexes I and II, as well as the different 
parts and sections thereof, shall be adapted in accord­
ance with points (a) and (b). 
7. In accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article, save where it is expressly provided otherwise, 18, it 
may be decided that Member States shall lay down that: 91/683/EEC-Art 1(5) — 93/19/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
94/13/EC - Art 1 
(adapted) 
15 
(a) the introduction into their territories, and the spread 
within their territories, of specified organisms, wheth­
er singly or not which are considered to be harmful 
to plants or plant products but are not listed in An­
nexes I and II, shall be prohibited or require special 
authorization under conditions specified under the 
same procedure; 
(b) the introduction into their territories, and the spread 
within their territories, of specified organisms, which 
are listed in Annex II, but which occur on plants oth­
er than those listed in that Annex, and which are con­
sidered to be harmful to plants or plant products, 
shall be prohibited or require special authorization 
under conditions specified under the same procedure; 
(c) the introduction into their territories, and the spread 
within their territories, of specified organisms, which 
are listed in Annexes I and II, which are in an iso­
lated state and which are considered to be harmful to 
plants or plant products, shall be prohibited or re­
quire special authorization under conditions specified 
under the same procedure. 
The first subparagraph shall also apply to such organisms 
where they are not affected by Council Directive 
90/220/EEC (*) or other more specific Community provi­
sions regarding genetically modified organisms. 
Paragraphs 1 and 5 (a) and paragraphs 2 and 5 (b) and 
paragraph 4 shall not apply, in accordance with the condi­
tions which shall be determined pursuant to the procedure 
laid down in Article 18, for trial or scientific purposes and 
for work on varietal selections. 
After the measures provided for in the first subparagraph 
have been adopted, that subparagraph shall not apply, in 
accordance with the conditions which shall be determined 
pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 18, for trial 
or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections. 94/13/EC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
Corrigendum OJ No L 28, 7.2. 1995, p. 14 
Article 4 
1. Member States shall ban the introduction into their 
territory of the plants or plant products listed in Annex III, 
Part A, where they originate in the relevant countries re­
ferred to in that part of the Annex. 
2. Member States shall provide that from 1 June 1993. 
the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects 
listed in Annex III, Part B, into the relevant protected 
zones located in their territory is prohibited. 
(*) OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15. Directive amended by 
Commission Directive 94/15/EC (OJ No L 103, 22. 4. 
1994, p. 20). 
16 77/93/EEC 
91/683 /EEC-Art 1(6) — 93/19/EEC-Art. 1 
3. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
18, Annex III, shall be revised in such a way that Part A 
contains plants, plant products and other objects which 
constitute a plant-health risk for all parts of the Commun­
ity, and Part B contains plants, plant products and other 
objects which constitute a plant-health risk only for pro­
tected zones. The protected zones shall be specified there. 
4. With effect from 1 June 1993. paragraph 1 shall no 
longer apply to plants, plant products and other objects 
originating in the Community. 
5. Paragraphs It and 2 shall not apply, in accordance 
with conditions which shall be determined pursuant to the 
procedure laid down in Article 18, for trials or scientific 
purposes and for work on varietal selections. 
6. Provided that there is no risk of harmful organisms 
spreading, a Member State may provide that paragraphs 1 
and 2 shall not apply in individual specified cases to plants, 
plant products and other objects which are grown, pro­
duced or used in its immediate frontier zone with a third 
country and introduced into that Member State in order to 
be worked in nearby locations in the frontier zone of its 
territory. 
When granting such a derogation, the Member State shall 
specify the location and the name of the person working it 
Such details, which shall be updated regularly, shall be 
available to the Commission. 
Plants, plant products and other objects which form the 
subject of a derogation under the first subparagraph shall 
be accompanied by documentary evidence of the location 
in the relevant third country from which the said plants, 
plant products and other objects originate. 91/683/EEC-Art 1(7) 
(adapted) 
93/19/EEC-Art 1 
94/13/EC-Art 1(3) 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
Article 5 
1. Member States shall ban the introduction into their 
territory of the plants, plant products and other objects 
listed in Annex IV, Part A, unless the relevant special re­
quirements indicated in that part of the Annex are met 
2. Member States shall ban from 1 June 1993 the intro­
duction into and the movement within the protected zones 
of the plants, plant products and other objects listed in 
Annex IV, Part B, unless the relevant special requirements 
indicated in that part of the Annex are met. 
3. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
18, Annex IV shall be amended in accordance with the 
criteria laid down in Article 3 (6). 77/93/EEC 
91/683/EEC - Art 1(9) — 93/19/EEC-Art. 1 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(10) 
17 
4. With effect from 1 June 1993. Member States shall 
provide that paragraph 1 shall also apply to the movement 
of plants, plant products and other objects within the terri­
tory of a Member State, without prejudice however to Ar­
ticle 6 (7). This paragraph and paragraphs 1 and 2 shall 
not apply to the movement of small quantities of plants-
plant products, foodstuffs or animal feedingstuffs where 
thev are intended for use bv the owner or recipient for 
non-industrial and non-commercial purposes or for con­
sumption during transport, provided that there is no risk of 
harmful organisms spreading. 
5. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 shall not apply, in accordance 
with the conditions which shall be determined pursuant to 
the procedure laid down in Article 18, for trial or scientific 
purposes and for work on varietal selections. 
6. Provided that there is no risk of harmful organisms 
spreading, a Member State may provide that paragraphs 1, 
2 and 4 shall not apply in individual specified cases to 
plants, plant products and other objects which are grown, 
produced or used in its immediate frontier zone with a 
third country and introduced into that Member State in 
order to be worked in nearby locations in the frontier zone 
of its territory. 
When granting such a derogation, the Member State shall 
specify the location and the name of the person working it 
Such details which shall be updated regularly, shall be 
available to the Commission. 
Plants, plant products and other objects which form the 
subject of a derogation under the first subparagraph shall 
be accompanied by documentary evidence of the location 
in the relevant third country from which the said plants, 
plant products and other objects originate. 93/19/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
94/13/EC-Art l(4)(a) 
94/13/EC-Art l(4)(b) 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
Article 6 
1. Member States shall lay down, at least in respect of 
the introduction into another Member State of the plants, 
plant products and other objects listed in Annex V, Part AT 
that the latter and their packaging shall be meticulously 
examined on an official basis, either in their entirety or by 
representative sample, and that, if necessary, the vehicles 
transporting them shall also be officially examined in order 
to make sure: 
(a) that they are not contaminated by the harmful organ­
isms listed in Annex I, Part A; 
(b) in the case of the plants and plant products listed in 
Annex II, Part A, that they are not contaminated by 
the relevant harmful organisms listed in that part of 
the Annex; 77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(11) 
18 
(c) in the case of the plants, plant products and other 
objects listed in Annex IV, Part A, that they comply 
with the relevant special requirements indicated in 
that part of the Annex. 
2. As soon as the measures provided for in Article 3 (6) 
(a) and in Article 5 (3) are adopted, paragraph 1 of this 
Article shall apply only in respect of Annex I, Part A, Sec­
tion II, Annex II, Part A, Section II and Annex IV, Part A, 
Section II. Where, in the course of the examination carried 
out in accordance with this provision, harmful organisms 
listed in Annex I, Part A, Section I or Annex II, Part A, 
Section I are'detected, the conditions referred to in Article 
10 are deemed not to be fulfilled. 
3. Member States shall lay down the inspection 
measures referred to in paragraph 1 in order to ensure 
compliance with Article 3 (41. (5) and (7) or Article 5 (2), 
where the Member State of destination avails itself of one 
of the options listed in the abovementioned Articles. 
4. Member States shall lay down that the seeds referred 
to in Annex IV, Part A, which are to be introduced into 
another Member State shall be officially examined in order 
to make sure that they comply with the relevant special 
requirements listed in that part of the Annex. 
5. With effect from 1 June 1993. and without prejudice 
to paragraph 7, paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 shall also apply to 
the movement of plants, plant products and other objects 
within the territory of a Member State. Paragraphs 1, 3 
and 4 shall not apply, as regards the harmful organisms 
listed in Annex I, Part B, or Annex II. Part B. and the 
special requirements set out in Annex IV, Part B, to the 
movement of plants, plant products or other objects 
through or outside a protected zone. 
The official examinations referred to in paragraphs 1, 3 
and 4 shall be carried out in accordance with the following 
provisions: 
(a) They shall extend to the relevant plants or plant pro­
ducts grown, produced or used by the producer or 
otherwise present on his premises as well as to the 
growing medium used there. 
(b) They shall be made on the premises, preferably at the 
place of production. 77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC-Art. 1(12) 
(adapted) 
77/93/EEC 
91/6S3/EEC-Art. 1(13) 
91/6S3/EEC-Art. 1(14) —93/19/EEC-Art. 1 
19 
(c) They shall be made regularly at appropriate times, at 
least once a year, and at least by visual observation, 
without prejudice to the special requirements listed in 
Annex IV; further action may be taken where this is 
provided for under paragraph S. 
Any producer for whom the official examination referred 
to in the second subparagraph is required under para­
graphs 1 to 4 shall be listed in an official register under a 
registration number by which to identify' him. The official 
registers thus established shall be accessible to the Com­
mission on request. 
The producer is subject to certain obligations established 
in accordance with paragraph S. In particular, he shall im­
mediately notify the responsible official body of the 
Member State concerned of any unusual occurrence of 
harmful organisms, symptoms or any other plant abnormal­
ity. 
Paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 shall not apply to the movement of 
small quantities of plants, plant products, foodstuffs or ani­
mal feedingstuffs where they are intended for use by the 
owner or recipient for non-industrial and non-commercial 
purposes or for consumption during transport, provided 
that there is no risk of harmful organisms spreading. 
6. With effect from 1 June 1993. Member States shall 
provide that producers of certain plants, plant products or 
other objects not listed in Annex V, Part A, specified in 
accordance with paragraph 8, or collective warehouses or 
dispatching centres in the production zone, shall also be 
listed in an official local, regional or national register in 
accordance with the third subparagraph of paragraph 5. 
They may at any time be subjected to the examinations 
provided for in the second subparagraph of paragraph 5. 
In accordance with paragraph 8, a system may be set up so 
that certain plants, plant products and other objects may, if 
necessary and in so far as possible, be traced back to their 
origins, bearing in mind the nature of the production or 
trading conditions. 
7. Member States may, in so far as no spreading of 
harmful organisms is to be feared, exempt 
— small producers or processors whose entire production 
and sale of relevant plants, plant products and other 
objects are intended for final usage by persons on the 
local market who are not professionally involved in 
plant production ('local movement) from official re­
gistration as laid down in paragraphs 5 and 6. or 
— the local movement of plants, plant products and 
other objects originating from producers so exempted 
from the official examination required under para­
graphs 5 and 6. 91/683/EEC-Art. 1(14)— 93/19/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
9413/EC-Art. 1(5) 
91,683/EEC-Art. 1(14) 
(adapted) •93/19/EEC-Art 
(adapted) 
The provisions of this Directive on local movement shall 
be reviewed by the Council before 1 January 1998 on the 
basis of a Commission proposal and in the light of experi­
ence gained. 
8. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
18, implementing provisions shall be adopted relating to: 
— less stringent conditions on the movement of plants, 
plant products and other objects within a protected 
zone established for the said plants, plant products 
and other objects in respect of one or more harmful 
organisms, 
— guarantees in respect of the movement of plants, 
plant products and other objects through a protected 
zone established for the said plants, plant products 
and other objects in respect of one or more harmful 
organisms, 
— the frequency and timing of the official examination, 
including further action referred to in paragraph 5, 
second subparagraph, (c), 
— the obligations on registered producers referred to in 
paragraph 5, fourth subparagraph, 
— the specification of the products referred to in para­
graph 6, and the products for which the system intro­
duced in paragraph 6 is envisaged, 
— other requirements regarding the exemption referred 
to in paragraph 7, in particular as regards the con­
cepts of 'small producer' and 'local market' and the 
relevant procedures. 
9. Implementing rules related to the registration pro­
cedure and the registration number referred to in the third 
subparagraph of paragraph 5, may be adopted in accord­
ance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. 91/683/EEC-Art. 1(14) —93/19/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
Article 7 
1. Where it is considered, on the basis of the examin­
ation laid down in Article 6 (1) and (3), that the condi­
tions therein are fulfilled, a phytosanitary certificate con­
forming to the model in Annex VII, Part A, may be issued, 
drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the 
Community and filled in, except in respect of stamp and 
signature, either entirely in capital letters or entirely in 
typescript and preferably in one of the official languages 
of the Member State of destination. 
The botanical names of plants shall be indicated in Latin 
characters. Uncertified alterations or erasures shall invali­
date the certificate. Any copies of this certificate shall only 
be issued with the indication 'copy' or 'duplicate' printed 
or stamped thereon. 77/93/EEC 
85/574/EEC-Art 1(4) 
(adapted) 
21 
77/93/EEC - IV 
2. 7. 1997 
2. Member States shall lay down that the plants, plant 
products and other objects listed in Annex V, Part Ar may 
not be introduced into another Member State unless they 
are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued in 
accordance with paragraph 1. The phytosanitary certificate 
may not be made out more than 14 days before the date 
on which the plants, plant products or other objects leave 
the consignor Member State. 
3. The action to be taken by the Member States in 
order to implement Article 6 (3V in so far as seeds re­
ferred to in Annex IV Part B. are concerned, and Article 6 
{4) shall be determined in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 17 bv 31 December 1991 at the latest 
Article 8 
1. Unless one of the eventualities provided for in para­
graph 2 arises, Member States shall lay down that the 
plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annex V, 
Part A. which have been introduced into their territory 
from a Member State and which are to be introduced into 
the territory of another Member State shall be exempted 
from a further inspection complying with Article 6, if they 
are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate from a 
Member State, made out in accordance with the specimen 
in Annex VII, Part A. 
2. Where plants, plant products or other objects from 
one Member State have been split up or stored or their 
packaging changed in a second Member State and are then 
introduced into a third Member State, the second Member 
State shall not be required to make a new inspection com­
plying with Article 6 if it is officially ascertained that these 
products have not been subject in its territory to any risk 
which would call in question compliance with the condi­
tions laid down in Article 6. In this case a re-forwarding 
phvtosanitarv certificate, in one original copy only, con­
forming to the model laid down in Annex VII. Part B. 
drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the 
Community, and filled in. except in respect of stamp and 
signature, either entirely in capital letters or entirely in 
typescript, and preferably in one of the official languages 
of the Member State of destination. This certificate must 
be attached to the phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
first Member State or to a certified copy of that certificate. 
This certificate may be entitled 'phytosanitary certificate 
for re-export'. Article 7 (IV second subparagraph, shall 
apply mutatis mutandis. 77/93/EEC 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(15) 
89/359/EEC-Art. 1 
80/392/EEC-Art 1(7) — 89/359/EEC-Art. 1 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(15) 
(adapted) 
85/574/EEC-Art 1(6) 
(adapted) 
85/574/EEC-Art 1(7) 
22 
The re-forwarding phytosanitary certificate may not be 
made out more than 14 days before the date on which the 
plants, plant products or other objects leave the re-for­
warding country. 
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply when plants, plant 
products or other objects are introduced successively into 
several Member States. If, in that case, more than one re-
forwarding certificate has been issued, the products must 
be accompanied by the following documents: 
(a) the latest phytosanitary certificate or a certified copy 
thereof; 
(b) the latest re-forwarding phytosanitary certificate; 
(c) the re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates previous to 
the certificate referred to under (b) or certified copies 
thereof. 
Article 9 
1. In the case of plants, plant products or other objects 
to which special requirements laid down in Annex IV, Part 
A, apply, the official phytosanitary certificate required 
pursuant to Article 7 shall have been issued in the country 
in which the plant plant products and other objects orig­
inate, save: 
— in the case of wood, if under the special requirements 
laid down in Annex IV, Part A, it is sufficient that it 
is stripped of its bark, 
— in other cases, to the extent that the special require­
ments laid down in Annex IV, Part A, can be fulfilled 
also at places other than that of origin. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall also apply to the introduction of the 
plants and plant products listed in Annex IV, Part B, into 
the Member States whose names are indicated against 
those products in that part of the Annex. 77/93/EEC 
89/439/EEC-Art 1(2) 
77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
Article 10 
1. With effect from 1 June 1993. where it is considered, 
on the basis of the examination provided for in Article 6 
(1), (3) and (4) and carried out in accordance with Article 
6 (5), that the conditions of those paragraphs are fulfilled, 
a plant passport shall be issued in accordance with provi­
sions which may be adopted under paragraph 4 of this Ar­
ticle, instead of the phytosanitary certificates referred to in 
Articles 7 or 8. 91/683/EEC-Art 1(16) 
93/19/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
23 
If the examination does not concern conditions relevant to 
the protected zones, or if it is considered that such condi­
tions are not fulfilled, the plant passport issued shall not 
be valid for those zones and it shall bear the mark re­
served for such cases, pursuant to Article 2 (1) (f). 
2. With effect from 1 June 1993. plants, plant products 
and other objects listed in Annex V, Part A, section I, may 
not be moved within the Community, other than locally 
within the meaning of Article 6 (7), unless a plant passport 
valid for the territory concerned and issued in accordance 
with paragraph 1 is attached to them, to their packaging or 
to the vehicles transporting them. 
With effect from 1 June 1993. plants, plant products and 
other objects listed in Annex V, Part A, section II, may not 
be introduced into a specified protected zone or move 
therein, unless a plant passport valid for that zone and is­
sued in accordance with paragraph 1 is attached to them, 
to their packaging or to the vehicles transporting them. If 
the conditions laid down in Article 6 (8) with regard to 
transport through protected zones are fulfilled, the first 
subparagraph and this subparagraph shall not apply. 
The first and second subparagraphs shall not apply to the 
movement of small quantities of plants, plant products, 
foodstuffs or animal feedingstuffs where they are intended 
for use by the owner or recipient for non-industrial and 
non-commercial purposes or for consumption during trans­
port, provided that there is no risk of harmful organisms 
spreading., 
3. A plant passport may be replaced at a later date and 
in any part of the Community by another plant passport, 
in accordance with the following provisions: 
— a plant passport may be replaced only where consign­
ments are divided up or where several consignments 
or parts thereof are combined or where the plant-
health status of consignments changes, without preju­
dice to the particular requirements provided for in 
Annex IV, or in other cases specified in accordance 
with paragraph 4, 
— the replacement may take place only at the request of 
a natural or legal person, whether a producer or not, 
listed in an official register, in accordance with the 
third subparagraph of Article 6 (5), mutatis mutandis, 91/683/EEC-Art 1(16) 
93/19/EEC-Art 1 
93/19/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
94/13/EC-Art 1(6) 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(16) 
24 
— the replacement passport may be prepared only by 
the responsible official body of the area in which the 
requesting premises are situated and only if the ident­
ity of the product concerned and the absence of any 
risk of infection due to harmful organisms listed in 
Annexes I and II since dispatch by the producer can 
be guaranteed, 
— the replacement procedure must comply with the 
provisions which may be adopted under paragraph 4, 
— the replacement passport must bear a special mark, 
specified in accordance with paragraph 4 and includ­
ing the number of the original producer and, if there 
was a change in plant-health status, of the operator 
responsible for that change. 
4. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
18, implementing provisions may be adopted for: 
— the detailed procedures for issuing plant passports as 
laid down in paragraph 1, 
— the conditions under which a plant passport may be 
replaced in accordance with paragraph 3, first indent, 
— the details of the procedure for the replacement pass­
port as laid down in paragraph 3, third indent, 
— the special mark required for the replacement pass­
port as laid down in paragraph 3, fifth indent 
Article 11 
1. Where it is not considered, on the basis of the exam­
ination provided for in Article 6 (1), (3) and (4) and car­
ried out in accordance with Article 6 (5), that the condi­
tions in those paragraphs arc fulfilled, a plant passport 
shall not be issued, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of 
this Article. 
2. In the special cases where it is established, taking into 
account the nature of the findings made in the examination 
concerned, that part of the plants or plant products grown, 
produced or used by the producer or otherwise present on 
his premises, or part of the growing medium used there, 
cannot present any risk of spreading harmful organisms, 
paragraph 1 shall not apply to that part 
3. To the extent that paragraph 1 applies, the plants, 
plant products or growing medium concerned shall be the 
subject of one or more of the following official measures: 91/683/EEC-Art 1(16) 
(adapted) 
(adapted) Article IQç, 
(adapted) 
25 
— appropriate treatment, followed by the issue of the 
appropriate plant passport in accordance with Article 
10 if it is considered that as a result of the treatment 
the conditions are fulfilled, 
— a permit for movement under official control, to 
zones where they do not present an additional risk, 
— a permit for movement under official control, to 
places for industrial processing, 
— destruction. 
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, 
implementing provisions may be adopted concerning: 
— the conditions under which one or more of the 
measures referred to in the first subparagraph must 
or must not be adopted, 
— the particular features of and conditions for such 
measures. 
4. To the extent that paragraph 1 applies, the activities 
of the producer shall be totally or partially suspended until 
it is established that the risk of spreading harmful organ­
isms is eliminated. As long as this suspension lasts, Article 
10 shall not apply. 
5. Where it is considered, on the basis of the official 
examination carried out in accordance with Article 6 (6), 
that products referred to therein are not free of the harm­
ful organisms listed in Annexes I and II, paragraphs 2, 3 
and 4 of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis. 91/683/EEC-Art 1(16) 
(adapted) 
Article 12 77/93/EEC Article 11 
1. The Member States shall not require any additional 
declaration on the phytosanitary certificates referred to in 
Articles 7, 8 or 9. 
2. If it is ascertained that part of a consignment of 
plants, plant products or other objects is contaminated by 
harmful organisms listed in Annexes I and II, the introduc­
tion of the other part shall not be prohibited provided that 
it is not suspected of being contaminated and provided 
that there appears to be no possibility of harmful organ­
isms spreading. 
3. Member States shall lay down that the phytosanitary 
certificates or re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates pro­
duced when the plants, plant products or other objects are 
introduced into their territory shall bear an entry stamp 
from the competent service showing at least the name of 
the service and the date of entry. 88/572/EEC-Art 1(4) 
(adapted) 
89/439/EEC-Art 1(5) 
77/93/EEC 
26 
4. Member States shall ensure that their plant protection 
services inform that of the forwarding Member State of all 
cases where plants, plant products or other objects coming 
from that Member State have been intercepted as being 
subject to prohibitions or restrictions relating to plant-
health measures. This information is without prejudice to 
the measures which the first-mentioned plant protection 
service may deem necessary to take in respect of the inter­
cepted consignment, and shall be given as soon as possible 
so that the plant protection services concerned may study 
the case with a view, in particular, to taking the steps 
necessary to prevent further, similar occurences and, where 
appropriate and in so far as possible, taking measures in 
respect of the intercepted consignment which are adequate 
to the risk level of the case in question. In accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 17, a standardized in­
formation system may be set up. 
5. With effect from 1 January 1993, Member States shall 
organize official checks to ensure compliance with the 
provisions of this Directive, in particular with Article 10 
(2), which shall be carried out in a random manner and 
without any discrimination in respect of the origin of the 
plants, plant products or other objects, and in accordance 
with the following provisions: 
— occasional checks, at any time and at any place where 
plants, plant products or other objects are moved, 
— occasional checks on premises where plants, plant 
products or other objects are grown„produced, stored 
or offered for sale, as well as on the premises of pur­
chasers, 
— occasional checks at the same time as any other docu­
mentary check which is carried out for reasons other 
than plant health. 
The checks must be regular in premises listed in an official 
register in accordance with Article 10 (3) and Article 13 
(8) and may be regular in premises listed in an official 
register in accordance with Article 6 (6). 
The checks may be targeted if facts have come to light to 
suggest that one or more provisions of this Directive have 
not been complied with. 
6. Commercial purchasers of plants, plant products or 
other objects shall, as final users professionally engaged in 
plant production, retain the related plant passports for at 
least one year, and enter the references in their records. 88/572/EEC-Art 1(8) 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(17) 
(adapted) 
27 
Inspectors shall have access to the plants, plant products or 
other objects at any stage in the production and marketing 
chain. They shall be entitled to make any investigation 
necessary for the official checks concerned, including those 
related to the plant passports and the records. 
7. The Member States may be assisted in the official 
checks by the experts referred to in Article 21. 
8. Where it is established, through the official checks 
carried out in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6, that 
plants, plant products or other objects present a risk of 
spreading harmful organisms, they shall be the subject of 
official measures in accordance with Article 11 (3). 91/683/EEC-Art 1(17) 
Article 13 
1. Member States shall lay down, at least as regards the 
introduction into their territory of the plants, plant prod­
ucts and other objects listed in Annex V, Part Br and 
coming from third countries: 
(a) that these plants, plant products and other objects 
and their packaging shall be meticulously inspected on 
an official basis, either in their entirety or by repre­
sentative sample, and that, if necessary, the vehicles 
transporting them shall also be inspected meticulously 
on an official basis in order to make sure as far as 
can be determined: 
— that they are not contaminated by the harmful 
organisms listed in Annex I, Part A, 
— in the case of the plants and plant products 
listed in Annex II, Part A, that they are not con­
taminated by the relevant harmful organisms 
listed in that part of the Annex, 
— in the case of the plants, plant products and 
other objects listed in Annex TV, Part A, that 
they comply with the relevant special require­
ments indicated in that part of the Annex; 77/93/EEC 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(18) 
80/392/EEC-Art 1(13) Article 12 
77/93/EEC 
28 
(b) that they are accompanied by the certificates pre­
scribed in Article 7 or 8 and that a phytosanitary cer­
tificate may not be made out more than 14 days be­
fore the date on which the plants, plant products or 
other objects leave the consignor country. The cer­
tificates prescribed in Article 7 or 8 shall contain in­
formation in accordance with the model defined 111 the Annex to the IPPC. as amended on 21 November 
1979. irrespective of their lavout. and shall be issued 
bv authorities empowered for this purpose under the 
TPPC or. in the case of non-contracting countries, on 
the basis of laws or regulations of the country. In ac­
cordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17. 
lists of the authorities empowered by the various third 
countries to issue certificates mav be established. 
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, phyto­
sanitary certificates issued in accordance with the model 
laid down in the Annex to the IPPC, original version, may 
be used for a transitional period. The date of expiry of 
such period may be determined in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 17. 
2. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply to the cases 
referred to in Article 6 (4) and Article 7 (3). 
3. Member States may also lay down that consignments 
coming from third countries, which are not declared to 
contain plants, plant products or other objects listed in 
Annex V, Part B. shall be officially inspected, where there 
is serious reason to believe that there has been an in­
fringement of the rules in this respect 
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17: 
— the cases may be specified in which such inspections 
shall be carried out, 
— the methods for such inspections may be laid down. 
If, at the outcome of the inspection, doubts remain in re­
spect of the identify of the consignment, in particular con­
cerning genus, species or origin, the consignment shall be 
considered to contain plants, plant products or other ob­
jects listed in Annex V, P_art_B. 
4. Provided that there is no risk of harmful organisms 
spreading: 
— paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply 
where plants, plant products or other objects are di­
rectly moved between two places within the Commun­
ity via the territory of a third country; 77/93/EEC 
85/574/EEC- Art 1(11) 
(adapted) 
80/392/EEC-Art 1(14) 
85/574/EEC-Art 1(11) 
77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
88/572/EEC-Art 1(9) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(18) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(18) 
94/13/EC-Art 1(8) 
(adapted) 
29 
— paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and Article 4 (1) 
shall not apply in the case of transit through the terri­
tory of the Community, 
— paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply in 
the case of small quantities of plants, plant products, 
foodstuffs or animal feedingstuffs where they are in­
tended for use by the owner or recipient for non-in­
dustrial and non-commercial purposes or for con­
sumption during transport 
5. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply, in 
accordance with the conditions which shall be determined 
pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 18, for trial 
or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections. 
6. Provided that there is no risk of harmful organisms 
spreading, a Member State may provide that paragraphs 1 
and 2 shall not apply in individual specified cases to plants, 
plant products and other objects which are grown, pro­
duced or used in its immediate frontier zone with a third 
country and introduced into that Member State in order to 
be worked in nearby locations in the frontier zone of its 
territory. 
When granting such a derogation, the Member State shall 
specify the location and the name of the person working it 
Such details, which shall be updated regularly, shall be 
available to the Commission. 
Plants, plant products and other objects which form the 
subject of a derogation under the first subparagraph shall 
be accompanied sby documentary evidence of the location 
in the relevant third country from which the said plants, 
plant products and other objects originate. 
7. It may be agreed, in technical arrangements made be­
tween the Commission and the competent bodies in certain 
third countries and approved in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 18 that activities related to the 
inspections referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this Article 
may also be carried out under the authority of the Cora-
mission and in accordance with the relevant provisions of 
Article 21 in the third country concerned, in cooperation 
with the official plant protection organization of that 
country. 
8. With effect from 1 June 1993. paragraph 1 (a) shall 
apply, in cases of consignments to a protected zone, to 
harmful organisms and to the special requirements listed in 
Part B of Annexes I, II and IV respectively. With effect 
from the same date, paragraph 1 shall apply on the occa­
sion of the first introduction of the plants, plant products 
or other objects concerned into the Community, without 
prejudice to specific agreements concluded in this respect 
between the Community and certain third countries. 94/13/EC-Art 1(8) 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
89/439/EEC-Art 1(6) 
91/683/EEC-
(adapted) -Art 1(20) — 93/19/EEC-Art. 1 
30 
Member States shall provide that importers, whether or 
not producers, must be included in an official register in 
accordance with Article 6 (5), mutatis mutandis. 
The inspections, where they are documentary and identity 
checks and also checks intended to ensure compliance with 
the provisions of Article 4, must be made at the same 
place and at the same time as the other administrative for­
malities concerning import, including customs formalities. 
The inspections, where they are plant-health checks, shall 
be carried out at the places where the inspections are car­
ried out as referred to in the third subparagraph or near 
to those places. The competent authorities of the Member 
States shall forward to the Commission and the other 
Member States the list of points of entry. However, in 
these particular cases, plant-health checks may be carried 
out at the place of destination as long as specific guaran­
tees as regards the transport of the plants, plant products 
and other objects are provided. Implementing provisions, 
which may stipulate minimum conditions, shall be adopted 
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. 
Plant-health checks shall be regarded as being an integral 
part of the formalities referred to in the third subpara­
graph. 
Member States may derogate from the provisions of this 
paragraph only under the conditions laid down as part of 
the technical arrangements referred to in paragraph 7. 91/683/EEC-Art. 1(20) —93/19/EEC-Art. 1 
There shall be a Community financial contribution for I 97/3/EC - Art 1 (1) 
nber States in order to strengthen inspection infra- (adapted) 9. 
Member 
structures insofar as they relate to plant-health checks car­
ried out in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of 
paragraph 8. 
The purpose of this contribution shall be to improve the 
provision, at inspection posts other than those at the place 
of destination, of the equipment and facilities required to 
carry out inspection and examination and, where necessary, 
to carry out the measures provided for in paragraph 11, 
beyond the level already achieved by complying with the 
minimum conditions stipulated in the implementing provi­
sions pursuant to paragraph 8, fourth subparagraph. 
The Commission shall propose the entry of suitable appro­
priations for that purpose in the general budget of the 
European Union. 
Within the limits set by the appropriations available for 
these purposes, the Community contribution shall cover up 
to 50 % of expenditure relating directly to improving 
equipment and facilities. 
The details shall be laid down in an implementing Regula­
tion, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
18. Article 12 (to) 
31 
The allocation and the amount of the Community financial 
contribution shall be decided in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 18, in the light of the informa­
tion and documents submitted by the Member State con­
cerned and, where appropriate, the results of investigations 
carried out on the Commission's authority by the experts 
referred to in Article 21, and depending on the appropri­
ations available for the purposes concerned; 
10. With effect from 1 June 1993, Article 10 (1) and (3) 
shall apply in the same way to the plants, plant products 
or other objects referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article 
in so far as they are listed in Annex V, Part A, and where 
it is considered, on the basis of the inspection laid down in 
paragraph 8, that the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 
are fulfilled. 
11. With effect from 1 June 1993. where it is not con­
sidered on the basis of the inspections provided for in 
paragraph 8, that the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 
are fulfilled, one or more of the following official measures 
shall be taken immediately: 
— appropriate treatment where it is considered that as a 
result of the treatment the conditions are fulfilled, 
— removal of infected/infested produce from the con­
signment, 
— imposition of a quarantine period until the results of 
the examinations or official tests are available, 
— refusal or permission to send products to a destina­
tion outside the Community, 
— destruction. 
Article 11 (3), second subparagraph, shall apply mutatis 
mutandis. 
In the case of a removal referred to in first subparagraph, 
second indent, or a refusal referred to in the first subpara­
graph, fourth indent, the Member States shall lay down 
that the phytosanitary certificates or the re-forwarding phy­
tosanitary certificates produced when the plants, plant 
products or other objects are submitted for introduction 
into their territory, be cancelled by the responsible official 
bodies referred to in Article 2 (1) (g). Upon cancellation, 
the said certificate shall bear on its face and in a promi­
nent position a triangular stamp in red, marked 'certificate 
cancelled', from the said responsible bodies showing at 
least their name and the date of refusal. It shall be in capi­
tal letters, and in at least one of the official languages of 
the Community. 97/3/EC Art. 1(1) 
91/683/EEC - Art. 1 (20) 
93/19/EEC - Art 1 Article 12 (9) 
93/19/EEC - Art 1 Article 12 (10) 
94/13/EC-Art l(8)(b) 
32 
Article 14 
The Council acting on a proposal from the Commission, 
shall adopt any amendments to be made to the Annexes. 
However, the following shall be adopted in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 17: 
(a) headings additional to Annex III in respect of certain 
plants, plant products or other objects originating in 
specified third countries, provided that: 
(i) these headings are introduced at the request of a 
Member State which already applies special pro­
hibitions as regards the introduction of such 
products from third countries, 
(ii) harmful organisms occurring in the country of 
origin constitute a plant-health risk for the whole 
or part of the Community, and 
(iii) their possible presence on the products in ques­
tion cannot be detected effectively at the time of 
their introduction, 
(b) headings additional to the other Annexes in respect of 
certain plants, plant products or other objects origi­
nating in specified third countries, provided that: 
(i) these headings are introduced at the request of a 
Member State which already applies special pro­
hibitions or restrictions as regards the introduc­
tion of such products from third countries, and 
(ii) harmful organisms occurring in the country of 
origin constitute a plant-health risk for the whole 
or part of the Community in respect of crops, 
the scale of possible damage to which is unfore­
seeable, 
(c) any amendment to Part B of the Annexes, in agree­
ment with the Member State concerned, 
(d) any other amendment to the Annexes to be made in 
the light of developments in scientific or technical 
knowledge. 77/93/EEC 
85/574/EEC -
(adapted) Article 13 
•Art 1(12) 
Article 15 77/93/EEC Article 14 
1. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
17, or, in urgent cases, with that laid down in Article 19, 
Member States may be authorized on request to provide 
for derogations: 94/13/EC-Art 1(9) 
(adapted) 
33 
— from Article 4 (1) and (2) with regard to Annex III, 
Part A and Part B, without prejudice to the provisions 
of Article 4 (5), and from Article 5 (1) and (2) and 
the third indent of Article 13 (1) (a) with regard to 
other requirements referred to in Annex IV, Part A, 
Section I and Annex IV, Part B; 
— from Article 7 (2) and Article 13 (1) (b), in the case 
of wood, if equivalent safeguards are given, 
provided that it is established that the risk of spreading 
harmful organisms is obviated by one or more of the fol­
lowing factors: 
— the origin of the plants or plant products, 
— appropriate treatment, 
— special precautions for the use of the plants or plant 
products. 
The risk shall be assessed on the basis of available scien­
tific and technical information; where such information is 
insufficient, it shall be supplemented by additional en­
quiries or, where appropriate, by investigations carried out 
under the authority of the Commission and in accordance 
with the relevant provisions of Article 21 in the country of 
origin of the plants, plant products or other objects con­
cerned. 
Each authorization shall apply individually to all or part of 
the territory of the Community under conditions which 
take into account the risk of spreading harmful organisms 
by the product in question in protected zones or in certain 
regions taking into account the differences in agricultural 
and ecological conditions. In such cases, the Member 
States concerned shall be expressly exempted from certain 
obligations derived from the above provisions in the deci­
sions providing for the authorizations. 
The risk shall be assessed on the basis of available scien­
tific and technical information. Where such information is 
insufficient, it shall be supplemented by additional en­
quiries or, where appropriate, by investigations carried out 
by the Commission in the country of origin of the plants, 
plant products or other objects concerned. 
2. In the case of the derogations provided for in para­
graph 1, an official statement that the conditions for grant­
ing the derogation are fulfilled shall be required for each 
individual case. 
3. Member States shall inform the Commission of the 
derogations which they have granted in accordance with 
paragraph 1. The Commission shall notify the other 
Member States of this information each year. Corrigendum, OJ No L 28 of 7. 2.1995, p. 14 
(adapted) 
89/439EEC-Art 1(8) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(21) 
94/13/EC-Art 1(9) 
34 
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, 
Member States may be exempted from providing this in­
formation. 94/13/EC-Art 1(9) 
Article 16 77/93/EEC Article 11 
1. Each Member State shall immediately notify the 
Commission and the other Member States of the presence 
in its territory of any of the harmful organisms listed in 
Annex I, Part A, Section I, or Annex II, Part A, Section I, 
or of the appearance in part of its territory in which their 
presence was previously unknown of any of the harmful 
organisms listed in Annex I, Part A, Section II, or in Part 
B, or in Annex II, Part A, Section II or in Part B. 
It shall take all necessary measures to eradicate, or if that 
is impossible, inhibit the spread of the harmful organisms 
concerned. It shall inform the Commission and the other 
Member States of the measures taken. 
2. Each Member State shall immediately notify the 
Commission and the other Member States of the actual or 
suspected appearance of anv harmful organisms not listed 
in Annex I or in Annex II whose presence was previously 
unknown in its territory. It shall also inform the Commis­
sion and the other Member States of the protective mea­
sures which it has taken or intends to take. These mea­
sures must inter alia, be such as to prevent risk of the 
spread of the harmful organism concerned in the territory 
of the other Member States. 
In respect of consignments of plants, plant products or 
other objects from third countries considered to involve an 
imminent danger of the introduction or spread of the 
harmful organisms referred to in paragraph 1 and the first 
subparagraph of this paragraph, the Member State con­
cerned shall immediately take the measures necessary to 
protect the territory of the Community from that danger 
and shall inform the Commission and the other Member 
States thereof. 
Where a Member State considers that there is an immi­
nent danger other than that referred to in the second sub­
paragraph, it shall immediately notify the Commission and 
the other Member States of the measures which it would 
like to see taken. If it considers that these measures are 
not being taken in sufficient time to prevent the introduc­
tion or spread of a harmful organism in its territory, it may 
temporarily take any additional measures which it deems 
necessary, as long as the Commission has not adopted 
measures pursuant to paragraph 3. 
The Commission will present a report to the Council on 
the operation of this provision, together with any propo­
sals, by 31 December 1992. 91/683/EEC-Art 1(22) 
90/168/EEC-Art 1(4) - 91/683/EEC-Art 1(23) 
(adapted) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(24) 
91/683/EEC-Art 1(25) 
35 
2L In cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. the Com­
mission shall examine the situation as soon as possible 
within the Standing Committee on Plant Health. On-site 
investigations may be made under the authority of the 
Commission and in accordance with the relevant provisions 
of Article 21. The necessary measures may be adopted, in­
cluding those whereby it may be decided whether measures 
taken by the Member States should be rescinded or 
amended, under the procedure laid down in Article 19. 
The Commission shall follow the development of the situ­
ation and, under the same procedure, shall amend or re­
peal, as that development requires, the said measures. 
Until a measure has been adopted under the aforesaid 
procedure, the Member State may maintain the measures 
that it has employed. 
4. The detailed rules for applying paragraphs 1 and 2 
shall be adopted, as necessary, in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 18. 89/439/EEC-Art. 1(9) - 91/683/EEC-Art. 1(26) 
90:16S/EEC-Art. 1(5) - 91/683/EEC-Art. 1(26,) 
Article 17 
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to 
be followed, the matter shall be referred without delay to 
the Standing Committee on Plant Health (hereinafter re­
ferred to as 'the Committee', by its chairman, either on his 
own initiative or at the request of a Member State. 
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to 
the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The 
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a 
time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to 
the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered 
by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty 
in the case of decisions which the Council is required to 
adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of 
the representatives of the Member States within the Com­
mittee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Ar­
ticle. The Chairman shall not vote. 
2u Where the measures are in accordance with the opin­
ion of the Committee, the Commission shall adopt them 
and shall implement them forthwith. Where the measures 
are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee 
or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall im­
mediately submit to the Council a proposal on the 
measures to be taken. The Council shall adopt the 
measures by a qualified majority. 
If, within three months following the date on which the 
matter was referred to it, the Council has not adopted 
measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed 
measures and shall implement them immediately, except 
where the Council has rejected the said measures by a 
simple majority'. 77/93/EEC ArticU-16 
95'1/EC, Euratom, ECSC 
77/93/EEC — 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC 
36 
Article 18 
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to 
be followed, the matter shall be referred without delay to 
the Committee, by its chairman, either on his own initiat­
ive or at the request of a Member State. 
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to 
the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The 
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a 
time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to 
the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered 
by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty 
in the case of decisions which the Council is required to 
adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of 
the representatives of the Member States within the Com­
mittee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Ar­
ticle. The Chairman shall not vote. 
2L Where the measures are in accordance with the opin­
ion of the Committee, the Commission shall adopt them 
and shall implement them forthwith. Where the measures 
are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee 
or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall im­
mediately submit to the Council a proposal on the 
measures to be taken. The Council shall adopt the 
measures by a qualified majority. 
If, within three months following the date on which the 
matter was referred to it the Council has not adopted 
measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed 
measures. 89/439/EEC-Art 1(10) 
(adapted) 
95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC 
(adapted) Article 16a 
89/439/EEC - Art 1(10) 
- 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC 
Article 19 
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to 
be followed, the matter shall be referred without delay to 
the Committee, by its chairman, either on his own initiat­
ive or at the request of a Member State. 
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to 
the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The 
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within two 
days. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid 
down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of deci­
sions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal 
from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of 
the Member States within the Committee shall be 
weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chair­
man shall not vote. 
2u Where the measures are in accordance with the opin­
ion of the Committee, the Commission shall adopt them 
and shall implement them forthwith. Where the measures 
are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee 
or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall im­
mediately submit to the Council a proposal on the 
measures to be taken. The Council shall adopt the 
measures by a qualified majority. 77/93/EEC 
(adapted) Article p 
95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC 
(adapted) 
77/93/EEC - 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC 
37 
If, within 15 days following the date on which the matter 
was referred to it the Council has not adopted measures, 
the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and 
shall implement them immediately, except where the Coun­
cil has rejected the said measures by a simple majority. 
Article 20 
1. This Directive in no way affects Community provi­
sions on plant-health requirements for plants and plant 
products, except where it provides for or expressly permits 
stricter requirements in this respect 
2. Amendments to this Directive which are necessary to 
establish coherence with the Community provisions re­
ferred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 18. 
3. For the introduction into their territory of any plants 
or plant products, in particular those listed in Annex VI 
and their packaging or the vehicles transporting them, 
Member States may take special plant-health measures 
against the harmful organisms which generally attack plants 
or plant products in storage. 77/93/EEC 
Article 18 
91/683/EEC-Art. 1(27) 
77/93/EEC 
(adapted) 
Article 21 
1. For the purpose of ensuring the correct and uniform 
application of this Directive, and without prejudice to 
checks carried out under the authority of the Member 
States, the Commission may organize checks to be carried 
out by experts under its authority in respect of the tasks 
listed in paragraph 3, on- or off-site, in accordance with 
the provisions of this Article. 
Where such checks are carried out in a Member State, this 
must be done in cooperation with the official plant protec­
tion organization of that Member State as specified in 
paragraphs 4 and 5 and in accordance with the procedures 
set out in paragraph 7. 
2. The experts referred to in paragraph 1 may be: 
— employed by the Commission, 
— employed by Member States, and put at the disposal 
of the Commission on a temporary or ad hoc basis. 
They shall have acquired, at least in one Member State.the 
qualifications required for persons in charge of carrying 
out and monitoring official plant health inspections. 
3. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 may be carried 
out in respect of the following tasks: 
— monitoring examinations pursuant to Article 6, 89/439/EEC-Art 1(11) Article 19a 
(adapted) 
38 
— monitoring or, within the framework of the provisions 
laid down in the fifth subparagraph of this paragraph, 
carrying out in cooperation with the Member States 
inspections pursuant to Article 13 (1), 
— carrying out the activities specified in the technical ar­
rangements referred to in Article 13 (7), 
— making the investigations referred to in Article 15 (1) 
and Article 16 (3), 
— assisting the Commission in the matters referred to in 
paragraph 6, 
— carrying out any other duty assigned to the experts by 
the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a pro­
posal from the Commission. 
4. For the purpose of the tasks listed in paragraph 3, the 
experts referred to in paragraph 1 may: 
— visit nurseries, farms and other places where plants, 
plant products or other objects are or were grown, 
produced, processed or stored, 
— visit places where examinations pursuant to Article 6 
or inspections pursuant to Article 13 are carried out, 
— consult officials of the official plant protection organ­
izations of the Member States, 
— accompany the Member States' national inspectors 
when they carry out activities for the purposes of ap­
plying this Directive. 
5. Under the cooperation mentioned in paragraph 1, se­
cond subparagraph, the official plant protection organiza­
tion of that Member State shall be given sufficient advance 
notice of the task to permit the necessary arrangements to 
be made. 
Member States shall take all reasonable steps to ensure 
that the objectives and effectiveness of inspections are not 
jeopardized. They shall ensure that the experts may carry 
out their tasks without hindrance, and shall take all reason­
able steps to provide them, on their request, with the 
available necessary facilities, including laboratory equip­
ment and laboratory staff. The Commission shall ensure 
refunding of expenses resulting from such requests, within 
the limits of appropriations available for that purpose in 
the General Budget of the European Union. 
The experts shall, wherever national legislation so requires, 
be duly mandated by the official plant protection organiza­
tion of the Member State concerned and observe the rules 
and practices imposed on that Member State's officials. 89/439/EEC-Art 1(11) 
(adapted) 
39 
Where the task consists of monitoring the examinations re­
ferred to in Article 6, monitoring the inspections referred 
to in Article 13 (1), or making the investigations referred 
to in Article 15 (1) and Article 16 (3), no decision may be 
taken on-site. The experts shall report to the Commission 
on their activities and their findings. 
Where the task consists of carrying out in cooperation with 
the Member States the inspections pursuant to Article 13 
(1), those inspections shall be integrated in an established 
inspection programme and the rules of procedure estab­
lished by the Member State concerned shall be complied 
with; however, in the case of a joint inspection, the Mem­
ber State concerned will only allow the introduction of a 
consignment into the Community if its plant protection or­
ganization and the Commission are in agreement. In accor­
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, this 
condition may be extended to other irrevocable require­
ments applied to consignments before introduction into the 
Community if experience shows such extension to be nec­
essary. Should the Community expert and the national in­
spector fail to agree, the Member State concerned shall 
take any necessary temporary measures, pending a defini­
tive decision. 
In all cases, national provisions in respect of criminal pro­
ceedings and administrative penalties shall apply according 
to the normal procedures. Where the experts identify a 
suspected infringement of the provisions of this Directive, 
this shall be notified to the competent authorities of the 
Member State concerned. 
6. The Commission shall: 
— establish a network for the notification of new occur­
rences of harmful organisms, 
— make recommendations for drawing up guidelines for 
the experts and for national inspectors in carrying out 
their activities. 
To assist the Commission in this latter task, Member States 
shall notify the Commission of the current national inspec­
tion procedures in the plant health field. 
7. The Commission shall adopt, under the procedure 
laid down in Article 18, detailed rules for the application 
of this Article, including those applicable to the cooper­
ation mentioned in paragraph 1, second subparagraph. 
8. The Commission shall report to the Council, no later 
than 31 December 1994, on the experience gained from 
the implementation of the provisions of this Article. The 
Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from 
the Commission, shall take the necessary measures to 
amend these provisions, if appropriate, in the light of this 
experience. 89/439/EEC-Art 1(11) 
(adapted) 
40 
Article 22 
In the event of the actual or suspected appearance of a 
harmful organism as a result of its introduction or spread 
within the Community, Member States may receive a 
"plant-health control" financial contribution from the Com­
munity pursuant to Articles 23 and 24 to cover expenditure 
relating directly to the necessary measures which have 
been taken or are planned for the purpose of combating 
that harmful organism in order to eradicate or, if that is 
not possible, contain it. The Commission shall propose the 
entry of suitable appropriations for that purpose in the 
general budget of the European Union. 
Article 23 
The Member State concerned may receive, at its request, 
the Community financial contribution referred to in Article 
22, where it is established that the harmful organism con­
cerned, whether or not listed in Annexes I and II: 
— has been notified under Article 16 (1) or (2), first 
subparagraph, and 
— constitutes an imminent danger for all or part of the 
Community due to its appearance in an area where 
the organism had either not been known to occur pre­
viously or had been or was being eradicated, and 
— was introduced into that area through consignments 
of plants, plant products or other objects from a third 
country or another area of the Community. 
2. The following shall be regarded as necessary measures 
within the meaning of Article 22: 
(a) destruction, disinfection, disinfestation, sterilization, 
cleaning or any other treatement carried out officially 
or upon official request in respect of: 
(i) plants, plant products or other objects constitu­
ting the consignment(s) through which the harm­
ful organism was introduced into the area in 
question and which are recognized as being 
contaminated or liable to be contaminated, 
(ii) plants, plant products and other objects, recogni­
zed as being contaminated or liable to be conta­
minated by the harmful organism introduced, 
which have been grown from plants in the 
consignment(s) concerned or have been in close 
proximity to the plants, plant products or other 
objects of those consigments or to plants grown 
from them, 
(iii) growing substrates and land recognized as being 
contaminated or liable to be contaminated by the 
harmful organism concerned, 97/3/EC - Art. 1.2 Article 19h 
Article 19c 
(adapted) 
41 
(iv) production material, packaging, wrapping and 
storage material, storage or packaging premises 
and means of transport which have been in 
contact with all or some of the plants, plant pro­
ducts and other objects referred to above, 
(b) inspections or testing carried out officially or upon of­
ficial request to monitor the presence or extent of 
contamination by the harmful organism which has 
been introduced, 
(c) prohibitions or restrictions in respect of the use of 
growing substrates, cultivable areas or premises, as 
well as plants, plant products or other objects other 
than material from the consignment(s) in question or 
grown therefrom where they result from official deci­
sions taken on the grounds of plant-health risks re­
lated to the harmful organism introduced. 
3. Payments made from public funds in order to: 
— cover all or part of the costs of the measures de­
scribed in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2, except 
for those related to the regular running costs of the 
competent official body concerned, or 
— to compensate for all or part of the financial losses 
other than loss of earnings resulting directly from one 
or more of the measures described in point (c) of 
paragraph 2, 
shall be considered to be expenditure directly relating to 
the necessary measures referred to in paragraph 2. 
By way of derogation from the second indent of the first 
subparagraph an implementing Regulation may specify, in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, 
cases in which compensation for loss of earnings shall be 
considered to be expenditure directly relating to necessary 
measures subject to the conditions specified in this respect 
in paragraph 5 as well as the time limitations applicable to 
those cases, with a maximum of three years. 
4. In order to qualify for the financial contribution from 
the Community and without prejudice to Article 16, the 
Member State concerned shall apply to the Commission, at 
the latest before the end of the calendar year following 
that in which the appearance of the harmful organism was 
detected, and shall forthwith inform the Commission and 
the other Member States of: 
— the reference of the notification provided for in the 
first indent of paragraph 1, 
— the nature and extent of the appearance of the harm­
ful organism as referred to in Article 22, and when, 
where and how it was detected, 
— the identity of the consignments referred to in the 
third indent of paragraph 1 through which the harm­
ful organism was introduced, 97/3/EC - Art 1.2 
(adapted) 
42 
— the necessary measures which have been taken or are 
planned for which it is seeking assistance, together 
with timetables for them, and 
— the results obtained and the actual or estimated cost 
of the expenditure incurred or to be incurred, and the 
proportion of such expenditure covered or to be cov­
ered from public funds allocated by the Member 
State for implementation of those same necessary 
measures. 
Where the appearance of the harmful organism was de­
tected prior to 30 January 1997, that date shall be deemed 
to be the date of detection within the meaning of this 
paragraph and paragraph 5, provided that the actual date 
of detection is not earlier than 1 January 1995. However, 
this provision shall not apply in respect of compensation 
for loss of earnings referred to in paragraph 3, second sub­
paragraph save in exceptional cases, under the conditions 
laid down in the implementing Regulation referred to in 
paragraph 3, to loss of earnings occurring thereafter. 
5. Without prejudice to Article 24, the allocation and 
the amount of the financial contribution from the Commu­
nity shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 18, in the light of the information and 
documents submitted by the Member State concerned in 
accordance with paragraph 4 and, where appropriate, the 
results of investigations carried out on the Commission's 
authority by the experts referred to in Article 21 pursuant 
to the first subparagraph of Article 16 (3), taking into ac­
count the extent of the danger referred to in the second 
indent of paragraph 1 above, and depeftding on the ap­
propriations available for these purposes. 
Within the limits set by the appropriations available for 
these purposes, the financial contribution from the Com­
munity shall cover up to 50 % and, in case of compensa­
tion for loss of earnings referred to in paragraph 3, second 
subparagraph, up to 25 %, of expenditure relating directly 
to the necessary measures referred to in paragraph 2, pro­
vided that these measures have been taken within a period 
not more than two years after the date of detection of the 
appearance of a harmful organism as referred to in Article 
22, or are planned for that period. 
The aboveraentioned period may be extended, in accor­
dance with the same procedure, if examination of the situ­
ation concerned leads to the conclusion that the objective 
of the measures will be achieved within a reasonable addi­
tional period. The financial contribution from the Commu­
nity shall be degressive over the years concerned. 
Where the Member State is unable to supply the required 
information regarding the identity of the consignment in 
accordance with the third indent of paragraph 4, it shall 
indicate the presumed sources of the appearance and the 
reasons why the consignments could not be identified. The 
allocation of the financial contribution may be approved, 
in accordance with the same procedure, depending on the 
outcome of an assessment of that information. 97/3/EC - Art 1.2 
43 
Detailed rules for the implementation of this paragraph 
shall be established in an implementing Regulation in ac­
cordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. 
6. In the light of the development of the situation in the 
Community, it may be decided, in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 18 or Article 19, that fur­
ther action will be implemented or that measures taken or 
planned by the Member State concerned will be made sub­
ject to certain requirements or additional conditions, if 
these are necessary for the achievement of the objctive in 
question. 
The allocation of the financial contribution from the Com­
munity for such further action, requirements or conditions 
shall be decided by the same procedure. Within the limits 
set by the appropriations available for these purposes, the 
financial contribution from the Community shall cover up 
to 50 % of expenditure relating directly to the further ac­
tion, requirements or conditions concerned. 
Where such further action, requirements or conditions are 
essentially designed to protect Community territories other 
than that of the Member State concerned, it may be de­
cided, in accordance with the same procedure, that the 
Community financial allocation shall cover more than 50 % 
of the expenditure. 
The financial contribution from the Community shall be of 
a limited duration and shall be degressive over the years 
concerned. 
7. The allocation of a financial contribution from the 
Community shall be without prejudice to claims which the 
Member State concerned or individuals may have against 
others, including other Member States in the cases re­
ferred to in Article 24 (3), for the refunding of expendi­
ture, compensation for losses or other damages under na­
tional law, Community law or international law. Rights in 
these claims will be the object of a transfer, by operation 
of law, to the Community with effect from the payment of 
the financial contribution from the Community, to the ex­
tent that such expenditure, losses or other damages are 
covered by that contribution. 
8. The financial contribution from the Community may 
be paid in several instalments. 
If it appears that the financial contribution from the Com­
munity as allocated is no longer justified, the following 
shall apply: 
The amount of the financial contribution from the Com­
munity allocated to the Member State concerned pursuant 
to paragraphs 5 and 6 may either be reduced or sus­
pended, if it is established from the information supplied 
by that Member State, or from the results of investigations 
carried out on the Commission's authority by the experts 
referred to in Article 21, or from the results of the suitable 
examination which the Commission has conducted in ac­
cordance with the procedures analogous to those in Article 
24 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (l) that: 97/3/EC - Art 1.2 
(!) OJ No L 374. 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as last 
amended bv Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (OJ No L 337, 
24. 11 1994, p. 11). 
44 
— failure to implement the necessary measures decided 
on in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6, whether in 
whole or in part, or failure to comply with the rules 
or time limits set in accordance with those provisions 
or required by the objectives pursued is not justified, 
or 
— the measures are no longer necessary, or 
— a situation as described in Article 24 (2) of aforesaid 
Regualtion (EEC) No 4253/88 is revealed. 
9. Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
729/70 (l), shall apply mutatis mutandis. 
10. The Member State concerned shall repay the Com­
munity all or part of any amounts paid it by way of a 
Community financial contribution allocated under para­
graphs 5 and 6 above if it is established from the sources 
as specified in paragraph 8, that 
(a) the necessary measures taken into account pursuant 
to paragraphs 5 or 6 
0) 
(ii) 
or have not been implemented, or 
have not been implemented in a manner which 
complies with the rules or time limits set in ac­
cordance with those provisions or required by 
the objectives pursued, 
(b) the amounts paid have been used for purposes other 
than those for which the financial contribution was 
allocated, 
or 
(c) a situation as described in Article 24 (2) of aforesaid 
Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 is revealed. 
The rights referred to the second sentence of paragraph 7 
will be the object of a transfer by operation of law back to 
the Member State concerned with effect from the time of 
repayment, inasmuch as they are covered by that repay­
ment. 
Interest on account of late payement shall be charged on 
suras not repaid in compliance with the provisions of the 
Financial Regulation and in accordance with the arrange­
ments to be drawn up by the Commission in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 18. 
Article 24 
1. In respect of the causes for the appearance of the 
harmful organism referred to in Article 22, the following 
shall apply: 
The Commission shall verify whether the appearance of 
the harmful organism in the area concerned was caused by 
the movement into that area of one or more consignments 
carrying the harmful organism and shall identify the Mem­
ber State or the successive Member State from which the 
consignment(s) came. 97/3/EC - Art 1.2 
(*) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. Regulation as last 
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (OJ No L 125, 
8. 6. 1995, p. 1). 
45 Article I9d 
The Member State from which the consignment(s) carrying 
the harmful organism came, whether or not the same 
Member State as that referred to above, shall forthwith 
inform the Commission, at the latter's request, of all de­
tails relating to the origin or origins of the consignment(s) 
and the administrative handling involved, including the ex­
aminations, inspections and controls provided for in this 
Directive, in order to determine why that Member State 
failed to detect that the consignment(s) did not comply 
with the provisions of this Directive, It shall also inform 
the Commission, at its request, of the destination of all the 
other consignments sent from the same origin or origins 
during a specified period 
For the purpose of supplementing the information, inves­
tigations may be carried out on the Commission's authority 
by the experts referred to in Article 21. 
2. The information acquired pursuant to these provisions 
or those of Article 16 (3) shall be examined in the Com­
mittee for the purposes of identifying any failings in the 
Community's plant health regulations or their implementa­
tion, and any measures that could be taken to remedy 
those faUings. 
The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be 
used to establish, in accordance with the Treaty, whether 
the Member State from which the consignment(s) came 
did not detect their non-compliance which resulted in the 
appearance of the harmful organism in the area concerned 
because that Member State failed to meet one of its ob­
ligations under the Treaty and under the provisions of this 
Directive relating in particular to the examinations laid 
down in Article 6 or the inspections laid down in Article 
13 (1). 
3. Where the conclusions referred to in paragraph 2 is 
reached in respect of the Member State referred to in Ar­
ticle 23 (1), the Community financial contribution shall not 
be allocated, shall not be paid or, if already paid, shall be 
refunded to the Community. In the latter case, the third 
subparagraph of Article 23 (10) shall apply. 
Where the conclusion referred to in paragraph 2 is 
reached in respect of another Member State, Community 
law shall apply, taking into account the second sentence of 
Article 23 (7). 97/3/EC - Art 1.2 
(adapted) 
46 
Article 25 
As regards the finandal contribution referred to in Article 
13 (9) and Articles 22, 23 and 24, the Council, acting by 
qualified majority on a proposal from the Comission, shall 
adopt provisions in respect of the exceptional cases of pre­
dominant Community interest justifying a Community con­
tribution, up to 70 %, of the expenditure relating directly 
to improving equipment and facilities, within the limits set 
by appropriations available for those purposes and pro­
vided that this would not affect decisions pursuant to Ar­
ticle 23 (5) or (6). 
Article 26 
By 20 January 2002 at the latest, the Commission shall 
examine the results of the application of Article 13 (9) and 
Articles 22, 23 and 24 and submit to the Council a report, 
accompanied by any necessary proposals for amendments. 97/3/EC - Art 1.2 
(adapted) Artick 2 
(adapted) Article 3 
Article 27 
Directive 77/93/EEC as amended by the acts listed in An­
nex VIII, Part A, is hereby repealed without prejudice to 
the obligations of the Member States concerning the time-
limits for transposition and application set out in Annex 
VIII, Part B. 
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as 
references to this Directive and should be read in accor­
dance with the correlation table in Annex IX. 
Article 28 
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day 
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
Article 29 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
47 
ANNEX 1 
Part A 
HARMFUL ORGANISMS WHOSE INTRODUCTION 
INTO, AND SPREAD WITHIN, ALL MEMBER STATES 
SHALL BE BANNED 
Section I 
HARMFUL ORGANISMS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR 
IN ANY PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND RELE­
VANT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY 
(a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their 
development 
1. Acleris spp. (non-European) 
2. Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch) 
3. Anomala orientalis Waterhouse 
4. Anoplophora chinensis (Thomson) 
5. Anoplophora malasiaca (Forster) 
6. Arrhenodes minutus Drury 
7. Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European popula­
tions) vector of viruses such as: 
(a) Bean golden mosaic virus 
(b) Cowpea mild mottle virus 
(c) Lettuce infectious yellows virus 
(d) Pepper mild tigré virus 
(e) Squash leaf curl virus 
(f) Euphorbia mosaic virus 
(g) Florida tomato virus 
8. Cicadellidae (non-European) known to be vector 
of Pierce's disease (caused by Xylella fastidiosa), 
such as: 
(a) Cameocephala fulgida Nottingham 
(b) Draeculacephala minerva Ball 
(c) Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) 
9. Choristoneura spp. (non-European) 
10. Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) 
11. Heliothis zea (Boddie) 
11 Liriomyza sativae Blanchard 
13. Longidorus diadecturus Eveleigh et Allen 
14. Monochamus spp. (non-European) 
15. Myndus crudus Van Duzee 
16. Nacobbus aberrans (Thorne) Thome et Allen 
17. Premnotrypes spp. (non-European) 
18. Pseudopityophthorus minutisùmus (Zimmermann) 
19. Pseudopityophthorus pruinosus (Eichhoff) 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
48 
20. Scaphoideus luteolus (Van Duzee) 
21. Spodoptera eridania (Cramer) 
22. Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) 
23. Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) 
24. Thrips palmi Karny 
25. Thephriddae (non-European) such as: 
(a) Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) 
(b) Anastrepha ludens (Loew) 
(c) Anastrepha obliqua Macquart 
(d) Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) 
(e) Dacus ciliatus Loew 
(f) Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett 
(g) Dacus dorsalis Hendel 
(h) Dacus tryoni (Froggatt) 
(i) Dacus tsuneonis Miyake 
(j) Dacus zonatus Saund. 
(k) Epochra canadensis (Loew) 
(1) Pardalaspis cyanescens Bezzi 
(m) Pardalaspis quinaria Bezzi 
(n) Pterandrus rosa (Karsch) 
(o) Rhacochlaena Japonica lto 
(p) Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew) 
(q) Rhagoletis compléta Cresson 
(r) Rhagoletis fausta (Ôsten-Sacken) 
(s) Rhagoletis indifferens Curran 
(t) Rhagoletis mendax Curran 
(u) Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh 
(v) Rhagoletis ribicola Doane 
(w) Rhagoletis suavis (Loew) 
26. Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-
European populations) 
27. Xiphinema californicum Lamberti and Bleve-Za-
cheo 
(b) Bacteria 
1. Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju) 
(c) Fungi 
1. Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt 
2. Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel 
3. Cronartium spp. (non-European) 
4. Endocronartium spp. (non-European) 
5. Guignardia bricina (Saw.) Yamamoto and lto 
6. Gymnosporangium spp. (non-European) 
7. Inonotus weirii (Murrill) Kotlaba and Pouzar 
49 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
8. Melampsora fariowii (Arthur) Davis 
9. Monilinia fructicola (Winter) Honey 
10. Mycosphaerella larici-leptolepis lto et al. 
11. Mycosphaerella populorum G.E. Thompson 
12. Phoma andina Turkensteen 
13. Phyloosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev. 
14. Septoria Iycopersici Speg. var. malagutii Ciccarone 
and Boerema 
15. Thecaphora solani Barrus 
15.1. Tilletia indica Mitra 
16. Trechispora brinkmannii (Bresad.) Rogers 
(d) Viruses and virus-like organisms 
1. Elm phloem necrosis mycoplasm 
2. Potato viruses and virus-like organisms such as: 
(a) Andean potato latent virus 
(b) Andean potato mottle virus 
(c) Arracacha virus B, oca strain 
(d) Potato black ringspot virus 
(e) Potato spindle tuber viroid 
(f) Potato virus T 
(g) non-European isolates of potato viruses A, 
M, S, V, X and Y (including Y°, Yn and Yc) 
and Potato leaf roll virus 
3. Tobacco ringspot virus 
4. Tomato ringspot virus 
5. Viruses and virus-like organisms of Cydonia 
Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus 
L., Ribes L., Rubus L. and Vitis L., such as: 
(a) Blueberry leaf mottle virus 
(b) Cherry rasp leaf virus (American) 
(c) Peach mosaic virus (American) 
(d) Peach phony rickettsia 
(e) Peach rosette mosaic virus 
(f) Peach rosette mycoplasm 
(g) Peach X-disease mycoplasm 
(h) Peach yellows mycoplasm 
(i) Plum line pattern virus (American) 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
96/78/EC 
92/103/EEC - Art 1 
50 
(j) Raspberry leaf curl virus (American) 
(k) Strawberry latent 'C virus 
(1) Strawberry vein banding virus 
(m) Strawberry witches' broom mycoplasm 
(n) Non-European viruses and virus-like organ­
isms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus 
Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus 
L. and Vitis L. 
6. Viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci Genn., 
such' as: 
(a) Bean golden mosaic virus 
(b) Cowpea mild mottle virus 
(c) Lettuce infectious yellows virus 
(d) Pepper mild tigré virus 
(e) Squash leaf curl virus 
(f) Euphorbia mosaic virus 
(g) Florida tomato virus 
(e) Parasitic plants 
1. Arceuthobium spp. (non-European) 
Section II 
HARMFUL ORGANISMS KNOWN TO OCCUR IN 
THE COMMUNITY AND RELEVANT FOR THE 
ENTIRE COMMUNITY 
(a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their 
development 
1. Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens 
2. Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens 
3. Heliothis armigera (Hùbner) 
4. Liriomyza bryoniae (Kaltenbach) 
5. Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) 
6. Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) 
7. Opogona sacchari (Bojer) 
8. Popillia japonica Newman 
9. Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) 
(b) Bacteria 
1. Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al ssp. 
sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis 
et al. 
2. Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith 
(c) Fungi 
1. Melampsora medusae Thûmen 
2. Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percfval 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
95/4/EC-Art. 1 
92/103/EEC-Art 1 
51 
(d) Viruses and virus-like organisms 
1. Apple proliferation mycoplasm 
2. Apricot chlorotic leaf roll mycoplasm 
3. Pear decline mycoplasm 
Part B 
HARMFUL ORGANISMS WHOSE INTRODUCTION 
INTO, AND WHOSE SPREAD WITHIN, CERTAIN 
PROTECTED ZONES SHALL BE BANNED 
(a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their 
development 
Species 
1. Bemisia tabaci Genn. 
(European popula­
tions) 
2. Globodera pallida 
(Stone) Behrens 
3. Leptinotarsa decemli-
neata Say Protected zones(s) 
DK. IRL, P, (Entre Pou; 
ro g MinhQ. Trâs-Qs-
Montes. Beira Litoral. 
Beira Interior. Ribatejoe 
Qest,e,AlenteJQ,Madeira 
and Azores), UK. S, FI 
FI 
E CMenorca and IbizaV 
IRL, P (Azores and 
MadeiraV UK. 
(Malmohus, Kristians: 
tads. Bkkjnge, Kaimar, 
Gotlands Lan. HallandV 
El fthe districts of 
Aland. Turku. Uusimaa. 
Kymi. Hame, Pirkan-
maa. Satakunta) 
(d) Viruses and virus-like organisms 
Species 
1. Beet necrotic vellow 
vein virus 
2. Tomato spotted wiJt 
virus Protected zones(s) 
DK. F (Brittany). FI. 
IRL. P (Azores). S. UK. 
DK, S. FI 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
95/1/EC Euratom, ECSC 
92/103/EEC - Art. 1 -
95/41/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
95/1/EC, Euratom, ESCS 
52 
ANNEX II 
Part A 
HARMFUL ORGANISMS WHOSE INTRODUCTION INTO, AND SPREAD WITHIN, ALL 
MEMBER STATES SHALL BE BANNED IF THEY ARE PRESENT ON CERTAIN PLANTS OR 
PLANT PRODUCTS 
Section I 
HARMFUL ORGANISMS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE COMMUNITY AND 
RELEVANT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY 
(a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development 
Species 
1. Aculops fuchsiae Keifer 
2. Aleurochantus spp. 
3. Anthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling) 
4. Anthonomus signatus (Say) 
5. Aonidiella carina Coquillet 
6. Aphelenchoïdes besseyi Christie (•) 
7. Aschistonyx eppoi inouye 
8. Bursaphelencus xylophilus (Steiner and 
Bûhrer) Nickle et al. 
9. Carposina niponensis Walsingham 
10. Diaphorina citri Kuway. 
11. Enarmonia packardi (Zeller) 
12. Enarmonia prunivora Walsh 
13. Eotetranychus lewisi McGregor Subject of contamination 
Plants of Fuchsia L., intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunelh Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Fragaria L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Fragaria L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Seeds de Oryza spp. 
Plants of juniperus L., other than fruit and seeds, 
originating in non-European countries 
Plants of Abies Mill., Cedrus Trew, Larix Mill., 
Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. and 
Tsuga Carr., other than fruit and seeds, and 
wood of conifers (Coniferales), originating in 
non-European countries 
Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. 
and Pyrus L., other than seeds, originating in 
non-European countries 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf. and their hybrids, andMurraya Kônig, other 
than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. 
and Pyrus L., other than seeds, originating in 
non-European countries 
Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. 
and Pyrus L., other than seeds, originating in 
non-European countries 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunelb Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
53 
Species 
14. Eotetranychus orientalis Klein 
15. Grapholita inopinata Heinrich 
16. Hishomonus phycitis 
17. Leucaspis japonica Ckll. 
18. Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) 
19. Margarodes, non-European species, such as: 
(a) Margarodes vitis (Phillipi) 
(b)Margarodes vredendalensis de Klerk 
(c) Margarodes prieskaensis Jakubski 
20. Numonia pyrivorella (Matsumara) 
21. Oligonychus perditus Pritchard and Baker 
22. Pissodes spp. (non-European) 
23. Radopholus citrophilus Huettel Dickson 
and Kaplan Subject of contamination 
24. Saissetia nigra (Nietm.) 
25. Scirtothrips aurantii Faure 
26. Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood 
27. Scirtothrips citri (Moultex) Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. 
and Pyrus L., other than seeds, originating in 
non-European countries 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Seeds of Cruciferae, Graminae and Trifolium 
spp., originating in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, 
Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay 
Plants of Vitis L., other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Pyrus L., other than seeds, originating 
in non-European countries 
Plants of Juniperus L., other than fruit and seeds, 
originating in non-European countries 
Plants of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit 
and seeds, wood of conifers (Coniferales) with 
bark, and isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales), 
originating m non-European countries 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, and 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit 
and seeds, and Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, 
Musaceae, Persea spp., Strelitziaceae, rooted or 
with growing medium attached or associated 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Citrus L.. Fortunella Swingle. Poncirus 
Raf.. and their hybrids, other than seeds. 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Citrus L.. Fortunella Swingle. Poncirus 
Raf.. and their hybrids, other than seeds. 93/110/EC-Art 1 
93/110/EC-Art 1 
54 
Species Subject of contamination 
28. Scolytidae spp. (non-European) Plants of conifers (Coniferales), over 3 m in 
height, other than fruit and seeds, wood of coni­
fers (Coniferales) with bark, and isolated bark of 
conifers (Coniferales), originating in non-Euro­
pean countries 
29. Tachypterellus quadrigibbus Say Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L 
and Pyrus L., other than seeds, originating in 
non-European countries 
30. Toxoptera citricida Kirk. Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
31. Trioza erytreae Del Guercio Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, and Clausena Burm. f., 
other than fruit and seeds 
32. Unaspis citri Corastock Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
(*) Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie in not present on Oryza spp. in the Community 
(b) Bacteria 
Species 
1. Citrus greening bacterium 
2. Citrus variegated chlorosis 
3. Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye 
4. Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathoge­
nic to Citrus) 
5. Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiya-
ma) Dye and pv. orizicola (Fang, et al. ) Dye Subject of contamination 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunelb Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds 
Seeds of Zea mais L. 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds 
Seeds of Oryza spp. 
(c) Fungi 
Species 
1. Altemaria altemata (Fr.) Keissler (non-Euro­
pean pathogenic isolates) 
2. Apiosporina morbosa (Schwein.) v. Arx 
3. Atropellis spp. Subject of contamination 
Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill, et Pyrus L. 
intended for planting, other than seeds, originat­
ing in non-European countries 
Plants of Prunus L. intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Pinus L., other than fruit and seeds, 
isolated bark and wood of Pinus L. 92/103/EEC-Art.l 
55 
Species 
4. Ceratocystis coerulescens (Munch) Bakshi 
5. Cercoseptoria pini-densiflorae (Hori and 
Nambu) Deighton 
6. Cercospora angolensis Carv. and Mendes 
7. Ciborinia camelliae Kohn 
8. Diaporthe vaccinii Shaer 
9. Elsinoe spp. Bitanc. and Jenk. Mendes Subject of contamination 
10. Fusarium oxysponim f. sp. albedinis (Kilian 
and Maire) Gordon 
11. Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains patho­
genic to Citrus) 
12. Guignardia piricola (Nosa) Yamamoto 
\3.Puccinia pittieriana Hennings 
14. Scirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers 
15. Venturia nashicola Tanaka and Yamamoto Plants of Acer saccharum Marsh., other than 
fruit and seeds, originating in North American 
countries, wood of Acer saccharum Marsh., in­
cluding wood which has not kept its natural 
round surface, originating in North American 
countries 
Plants of Pinus L., other than fruit and seeds, 
and wood of Pinus L. 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle. Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than seeds 
Plants of Camellia L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds, originating in non-European 
countries 
Plants of Vaccinium spp., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Fortunella Swingle. Poncirus Raf.. and 
their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds and 
plants of Citrus L. and their hvhrids. other than 92/103/EEC-Art. I 
seeds et other than fruits except fruits of Citrus 
reticulata Blanco and of Citrus sinensis (L.) Os-
beck. originating in South America 
Plants of Phoenix spp., other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than seeds 
Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. 
and Pyrus L., other than seeds, originating in 
non-European countries 
Plants of Solanaceae, other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Pinus L., other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Pyrus L., intended for planting, other 
than seeds, originating in non-European 
countries 
(d)Virus and virus-like organisms 
Species 
1. Beet curly top virus (non-European isolates) 
2. Black raspberry latent virus Subject of contamination 
Plants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting 93/110/EC-Art 1 
56 
Species 
3. Blight and Blight-like 
4. Cadang-Cadang viroid 
5. Cherry leaf roll virus (*) 
6. Citrus mosaic virus 
7. Citrus tristeza virus (non-European isolates) 
8. Leprosis 
9. Little cherry pathogen (non-European isola­
tes) 
10. Naturally spreading psorosis 
11. Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm 
12.Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (**) 
13. Satsuma dwarf virus 
14. Tatter leaf virus 
15. Witches' broom (MLO) Subject of contamination 
Plants of Citrus 1_, Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Palmae intended for planting, other 
than seeds, originating in non-European 
countries 
Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Prunus cerasus L., Prunus avium L., 
Prunus incisa Thunb., Prunus sargentii Rehd., 
Prunus serrula Franch., Prunus serrulata Lindl., 
Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Ingram, Prunus subhir-
tella Miq., Prunus yedoensis Matsura., and hy­
brids and cultivars thereof, intended for plant­
ing, other than seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Palmae intended for planting, other 
than se'eds, originating in non-European 
countries 
Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds 
(*) Cherry leaf roll virus is not present in Rubus L in the Community. 
(•*) Punus necrotic ringsport virus is not present in Rubus L. in the Community. 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
57 
Section II 
HARMFUL ORGANISMS KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE COMMUNITY AND RELEVANT 
FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY 
(a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development 
Species 
1. Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie 
2. Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) 
3. Ditylenchus destructor Thorne 
4. Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kiihn) Filipjev 
5. Circulifer haematoceps 
6. Circulifer tenellus 
1. Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne Subject of contamination 
Plants of Fragaria L. intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Vitis L., other than fruit and seeds 
Flower bulbs and corms of Crocus L.. miniature 
cultivars and their hybrids of the genus Gladi­
olus Tourn. ex. L.. such as Gladiolus callianthus 
Marais. Gladiolus colvillei Sweet. Gladiolus 
nanus hort. Gladiolus ramosus hort. Gladiolus 
tubetyenii hort. Hvacinthus L.. Iris L. Triqridia 
Juss. Tulipa L.. intended for planting, and potato 
tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.) intended for 
planting 
Seeds and bulbs of Allium ascalonicum L.. Al­
lium cepa L. and Allium schoenoprasum L. in­
tended for planting and plants of Allium porrum 
L. intended for planting, bulbs and corms of Ca-
massia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus 
Weston 'Golden Yellow', Galanthus L., Galtonia 
candicans (Baker) Decne, Hyacinthus L., Ismene 
Herbert Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Ornithoga-
lum I_, Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L., Tulpia L., 
intended for planting, and seeds of Medicago 
sativa L. 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Per-
sea spp., Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing 
medium attached or associated 
(b) Bacteria 
Species 
1. Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus 
(McCuiloch) Davis et al. 
2. Clavibacter michiganensis spp. michiganensis 
(Smith) Davis et al. Subject of contamination 
Seeds of Medicago sativa L. 
Plants of Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten 
ex Farw., intended for planting 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
93/110/EC-Art 1 
93/110/EC-Art 1 
58 
Species 
3. Envinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsi. et al. 
4. Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola 
(Hellmers) Dickey 
5. Pseudonomas caryophyllin (Burkholder) 
Starr and Burkholder 
6. Pseudonomas syringae ov.persicae (Prunier et 
al.) Young et al. 
1. Xanthomonas campestris pv.phaseoli (Smith) 
Dye 
8. Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni (Smith) 
Dye 
9. Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria 
(Doidge) Dye 
10 Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King 
11. Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos) Wil-
lems et al. Subject of contamination 
Plants of Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., 
Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., 
Malus Mill.,Mespilus L.,Pyracantha Roem.,Pyrus 
L., Sorbus L. other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrb.) 
Pers. and Stranvaesia Lindl., intended for plant­
ing, other than seeds 
Plants of Dmnthus L. intended forplanting, other 
than seeds 
Plants ofDianthus L. intended forplanting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch and Prunus 
persica var. nectarina (Ait.) Maxim, intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
Seeds of Phaseolus L. 
Plants of Prunus L., intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten 
ex Farw., and Capsicum spp., intended for plant­
ing 
Plants of Fragaria L_, intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Vitis L., other than fruit and seeds 
(c) Fungi 
Species 
1. Ceratocystis fimbriata f.sp. platani Walter 
2. Colletotrichum acutatum Simraonds 
3. Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr 
4. Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Da­
vis) v. Arx 
5. Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenweber) van 
Beyma Subject of contamination 
Plants ofPlatanus L., intended forplanting, other 
than seeds, and wood of Platanus L., including 
wood which has not kept its natural round surface 
Plants of Fragaria L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Castanea Mill, and Quercus L., in­
tended for planting, other than seeds, wood and 
isolated bark of Castanea Mill. 
Plants of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., in­
tended for planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Dianthus L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
59 
Species 
6. Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli and 
Gikashvili 
7. Phytophthora fragariae Hickmann var. fraga-
8. Plasmoparn halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and de 
Toni 
9. Puccinia horiana Hennings 
10. Scirrhia pini Funk and Parker 
11. Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Bertholde 
12. Verticillium dahliae Klebahn Subject of contamination 
Plants of Citrus L_, Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than seeds 
Plants of Fragaria L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Seeds of Helianthus annuus L. 
Plants of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., in­
tended for planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Pinus L., intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Humulus lupulus L., intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Humidus lupulus L., intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
(d)Virus and virus-like organisms 
Species 
1. Arabis mosaic virus 
2. Beet leaf curl virus 
3. Chrysanthemum stunt viroid 
4. Citrus tristeza virus (European isolates) 
5. Citrus vein enation woody gall 
6. Grapevine Flavescence dorée MLO 
7. Plum pox virus 
8. Potato stolbur mycoplasm 
9. Raspberry ringspot virus 
10. Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al. 
11. Strawberry crinkle virus 
12. Strawberry latent ringspot virus 
13. Strawberry mild yellow edge virus Subject of contamination 
Plants of Fragaria L. and Rubus L., intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., in­
tended for planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Vitis L., other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Prunus L., intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Solanaceae, intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Fragaria L., and Rubus L., intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruit and 
seeds 
Plants of Fragaria L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Fragaria L. and Rubus L., intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Fragaria L., intended for planting, 
I other than seeds 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
60 
Species Subject of contamination 
14. Tomato black ring virus Plants of Fragaria L. and Rubus L., intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
15. Tomato spotted wilt virus Plants of Apium graveolens L, Capsicum annum 
L., Cucwpis melo L, Dendranthema (DC.) Des 
Moul., all varieties of New Guinea hybrids Impa­
tiens, Lactuca sativa L., Lycopersicon lycopersi-
cum (L.) Karsten ex Farw. Nicotiana tabacum L., 
of which there shall be evidence that they are in­
tended for sale to professional tobacco produc­
tion, Solanum melongena L. Solanum tuberosum 
L., intended for planting 
Part B 
HARMFUL ORGANISMS WHOSE INTRODUCTION INTO, AND WHOSE SPREAD WITHIN, 
CERTAIN PROTECTED ZONES SHALL BE BANNED D7 THEY ARE PRESENT ON CERTAIN 
PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS 
(a) Insect mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development 
Species 
1. Anthonomus grandis (Boh.) 
2. Cephalcia lariciphila (Klug) 
3. Dendroctonus micans 
Kugelan Subject of contamination 
4. Gilphinîa hercyniae 
(Hartig) 
5. Gonipterus scutellatus 
Gyll. 
6. (a) Ips amitinus Eichhof Seeds and fruits (bolls) of 
Gossypium spp. and unginned 
cotton 
Plants of Larix Mill., intended 
for planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Abies Mill., Larix 
Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. 
and Pseudotsuga Carr., over 3 
ra in height, other than fruit 
and seeds, wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) with bark, iso­
lated bark of conifers 
Plants of Picea A. Dietr., in­
tended for planting, other than 
seeds 
Plants of Eucalyptus THérit, 
other than fruit and seeds 
Plants of Abies Mill., Larix 
Mill., Picea A. Dietr., and Pinus 
L. , over 3 m in height, other 
than fruit and seeds, wood of 
conifers (Coniferales) with 
bark, isolated bark of conifers Protected zone(s) 
EL, E (Andalucia, Catalonia, 
Extremadura.Murcia, Valencia) 
IRL. UK (N-IRL. Isle of Man 
and Jersey^ 
EL, IRL, UK, (*) 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
92/103/EEC-Art 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
EL IRL. UK ( N-IRL. Isle of 
Man and Jersey) 
EL,P 
EL, F, (Corsica), IRL, UK 92/103/EEC- Art 1 
95/41/EC- Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
61 
Species 
(b)Ips cembrae Heer 
(c)Ips duplicatus Sahlberg 
(d)Ips sexdentatus Boerner Subject of contamination 
(e)Ips typographus Heer 
7. Matsucoccus feytaudi Due. 
8. Pissodes spp. (European) 
9. Stemochetus mangiferae 
Fabricius 
10. Thaumetopoea pityocampa 
(Den. and Schiff.) Plants of Abies Mill., Larix 
Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. 
and Pseudotsuga Carr., over 3 
m in height, other than fruit 
and seeds, wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) with bark, iso­
lated bark of conifers 
Plants of Abies Mill., Larix 
Mill., Picea A. Dietr., and Pinus 
L. , over 3 m in height, other 
than fruit and seeds, wood of 
conifers (Coniferales) with 
bark, isolated bark of conifers 
Plants of Abies Mill., Larix 
Mill., Picea A. Dietr., and Pinus 
L. , over 3 ra in height, other 
than fruit and seeds, wood of 
conifers (Coniferales) with 
bark, isolated bark of conifers 
Plants of Abies Mill., Larix 
Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. 
and Pseudotsuga Carr., over 3 
m in height, other than fruit 
and seeds, wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) with bark, iso­
lated bark of conifers 
Isolated bark and wood of coni­
fers (Coniferales) 
Plants of Abies Mill., Larix 
Mill., Picea A. Dietr., and Pinus 
L., other than fruit and seeds, 
wood of conifers (Coniferales) 
with bark, isolated bark of coni­
fers 
Seeds of Mangifera spp. orig­
inating in third countries 
Plants of Pinus L., intended for 
planting, other than fruit and 
seeds Protected zone(s) 
EL, IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of 
Man) 
EL, IRL, UK 
IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man) 
IRL, UK 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
F (Corsica) 
IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man 
and Jersey) 
E (Granada and Malaga), P 
(Alentejo, Algarve and Madei-
ra) 
E (Ibiza) 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
92/103/EEC-Art 1 
62 
Species Subject of contamination Protected zone(s) 
(*) (Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey, England: the following counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Bucking­
hamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex, Essex, 
Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Huraberside, Kent, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, 
Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne and 
Wear, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, The Isle of Wight, The Isle of Man, The Isles of Scilly, and the follow­
ing parts of counties; Avon: that part of the county which lies to the south of the southern boundary of 
the M4 motorway, Cheshire: that part of the county which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the 
Peak District National Park together with that part of the county which lies to the north of the northern 
boundary of the A52 (T) road to Derby and that part of the county which lies to the north of the northern 
boundary of the A6 (T) road; Gloucestershire: that part of the county which lies to the east of the eastern 
boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road; Greater Manchester: that part of the county which lies to the 
eastern boundary of the Peak District National Park; Leicestershire: that part of the county which lies to 
the east of the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road together with that part of the county which 
lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the B411A road together with that part of the county which 
lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Ml motorway, North Yorkshire: the whole county except 
that part of the county which comprises the district of Craven; Staffordshire: that part of the county which 
lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the A52 (T) road; Warwickshire: that part of the county which 
lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road; Wiltshire: that part of the county 
which lies to the south of the southern boundary of the M4 motorway to the intersection of the M4 motor­
way and the Fosse Way Roman road, and that part of the county which lies to the east of the eastern 
boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road).' 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
63 
(b) Bacteria 
Species 
1. Curtobacterium flaccumfa-
ciens pv. flaccumfaciens 
(Hedges) Collins and Jones 
2. Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) 
Winsl. et al. Subject of contamination 
Seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris L. 
and Dolichos Jacq. 
Parts of plants, other than fruit, 
seeds and plants intended for 
planting, but including live 
pollen for pollination of Chae-
nomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster 
Ehrh, Crataegus L., Cydonia 
Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus 
Mill., Mespilus L., Pyracantha 
Roern.,Pyrus L., Sorbus L. other 
than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) 
Pers. and Stranvaesia Lindl. Protected zone(s) 
EL, E, I, P 
E. F (Champagne-Ardennes. 
Alsace — except department of 
Bas Rhin —. Lorraine. Franche-
Comté. Rhône-Alpes — except 
department of Rhône —• Bour­
gogne. Auvergne — except de­
partment gf Puy de Dôme —. 
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. 
Corse. Languedoc-Roussillon). 
IRL I. P, UK (N-IRL. Isle of 
Man and the Channel Islands^ 
AJE1 
(c) Fungi 
Species 
1. Glomerella gossypii 
Edgerton 
2. Gremmeniella abietina 
(Lag.) Morelet 
3. Hypoxylon mammatum 
(Wahl.) J. Miller Subject of contamination 
Seeds and fruits (bolls) of Gossy-
pium spp. 
Plants of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., 
Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseu­
dotsuga Carr., intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Populus L., intended 
for planting, other than seeds Protected zone(s) 
El 
IRL.UK (N-IRL) 
IRL. UK (N-IRL) 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
95/41/EC-Art. 1 
95/41/EC-Art. 1 
95/41/EC-Art. 1 
95/41/EC-Art. 1 
(d) Virus and virus-like organisms 
Species Subject of contamination Protected zone(s) 93/110/EC-Art 1 
Citrus tristeza virus (European 
isolates) Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella 
Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their 
hybrids, with leaves and pe­
duncles EL, F (Corsica), I, P 95/66/EC-Art. 1 
64 
ANNEX III 
Part A 
PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS THE INTRODUCTION OF WHICH 
SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ALL MEMBER STATES 
Description 
1. Plants of Abies Mill., Cedrus Trew, Chamae-
cyparis Spach, Juniperus L., Larix Mill., Picea 
A. Dietr., Pinus L, Pseudotsuga Carr. and 
Tsuga Carr., other than fruit and seeds 
2. Plants of Castanea Mill., and Quercus L., with 
leaves, other than fruit and seeds 
3. Plants of Populus L. with leaves, other than 
fruit and seeds 
4. Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales) 
5. Isolated bark of Castanea Mill. 
6. Isolated bark of Quercus L., other than Quer­
cus suber L. 
7. Isolated bark of Acer saccharum Marsh. 
8. Isolated bark of Populus L. 
9. Plants of Chaenomeles Lindl., Cydonia Mill., 
Crataegus L., Malus Mill., Photinia Ldl., Pru­
nus L., Pyrus L., and Rosa L., intended for 
planting, other than dormant plants free 
from leaves, flowers and fruit 
10. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., seed pota­
toes 
11. Plants of stolon- or tuber- forming species of 
Solanum L. or their hybrids, intended for 
planting, other than those tubers of Solanum 
tuberosum L. as specified under Annex III A 
(10) 
12. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than 
those specified in Annex III A (10), (11) Country of origin 
13. Plants of Solanaceae intended for planting, 
other than seeds and those items covered by 
Annex III A (10), (11) or (12) Non-European countries 
Non-European countries 
North American countries 
Non-European countries 
Third countries 
North American countries 
North American countries 
Countries of the American continent 
Non-European countries 
Third countries other than Switzerland 
Third countries 
Without prejudice to the special requirements 
applicable to the potato tubers listed in Annex 
IV, Part A, Section I, third countries other than 
Algeria. Cyprus, Egypt Israel, Libya, Malta, 
Morocco, Syria. Switzerland, Tunisia and Turkey, 
and other than European third countries which 
are either recognized as being free from Clavi­
bacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spiecker­
mann and Kotthoff) Davis et al., in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 18, or in 
which provisions recognized as equivalent to the 
Community provisions on combating Cbvibacter 
michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann et 
Kotthoff) Davis et al. in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 18, have been 
complied with 
Third countries, other than European and Medi­
terranean countries 92/HJ3/EEC-Art.l 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
97/14/EC - Art 1 
95/4/EC-Art. 1 
93/110/EC-Art 1 
65 
Description 
14. Soil and growing medium as such, which 
consists in whole or in part of soil or solid 
organic substances such as parts of plants, 
humus including peat or bark, other than that 
composed entirely of peat 
15. Plants of Vitis L., other thans fruits 
16. Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, and 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, other than 
fruit and seeds 
17. Plants of Phoenix spp. other than fruit and 
seeds 
18. Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill, Prunus 
L. and Pyrus L., and their hybrids, and Fraga­
ria L., intended forplanting, other than seeds 
19. Plants of the family Graminacae, other than 
plants of ornamental perennial grasses of the 
subfamilies Bambusoideae, Panicoideae and 
of the genera Buchloe, Bouteloua Lag., Cla-
magrostis, Cortaderia Stapf., Glyceria R. Br., 
Hakonechloa Mak. ex Honda, Hystrix, Moli-
nia, Phalaris L., Shibataea, Spartina Schreb., 
Stipa L. and Uniob L, intended for planting, 
other than seeds Country of origin 
Turkey, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Moldavia, Russia, Ukraine and third countries 
not belonging to continental Europe, other than 
the following: Cyprus, Egypt Israel, Libya, 
Malta, Morocco, Tunisia 
Third countries 
Third countries 
Algeria, Morocco 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the plants listed in Annex III A (9), where ap­
propriate, non-European countries, other than 
Mediterranean countries, Australia, New Zea­
land, Canada, the continental states of the USA 
Third countries, other than European and Medi­
terranean countries 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
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Part B 
PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS THE INTRODUCTION OF WHICH 
SHALL BE PROHffilTED IN CERTAIN PROTECTED ZONES 
Description 
1. Without prejudice to the prohibitions appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex III A (9), 
(18), where appropriate, plants and live pol­
len for pollination of: Chaenorneles Lindl., 
Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia 
Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus 
L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L. 
other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers., 
Stranvaesia Lindl., other than fruit and seeds, 
originating in third countries other than tho­
se recognised as being free from Erwinia 
amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 18 
2. Fruits of Citrus L, Fortunella Swingle, Ponci­
rus Raf., and their hybrids, originating in 
third countries 
3. Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Ponci­
rus Raf., and their hybrids, except Citrus pa-
radisi Macf., originating in third countries Protected zone(s) 
E.Ff Champagne-Ardennes. Alsace—except de­
partment of Bas-Rhin —, Lorraine, Franche-
Comté. Rhône-Alpes — except department of 
Rhône —. Bourgogne. Auvergne — except de­
partment of Puv de Dome —. Provence-Alpes-
Côte d'Azur. Corse. Languedoc-Roussillonl 
IRL. I. P, UK (N-IRL. Isle of Man and the Chan-. 
nel Islands') A. FI 
EL, F (Corsica) 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
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ANNEX IV 
Part A 
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS WHICH MUST BE LAID DOWN BY ALL MEMBER STATES 
FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND MOVEMENT OF PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND 
OTHER OBJECTS LNTO AND WITHIN ALL MEMBER STATES 
Section I 
PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS ORIGINATING OUTSIDE THE 
COMMUNITY 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
1.1. Wood of conifers (Coniferales), except 
that of Thuja L., other than wood in the 
form of: 
— chips, particles, wood waste, or scrap 
obtained in whole or part from these 
conifers, 
— packing cases, crates or drums, 
— pallets, box pallets or other load 
boards, 
— dunnage, spacers and bearers, 
but including that which has not kept its 
natural round surface, originating in Can­
ada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the 
USA 
1.2. Wood of conifers (Coniferales), in the 
form of chips, particles, wood waste or 
scrap obtained in whole or part from the­
se conifers, originating in Canada, China, 
Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the USA 
1.3. Wood of conifers (Coniferales) except 
that of Thuya L., in the form of packing 
cases, crates, drums, pallets, box pallets or 
other load boards, dunnage, spacers and 
bearers including that which has not kept 
its natural round surface, originating in 
Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and 
the USA Special requirements 
There shall be evidence by application of an 
indicator system, approved in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 18, applied to 
the wood, that it has underdone an appropriate 
heat treatment to achieve a minimum wood core 
temperature of 56 *C for 30 minutes. 
Official statement 
(a) that the product has undergone an appropri­
ate fumigation shipboard or in a container 
prior to shipment 
and 
(b)that the product shall be shipped in sealed 
containers or in such a way as to prevent any 
re-infestation 
The wood shall be stripped of its bark, and shall 
be free from grub holes, caused by the genus 
Monochamus (non-European spp.), defined for 
this purpose as those which are larger than 3 mm 
across, and shall have a moisture content ex­
pressed as a percentage of dry matter, of less 
than 20 %, achieved at the time of manufacture 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
68 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
1.4. 
1.5. 
2.1. 
2.2. Wood of Thuja L., including that which 
has not kept its natural round surface, ori­
ginating in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, 
Taiwan and the USA 
Wood of conifers (Coniferales), other 
than wood in the form of chips, particles 
wood waste or scrap obtained in whole of 
part from these conifers, but including 
that which has not kept its natural round 
surface, originating in non-European 
countries, other tahn Canada, China, Ja­
pan, Korea, Taiwan and USA 
Wood of Acer saccharum Marsh., inclu­
ding wood which has not kept its natural 
round surface, other than wood intended 
for the production of veneer, originating 
in North American countries 
Wood of Acer saccharum Marsh, other 
than wood listed in 2.1, originating in 
North American countries 
Wood of Castanea Mill, and Quercus L., 
including wood which has not kept its na­
tural round surface, originating in North 
American countries Special requirements 
The wood shall be stripped of its bark, and shall 
be free from grub holes, caused by the genus 
Monochamus (non-European spp.), defined for 
this purpose as those which are larger than 3 mm 
across 
(a) The wood shall be stripped of its bark, and 
shall be free grub holes, caused by the genus 
Monochamus (non-European spp.), defined 
for this purpose as those which are larger 
than 3 mm across 
or 
(b) there shall be evidence by a mark 'Kiln-
dried', or 'KD' or another internationally rec­
ognized mark, put on the wood or on its 
packaging in accordance with current com­
mercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-dry­
ing to below 20 % moisture content, ex­
pressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time 
of manufacture, achieved through an ap­
propriate time/temperature schedule 
There shall be evidence by a mark 'Kiln-dried', 
'KD' or another internationally recognized 
mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in ac­
cordance with current commercial usage, that is 
has undergone kiln-drying to below 20 % mois­
ture content, expressed as a percentage of dry 
matter, at time of manufacture, achieved 
through an appropriate time/temperature sched­
ule 
There shall be evidence by the appropriate ac­
companying documents, or some other means 
that the wood is intended for the production of 
veneer sheets 
The wood shall be stripped of its bark, and 
(a) either be squared so as to remove entirely the 
rounded surface 
or 
(b)official statement that the water content of 
the wood does not exceed 20 % expressed as 
a percentage of the dry matter 
or 
(c) official statement that the wood has been dis­
infected by an appropriate hot-air or hot-
water treatment, 
or in the case of sawn wood with or without re­
sidual bark attached, there shall be evidence by a 
mark 'Kiln-dried', 'KD' or another international­
ly recognized mark, put on the wood or on its 
packaging in accordance with current commer­
cial usage, that is has undergone kiln-drying to 
below 20 % moisture content, expressed as a 
percentage of dry matter, at time of manufac­
ture, achieved through an appropriate time/tem­
perature schedule 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
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Plants, plant products and other objects 
8.1. 
8.2. 
9. Wood of Castanea Mill. 
Wood of Platanus L., including wood 
which has not kept its natural round sur­
face, originating in the USA or Armenia Special requirements 
Wood of Populus L. originating in coun­
tries of the American continent 
Wood in the form of chips, particles wood 
waste or scrap and obtained in whole or 
part form Acer saccharum Marsh. Casta­
nea Mill., Platanus I_, Populus L. and 
Quercus L., originating in non-European 
countries, and conifers (Coniferales) ori­
ginating in non-European countries other 
than Canada, China, Korea, Taiwan and 
the USA 
Plants of conifers (Coniferales), other 
than fruit and seeds, originating in non-
European countries 
Plants of conifers (Coniferales), other 
than fruit and seeds, over 3m in height 
originating in non-European countries 
Plants of Pinus L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plant products listed in Annex IV AI 
(3), 
(a) official statement that the wood originates in 
areas known to be free from Cryphonectria 
parasitica (Murrill) Barr 
or 
(b) the wood shall be stripped of its bark 
There shall be evidence by a mark 'Kiln-dried', 
'KD' or another internationally recognized 
mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in ac­
cordance with current commercial usage, that is 
has undergone kiln-drying to below 20 % mois­
ture content, expressed as apercentage of dry 
matter, at time of manufacture, achieved 
through an appropriate time/temperature sched­
ule 
The wood shall be stripped of its bark 
The product shall have been produced exclusive­
ly from wood which was stripped of its bark or 
which has undergone either kiln-drying to below 
20 % moisture content expressed as a percent­
age of dry matter, at time of manufacture, 
achieved through an appropriate time/tempera­
ture schedule or fumigation shipboard or in a 
container prior to shipment, and shall be shipped 
in sealed containers or in such a way as to pre­
vent any re-infestation 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the plants listed in Annex III A (1), where ap­
propriate, official statement that the plants have 
been produced in nurceries and that the place of 
production is free from Pissodes spp. (non-Euro­
pean) 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the plants listed in Annex III A (1), and 
Annex IV I (8.1), where appropriate, official 
statement that the plants have been produced in 
nurceries and that the place of production is free 
from Scolytidae spp. (non-European) 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (1), and Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (8.2), official statement that no 
symptoms of Scrirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers 
or Scirrhiapini Funk and Parker have been obes-
erved at the place of production or its immediate 
vicinity since the beginning of the last complete 
cycle of vegetation 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
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Plants, plant products and other objects 
10. Plants of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. 
Dietr., Pinus L. Pseudotsuga Carr. and 
Tsuga Carr., intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
11.1. Plants of Castanea Mill, and Quercus L., 
other than fruit and seeds: 
(a) originating in non-European countries 
(b) originating in North American coun­
tries 
11.2. Plants of Castanea Mill, and Quercus L., 
intended for planting, other than seeds Special requirements 
12. Plants of Platanus L., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in the 
USA or Armenia 
13.1. Plants of Populus L., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in third 
countries 
13.2. Plants of Populus L, other than fruit and 
seeds, originating in countries of the 
American continent Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (1), and Annex 
IV AI (8.1), (8.2) or (9), where appropriate, 
official statement that no symptoms of Melamp-
sora medusae Thûmen have been observed at the 
place of production or its immediate vicinity 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the plants listed in Annex III A (2), 
Official statement that no symptoms of Cronar-
tium spp. (non-European) have been observed at 
the place of production or its immediate vicinity 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation 
Official statement that the plants originate in 
areas known to be free from Ceratocystis faga-
cearum (Bretz) Hunt 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (2) and IV A I 
(1.1), official statement that: 
(a) the plants origninate in areas known to be 
free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) 
Barr; 
or 
(b)no symptoms of Cryphonectri parasitica 
(Murrill) Barr have been observed at the pla­
ce of production or its immediate vicinity sin­
ce the beginning of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation 
Official statement that no symptoms of Cerato­
cystis fimbriata f. sp. platani Walter have been 
observed at the place of production or its im­
mediate vicinity since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the plants listed in Annex III A (3), official 
statement that no symptoms of Melampsora 
medusae Thûmen have been obeserved at the 
place of production or its immediate vicinity 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
thé plants listed in Annex III A (3) and IV A I 
(13.1), official statement that no symptoms of 
Mycosphaerella populorum G.E. Thompsom 
have been observed at the place of production or 
its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the 
last complete cycle of vegetation 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
71 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
14. 
15. Plants of Ulmus L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds, originating in North 
American countries 
Plants of Chaenomeles Lindl, Crataegus 
L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus 
Mill., Prunus L. and Pyrus L., intended for 
planting, other than seeds, originating in 
non-European countries 
16. From 15 February to 30 September, fruit 
of Prunus L. Special requirements 
16.1. 
16.2. Fruits of Citrus L, Fortunella Swingle, 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, origina­
ting in third countries 
Fruits of Citrus L, Fortunella Swingle, 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, origina­
ting in third countries where Xanthomo­
nas campestris (all strains pathogenic to 
Citrus) are known to occur Official statement that no symptoms of Elm 
phloem necrosis mycoplasm have been observed 
at the place of production or its immediate vici­
nity since the beginning of the last complete cy­
cle of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the plants listed in Annex III A (9), (18) and 
Annex III B (1), where appropriate, official sta­
tement that: 
— the plants originate in a country known to be 
free from Monilinia fructicola (Winter) 
Honey; 
or 
— the plants originate in an area recognized as 
being free from Monilinia fructiocola 
(Winter) Honey, in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 18, and no symp­
toms of Monilinia fructicola (Winter) Honey 
have been observed at the place of produc­
tion since the beginning of the last complete 
cycle of vegetation 
Official statement: 
— the fruits originate in a country known to be 
free from Monilinia fructicola (Winter) 
Honey 
or 
the fruits originate in an area recognized as 
being free from Monilinia fructicola (Winter) 
Honev, with the procedure laid down in Arti­
cle 18 
or 
• the fruits have been subjected to appropriate 
inspection and treatment procedures prior to 
harvest and/or export to ensure freedom 
from Monilinia spp. 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the fruits in Annex MB (2), (3), the fruits 
shall be free from peduncles and leaves and the 
packaging shall bear an appropriate origin mark 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the fruits in Annex III B (2), (3), and Annex rv 
AI (16.1), (16.3) and (16.4), official statement: 
(a) the fruits originate in areas known to be free 
from the relevant organism, or, if this requi­
rement cannot be met 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
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Plants, plant products and other objects 
16.3. Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, origina­
ting in third countries where Cercospora 
angolensis Carv. and Mendes or Guignar­
dia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic 
to Citrus) are known to occur Special requirements 
16.4. Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, origina­
ting in third countries where Tephritidae 
(non-European) are known to occur on 
these fruits (b) no symptoms of the relevant organism have 
been observed at the place of production and 
in its immediate vicinity since the beginning 
of the last cycle of vegetation, and represen­
tative samples of leaves drawn not earlier 
than 15 days before fruit harvesting have 
shown, in appropriate official testing, to be 
free from the relevant organism, and none of 
the fruits harvested at the place of produc­
tion has shown, in appropriate official exam­
ination, symptoms of the relevant organism, 
if the fruits originate in countries recognized 
according with the procedure laid down in 
Article 18, or, if this requirement can also not 
be met 
(c) the fruits have not shown symptoms of the 
relevant organism and have been subjected 
to appropriate treatment such as chlorine or 
sodium orthophenylphenate 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the fruits in Annex III B (2), (3), and Annex IV 
A I (16.1), and (16.2) and (16.4), official state­
ment that: 
(a) the fruits originate in areas known to be free 
from the relevant organism; or, if this re­
quirement cannot be met 
(b) no symptoms of the relevant organism have 
been observed at the place of production and 
in fts immediate vicinity since the beginning 
of the last cycle of vegetation and none of the 
fruits harvested at the place of production 
has shown, in appropriate official examin­
ation, symptoms of the relevant organism; if 
this requirements can also not be met, 
(c) the fruits have been subjected to appropriate 
treatment against the relevant organism 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the fruits in Annex III B (2), (3), and Annex IV 
A I (16.1), (16.2) and (16.3), official statement 
that: 
(a) the fruits originate in areas known to be free 
from the relevant organism; or, if this re­
quirement cannot be met 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
73 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
17. Plants of Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster 
Ehrh. Crataegus L., Cydonia Mil\.,Eriobo-
trya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Pyra-
cantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L. other 
than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers. and 
Stranvaesia Lindl. intended for planting, 
other than seeds Special requirements 
18. Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, other 
than fruit and seeds and plants of Ara-
ceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae.ftrsea spp. 
and Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing 
medium attached or associated (b) no signs of the relevant organism have been 
observed at the place of production and in its 
immediate vicinity since the beginning of the 
last complete cycle of vegetation, on official 
inspections carried out at least monthly dur­
ing the three months prior to harvesting, and 
none of the fruits harvested at the place of 
production has shown, in appropriate official 
examination, signs of the relevant organism, 
or if this requirement can also not be met; 
(c) the fruits have shown, in appropriate official 
examination on representative samples, to be 
free from the relevant organism in all stages 
of their development; or, if this requirement 
can also not be met; 
(d) the fruits have been subjected to an appropri­
ate treatment any acceptable vapor heat 
treatment, cold treatment or quick freeze 
treatment, which has been shown to be effi­
cient against the relevant organism without 
damaging the fruit, and, where not available, 
chemical treatment as far as it is acceptable 
by Community legislation 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plant listed in Annex III A (9), (18), Annex 
III B (1) or Annex IV A I (15), where appropri­
ate, official statement: 
(a) that the plants originate in countries recog­
nized as being free from Erwinia amylovora 
(Burr.) Winsl. et al. in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 18; 
or 
(b)that the plants in the field of production and 
in its immediate vicinity, which have shown 
symptoms of Erwimia amylovora (Burr.) 
Winsl. et al., have been rogued out 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the plants listed in Annex III A (16), where 
appropriate, official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in countries known to be 
free from Radopholus citrophilus Huettel et 
al. and Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne; 
or 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
74 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
19.1. Plants of Crataegus L. intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in 
countries where Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. 
and Ev. is known to occur 
19.2 Plants of Cydonia Mill. Fragaria L., Ma­
lus Mill., Prunus L, Pyrus L., Ribes L., 
Rubus L. intended for planting, other 
than seeds, originating in countries where 
the relevant harmful organisms are 
known to occur on the genera concerned 
The relevant harmful organisms are 
— on 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, 
— Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy 
and King, 
— on Malus Mill.: 
— Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev., 
— on Prunus L.: 
— Apricot chlorotic leafroll myco­
plasm 
— Xanthomonas campestris pv.prunis 
(Smith) Dye, Special requirements 
(b) representative samples of soil and roots from 
the place of production have been subjected, 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle 
of vegetation, to official neraatological test­
ing for at least Radopholus citrophilus Huet-
tel et al. and Radopholus similis (Cobb) 
Thorne and have been found, in these tests, 
free from those harmful organisms 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (9), and Annex 
IV A I (15), (17), official statement that no 
symptoms of Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. and Ev. 
have been observed on plants at the place of 
production since the beginning of the last com­
plete cycle of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (9), (18), and 
Annex IV A I (15), (17), official statement that 
no symptoms of deseases caused by the relevant 
harmful organisms have been observed on the 
plants at the place of production since the begin­
ning of the last complete cycle of vegetation 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
75 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
20. — on Prunus persica (L.) Batsch: 
Pseudonmoas syringae pv. persicae 
(Prunier et al.) Young et al., 
— on Pyrus L.: 
— Phyllosticta solitaria EH. and Ev., 
— on Rubus L.: 
— Arabis mosaic virus 
— Raspberry ringspot virus, 
— Strawberry latent ringspot virus, 
— Tomato black ring virus, 
— on all species: 
non-European viruses and viruslike 
organisms 
Plants of Cydonia Mill, and Pyrus L. in­
tended for planting, other than seeds, ori­
ginating in countries where Pear decline 
mycoplasm is known ot occur 
21.1. Plants of Fragaria L. intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in 
countries where the relevant harmful or­
ganisms are known to occur 
The relevant harmful organisms are: 
— Strawberry latent 'C virus, 
— Strawberry vein banding virus, 
— Strawberry witches' broom mycoplasm Special requirements 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (9), (18), and 
Annex IV AI (15), (17), (19.2) official statement 
that plants at the place of production and 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 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (18), and Annex 
IV A I (19.2), official statement that: 
(a) the plants, other than those raised from seed 
have been: 
— either officially certified under a certifica­
tion scheme requiring them to be derived 
in direct line from material which has 
been maintained under appropriate 
conditions and subjected to official testing 
for at least the relevant harmful orga­
nisms using appropriate indicators or 
equivalent methods and has been found 
free, in these tests, from those harmful or­
ganisms, 
or 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
76 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
21.2. Plants of Fragaria L. intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in 
countries where Aphelenchoides besseyi 
Christie is known to occur Special requirements 
21.3. 
22.1. Plants of Fragaria L., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds 
Plants of Malus Mill, intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in 
countries where the relevant harmful or­
ganisms are known to occur on Malus 
Mill. — derived in direct line from material which 
is maintained under appropriate condi­
tions and has been subjected, within the 
last three complete cycles of vegetation, 
at least once, to official testing for at least 
the relevant harmful organisms using ap­
propriate indicators or equivalent me­
thods and has been found free, in these 
tests, from those harmful organisms, 
(b) no symptoms of diseases caused by the rele­
vant harmful organisms have been observed 
on plants at the place of production, or on 
susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle 
of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (18), and Annex 
IV AI (19.2), (21.1), official statement that: 
(a) either no symptoms of Aphelenchoides bes­
seyi Christie have been observed on plants at 
the place of production since the beginning 
of the last complete cycle of vegetation 
or 
(b)in the case of plants in tissue culture the 
plants have been derived from plants which 
complied with section (a) of this item or have 
been officially tested by appropriate Hemato­
logical methods and have been found free 
from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (18), and Annex 
IV A I (19.2), (21.1), (21.2), official statement 
that the plants originate in an area known to be 
free from Anthonomus signatus Say and Antho­
nomus bisignifer (Schenkling) 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants, listed in Annex III A (9), (18), Annex 
III B (1) and Annex IV A I (15), (17), (19.2), 
official statement that: 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
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Plants, plant products and other objects 
The relevant harmful organisms are: 
/— Cherry rasp leaf virus (American), 
— Tomato ringspot virus, Special requirements 
22.2. Plants of Malus Mill., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in 
countries where Apple proliferation my­
coplasm is known to occur (a) the plants have been: 
— either officially certified under a certifica­
tion scheme requiring them to be derived 
in direct line from material which has 
been maintained under appropriate 
conditions and subjected to official testing 
for at least the relevant harmful orga­
nisms using appropriate indicators or 
equivalent methods and has been found 
free, in these tests, from those harmful or­
ganisms; 
or 
— derived in direct line from material which 
is maintained under appropriate condi­
tions and subjected, within the last three 
complete cycles of vegetation, at least 
once, to official testing for at least the re­
levant harmful organisms using appro­
priate indicators or equivalent methods 
and has been found free, in these tests, 
from those harmful organisms; 
(b) no symptoms of diseases caused by the rele­
vant harmful organisms have been observed 
on plants at the place of production, or on 
susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle 
of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants, listed in Annex III A (9), (18), Annex 
III B (1) and Annex IV A I (15), (17), (19.2), 
(22.1), official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Apple proliferation mycoplasm; 
or 
(b) (aa) the plants, other than raised from 
seeds, have been: 
— either officially certified under a 
certification scheme requiring 
them to be derived in direct line 
from material which has been 
maintained under appropriate 
conditions and subjected to official 
testing for at least Apple prolifera­
tion mycoplasm using appropriate 
indicators or equivalent methods 
and has been found free, in these 
tests, from that harmful organism; 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
7S 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
23.1 Plants of following species of Prunus L, 
intended for planting, other than seeds, 
originating in countries where Plum pox 
virus is known to occur: 
— 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 ssp. domestica L., 
— Prunus domestica ssp. insititia (L.) 
C.K. Schneid., 
— Prunus domestica ssp. italica (Borkh.) 
Hegi., 
— Prunus glandulosa Thunb., 
— Prunus holosericea Batal., 
— Prunus homdana Bailey, 
— Prunus japonica Thunb., 
— Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koeh-
ne, Special requirements 
or 
— derived in direct line from material 
which is maintained under appro­
priate conditions and subjected, 
within the last six complete cycles 
of vegetation, at least once, to offi­
cial testing for at least Apple proli­
feration mycoplasm using appro­
priate indicators or equivalent me­
thods and has been found free, in 
these tests, from that harmful orga­
nism; 
(bb) no symptoms of diseases caused by 
Apple proliferation mycoplasm have 
been observed on plants at the place 
of production, or on susceptible plants 
in its immediate vicinity, since the be­
ginning of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants, listed in Annex III A (9), (18), and 
Annex IV A I (15), (19.2), official statement 
that: 
(a) the plants, other than those raised from seed, 
have been: 
— either officially certified under a certifica­
tion scheme requiring them to be derived 
in direct line from material which has 
been maintained under appropriate 
conditions and subjected to official testing 
for, at least Plum pox virus using appro­
priate indicators or equivalent methods 
and has been found free, in these tests, 
from that harmful organism, 
derived in direct line from material which 
is maintained under appropriate condi­
tions and has been subjected, within the 
last three complete cycles of vegetation, 
at least once, to official testing for at least 
Plum pox virus using appropriate indica­
tors or equivalent methods and has been 
found free, in these tests, from that harm­
ful organism; 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
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Plants, plant products and other objects 
— 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., 
other species of Prunus L. susceptible 
to Plux pox virus 
23.2. Plants of Prunus L., intended for planting 
(a) originating in countries where the re­
levant harmful organisms are known 
to occur on Prunus L. 
(b) other than seeds, originating in coun­
tries where the relevant harmful orga­
nisms are known to occur 
(c) other than seeds, originating in non-
European countries where the rele­
vant harmful organisms are known to 
occur Special requirements 
The relevant harmful organisms are: 
— for the case under (a): 
Tomato ringspot virus, 
— or the case under (b): 
— Cherry rasp leaf virus (American) (b) 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 vegeta­
tion 
(c) plants at the place of production which have 
shown symptoms of disease caused by other 
viruses or virus-like pathogens, have been ro­
gued out 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants, where appropriate listed in Annex III 
A (9), (18) or Annex IV A I (15), (19.2), (23.1), 
official statement that: 
(a) the plants have been: 
— either officially certified under a certifica­
tion scheme requiring them to be derived 
in direct line from material which has 
been maintained under appropriate 
conditions and subjected to official testing 
for at least the relevant harmful orga­
nisms using appropriate indicators or 
equivalent methods and has been found 
free, in these tests, from those harmful or­
ganism; 
or 
— derived in direct line from material which 
is maintained under appropriate condi­
tions and has been subjected, within the 
last three complete cycles of vegetation, 
at least once, to official testing for at least 
the relevant harmful organisms using ap­
propriate indicators or equivalent me­
thods and has been found free, in these 
tests, from those harmful organisms; 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
SO 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
— Peach mosaic virus (American), 
— Peach phony rickettsia, 
— Peach rosette mycoplasm, 
— Peach yellows mycoplasm, 
— Plum line pattern virus (Ameri­
can), 
— Peach X-disease mycoplasm, 
— or the case under (c): 
— Little cherry pathogen. 
24. Plants of Rubus L., intended for planting: 
(a) originating in countries where harmful 
organisms are known to occur on Ru­
bus L. 
(b) other than seeds, originating in coun­
tries where the relevant harmful orga­
nisms are known to occur 
The relevant harmful organisms are: 
— in the case of (a): 
— Tomato ringspot virus, 
— Black raspberry latent virus, 
— Cherry leafroll virus, 
— Prunus necrotic ringspot vims, 
— in the case of (b): 
— Raspberry leaf curl virus (Ameri­
can) 
— Cherry rasp leaf virus (American) Special requirements 
(b)no symptoms of diseases caused by the rele­
vant harmful organisms 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 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants, listed in Annex IV AI (19.2), 
(a) the plants shall be free from aphids, including 
their eggs 
(b) official statement that: 
(aa) the plants have been: 
— either officially certified under a cer­
tification scheme requiring them to 
be derived in direct line from mate­
rial which has been maintained un­
der appropriate conditions and sub­
jected to official testing for at least 
the relevant harmful organisms using 
appropriate indicators or equivalent 
methods and has been found free, in 
these tests, from those harmful orga­
nism; 
— derived in direct line from material 
which is maintained under appro­
priate conditions and has been sub­
jected, within the last three complete 
cycles of vegetation, at least once, to 
official testing for at least relevant 
harmful organisms using appropriate 
indicators for equivalent methods 
and has been found free, in these 
tests, from those harmful organism; 
(bb) no symptoms of diseases caused by the 
relevant harmful organisms have been 
observed on plants at the place of pro­
duction, or on susceptible plants in its 
immediate vicinity, since the beginning 
of the last complete cycles of vegetation 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
81 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
25.1. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., origina­
ting in countries where Synchytrium endo-
bioticum (Schilbersky) Percival is known 
to occur 
25.2. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. Special requirements 
25.3. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other 
than early potatoes, originating in coun­
tries where Potato spindle tuber viroid is 
known to occur 
25.4. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., inten­
ded for planting Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the tubers listed in Annex III A (10), (11), 
(12), official statement that: 
(a) the tubers originate in areas known to be free 
from Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) 
Percival (all races other than Race 1, the 
common European race), and no symptoms 
of Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) 
Percival have been observed either at the 
place of production or in its immediate vicin­
ity since the beginning of an adequate period; 
or 
(b) provisions recognized as equivalent to the 
Community provisions on combating Synchy­
trium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival in 
accordance with the producedure laid down 
in Article 18 have been complied with, in the 
country of origin 
Without prejudice to the provisions listed in 
Annex m A (10), (11), (12) and Annex IV A I 
(25.1), official statement that: 
(a) the tubers originate in countries known to be 
free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepe­
donicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis 
et al. 
or 
(b) provisions recognized as equivalent to the 
Community provisions on combating Clavi­
bacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spiec­
kermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. in accor­
dance with the procedure laid down in Arti­
cle 18, have been complied with, in the coun­
try of origin 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the tubers listed in Annex III A (10), (11), (12) 
and Annex IV AI (25.1.), (25.2.), suppression of 
the faculty of germination 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
tubers listed in Annex III A (10), (11), (12) and 
Annex IV A I (25.1.), (25.2.), (25.3.), official 
statement that the tubers originate from a field 
known to be free from Globodera rostochiensis 
(Wollenweber) Behrens and Globodera pallida 
(Stone) Behrens 
and 
(aa) either, the tubers originate in areas in 
which Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) 
Smith is known not to occur; or 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
95/4/EC-Art 1 
S2 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
25.5. Plants of Solanaceae, intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in 
countries where Potato stolbur myco­
plasm is known to occur 
25.6. 
25.7 Plants of Solanaceae, intended for plan­
ting, other thans tubers of Solanum tube­
rosum L. and other than seeds Lycopersi-
con lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex. Farw., 
originating in countries where Potato 
spindle tuber viroid is known to occur 
Plants of Capsicum annuum L., Lycopersi-
con lycopersicum (L) Karsten ex Farw., 
Musa L., Nicotiana L. and Solanum me-
longena L., intended for planting other 
than seeds, originating in countries where 
Pseudomonas salanacearum (Smith) 
Smith is known to occur Special requirements 
25.8 Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other 
than those intended for planting bb) in areas where Pseudomonas solanacearum 
(Smith) Smith is known to occur, the tubers 
originate from a place of production found 
free from Pseudomonas solanacearum 
(Smith) Smith, or considered to be free 
thereof, as a consequence of the imple­
mentation of an appropriate procedure 
aiming at eradicating Pseudomonas solana­
cearum (Smith) Smith which shall be deter­
mined pursuant to the procedure laid down 
in Article 18 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
plants and tubers listed in Annex III A (10), 
(11), (12), (13), and Annex IV A I (25.1.), 
(25.2.), (25.3.), (25.4.), official statement that no 
symptoms of Potato stolbur mycoplasm have 
been observed on the plants at the place of pro­
duction since the beginning of the last complete 
cycle of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (11), (13), and 
Annex IV A I (25.5), where appropriate, official 
statement that no symptoms of Potato spindle 
tuber viroid have been observed on plants at the 
place of production since the beginning of the 
last complete cycle of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (11), (13), and 
Annex IVAI (25.5) and (25.6), where appropri­
ate, official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas which have been 
found free from Pseudomonas salanacearum 
(Smith) Smith; or 
(b) no symptoms of Pseudomonas salanacearum 
(Smith) Smith have been observed on the 
plants at the place of production since the be­
ginning of the last complete cycle of vegeta­
tion 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
tubers listed in Annex III A (12) and Annex 
IVAI (25.1), (25.2), (25.3), official statement 
that the tubers originate in areas in which Pseu­
domonas salanacearum (Smith) Smith is not 
known to occur 92/103/EEC-.Art 1 
95/4/EC-Art 1 
92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
95/4/EC-Art 1 
S3 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
26. 
27.1. Plants of Humulus lupulus L. intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Dendranthema (DC.) Des 
Moul.,Z)uz/i//ius L. and Pelargonium L'He-
rit ex Ait, intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
27.2 Plants of Dendranthema (DC.) Des 
Moul., Dianthus L. and Pelargonium L'He-
rit ex Ait, other than seeds Special requirements 
28. Plants of Dendranthema (DC.) Des 
Moul., intended for planting, other than 
seeds Official statement that no symptoms of Verticil­
lium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold and Verti-
cillum dahliae Kiebahn have been observed on 
hops at the place of production since the begin­
ning of the last complete cycle of vegetation 
Official statement that: 
(a) no signs of Heliothis armigera Hûbner, or 
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) have been ob­
served at the place of production since the 
beginning of the last complete cycle of veg­
etation 
or 
(b) the plants have undergone appropriate treat­
ment to protect them from the said organ­
isms 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV AI (27.1.), 
(a) no signs of Spodoptera eridania Cramer, Spo­
doptera frugiperda Smith, or Spodoptera litura 
(Fabricius) have been observed at the place 
of production since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation 
or 
(b) the plants have undergone appropriate treat­
ment to protect them from the said orga­
nisms 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV (27.1.), 
(27.2), official statement that: 
(a) the plants are 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 representa­
tive sample of at least 10 % has been found 
to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid 
during an official inspection out at the time 
of flowering; 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
84 
Plants, plant products and other objects Special requirements 
29. Plants of Dianthus L., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds 
30. 
31. Bulbs of Tulipa L. and Narcissus L., other 
than those for which there shall be evi­
dence by their packaging, or by other 
means, that they are intended for sale to 
final consumers not involved in professio­
nal cut flower production 
Plants of Pelargonium LHerit. ex Ait, in­
tended for planting, other than seeds, ori­
ginating in countries where Tomato ring-
spot virus is known to occur: (b)the plants or cuttings: 
— 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 Puctinia 
horiana Hennings have been known to 
have observed during that period, and in 
the immediate vicinity of which no symp­
toms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have 
been known to have occurred during the 
three months prior to export 
or 
— have undergone appropriate treatment 
against Puccinia horiana Hennings; 
(c) in the case of unrooted cuttings, no symp­
toms of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock 
and Davis) v. Arx were observed either on 
the cuttings were derived, or that in case of 
rooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymella li­
gulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx 
were observed either on the cuttings or on 
the rooting bed 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV AI (27.1), 
(27.2), official statement that: 
— the plants have been derived in direct line 
from mother plants which have found free 
from Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthicola 
(Hellmers) Dickey, Pseudomonas caryophylli 
(Burkholder) Starr and Burkholder zndPhia-
lophora cinerescens (Wollenw.) Van Beyma 
on officially approved tests, carried out at 
least once within the two previous years, 
— no symptoms of the above harmful organisms 
have been obeserved on the plants 
Official statement that no symptoms of Ditylen­
chus dipsaci (Kûhn) Fiiipjev have been observed 
on the plants since the beginning of the last com­
plete cycle of vegetation. 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV AI (27.1.), 
(27.2), 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
85 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
32.1. 
32.2. (a) where Xiphinema americanum Cobb 
sensu lato (non-European popula­
tions) or other vectors of Tomato ring-
spot virus are not known to occur 
(b)where Xiphinema americanum Cobb 
sensu lato (non-European popula­
tions) or other vector of Tomato ring-
spot virus are known to occur 
Plants of Apium graveolens L.,Argyranthe-
mum spp., Aster spp., Brassica spp., Capsi­
cum annuum L., Cucumis spp., Dendran­
thema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L. and 
hybrids, Exacum spp., Gerbera Cass., Gyp-
sophila L., Lactuca spp., Leucanthemum 
L., Lupinus L., Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
(L.) Karsten ex Farw., Solanum melonge-
na L., Tanacetum L. and Verbena L., in­
tended for planting, other than seeds, ori­
ginating in countries where it has been as­
certained, in accordance with the proce­
dure laid down in Article 18, that the rele­
vant harmful organisms: 
— Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch), 
— Liriomyza bryoniae (Kaltenbach), 
— Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard), 
— Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 
— Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) are not 
known to occur 
Plants of species covered by Annex IV A 
I (32.1), intended for planting, other than 
seeds, originating in American countries 
or in any other third country not covered 
by Annex IV A I (32.1) Special requirements 
official statement that the plants: 
(a) are directly derived from places of produc­
tion known to be free from Tomato rinsgpot 
virus, 
or 
(b) are of no more than fourth generation stock, 
derived from mother plants found to be free 
from Tomato ringspot virus under an official­
ly approved system of viroiogical testing 
official statement that the plants: 
(a) are directly derived from places of produc­
tion known to be free from Tomato ringspot 
virus in the soil or plants; 
or 
(b) axe of no more than second generation stock, 
derived from mother plants found to be free 
from Tomato ringspot virus under an official 
approved system of viroiogical testing 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (11), (13), and 
Annex IV A I (27.1.), (27.2.), (28), (29), where 
appropriate, official statement that: 
(a) either no signs of any of the relevant harmful 
organisms have been observed at the place of 
production, on official inspections carried out 
at least monthly during the three months 
prior to export, 
or 
(b) immediately prior to export the plants have 
been inspected and found free from signs of 
the relevant harmful organisms and have 
been subjected to an appropriate treatment 
aimed at eradicating the relevant harmful or­
ganisms 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (11), (13), and 
Annex TV A I (27.1.), (27.2.), (28), (29), (32.1), 
where appropriate, official statement that no 
signs of Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch), Li­
riomyza bryoniae (Kaltenbach), Liriomyza huido­
brensis (Blanchard), Liriomyza sativae Blanchard 
or Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) have been ob­
served at the place of production, on official in­
spections carried out at least monthly during the 
three months prior to export 
86 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
32.3. Plants of herbaceous species other than 
those covered by Annex IV A I (32.1) in­
tended for planting, other than seeds, ori­
ginating in countries not covered by An­
nex IV A I (32.1) Special requirements 
33. Plants with roots, planted or intended for 
planting, grown in the open air 
34. Soil and growing medium attached to or 
associated with plants, consisting in whole 
or in part of soil organic substances such 
as parts of plants, humus including peat 
or bark or any solid inorganic substance, 
intended to sustain the vitality of the 
plants, originating in: 
— Turkey, 
— Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Moldavia, Russia, Ukraine, 
— non-European countries other than 
Cyprus, Egypt Israel, Libya, Malta, 
Morocco, Tunisia Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (11), (13) and 
Annex IV A I (27.1.), (27.2), (28), (29), where 
appropriate, official statement that: 
(a) either no signs of Amauromyza maculosa 
(Malloch), or Liriomyza sativae Blanchard 
have been observed at the place of produc­
tion on an official inspection carried out 
prior to export; 
or 
(b) immediately prior to export the plants have 
been inspected and found free from signs of 
the relevant harmful organisms and have 
been subjected to an appropriate treatment 
aimed at eradicating the relevant harmful or­
ganisms 
Official statement that the place of production is 
known to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis 
ssp. sependoniscus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) 
Davis et al., Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens, 
Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens 
and Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) 
Percival 
Official statement that: 
(a) the growing medium, at the time of planting, 
was 
— either free from soil, and organic matter, 
— found free from insects and harmful ne­
matodes and subjected to appropriate 
examination or heat treatment of fumiga­
tion to ensure that it was free from other 
harmful organisms, 
or 
— subjected to appropriate heat treatment 
or fumigation to ensure freedom from 
harmful organisms, and 
(b) since planting: 
— either appropriate measures have been 
taken to ensure that the growing medium 
has been maintained free from harmful 
organisms, 
or 
— within two weeks prior to dispatch, the 
plants were shaken free from the medium 
leaving the minimum amount necessary to 
sustain vitality during transport and, if re­
planted, the growing medium used for 
that purpose meets the requirements laid 
down in (a) 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
87 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
35.1. Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
35.2. Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for 
planting, other than seeds, originating in 
countries where Beet leaf curl virus is 
known to occur Special requirements 
36. Plants, intended for planting, other than 
seeds, originating in countries where 
Thrips palmi Karny is known to occur 
36.1. Plants of Ficus L., intended for planting, 
other than seeds ' 
36.; Plants, other than Ficus L., intended for 
planting, and other than seeds Official statement that no symptoms of Beet 
curly top virus (non-European isolates) have 
been observed at the place of production since 
the beginning of the last complete cycle of veg­
etation. 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable the plants listed in Annex IV A I (35.1). 
official statement that: 
(a) Beet leaf curl virus has not been known to 
occur in the area of production: 
and 
(b)no symptoms of Beet leaf curl virus have 
been observed at the place of production or 
in its immediate vicinity since the beginning 
of the last complete cycle of vegetation. 
Official statement that: 
(a) the place of production has been found free 
from Vxrips palmi Karny on official inspec­
tions carried out at least monthly during the 
three months prior to export; 
or 
(b)the consignment has undergone appropriate 
treatment to ensure from Thysanoptera. 
Official statement that: 
(a) the place of production has been found from 
Tlirips palmi Karny on official inspections 
carried out at least monthly during the three 
months prior to export; 
(b)the consignment has undergone appropriate 
treatment to ensure freedom from Thysanop­
tera: 
or 
(c) the plants have been grown in greenhouses in 
which official measures have been taken to 
monitor the presence of Tlirips palmi Karny 
during appropriate monitoring no Tlirips 
palmi Karny have been detected 
Official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in a country known to be 
free from Thrips palmi Karny 
(b)the place of production has been found free 
from Thrips palmi Kami on official inspec­
tions carried out at least monthly during the 
three months prior to export: 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/4/EC-Art. 1 
SS 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
37. Plants of Palmae intended for planting, 
other than seeds, originating in non-Euro­
pean countries Special requirements 
38.1. Plants of Camellia L. intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in non-
European countries 
38.2. Plants of Fuchsia L. intended forplanting, 
other than seeds, originating in the USA 
or Brazil 
39. Trees and shrubs, intended for planting, 
other than seeds and plants in tissue 
culture originating in third countries 
other than European and Mediterranean 
countries (c) the consignment has undergone appropriate 
treatment to ensure freedom from Thysanop­
tera 
Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable 
to the plants listed in Annex III A (17), where 
appropriate, official statement that: 
(a) either the plants originate in an area known 
to be free from Palm lethal yellowing myco­
plasm and Cadang-Cadang viroid, and no 
symptoms have been observed at the place of 
production or in its immediate vicinity since 
the beginning of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation; 
or 
(b) no symptoms of Palm lethal yellowing myco­
plasm and Cadang-Cadang viroid have been 
observed on the plants since the beginning of 
the last complete cycle of vegetation, and 
plants at the place of production which have 
shown symptoms giving rise to the suspicion 
of contamination by the organisms have been 
rogued out at that place and the plants have 
undergone appropriate treatment to rid them 
of Myndus crudus Van Duzee; 
(c) in the case of plants in tissue culture, the 
plants were derived from plants which have 
met the requirements laid down in (a) or (b) 
Official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Ciborinia camelliae Kohn; 
or 
(b)no symptoms "of Ciborinia camelliae Kohn 
have been observed on plants in flower on 
the place of production since the beginning 
of the last complete cycle of vegetation 
Official statement that no symptoms of Aculops 
fuchsiae Keifer have been observed at the place 
of production and that immediately prior to ex­
port the plants have been inspected and found 
free from Aculops fuchsiae Keifer 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (1), (2), (3), (9), 
(13), (15), (16), (17), (18), Annex III B (1) and 
Annex IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), (11.1), 
(11.2), (12), (13.1), (13.2), (14), (15), (17), (18), 
(19.1), (19.2), (20), (22.1), (22.2), (23.1), (23.2), 
(24), (25.5), (25.6), (26), (27.1), (272), (28), 
(29), (32.1), (32.2), (33), (34), (36), (37), (38.1), 
(38.2), where appropriate, official statement that 
the plants: 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
89 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
40. Deciduous trees and shrubs, intended for 
planting, other than seeds and plants in 
tissue culture, originating in third coun­
tries other than European and Mediterra­
nean countries Special requirements 
41. Annual and biennial plants, other than 
Gramineae, intended for planting, other 
than seeds, originating in countries other 
than European and Mediterranean coun­
tries — are clean (i.e. free from plant debris) and 
free from flowers and fruits, 
— have been grown in nurseries, 
— have been inspected at appropriate times and 
prior to export and found free from symp­
toms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus­
like organisms, and either found free from 
signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, in­
sects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected 
to appropriate treatment to eliminate such 
qrganisms 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (1), (2), (3), (9), 
(13), (15), (16), (17), (18), Annex ID B (1), and 
Annex IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (9.1), (9.2), (10), 
(11.1), (11.2), (12), (13.1), (13.2), (14), (15), 
(17), (18), (19.1), (19.2), (20), (22.1), (22.2), 
(23.1), (23.2), (24), (25.5), (25.6), (26), (27.1), 
(27.2), (28), (29), (32.1.), (32.2), (33), (34), (36), 
(37), (38.2), (39), where appropriate, official 
statement that the plants are dormant and free 
from leaves 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants, where appropriate, listed in Annex IE 
A (11), (13), and Annex IV A I (25.5), (25.6), 
(32.1), (32.2), (32.3), (33), (34), (35.1), (35.2), 
(36), official statement that the plants : 
— have been grown in nurseries, 
— are free from plant debris, flowers and fruits, 
— have been inspected at appropriate times and 
prior to export and 
— found free from symptoms of harmful 
bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, 
and 
— either found free from signs or symptoms 
of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and 
fungi, or have been subjected to appropri­
ate treatment to eliminate such organisms 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
90 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
42- Plants of the family Gramineae of orna­
mental perennial grasses of the subfami­
lies Barabusoideae, Panicoideae and of 
the generaBuchloe, Bouteloua Lag., Cala-
magrostis, Cortaderia Stapf., Glyceria R. 
Br., Hakonechloa Mak. ex Honda, Hystrix, 
Molinia, Phalaris L., Shibataea, Spartim 
Schreb., Sripa L., and Uniola L. intended 
for planting, other than seeds, originating 
in countries other than European and 
Meditarranean countries 
43. Plants of bonsai-type, intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds, originating in non-
European countries Special requirements 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants, where appropriate, listed in 
Annex IV A I (33), (34), (36), official statement 
that the plants: 
— have been grown in nurseries, 
and 
— are free from plant debris, flowers and fruits, 
and 
— have been inspected and prior to export, and 
— found free from symptoms of harmful 
bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, 
and 
— either found free from signs or symptoms 
of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and 
fungi, or have been subjected to appro­
priate treatment to eliminate such orga­
nisms 
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to 
the plants listed in Annex III A (1), (2), (3), (9), 
(13), (15), (16), (17), (18), Annex III B (1), 
Annex IV I (8.1) (8.2), (9), (10), (11.1), (11.2), 
(12), (13.1), (13.2), (14), (15), (17), (18), (19.1), 
(19.2), (20), (22.1), (22.2), (23.1), (23.2.), (24), 
(25.5), (25.6), (26), (27.1), (27.2), (28), (32.1) 
(32.2), (33), (34), (36), (37), (38.1), (38.2) (39), 
(40), (42), where appropriate* official statement 
that: , 
(a) the plants shall have been grown and trained 
for at least two consecutive years in officially 
registered 'bonsai' nurseries, which are sub­
jected to an officially surpervised control re­
gime; 
(b)the plants shall: 
(aa) at least during the two last years prior to 
dispatch, 
— have been grown in either an unused 
artificial growing medium or in a natu­
ral growing medium which has been 
treated by fumigation or by appropria­
te heat treatment to ensure freedom 
from harmful organisms, and for 
which appropriate mesures have been 
taken to ensure that the growing me­
dium has been maintained free from 
harmful organisms, 92/103/EEC-.Art. 1 
(adapted) 
91 
Plants, plant products and other objects Special requirements 
— be potted, in pots which are placed on 
shelves at least 50 cm above ground, 
— have been subjected to appropriate 
treatments to ensure freedom of non-
European rusts, 
— be placed only in insect-proof scree-
neds structures, 
(bb) within two weeks prior to dispach, have 
been shaken free from the medium lea­
ving the minimum amount necessary to 
' sustain vitality during transport and, if re­
planted, the growing medium used for 
that purpose meets the requirements laid 
down in (aa); 
(c) the plants which have been grown in the reg­
istered 'bonsai' nurseries and those plants in 
the immediate vicinity thereof shall have 
been officially inspected at least six times a 
year at appropriate times for the presence of 
harmful organisms of concern. 
The inspections shall be carried out at least 
by visual examination of each row in the field 
or nursery and by visual examination fo all 
plant parts above the growing medium, using 
a random sample of at least 300 plants in a 
genus where the genus comprises of not more 
than 3 000 plants or 10 % of the plants if 
there are more than 3 000 plants in the ge­
nus. The harmful organisms of concern are 
those listed in the annexes to this Directive, 
and any other harmful organism in so far as 
it does not exist in the Community; 
(d)the plants shall have been found free, in 
these inspections, from the relevant harmful 
organisms of concern. Infested plants shall be 
removed. The remaining plants, where ap­
propriate, shall be effectively treated, and in 
addition shall be held for an appropriate 
period to ensure freedom from such harmful 
organisms and the material shall be packed 
in closed in containers which have been offi­
cially sealed and bear a distinguishing mark 
to be reproduced on the phytosanitary certifi­
cate, provided for in Article 7, of this Direc­
tive enabling the consignments to be identi­
fied 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
44. 
45. 
46. Herbaceous perennial plants, intended 
forplanting, other than seeds, of the fami­
lies Caryophyllaceae (except Dianthus 
L.), Corapositae (except Dendranthema 
(DC) Des Moul.), Crucif erae, Legumino-
sae and Rosaceae (except Fragaria L.), 
originating in third countries other than 
European and Mediterranean countries Special requirements 
Plants of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. in­
tended for planting, other than seeds, ori­
ginating in countries where Bemisia tabaci 
Genn. (non-European populations) is 
known to occur 
Plants intended for planting, other than 
seeds, tubers, corms, rhizomes, origina­
ting in countries where the relevant harm­
ful organisms are known to occur. 
The relevant harmful organisms are: 
— Bean golden mosaic virus, 
— Cowpea mild mottle virus, 
— Landtuce infectious yellows virus, 
— Pepper mild tigré virus, 
— Squash leaf curl virus, 
— other viruses transmitted by Bemisia 
tabaci Genn. 
(a) Where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-Eu­
ropean populations) or other vectors 
of the relevant harmful organisms are 
not known to occur Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to plants, where appropriate, listed in 
Annex IV A I (32.1), (32.2), (32.3), (33), (34), 
(36), official statement that the plants: 
— have been grown in nurseries, and 
— are free from plant debris, flowers and fruits, 
and 
— have been inspected at appropriate times and 
prior to export and 
— found free from symptoms of harmful 
bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, 
and 
— either found free from signs or symptoms 
of harmful nematodes, insects, mites, and 
fungi, or have been subjected to appro­
priate treatment to eliminate such orga­
nisms 
Official statement that: 
— the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Bemisia tabaci Genn., 
— no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. have been 
observed on plants at the place of produc­
tion, on official inspections carried out at 
least monthly during the three months prior 
to export 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex III A (13) and 
Annex IVAI (25.5), (25.6), (32.1), (32.2), (32.3), 
(35.1), (35.2), (36), (44), (45) where appropriate, 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
official statement that no symptoms of the rel­
evant harmful organisms have been observed on 
the plants during their complete cycle of vegeta­
tion 
93 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
(b) Where Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-Eu­
ropean populations) or other vector of 
the relevant harmful organisms are 
known to occur 
47. Seeds of Helianthus annuus L. Special requirements 
48. Seeds of Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) 
Karsten ex Farw. official statement that no symptoms of the rel­
evant harmful organisms have been orbserved 
on the plants during an adequate period, 
and 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Bemisia tabaci Genn. and other vectors 
of the relevant harmful organisms; 
or 
(b) the place of production has been found free 
from Bemisia tabaci Genn. and other vectors 
of the relevant harmful organisms on official 
inspections carried out at appropriate times; 
(c) the plants have been subjected to an ap­
propriate treatment aimed at eradicating 
Bemisia tabaci Genn. 
Official statement that: 
(a) the seeds originate in areas known to be free 
from Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and 
de Toni; 
(b)the seeds, other than those seeds that have 
been produced on varieties resistant to all 
races of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. 
and de Toni present in the area of produc­
tion, have been subjected to an appropriate 
treatment against Plasmopara halstedii (Far-
low) Berl. and de Toni 
Official statement that the seeds have been ob­
tained by means of an appropriate acid extrac­
tion method or an equivalent method approved 
in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 18, 
and 
(a) either the seeds originate in areas where 
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis 
(Smith)'Davis et al.,Xanthomonas campestris 
pv. vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye and Potato 
spindle tuber viroid are not known to occur, 
or 
(b)no symptoms of diseases caused by those 
harmful organisms have been observed on 
the plants at the place of production during 
their complete cycle of vegetation, or 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
94 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
49.1. Seeds of Medicago sativa L. 
49.2. Seeds of Medicago sativa L., originating in 
countries where Clavibacter michiganensis 
ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. is known to oc­
cur Special requirements 
(c) the seeds have been subjected to official test­
ing for at least those harmful organisms, on 
a representative sample and using appropri­
ate methods, and have been found, in these 
tests, free from those harmful organisms 
Official statement that: 
(a) no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kûhn) 
Fiiipjev have been obeserved at the place of 
production since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation and no Ditylen­
chus dipsaci (Kûhn) Fiiipjev has been re­
vealed by laboratory tests on a representative 
sample, 
(b) fumigation has taken place prior to export 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to plants listed in Annex IV A I (49.1), 
official statement that: 
(a) Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus 
Davis et al. has not been known to occur on 
the farm or in the immediate vicinity since 
the beginning of the past 10 years; 
(b)either 
— the crop belongs to a variety recognized 
as being highly resistant to Clavibacter 
michiganensis ssp. insidiosus Davis et al., 
or 
— it had not yet started its fourth complete 
cycle of vegetation from sowing when the 
seed was harvested and there was not 
more than one preceding seed harvest 
from the crop. 
— the content of inert matter which has 
been determined in accordance with the 
rules applicable for the certification of 
seed marketed in the Community, does 
not exceed 0,1 % by weight; 
(c) no symptoms of Clavibacter michiganensis 
ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. have been ob­
served 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 ve­
getation; 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
no (d) the crop has been grown on land on which ..„ 
previous Medicago sativa L. crop has been 
present during the last three years prior to 
sowing 
95 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
50. Seeds of Oryza sativa L. 
51. Seeds of Phaseolus L 
52. Seeds of Zea mais L. Special requirements 
Official statement that: 
(a) the seeds have been officially tested by ap­
propriate nematological tests and have been 
found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi 
Christie; 
or 
(b)the seeds have been subjected to an ap­
propriate hot water treatment or other ap­
propriate treatment against Aphelenchoides 
besseyi Christie 
Official statement that: 
(a) the seeds originate in areas known to be free 
53. Seeds of the genera Triticum Secale and X 
Triticosecale from Afghanistan, India, 
Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan and the 
USA where Tilletia indica Mitra is known 
to occur. 
54. Grain of the genera Triticum, Secale and 
X Triticosecale from Afghanistan, India, 
Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan and the 
USA where Tilletia indica Mitra is known 
to occur. from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli 
CSmithl dve. 
ÛI 
(b) a representative sample of the seeds has been 
tested and found free from Xanthomonas 
campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye in these 
tests 
Official statement that: 
(a) the seeds originate in areas known to be free 
from Envinia stewartii (Smith) Dye; 
(b) a representative sample of the seeds has been 
tested and found free from Envinia stewartii 
(Smith) Dye in this test 
Official otatement that the seeds originate in an 
area where Tilletia indica Mitra is known not to 
occur. The name of the area shall be mentioned 
on the phytosanitary certificate provided for in 
Article 7. 
Official statement that either, 
(i) the grain originates in an area where Tilletia 
indica Mitra is known not to occur. The 
name of the area or areas shall be mentioned 
on the phytosanitary certificate provided for 
in Article 7, under the rubric "place of ori­
gin" or 
(ii)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 men­
tioned on the phytosanitary certificate pro­
vided for in Article 7, in the rubric "name of 
produce" as "tested and found free from 
Tilletia indica Mitra". 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
93/110/EC-Art 1 
96/78/EC 
96 
Section II 
PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS ORIGINATING IN THE COM­
MUNITY 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
Wood of Castanea Mill. 
Wood of Platanus L., including wood 
which has not kept its natural round sur­
face 
3. Isolated bark of Castanea Mill Special requirements 
5. Plants of Pinus L. intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
Plants of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. 
Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. and 
Tsuga Carr., intended for planting, other 
than seeds 
Plants of Populus L., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds 
Plants of Castanea Mill, and Quercus L., 
intended for planting, other than seeds (a) Official statement that the wood originates in 
areas known to be free from Cryphonectria 
parasitica (Murrill) Barr; 
or 
(b)the wood shall be stripped of its bark 
(a) Official statement that the wood originates in 
areas known to be free from Ceratocystis fim-
briata f.sp. platani Walter; 
or 
(b) there shall be evidence by a mark 'Kiln-
dried', 'KD' or another internationally reco­
gnized mark, put on the wood or on its pac­
kaging in accordance with current commer­
cial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying 
to below 20 % moisture content, expressed as 
a percentage of dry matter, at time of manu­
facture, achieved through an appropriate 
time/temperature schedule 
Officiai statement: 
(a) that the bark originates in areas known to be 
free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) 
Barr; 
or 
(b)that the consignment has been subjected to 
fumigation or other appropriate treatment 
against Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) 
Ban-
Official statement that no symptoms of Scirrhia 
pini Funk and Parker have been observed at the 
place of production or in its immediate vicinity 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex rVAII (4), 
where appropriate, official statement that no 
symptoms of Melampsora medusae Thûmen have 
been observed at the place of production or in its 
immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation 
Official statement that no symptoms of Melamp­
sora medusae Thûmen have been observed at the 
place of production or in its immediate vicinity 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation. 
Official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; 
or 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
97 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
Plants of Platanus L., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds 
Plants of Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster 
Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Erio-
botrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Py-
racantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L, 
other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) 
Pers. and Stranvaesia Lindl., intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
10. Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, other 
than fruit and seeds Special requirements 
(b)no symptoms of Clyphonectria parasitica 
(Murrill) Barr have been observed at the 
place of production or in its immediate vicin­
ity since the beginning of the last complete 
cycle of vegetation 
Official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in an area known to be 
free from Ceratpcystis fmbriata f.sp. platani 
Walter; 
or 
(b)no symptoms of Ceratocystis fmbriata f.sp. 
platani Walter have been observed at the pla­
ce of production or in its immediate vicinity 
since the beginning of the last complete cycle 
of vegetation 
Official statement: 
(a) the plants originate in zones recognized as 
being free from Envinia amylovora (Burr.) 
Winsl. et al. in accordance with the procedu­
re laid down in Article 18; 
or 
(b)that the plants in the field of production and 
its immediate vicinity, which have shown 
symptoms of d'Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) 
Winsl. et al., have been rogued out 
Official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al., Phoma 
thacheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveliand Gikashvi-
li Citrus vein enation woody gall and Citrus 
tristeza virus (European strains); 
(b) the plants derive from 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 individual testing for, at 
least, Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) 
and Citrus vein enation woddy gall, using ap­
propriate indicators or equivalent methods, 
approved in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 18, and have been grow­
ing permanently in an insectproof glasshouse 
or in an isolated cage on which no symptoms 
of Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al., of Phoma 
tracheiphila (Pandri) Kanchaveli and Gikash-
vili, Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) 
and Citrus vein enation woody gall have been 
observed; 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
98 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
11. Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musa-
ceae, Persea spp. and Strelitziaceae, roo­
ted or with growing medium attached or 
associated 
12. Plants of Fragaria L., Prunus L. and Rubus 
L., intended for planting, other than seeds Special requirements 
(c) the plants: 
— have been derived from 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 indivi­
dual testing for, at least, Citrus vein ena­
tion woody gall and Citrus tristeza virus 
(European strains), using appropriate in­
dicators or equivalent methods, approved 
in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 18, and has been found in 
these tests, free from Citrus tristeza virus 
(European strains), and certified free 
from, at least, Citrus tristeza virus (Euro­
pean strains) in official individual tests 
carried out according to the methods 
menrionned in this indent 
and 
— have been inspected and no symptoms of 
Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al., Phoma tra-
cheiphila (Pandri) Kanchaveli and Gi-
kashviJi, and of Citrus vein enation woody 
gall and Citrus tristeza virus have been 
observed since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation 
Official statement that: 
(a) no contamination by Radopholus similis 
(Cobb) Thorne has been observed at the 
place of production since the beginning of 
the last complete cycle of vegetation; 
(b)soiJ and roots from suspected plants have 
been subjected since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation to official nema-
tological testing for at least Radopholus simi­
lis (Cobb) Thorne and have been found, in 
these tests, free from that harmful organism 
Official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from the relevant harmful organisms; 
or 
(b)no symptoms of diseases caused by the rel­
evant harmful organisms have been observed 
on plants at the place of production since the 
beginning of the last complete cycle of veg­
etation 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
99 
Plants, plant products and other objects Special requirements 
13. Plants of Cydonia Mill, and Pyrus L., in­
tended for planting, other than seeds 
14. Plants of Fragaria L., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds The relevant harmful organisms are: 
— on 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 ting virus 
— Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and 
King 
— on Prunus L.: 
— Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm 
— Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni 
(Smith) Dye 
— on Prunus persica (L.) Batsch: 
Pseudomonas syringae pv.persicae (Pruni­
er et al.) Young et al., 
— on Rubus L.: 
— Arabis mosaic virus 
— Raspberry ringspot virus 
— Strawberry latent ringspot virus 
— Tomato black ring virus 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to plants listed in Annex IV A II (9), offi­
cial statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Pear decline mycoplasm; 
or 
(b)the plants at the place of production and in 
its immediate vicinity, which have shown 
symptoms giving rise to the suspicion of con­
tamination by Pear decline mycoplasm, have 
been rogued out at that place within the last 
three complete cycles of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV A II (12) 
official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie; 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
100 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
15. Plants of Malus Mill., intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds Special requirements 
(b)no symptoms of Aphelenchoides besseyi 
Christie have been observed on the plants at 
the place of production since the beginning 
of the last complete cycle of vegetation; 
or 
(c) in case of plants in tissue culture, the plants 
have been derived from plants complying 
with section (b) of this item or have been 
officially tested by appropriate nematological 
methods and have been found free from 
Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV A II (9), 
official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Apple proliferation mycoplasm; 
or 
(b) (aa) the plants, other than those raised from 
seed, have been: 
— either officially certified under a cer­
tification scheme requiring them to 
be derived in direct line from mate­
rial which has been maintained un­
der appropriate conditions and sub­
jected to official testing for at least 
Apple proliferation mycoplasm 
using appropriate indicators or equi­
valent methods and has been found, 
in these tests, free from that harmful 
organism, 
or 
— derived in direct line from material 
which is maintained under appro­
priate conditions and has been sub­
jected, within the last six complete 
cycles of vegetation, at least once, to 
official testing for, at least, Apple 
proliferation mycoplasm using ap­
propriate indicators or equivalent 
methods and has been found, in the­
se tests, free from that harmful orga­
nism; 
(bb) no symptoms of diseases caused by Ap­
ple proliferation mycoplasm have been 
observed on the plants at the place of 
production, or on the susceptible plants 
in its immediate vicinity since the begin­
ning of the last three complete cycles of 
vegetation 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
101 
Plants, plant products and other objects Special requirements 
16. Plants of the following species of Prunus 
L., intended for planting, other than 
seeds: 
— 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 ssp. domestica L., 
— Prunus domestica ssp. insititia (L.) 
C.K. Schneid. 
— Prunus domestica ssp. italica (Borkh.) 
Hegi., 
— Prunus glandulosa Thunb., 
— Prunus holosericea Batal., 
— Prunus hortulana Bailey, 
— Prunus japonica Thunb., 
— Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koeh-
ne, 
— 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. other species of 
Prunus L. susceptible to Plum pox vi­
rus 
17. Plants of Vitis L., other than fruit and 
seeds Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV A II (12), 
official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Plum pox virus; 
or 
(b)(aa) the plants, other than those raised from 
seed, have been: 
— either officially certified under a cer­
tification scheme requiring them to 
be derived in direct line from mate­
rial which has been maintained un­
der appropriate conditions and sub­
jected to official testing for, at least 
Plum pox virus using appropriate in­
dicators or equivalent methods and 
has been found, in these tests, free 
from that harmful organism, 
or 
— derived in direct line from material 
which is maintained under appropri­
ate conditions and has been sub­
jected within the last three complete 
cycles of vegetation, at least once, to 
official testing for at least Plum pox 
virus using appropriate indicators for 
equivalent methods and has been 
found, in these tests, free from that 
harmful organism; 
or 
(bb) no symptoms of disease caused by Plum 
pox virus have been observed on plants 
at the place of production or on the sus­
ceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, 
since the beginning of the last three 
complete cycles of vegetation; 
(cc) plants at the place of production which 
have shown symptoms of disease caused 
by other viruses or virus-like pathogens, 
have been rogued out 
Official statement that no symptoms of Grape­
vine Ravescence dorée MLO and Xylophilus 
ampelinus (Panagopoulos) Willems et al. have 
been observed on the mother-stock plants at the 
place of production since the beginning of the 
last two complete cycles of vegetation 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
102 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
18.1. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., inten­
ded for planting Special requirements 
18.2. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., inten­
ded forplanting, other than tubers of tho­
se varieties officially accepted in one or 
more Member States pursuant to Council 
Directive 70/457/EEC Official statement that: 
(a) the Community provisions to combat Synchy­
trium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival 
have been complied with; 
and 
(b) either the tubers originate in an area known 
to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. 
sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) 
Davis et al. or the Community provisions to 
combat Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepe­
donicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis 
et al. have been complied with; 
and 
(c) the tubers originate from a field known to be 
free from Globodera rostochiensis (Wollen-
weber) Behrens and Globodera pallida (Sto­
ne) Behrens 
(d)(aa) either, the tubers originate in areas in 
which Pseudomonas solanacearum 
(Smith) Smith is known not to occur; or 
(bb) in areas where Pseudomonas solanacea­
rum (Smith) Smith is known to occur, 
the tubers originate from a place of pro­
duction found free from Pseudomonas 
solanacearum (Smith) Smith, or consid­
ered to be free thereof, as a conse­
quence of the implementation of an ap­
propriate procedure aiming at eradicat­
ing Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) 
Smith 
Without prejudice to the special requirements 
applicable to the tubers listed in Annex IV A II 
(18.1), official statement that the tubers: 
— belong to advanced selections such a state­
ment being indicated in an appropriate way 
on the document accompanying the relevant 
tubers, 
— have been produced within the Community, 
and 
— have been derived in direct line from ma­
terial which has been maintained under ap­
propriate conditions and has been subjected 
within the Community to official quarantine 
testing in accordance with appropriate 
methods and has been found, in these tests, 
free from harmful organisms 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/4/EC-Art 1 
92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
103 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
18.3. Plants of stolon — or tuberforming spe­
cies of Solanum L., or their hybrids, inten­
ded for planting, other than those tubers 
of Solanum tuberosum L. specified in An­
nex IV A H (18.1) or (18.2), and other 
than culture maintenance material being 
stored in genebanks or genetic stock col­
lections Special requirements 
(a) The plants shall have been held under quar­
antine conditions and shall have found free 
of any harmful organisms in quarantine test­
ing; 
(b)the quarantine testing referred to in (a) shall: 
(aa) be supervised by the official plant protec­
tion organization of the Member State 
concerned and executed by scientifically 
trained staff of that organization or of any 
officially approved body; 
(bb) be executed at a site provided with ap­
propriate facilities sufficient to contain 
harmful organisms and maintain the ma­
terial including indicator plants in such a 
way as to eliminate any risk of spreading 
harmful organisms; 
(cc) be executed on each unit of the material, 
— by visual examination at regular inter­
vals 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 pro­
gramme, for symptoms caused by any 
harmful organisms, 
— by testing, in accordance with appro­
priate methods to be submitted to the 
Committee referred to in Article 18: 
— 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 Y°, Y* 
and Yc) and Potato leaf roll vi­
rus, 
— Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. 
sepedonicus (Spieckermann and 
Kotthoff) Davis et ai, 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
104 
Plants, plant products and other objects Special requirements 
18.4. 
18.5. Plants of stolon — or tuberforming spe­
cies of Solanum L, or their hybrids, inten­
ded for planting, being stored in gene 
banks or genetic stock collections 
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other 
than those mentioned in Annex IV A II 
(18.1), (18.2), (18.3) or (18.4) 
18.6. Plants of Solanaceae intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds and other than 
plants mentioned in Annex IV A II 
(18.4.) or (18.5) — Pseudomonas solanacearum 
(Smith) Smith 
— in the case ot true seed potato at 
least for the viruses and viroid 
listed above; 
(dd) by appropriate testing on any other symp­
tom observed in the visual examination in 
order to identify the harmful organisms 
having caused such symptoms; 
(c) any material, which has not been found free, 
under the testing specified under (b) from 
harmful organisms as specified under (b) 
shall be immediately destroyed or subjected 
to procedures which eliminate the harmful 
organism(s); 
(d)each organization or research body holding 
this material shall inform their official 
Member State Plant Protection Service of the 
material held 
Each organization or research body holding such 
material shall inform their official Member State 
Plant Protection Service of the material held 
There shall be evidence by a registration number 
put on the packaging, or in the case of loose 
loaded potatoes transported in bulk, on the ve­
hicle transporting the potatoes, that the potatoes 
have been grown by an officially registered pro­
ducer, or originate from officially registered col­
lective storage or dispatching centres located in 
the area of production indicating that the tubers 
are free from Pseudomonas solanacearum 
(Smith) Smith and that 
(a) the Community provisions to combat Synchy­
trium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival; 
and 
(b)where appropriate, the Community provi­
sions to combat Clavibacter michiganensis 
ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kot­
thoff) Davis et al., 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants, listed in Annex IV A II 
(18.1), (18.2) and (18.3), where appropriate, 
official statement that: 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/4/EC-Art 1 
92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
(adapted) 
105 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
18.7. Plants of Capsicum annuum L., Lycopersi­
cum (L) Karsten ex Farw., Musa L., Nico-
tiana L., and Solanum melongena L., in­
tended for planting other than seeds 
19. 
20. Plants of Humulus lupulus L. intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
Plants of Dendranthema (DC.) Des 
Moul.. Dianthus L. and Pelargonium L'Hé-
rit ex Ait. intended for planting, other 
than seeds Special requirements 
21.1. Plants of Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. 
intended for planting, other than seeds (a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Potato stolbur mycoplasm 
or 
(b)no symptoms of Potato stolbur mycoplasm 
have been observed on the plants at the place 
of production since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable, to the plants listed in Annex IV A II ( 18.6) 
where appropriate, official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas which have been 
found free from Pseudomonas solanacearum 
(Smith) Smith; or 
(b)no symptoms of Pseudomonas solanacearum 
(Smith) Smith have been observed on the 
plants at place of production since the begin­
ning of the last complete cycle of vegetation 
Official statement that no symptoms of Verticil­
lium albo-atrum Reinke and Benhold and of 
Verticillium dahliae Kiebahn have been observed 
on hops at the place of production since the be­
ginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation 
Official statement that: 
(a) no signs of Heliothis armgera Hûbner or of 
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) have been ob­
served at the place of production since the 
beginning of the last complete cycle of vege­
tation; 
or 
(b) the plants have undergone appropriate treat­
ment to protect them from the said orga­
nisms 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV A II (20), 
official statement that: 
(a) the plants are no more than third generation 
stock derived from material which has been 
found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt 
viroid during viroiogical tests, or are directly 
derived from material of which a representa­
tive 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; 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 . 1 
95/4/EC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
106 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
21.2. Plants of Dianthus L. intended for plan­
ting, other than seeds 
22. Bulbs of Tulipa L and Narcissus L., other 
than those for which there shall be evi­
dence by their packaging, or by other 
means, that they are intended for sale to 
final consumers not involved in professio­
nal cut flower production Special requirements 
(b)the plants or cuttings have come from prem­
ises: 
— which have been officially inspected at 
least monthly, during the three months 
prior to dispatch and on which no symp­
toms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have 
been observed during that period, and in 
the immediate vicinity of which no symp­
toms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have 
been known to have occurred during the 
three months prior to marketing, 
or 
— the consignment has undergone appropri­
ate treatment against Puccinia horiana 
Hennings; 
(c) in the case of unrooted cuttings no symptoms 
of Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and 
Davis) v. Arx were observed either on the 
cuttings or on the plants from which the cut­
tings were derived, or that in the case of 
rooted cuttings, no symptoms of Didymelle 
ligulicola (Baker, Dimock and Davis) v. Arx 
were observed either on the cuttings or on 
the rooting bed 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV A II (20), 
official statement that: * • 
— the p'lants have been derived in direct line 
from mother plants which have been found 
free from Envinia chrysanthemi pv. dianthi-
cola (Hellraers) Dickey, Pseudomonas caryo-
phylli (Burkholder) Starr and Burkholder, 
and Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenw.) van 
Beyma on officially approved tests carried 
out at least once within the two previous 
years, 
— no symptoms of the above harmful organisms 
have been observed on the plants 
Official statement that no symptoms of Ditylen­
chus dipsaci (Kûhn) Fiiipjev have been observed 
on the plants since the beginning of the last com­
plete cycle of vegetation 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
107 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
23. 
24. 
25. Plants of Apium graveolens L.,Argyranthe-
mum spp., Aster spp., Brassica spp., Capsi­
cum annuum L., Cucumis spp., Dendran­
thema (DC.) Des. Moul., Dianthus L and 
their hybrids, Exacum spp., Gerbera Cass., 
Gypsophila L., Lactuca spp., Leucanthe-
mum L., Lupinus L., Lycopersicon lycoper­
sicum (L.) Karsten ex. Farw., Solanum 
melongena L., Spinacia L., Tanacetum L 
and J^rbena I_, intended for planting, 
other than seeds Special requirements 
Plants with roots, planted or intended for 
planting, grown in the open air 
Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for 
planting, other than seeds 
26. Seeds of Helianthus annuus L. Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants, where appropriate, listed in 
Annex IV A II (20), (21.1) or (21.2), official 
statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in an area known to be 
free from Liriommyza bryoniae (Kaltenbach), 
Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Li­
riomyza trifolii (Burgess); 
(b) either no signs of Liriomyza bryoniae (Kalten-
,bach), Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) or 
of Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) have been ob­
served at the place of production, on official 
inspections carried out at least monthly du­
ring the three months prior to harvesting; 
or 
(c) immediately prior to marketing the plants 
have been inspected and found free from 
signs of the relevant harmful organisms and 
have been subjected to an appropriate treat­
ment aimed at eradicading Liriomyza bryo­
niae (Kaltenbach), Liriomyza huidobrensis 
(Blanchard) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) 
Thera shall be evidence that the place of produc­
tion is known to be free from Clavibacter michi­
ganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and 
Kotthoff) Davis et al., Globodera pallida (Stone) 
Behrens, Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) 
Behrens and Synchytrium endobioticum (Schil­
bersky) Percival 
Official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in areas known to be free 
from Beet leaf curl virus; 
or 
(b)Beet leaf curl virus has not been known to 
occur in the area of production and no symp­
toms of Beet leaf curl virus have been obser­
ved at the place of production or in its imme­
diate vicinity since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation 
Official statement that: 
(a) the seeds originate in areas known to be free 
from Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. and 
de Toni; 
or 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
108 
Plants, plant products and other objects 
27. Seeds of Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) 
Karsten ex Farw. 
28.1. Seeds of Medicago sativa L. 
28.2. Seeds of Medicago sativa L. Special requirements 
(b)the seeds, other than those seeds that have 
been produced on varieties resistant to all ra­
ces of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. 
and de Toni present in the area of produc­
tion, have been subjected to an appropriate 
treatment against Plasmopara halstedii (Far-
law) Berl. and de Toni 
Official statement that the seeds have been ob­
tained by means of an appropriate acid extrac­
tion method or an equivalent method approved 
in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 18, 
and 
(a) either the seeds originate in areas where 
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis 
(Smith) Davis et al., or Xanthomonas cam­
pestris pv. vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye are not 
known to occur; 
or 
(b)no symptoms of diseases caused by those 
harmful organisms have been observed on 
the plants at the place of production during 
their last complete cycle of vegetation; 
or 
(c) the seeds have been subjected to official test­
ing for at least those harmful organisms, on 
a representative sample and using appropri­
ate methods, and have been found, in these 
tests, to be free from those harmful organ­
isms 
Official statement that: 
(a) no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kûhn) 
Fiiipjev have been observed at the place of 
production since the beginning of the last 
complete cycle of vegetation and that no 
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kûhn) Fiiipjev has been 
revealed by laboratory tests on a representa­
tive sample; 
(b)that fumigation has taken place prior to 
marketing 
Without prejudice to the requirements appli­
cable to the plants listed in Annex IV A II 
(28.1), official statement that: 
(a) the seeds originate in areas known to be free 
from Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidio­
sus Davis et al.; 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
109 
Plants, plant products and other objects Special requirements 
29. Seeds of Phaseolus L. 
30.1. Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, 
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids (b) — Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus 
Davis et al. has not been known to occur 
on the farm or in the immediate vicinity 
since the beginning of the past 10 years, 
and 
— the crop belongs to a variety recog­
nized as being highly resistant to 
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insi-
diosus Davis et ai, 
or 
— it had not yet started its fourth com­
plete cycle of vegetation from sow­
ing when the seed harvested, and 
there was not more than one preced­
ing seed harvest from the crop, 
or 
— the content of inert matter which has 
been determined in accordance with 
the rules applicable for certification 
of seed marketed in the Community, 
does not exceed 0,1 % by weight 
— no symptoms of Clavibacter michiganensis 
ssp. insidiosus Davis et al. have been ob­
served at the place of production or on 
any Medicago sativa L. crop adjacent to it 
during the last complete cycle of vegeta­
tion or, where appropriate, the last two 
cycles of vegetation, 
— 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 
Official statement that: 
(a) the seeds originate in areas known to be free 
from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli 
(Smith) Dye; 
or 
(b) a representative sample of the seeds has been 
tested and found free from Xanthomonas 
campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye in these 
tests 
The packaging shall bear an appropriate origin 
mark 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
110 
Part B 
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS WHICH SHALL BE LAID DOWN BY ALL MEMBER STATES 
FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND MOVEMENT OF PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND 
OTHER OBJECTS INTO AND WITHIN CERTAIN PROTECTED ZONES 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
Wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) 
Wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) Special requirements Protected zone(s) 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
wood listed in Annex IV A I 
(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), 
(7), where appropriate, 
(a) the wood shall be stripped 
of its bark; 
or 
(b)official statement that the 
wood originates in areas 
known to be free from Den-
droctonus micans Kugelan; 
or 
(c) there shall be evidence by a 
mark 'Kiln-dried', 'KD' or 
another internationally rec­
ognized mark, put on the 
wood or on its packaging in 
accordance with current 
commercial usage, that it 
has undergone kiln-drying 
to below 20 % moisture 
content, expressed as a per­
centage of dry matter, at 
time of manufacture, 
achieved through an ap­
propriate time/temperature 
schedule 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
wood listed in Annex IV A I 
(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), 
(7),. where appropriate, and 
AnnexIVB(l), 
(a) the wood shall be stripped 
of its bark; 
or 
(b)official statement that the 
wood originates in areas 
known to be free from Ips 
duplicatus Sahlberg; 
or EL, IRL, UK f) 92/103/EEC-.Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
EL, IRL, UK 96/14/EC-Art. 1 
111 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
Wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) Special requirements 
(c) there shall be evidence by a 
mark 'Kiln-dried', 'KD' or 
another internationally rec­
ognized mark, put on the 
wood or on its packaging in 
accordance with current 
commercial usage, that it 
has undergone kiln-drying 
to below 20 % moisture 
content expressed as a per­
centage of dry matter, at 
time of manufacture, 
achieved through an ap­
propriate time/temperature 
schedule 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
wood listed in Annex IV A I 
(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), 
(7), where appropriate, and 
Annex IV B(l), (2), 
(a) the wood shall be stripped 
of its bark; 
or 
(b)official statement that the 
wood originates in areas 
known to be free from Ips 
typographus Heer; 
or 
(c) there shall be evidence by a 
mark 'Kiln-dried', 'KD' or 
another internationally rec­
ognized mark, put on the 
wood or on its packaging in 
accordance with current 
commercial usage, that it 
has undergone kiln-drying 
to below 20 % moisture 
content expressed as a per­
centage of dry matter, at 
time of manufacture, 
achieved through an ap­
propriate time/temperature 
schedule Protected zone(s) 
IRLJIK 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1-
112 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
Wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) 
Wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) Special requirements 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
wood listed in Annex IV A I 
(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), 
(7), where appropriate, and 
Annex IV B(l), (2), (3), 
(a) the wood shall be stripped 
of its bark; 
(b)official statement that the 
wood originates in areas 
known to be free from Ips 
amitinus Eichhof; 
(c) there shall be evidence by a 
mark 'Kiln-dried', 'KD' or 
another internationally rec­
ognized mark, put on the 
wood or on its packaging in 
accordance with current 
commercial usage, that it 
has undergone kiln-drying 
to below 20 % moisture 
content, expressed as a per­
centage of dry matter, at 
time of manufacture, 
achieved through an ap­
propriate time/temperature 
schedule 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
wood listed in Annex IV A I 
(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), 
(7), where appropriate, and 
Annex IV B(l), (2), (3), (4), 
(a) the wood shall be stripped 
of its bark; 
(b)official statement that the 
wood originates in areas 
known to be free from Ips 
cembrae Heer; 
or Protected zone(s) 
ELF(ConiiçaURI.,UK 
EL. IRL. UK. fN-IRL. 
Isle of Manl 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
113 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
Wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) Special requirements 
(c) there shall be evidence by a 
mark 'Kiln-dried', 'KD' or 
another internationally rec­
ognized mark, put on the 
wood or on its packaging in 
accordance with current 
commercial usage, that it 
has undergone kiln-drying 
to below 20 % moisture 
content; expressed as a per­
centage of dry matter, at 
time of manufacture, 
achieved through an ap­
propriate time/temperature 
schedule 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
wood listed in Annex IV A I 
(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), 
(7), where appropriate, and 
Annex IV B (1), (2), (3), (4), 
(5), 
(a) the wood shall be stripped 
of its bark; 
or 
(b)official statement that the 
wood originates in areas 
known to be free from Ips 
sexdentatus Boerner; 
(c) there shall be evidence by a 
mark 'Kiln-dried', 'KD' or 
another internationally rec­
ognized mark, put on the 
wood or on its packaging in 
accordance with current 
commercial usage, that it 
has undergone kiln-drying 
to below 20 % moisture 
content expressed as a per­
centage of dry matter, at 
time of manufacture, 
achieved through an ap­
propriate time/temperature 
schedule Protected zone(s) 
IRL.UKfN-IRL.Isleof 
Man) 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
114 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
6.1. Wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) 
6.2. Wood of conifers 
(Coniferales) Special requirements 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
wood listed in Annex IV A I 
(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), 
(7), where appropriate, and 
Annex IV B (1), (2), (3), (4), 
(5), (6), 
(a) the wood shall be stripped 
of its bark; 
or 
(b)official statement that the 
wood originates in areas 
known to be free from Pis-
sodes spp. (European); 
or 
(c) there shall be evidence by a 
mark 'Kiln-dried', 'KD' or 
another internationally rec­
ognized mark, put on the 
wood or on its packaging in 
accordance with current 
commercial usage, that it 
has undergone kiln-drying 
to below 20 % moisture 
content, expressed as a per­
centage of dry matter, at 
time of manufacture, 
achieved through an ap­
propriate time/temperature 
schedule 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
wood listed in Annex IV A I 
(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), 
(7), where appropriate, and 
Annex IV B (4), 
(a) the wood shall be stripped 
of its bark; 
or 
(b)official statement that the 
wood originates in areas 
known to be free from 
Matsucoccus feytaudi Due. Protected zone(s) 
IRL.UKfN-IRL.Isleof 
Man and Jersey) 
F (Corsica) 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/41/EC- Art. 1 
115 
10. Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
Plants of Abies Mill- La­
rix Mill.. Picea A. Dietr.. 
Pinus L.. and Pseudotsu­
ga Carr.. over 3 m in 
height other than fruit 
and seeds 
Plants of Abies Mill.. La­
rix Mill.. Picea A. Dietr. 
and Pinus L.. over 3 m 
in height other than 
fruit and seeds 
Plants of Abies Mill.. LSL. 
rix Mill.. Picea A. Dietr.. 
,Pmu5 L.. and Pseudotsu­
ga Carr.. over 3 m in 
height other than fruit 
and seeds 
Plants of Abies Mill.. La­
rix Mill.. Picea A. Dietr. 
and Pinus L.. over 3 m 
in height other than 
fruit and seeds Special requirements 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV AI (8.1), (8.2), (9), (10) and 
Annex IV A II (4), (5), where 
appropriate, official statement 
that the place of production is 
free from Dendroctonus micans 
Kugelan 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (S.2), (9), (10), 
Annex IV A II (4), (5) and 
Annex IV B (7), where ap­
propriate, official statement 
that the place of production is 
free from Ips duplicatus Sahl-
berg 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (S.2), (9), (10), 
Annex IV A II (4), (5) and 
Annex IV B (7), (8), where ap­
propriate, official statement 
that the place of production is 
free from Ips typographus Heer 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), 
Annex IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (9), 
(10), Annex IV A II (4), (5)and 
Annex IV B (7), (8), (9), where 
appropriate, official statement 
that the place of production is 
free from Ips amitinus Eichhof Protected zone(s) 
IRL.UK n 
EL. IRL. UK 
IBUIK 
EL.F(CQrsiça),lRL,UK 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
116 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
11. Plants of Abies Mill. La­
rix Mill.. Picea A. Dietr.. 
Pinus !.. and Pseudotsu-Special requirements 
gfl Carr,, over 3 m in 
height other than fruit 
seeds 
12. Plants of Abies Mill.. La­
rix Mill.. Picea A, Dietr. 
and Pinus L„ over 3 m in 
height, other than fruit 
s£e_ds 
13. Plants of Abies Mill.. La­
rix Mill,. Picea A. Dietr, 
and Pinus L.. over 3 m in 
height, other than fruit 
seeds 
14.1. Isolated bark of conifers 
(Coniferales) Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), 
Annex IV A U (4), (5) and 
Annex IV B (7), (8), (9), (10), 
where appropriate, official 
statement that the place of pro­
duction is free from Ips cembrae 
Heer 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), 
Annex IV A II (4), (5) and 
Annex IV B (7), (8), (9), (10), 
(11), where appropriate, official 
statement that the place of pro­
duction is free from Ips sexden-
tatus Boer ne r 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), 
Annex IV A II (4), (5) and 
Annex IV B (7), (8), (9), (10), 
(11), (12), where appropriate, 
official statement that the place 
of production is free from Pis-
sodes spp. (European) 
Without prejudice to the pro­
hibitions applicable to the bark 
listed in Annex III A (4), offi­
cial statement that the consign­
ment 
(a) has been subjected to fu­
migation to other appropri­
ate treatments against bark 
beetles; 
or Protected zone(s) 
EL IRL. UK, (N-IRL 
Isle of Man) 
IRL.UKfN-TRI..Isleof 
Man) 
IRL.UKrN-IRL.Isleof 
Man and Jersey^ 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC -Art 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
EL, IRL, UK f) 96/14/EC-Art 1 
117 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
14.2. Isolated bark of conifers 
(Coniferales) 
14.3. Isolated bark of conifers 
(Coniferales) Special requirements 
14.4. Isolated bark of conifers (b) originates in areas known to 
be free from Dendroctonus 
micans Kugelan 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the bark 
listed in Annex III A (4), Annex 
IV B (14.1), official statement 
that the consignment: 
(a) has been subjected to fu­
migation to other appropri­
ate treatments against bark 
beetles; 
or 
(b) originates in areas known to 
be free from Ips amitinus 
Eichbof 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the bark 
listed in Annex III A (4), Annex 
IV B (14.1), (14.2), official 
statement that the consign­
ment: 
(a) has been subjected to fu­
migation or other appropri­
ate treatments against bark 
beetles; 
(b) originates in areas known to 
be free from Ips cembrae 
Heer 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the bark 
listed in Annex III A (4), Annex 
IV B (14.1), (14.2), (14.3), offi­
cial statement that the consign­
ment: 
(a) has been subjected to fu­
migation to other appropri­
ate treatments against bark 
beetles; 
(b) originates in areas known to 
be free from Ips duplicatus 
Sa hi berg Protected zone(s) 
ELFfCorsicaURLUK 
EL. IRL. UK. fN-IRL. 
Isle of Man^ 
EL. IRL. UK 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
118 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
14.5. Isolated bark of conifers 
(Coniferales) Special requirements 
14.6. Isolated bark of conifers 
(Coniferales) 
14.7. Isolated bark of conifers 
(Coniferales) 
14.8. Isolated bark of conifers 
(Coniferales) Protected zone(s) 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the bark 
listed in Annex III A j(4), Annex 
IV B (14.1), (14.2), (14.3), 
(14.4), official statement that 
the consignment: 
(a) has been subjected to fu­
migation or other appropri­
ate treatments against bark 
beetles; 
or 
(b) originates in areas known to 
be free from Ips sexdentatus 
Boerner 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the bark 
listed in Annex III A (4), Annex 
IV B (14.1), (14.2), (14.3), 
(14.4), (14.5), official statement 
that the consignment: 
(a) has been subjected to fu­
migation or other appropri­
ate treatments against bark 
beetles; 
or 
(b) originates in areas known to 
be free from Ips typographus 
Heer 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the bark 
listed in Annex III A (4), Annex 
IV B (14.2), official statement 
that the consignment: 
(a) has been subjected to fu­
migation or other appropri­
ate treatments; 
or 
(b) originates in areas known to 
be free from Matsucoccus 
feytaudi Due. 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the bark 
listed in Annex III A (4), Annex 
IV B (14.1), (14.2), (14.3), 
(14.4), (14.5) and (14.6), offi­
cial statement that the consign­
ment: IRL UK (N-IRL Isle of 
Man) 
IRL. UK 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/41/EC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
F (Corsica) 
IRT..UK(N-TRL.Isleof 
Man and Jersey) 95/41/EC-Art 1 
119 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
15. Plants of Larix Mill., in­
tended for planting, 
other than seeds Special requirements 
16. Plants of Pinus L., Picea 
A. Dietr., Larix Mill., 
Abies Mill., and Pseudot­
suga Carr., intended for 
planting, other than 
seeds 
17. Plants of Pinus L., inten­
ded for planting, other 
than seeds (a) has been subjected to fu­
migation or other appropri­
ate treatments against bark 
beetles; 
or 
(b) originates in areas known to 
be free from Pissodes spp. 
(European) 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV AI (8.1), (8.2), (10), Annex 
IV AII (5) and Annex IV B (7), 
(8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), 
official statement that the 
plants have been produced in 
nurseries and that the place of 
production is free from Cephal-
cia lariciphila (Klug.) 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (9), Annex 
IV AII (4) and Annex IV B (7), 
(8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), 
(15), where appropriate, official 
statement that the plants have 
been produced in nurseries and 
that the place of production is 
free from Gremmeniella abiedi-
na (Lag.) Morelet 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (9), Annex 
IV AII (4) and Annex IV B (7), 
(8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), 
(16), official statement that the 
plants have been produced in 
nurseries and that the place of 
production and its immediate 
vicinity is free from Thauman-
dopoea pityocampa (Den. and 
Schiff.). Protected zone(s) 
IRL. UK (N-IRL Isle of 
Man and Jersey^ 
IRL. UK (N-IRL^ 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
E (lbiza) 
120 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects Special requirements 
18. Plants of Picea A. Dietr. 
intended for planting, 
other than seeds 
19. Plants of Eucalyptus 
LHerit other than fruit 
and seeds 
20.1. Tubers of Solanum tube­
rosum L., intended for 
planting Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (1), Annex 
IV A I (8.1), (8.2), (10), Annex 
IV AII (5) and Annex IV B (7), 
(8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), 
(16), official statement that the 
plants have been produced in 
nurseries and that the place of 
production is free from Gilpinia 
hercyniae (Hartig) 
Official statement that: 
(a) the plants are free from soil, 
and have been subjected to 
a treatment against Gonip-
terus scutellatus Gyll.; 
or 
(b)the plants originate in areas 
known to be free from Go-
nipterus scutellatus Gyll. 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions applicable to the plants 
listed in Annex III A (10), (11), 
Annex IV A I (25.1), (25.2), 
(25.3), (25.4), (25.5), (25.6), 
Annex IV A II (18.1), (18.2), 
(18.3), (18.4) and (18.6), offi­
cial statement that the tubers: 
(a) were grown in an area 
where Beet necrotic yellow 
vein virus (BNYVV) is 
known not to occur; 
or 
(b)were grown on land, or in 
growing media consisting of 
soil that is known to be free 
from BNYVV, or officially 
tested by appropriate 
methods and found free 
from BNYW; 
or 
(c) have been washed free from 
soil Protected zone(s) 
EL. IRL UK (N-IRL. 
Isle of Man and Jersey) 
ELP 
DK. F (Brittanv). FI. 
IRL P (Azores). S. UK 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
121 
20.2. 
20.3. 
21. Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
Tubers of Solanum tube­
rosum L., other than tho­
se mentioned in Annex 
IV B (20.1) and other 
than those intended for 
starch production at pre­
mises with approved 
waste disposal facilities 
Tubers of Solanum tuber­
osum L. Special requirements 
Plants and live pollen for 
pollination of: Chaeno-
meles Lindl., Cotoneas-
ter Ehrh., Crataegus L., 
Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya 
Lindl.. Malus Mill., Mes-
pilus L., Pyracantha 
Roem., Pyrus L, Sorbus 
L., other than Sorbus in­
termedia (Ehrh.) Pers., 
Stranvaesia Lindl., other 
than fruit and seeds The consignment or lot shall 
not contain more than 1 % by 
weight of soil 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements listed in Part A (II) 
of Annex IV (18.1), (18.2) and 
(1S.5), official statement that 
provisions are complied with in 
respect of Globodera pallida 
(Stone) Behrens and Globod­
era rostochiensis ( Wollenweber) 
Behrens which are in accord­
ance with those laid down in 
Directive 69/465/EEC 
Without prejudice to the pro­
hibitions applicable to the 
plants listed in Annex III A (9), 
(IS), and Annex III B (1), 
where appropriate, official 
statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in the 
protected zones E. F Protected zor.e(s) 
(Champagne-Ardennes. Al­
sace — except department 
of Bas-Rhin —. Lorraine. 
Franche-Comté. Rhône-
Alpes — except department 
of Rhône —. Bourgogne-
Auvergne — except depart­
ment of Puy de Dome — . 
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'A­
zur. Corse. Languedoc-
Roussillon). IRL. I. P. UK 
(N-IRL. Isle of Man and the 
Channel Islands). A. FI 
or 
(b)the plants have been pro­
duced or, if moved into a 
'buffer zone', maintained, 
for a period of at least one 
year, on a field: DK. F (Brittanvi. FI. 
IRL. P (Azores). S. UK 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
FI 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC 
E. F (Champagne-Ar­
dennes. Alsace — except 
the department of Bas-
Rhin — Lorraine. Fran­
che-Comté. Rhône-AI-
— excent the depart-pes. 
ment of Rhône —. Bour­
gogne. Auvergne — ex­
cept the department of 
Puv-de-Dome). Proven-
çe-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 
Corse.Languedoc-Rous-
sillon). IRL I. P. UK 
(N-IRL Isle of Man and 
Channel Islands). A. FI 92/103/EEC -Art. 1 
95/41/EC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
122 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects Special requirements 
(aa) located in an officially 
designed 'buffer zone' 
covering at least 
50 km2 i.e. an area 
where host plants are 
subjected to an official­
ly approved and super­
vised control regime 
with the object of mini­
mizing the risk of Er-
winia amylovora 
(Burr.) Winsl. et al. be­
ing spread from the 
plants grown there 
(bb) which has been official­
ly approved before the 
start of the last com­
plete cycle of vegeta­
tion, for the cultivation 
of plants under the re­
quirements laid down 
in this point 
(cc) which, as well as the 
other parts of the 'buff­
er zone', has been 
found free from Envi­
nia amylovora (Burr.) 
Winsl. et -al. since the 
beginning of the last 
complete cycle of ve­
getation, 
— at official inspec­
tions carried out at 
least twice in the 
field, as well as in 
the surrounding 
zone of a radius of 
at least 250 m, i.e. 
once during Jury/ 
August and once 
during September/ 
October, 
and Protected zone(s) 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
123 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects Special requirements 
22. Plants of Allium porrum 
L., Apium L-, Beta L., 
Brassica napus L, Bras-
sica râpa L., Daucus L., 
other than plants inten­
ded for planting — at official spot 
checks carried out 
in the surrounding 
zone of a radius of 
at least 1 km, at 
least once during 
July to October, in 
selected appropria­
te places, in parti­
cular where appro­
priate indicator 
plants are present 
and 
— at official tests car­
ried out in accor­
dance with an ap­
propriate laborato­
ry method on sam­
ples officially 
drawn, since the 
start of the last 
complete cycle of 
vegetation, from 
plants having 
shown symptoms of 
Envinia amylovora 
(Burr.) Winsl. et al. 
on the field or in 
other parts of the 
'buffer zone', 
and 
(dd) from which, as well as 
from the other parts of 
the 'buffer zone' no 
host plants showing 
symptoms of Envinia 
amylovora (Burr.) 
Winsl. et al. have been 
removed without prior 
official investigation or 
approval 
The consignment or lot shall 
not contain more than 1 % by 
weight of soil Protected zone(s) 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
PK. F (Brittany). H. 
IRL P (Azores), S, UK 96/14/EC-Art 1 
124 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
23. Plants of Beta vulgaris L., 
intended for planting, 
other than seeds Special requirements Protected zone(s) 
(a) Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
plants listed in Annex IV A 
1(35.1), (35.2), Annex IV A 
II (25), and Annex IV B 
(22), official statement that 
the plants: 
(aa) have been officially in­
dividually tested and 
found free from Beet 
necrotic yellow vein vi­
rus (BNYVV); 
or 
(bb) have been grown from 
seeds complying with 
the requirements listed 
in Annex IV B (27), 
and 
— grown in areas whe­
re BNYVV is 
known not to occur, 
or 
— grown on land, or 
in growing media, 
officially tested by 
appropriate me­
thods and found 
free from BNYVV, 
and 
— sampled, and the 
sample tested and 
found free from 
BNYVV, 
(b) the organization or research 
body holding the material 
shall inform their official 
Member State Plant Protec­
tion Service of the material 
held DK. F (Brittanv). FI. 
IRL. P (Azores). S. UK 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
125 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
24. Plants of Begonia L. and 
Euphorbia pulcherrima 
Willd., other than those 
for which there shall be 
evidence by their packa­
ging or their flower (or 
bract) development or 
by other means that they 
are intended for sale to 
final consumers not in­
volved in professional 
plant production, inten­
ded for planting, other 
than seeds Special requirements Protected zone(s) 
25.1. Plants of Beta vulgaris L. 
intended for animal fod­
der 
25.2. Plants of Beta vulgaris L. 
intended for industrial 
processing 
26. Soil and unsterilized 
waste from beet Official statement that: 
(a) the plants originate in an 
area known to be free from 
Bemisia tabaci Genn.; 
(b)no signs of Bemisia tabaci 
Genn. have been observed 
on plants at the place of 
production on official in­
spections carried out at least 
monthly during the three 
months prior to marketing; 
or 
(c) immediately prior to 
marketing the plants have 
been subjected to an ap­
propriate treatment aimed 
at eradicating Bemisia taba­
ci Genn. and have been in­
spected and found free from 
signs of the living harmful 
organism 
Official statement that the con­
signment of plants has been 
either 
(a) heat treated to eliminate 
contamination with Beet ne­
crotic yellow vein virus; 
or 
(b) processed to remove soil 
and laterial roots and to de­
vitalise the plants 
Official statement that the 
plants are intended for indus­
trial processing and delivered to 
processing enterprises with ap­
propriate controlled waste dis­
posal, to prevent the spread of 
BNYW and transported in 
such a manner as to ensure that 
there is no risk of spread of the 
harmful organism 
Official statement that the soil 
or waste has been treated to 
eliminate contamination with 
Beet necrotic yellow vein virus DK, IRL. P (Entre Douro 
e Minho. Trâs-os-Mon-
tes. Beira Litoral. Beira 
Interior. Ribatejo e Qes-
te.AlenteJQ.Madeiraand 
Azores), UK, S. FI 
DK. F (Brittanv). FI. 
IRL. P (Azores). S. UK 92/103/EEC-Art 1 
95/41/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
DK. F (Brittanv). FI. 
IRL. P (Azores). S. UK 
DK. F (Brittany). FI. 
IRL. P (Azores). S, UK 96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
126 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects Special requirements 
27.1. Sugar and fodder beet 
seed of the species Beta 
vulgaris L. 
27.2. Vegetable seed of the 
species Beta vulgaris L. Without prejudice to the provi­
sions of Directive 66/400/EEC, 
where applicable, official state­
ment that: 
(a) the seed of the caegories 
'Basic seed" and 'Certified 
seed' satisfies the conditions 
laid down in Annex I (B) (3) 
of Directive 66/400/EEC; or 
(b) in the case of 'seed not final­
ly certified", the seed: 
— satisfies the conditions 
laid down in Article 15 
(2) of Directive 
66/400/EEC, and 
— is intended for proces­
sing that will satisfy the 
conditions laid down in 
Annex IB of Directive 
66/400/EEC and deliv­
ered to a processing en­
terprise with officially 
approved controlled 
waste disposal, to pre­
vent the spread of Beet 
necrotic vellow vein virus 
(BNYVV); 
(c) the seed has been produced 
from a crop grown in an 
area where ^BNYVV is 
known not to occur 
Without prejudice to the provi­
sions of Directive 70 458'EEC, 
where applicable, official state­
ment that: 
(a) the processed seed contains 
no more than 0,5 % by 
weight of inert matter, in 
the case of pelleted seed this 
standard shall be met prior 
to pelleting: or Protected zor.e(s) 
DK. F (Brittany). FI. 
IRL. P (Azores). S."UK 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/4/EC-Art. 1 
- 96/14/EC-Art. 
DK. F (Brittanv). FI. 
IRL. Pf.Azores). S. UK 96/14/EC-Art. 1 
127 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects Special requirements Protected zone( s ) 
2S. Seeds of Gossypium spp. 
28.1. Seeds of Gossypium spp. (b) in the case of non-processed 
seed, the seed: 
— shall be officially packed 
in such a manner as to 
ensure that threrc is no 
risk of spread of 
BNYVV, and 
— is intended for proces­
sing that will satisfy the 
conditions laid down in 
(a) and delivered to a 
processing enterprise 
with officially approved 
controlled waste dispos­
al, to prevent the spread 
of Beet necrotic vellow 
vein virus (BNYVV); 
(c) the seed has been produced 
from a crop grown in an 
area where BNYW is 
known not to occur 
Official statement that: 
(a) the seed has been acid-de-
linted, 
and 
(b)no symptoms of Glomerella 
gossypii Edgerton have been 
observed at the place of pro­
duction since the beginning 
of the last complete cycle of 
vegetation, and that a repre­
sentative sample has been 
tested and has been found 
free from Glomerella gossy­
pii Edgerton in those tests 
Official statement that the seed 
has been acid-delinted 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
95/4/EC-Art. 1 
EL. 92/103/EEC-Artl 
95/41/EC-Art. 1 
EL, E (Andalucia. Cata­
lonia, Extremadura, 
Murcia, Valencia) 96/14/EC-Art 1 
128 
Plants, plant products 
and other objects 
29. Seeds of Mangifera spp. 
30. Used agricultural 
machinery 
31. Fruits of Citrus L., Fortu­
nella Swingle, Poncirus 
Raf., and their hybrids 
originating in E and F, 
(except Corsica) Special requirements 
Official statement that the 
seeds originate in areas known 
to be free from Stemochetus 
mangifera Fabricius 
The machinery shall be cleaned 
and free from soil and plant de­
bris 
Without prejudice to the re­
quirements applicable to the 
fruit in Annex IV AII (30.1): 
(a) the fruits shall be free from 
leaves and peduncles or 
(b)in the case of fruits with 
leaves or peduncles, official 
statement that the fruits are 
packed in closed containers 
which have been officially 
sealed and shall remain 
sealed during their transport 
through a protected zone, 
recognized for these fruits, 
and shall bear a distin­
guished mark to be reported 
on the passport Protected zone(s) 
E. (Granada and Mala­
ga). P ( Alentejo. Algarve 
and Madeira) 
DK. F (Brittanv). FI. 
IRL. P (Azores). S. UK 
EL, F (Corsica), I, P 
(") (Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey, England: the following counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, 
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East 
Sussex, Essex, Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Huraberside, Kent, Lincolnshire, Nor­
folk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, South York­
shire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne and Wear, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, The Isle of Wight, The Isle of 
Man, The Isles of Scilly, and the following parts of counties; Avon: that part of the county which 
lies to the south of the southern boundary of the M4 motorway; Cheshire: that part of the county 
which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Peak District National Park together with that 
part of the county which lies to the north of the northern boundary of the A52 (T) road to Derby 
and that part of the county which lies to the north of the northern boundary of the A6 (T) road; 
Gloucestershire: that part of the county which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Fosse 
Way Roman road; Greater Manchester: that part of the county which lies to the eastern boundary 
of the Peak District National Park; Leicestershire: that part of the county which lies to the east of 
the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road together with that part of the county which 
lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the B411A road together with that part of the county 
which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Ml motorway, North Yorkshire: the whole 
county except that part of the county which comprises the district of Craven; Staffordshire: that part 
of the county which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the A52 (T) road; Warwickshire: that 
part of the county which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road; 
Wiltshire: that part of the county which lies to the south of the southern boundary of the M4 motor­
way to the intersection of the M4 motorway and the Fosse Way Roman road, and that part of the 
county which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road). 92/103/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
95/66/EC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
129 
ANNEX V 
PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS 
WHICH MUST BE SUBJECT TO A PLANT HEALTH 
INSPECTION — AT THE PLACE OF PRODUCTION IF 
ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY, BEFORE BEING 
MOVED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, — IN THE 
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR THE CONSIGNOR COUN­
TRY, IF ORIGINATING OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY, 
— BEFORE BEING PERMITTED TO ENTER THE 
COMMUNITY 
PART A 
Plants, plant products and other originating in the Com­
munity 
I. Plants, plant products and other objects which are po­
tential carriers of harmful organisms of relevance for the 
entire Community and which must be accompanied by 
a plant passport 
1. Plants and plant products 
1.1. Plants, intended for planting other than 
seeds of the genera Chaenomeles Lindl., Co-
toneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., 
Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., 
Prunus L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sor­
bus L., other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) 
Pers., and Stranvaesia Lindl. 
1.2. Plants of Beta vulgaris L. and Humulus lu­
pulus L., intended for planting, other than 
seeds. 
1.3. Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of 
Solanum L. or their hybrids, intended for 
planting. 
1.4. Plants of Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., 
and their hybrids and Vitis L., other than 
fruit and seeds. 
1.5. Without prejudice to 1.6, plants of Citrus L. 
and its hybrids other than fruit and seeds. 
1.6. Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Pon­
cirus Raf. and their hybrids with leaves and 
peduncles. 
1.7. Wood within the meaning of the first sub­
paragraph of Article 2 (2) where it: 
(a) has been obtained in whole or part 
from one of the following genera: 
— Castanea Mill., excluding wood 
which has been stripped of bark, 
— Platanus L., including wood which 
has not kept its natural round sur­
face; and 92/98/EEC-Art 1 
95/66/EC-Art 1 
92/98/EEC-Art 1 
130 
(b) meets one of the following descriptions 
laid down in Annex I Part II to Coun­
cil Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 
July 1987 on the tariff and statistical 
nomenclature and on the Common 
Customs Tariff (*) 
CN-code 
440110 
440122 
ex 4401 30 
4403 99 
ex 4404 20 
4406 10 
ex 4407 99 Decription 
Fuel wood, in logs, in billands, in twigs, in 
faggots or in similar forms 
Wood in chips or particles 
Wood waste and scrap, not agglomer­
ated in logs, briquettes, pellets or simi­
lar forms 
Wood in the rough, whether or not 
stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly 
squared: 
— Other than treated with paint, stains, 
creosote or other preservatives, 
— other than coniferous, oak (Quercus 
spp.) or beech (Fagus spp.) 
Split poles: piles, pickets and stakes of 
wood, painted but not sawn lengthwise: 
— non-coniferous 
Railway or tramway sleepers (crossti.es) 
of wood: 
— not impregnated 
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, 
sliced or peeled, not planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 
6 mm, in particular beams, planks, 
flitches, boards, laths: 
— other than coniferous, tropical 
woods, oak (Quercus spp.) or beech 
(Fagus spp.). 
1.8. isolated bark of Castanea Mill. 92/98/EEC-Art 1 
(!) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2588/95 (OJ No L 264,7.11. 
1995, p. 4). 
131 
Plants, plant products and other objects produ­
ced by producers whose production and sale is 
authorized to persons professionally engaged in 
plant production, other than those plants, plant 
products and other objects which are prepared 
and ready for sale to the final consumer, and for 
which it is ensured by the responsible official bo­
dies of the Member States, that the production 
thereof is clearly separate from that of other 
products. 
2.1. Plants intended for planting other than 
seeds of the genera Abies Mill., Apium gra-
veolens L., Argyranthemum spp., Aster spp., 
Brassica spp., Castanea Mill., Cucumis spp., 
Dendranthema (DC) Des Moul., Dianthus 
L. and hybrids Exacum spp., Fragaria L., 
Gerbera Cass., Gypsophila L., all varieties of 
New Guinea hybrids of Impatiens L., Lactu-
ca spp., Larix Mill., Leucanthemum L., Lu-
pinus L., Palargonium l'Herit ex Ait, Picea 
A. Dietr., Pinus L., Platanus L., Populus L., 
Pseudotsuga Carr., Quercus L., Rubus L., 
Spinacia L., Tanacetum L., Tsuga Carr. and 
Verbena L. 
2.2. Plants of Solanaceae, other than those re­
ferred to in item 1.3 intended for planting, 
other than seeds. 
2.3. Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, 
Persea spp. and Strelitziaceae, rooted or with 
growing medium attached or associated 
2.4. Seeds and bulbs of Allium ascalonicum L., 
Allium cepa L. and Allium schoenoprasum 
L. intended for planting and plants of Al­
lium porrum L. intended for planting. 
Bulbs and corms intended for planting, produced 
by producers whose production and sale is au­
thorized to persons professionally engaged in 
plant production, other than those plants, plant 
products and other objects which are prepared 
and ready for sale to the final consumer, and for 
which it is ensured by the responsible official bo­
dies of the Member States, that the production 
thereof is clearly separate from that of other 
products of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., 
Crocus flavus Weston 'Golden Yellow', Galanthus 
L., Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne, Miniature 
cultivars and their hybrids of the genus Gladiolus 
Tourn. ex L.. such as Gladiolus callianthus Ma­
rais. Gladiolus colvillei Sweet. Gladiolus nanus 
hort.. Gladiolus ramosus hort. and Gladiolus tu-
bergenii hort.. Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Ismene Her­
bert, Muscari Miller., Narcissus L., Omithogalum 
L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L., Tigridia Juss., 
and Tulipa L. 92/98/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
93/110/EC-Art 1 
92/98/EEC-Art 1 
93/110/EC-Art 1 
132 
II. Plants, plant products and other objects which are po­
tential carriers of harmful organisms of relevance for 
certain protected zones, and which must be accompa­
nied by a plant passport valid for the appropriate zone 
when introduced into or moved within that zone 
Without prejudice to the plants, plant products and 
other objects listed in Part I. 
1. Plants, plant products and other objects. 
1.1. Plants of Abies Mill.. Larix Mill.. Picea A. Dietr.. 
Pinus L.. and Pseudotsuga Carr. 
1.2. Plants intended for planting, other than seed, of 
Populus L. and Beta vulgaris L. 
13. Plants, other than fruit and seeds, of Chae-
nomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., 
Cydonia Mill., Eriobotiya Lindl., Eucalyptus 
LHerit, Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Pyracantha 
Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L., other than Sorbus in­
termedia (Ehrh.) Pers. and Stranvaesia Lindl. 
1.4. Live pollen for pollination of Chaenomeles 
Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia 
Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., 
Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L_ other than 
Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers. and Stranvaesia 
Lindl. 
1.5. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for 
planting. 
1.6. Plants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for animal 
fodder or for industrial processing. 
1.7. Soil and unsterilized waste from beet (Beta vul­
garis L.) 
1.8. Seeds of Beta vulgaris L., Dolichos Jacq., Gossy­
pium spp. and Phaseolus vulgaris L. 
1.9. Fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp. and unginned 
CQilQJi 
1.10. Wood within the meaning of the first subpara­
graph of Article 2 (2), where it 
(a) has been obtained in whole or part from 
conifers (Coniferales), excluding wood which 
has been stripped of bark 
and 
(b) meets one of the following description laid 
down in Annex I Part II to Regulation 
(EEC) No 2658/87. 92/98/EEC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
92/98/EEC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art 1 
93/110/EC-Art 1 
92/98/EEC-Art 1 
133 
NC-code Description 
4401 10 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in 
faggots or in similar forms 
4401 21 Wood in chips or particles 
ex 4401 30 Wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated 
in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar 
forms 
4403 20 Wood in the rough, whether or not 
stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly 
squared: 
— other than treated with paint, stains 
creosote or other preservatives 
ex 4404 10 Split poles: piles pickets and stakes of 
wood, pointed but not sawn lenghtwise 
4406 10 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties): 
— not impregnated 
ex 4407 10 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise sliced 
or peeles, not planed, sanded or finger-
jointed of a thickness exceeding 6 mm (in 
particular, beams, planks, flitches, 
boards, laths) 
ex 4415 10 Packing cases, crates, drums 
ex 4415 20 Pallets, box pallets and other load boards 
— other than pallets and box pallets 
where they satisfy the standard set 
up for 'UIC-Pallets' and are marked 
accordingly 
1.11. Isolated bark of conifers (Conifcrsalcs). 
2. Plants, plant products and other objects produ­
ced by producers whose production and sale is 
authorized to persons professionally engaged in 
plant production, other than those plants, plant 
products and other objects which are prepared 
and ready for sale to the final consumer, and for 
which it is ensured by the responsible official bo­
dies of the Member States, that the production 
thereof is clearly separate from that of other 
products. 
2.1. Plants of Begonia L. and Euphorbia pulcher-
rima Willd., intended for planting, other 
than seeds. 92/98/EEC-Art 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
(adapted) 
134 
PART B 
Plants, plant products and other objects originating in 
territories, other than those territories referred to in part 
A 
I. Plants, plant products and other objects which are po­
tential carriers of harmful organisms of relevance for the 
entire Community 
1. Plants, intended for planting, other than seeds or 
aquarium plants, but including seeds of Crucife-
rae Gramineae, Trifolium spp. originating in Ar­
gentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, New-Zealand 
and Uruguay, genera Triticum. Secale and X Triti­
cosecale from Afghanistan. India. Iraq. Mexico-
Nepal. Pakistan and the USA. Capsicum spp. He-
lianthus annuus L., Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
(L.) Karsten ex Farw., Medicago sativa L., Prunus 
L., Rubus L., Oryza spp., Zea mais L., Allium 
cepa L., Allium porrum L., Allium schoenoprasum 
L., and Phaseolus L. 
2. Parts of plants, other than fruits and seeds of: 
— Castanea Mill., Dendranthema (DC) Des. 
Moul., Dianthus L., Pelargonium l'Herit ex 
Ait Phoenix spp., Populus L., Quercus L., 
— conifers (Coniferales), 
— Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in North 
American countries, 
— Prunus L., originating in non-European 
countries. 
3. Fruits of: 
— Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Ponciros Raf., 
and their hybrids, 
— Annona L., Cydonia Mill., Diospyros L., 
Malus Mill., Mangifera L., Passiflora L., Pru­
nus L., Psidium L., Pyrus L., Ribes I_, Syzy-
gium Gaertn., and Vaccinium L~, originating 
in non-European countries. 
4. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. 
5. Isolated bark of: 
— conifers (Coniferales), 
— Acer saccharum Marsh., Castanea Mill., Po­
pulus L., and Quercus L. other than Quercus 
suber L. 
6. Wood within the meaning of the first subpara­
graph of Article 2 (2), where it: 
(a) has been obtained in whole or part from 
one of the order, genera or species as de­
scribed hereafter. 
— Castanea Mill., 
— Castanea Mill., Quercus L., including 
wood which has not kept its natural 
round surface, originating in North 
American countries, 92/98/EEC-Art 1 
96^78/EC 
135 
— Platanus L., including wood which has 
not kept its natural round surface, 
— Conifers (Coniferales), other than Pi­
nus L., originating in non-European 
countries, including wood which has 
not kept its natural round surface, 
— Pinus L., including wood which has not 
kept its natural round surface, 
— Populus L., originating in countries of 
the American continent 
— Acer saccharum Marsh., including wood 
which has not kept its natural surface, 
originating in North American coun­
tries, 
and 
(b) meets. one of the following description laid 
down in Annex I Part II to Regulation 
(EEC) No 2658/87. 
CN-code 
440110 
ex 4401 21 
4401 22 
ex 4401 30 
ex 4403 20 
4403 91 Description 
Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in 
faggots or in similar forms 
Wood in chips or particles 
— coniferous originating in non-Euro­
pean countries 
Wood in chips or particles 
— non-coniferous 
Wood waste and scrap, not agglomera­
ted in logs, briquettes, pellets, or similar 
forms 
Wood in the rough, whether or not strip­
ped of bark of sapwood or roughly squa­
red 
— other than treated with paint, stains, 
creosote or other preservatives, coni­
ferous originating in non-European 
countries 
Wood in the rough, whether or not strip­
ped or bark of sapwood or roughly squa­
red: 
— other than treated with paint, stains, 
creosote or other preservatives 
— oak (Quercus spp.) 92/98/EEC-Art 1 
(adapted) 
136 
CN-code 
4403 99 
ex 4404 10 
ex 4404 20 
440610 
ex 4407 10 
ex 4407 91 
ex 4407 99 
ex 4415 10 Description 
Wood in the rough, whether or not strip­
ped of bark or sapwood, or roughly 
squared 
— other than treated with paint, stains, 
creosote or other preservatives, 
— other than coniferous, of oak 
(Quercus spp.) or of beech (Fagus 
spp.) 
Split poles: piles, pickets and stakes of 
wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise 
— coniferous, originating in non-Euro­
pean countries 
Split poles: piles, pickets and stakes of 
wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise 
— non-coniferous 
Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) 
of wood 
— not impregnated 
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sli­
ced or peeled, not planed, sanded or fin­
ger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 
mm, in particular beams, planks, flit­
ches, boards, laths 
— coniferous in non-European coun­
tries 
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sli­
ced or peeled, not planed, sanded or fin­
ger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 
mm, in particular beams, planks, flit­
ches, boards, laths 
— oak (Quercus spp.) 
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sli­
ced or peeled, not planed, sanded or fin­
ger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 
mm, in particular beams, planks, flit­
ches, boards, laths 
— other than coniferous, of tropical 
woods, of oak (Quercus spp.) or of 
beech (Fagus spp.) 
Packing cases, crates and drums of wood 
originating in non-European countries 92/98/EEC-Art 1 
137 
CN-code Description 
ex 4415 20 Pallets, box pallets and other load 
boards, of wood originating in non-Eu­
ropean countries 
ex 4416 00 Barrels of wood, including staves, of oak 
(Quercus spp.) 
Pallets and box pallets (CN code ex 4415 
20) are also exempted where they satisfy the 
standard set up for 'UlC-Pallets' and are 
marked accordingly. 
7. (a) Soil and growing medium as such, which 
consists in whole or in part of soil or solid 
organic substances such as part of plants, 
humus including peat or bark, other than 
that composed entirely of peat. 
(b) Soil and growing medium, attached to or 
associated with plants, consisting in whole 
or in part of material specified in (a) or 
consisting in whole or in part of peat or of 
any solid inorganic substance intended to 
sustain the vitality of the plants, originating 
in Turkey, Belorus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithua­
nia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, and in non-
European oountries other than Cyprus, 
Egypt Israel, Libya, Malta, Morocco and 
Tunisia. 
8. Grain of the genera Triticum, Secale and X Triti­
cosecale originating in Afghanistan, India, Iraq, 
Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan and the USA. 
II. Plants, plant products and other objects which are po­
tential carriers of harmful organisms of relevance for 
certain protected zones 
Without prejudice to the plants, plant products and 
other objects listed in I. 
1. Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for animal 
fodder or for industrial processing. 
2. Soil and unsterilized waste from beet (Beta vul­
garis L.). 
3. Live pollen for pollination of Chaenomeles 
Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia 
Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., 
Pyracantha Roem., Fyrus L., Sorbus L., other 
than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers., and Stran­
vaesia Lindl., 92/98/EEC-Art 1 
96/78/EC 
92/98/EEC - Art 1 
138 
4. Parts of plants, other than fruits and seeds of 
Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus 
L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., 
Mespilus L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus 
L. other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers., 
and Stranvaesia Lindl. 
5. Seeds of Dolichos Jacq., Mangifera spp., Beta vul­
garis L. and Phaseolus vulgaris L. 
6. Seeds and fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp., and 
unginned cotton 
7. Wood within the meaning of the first sub­
paragraph of Artide 2 (2), where it 
(a) has been obtained in whole or part from co­
nifers (Coniferales), other than Pinus L., 
originating in European third countries, and 
(b) meets one of the following descriptions laid 
down in Annex I Part II to Regulation 
(EEC) No 2658/87. 96/14/EC-Art. 1 
CN-code 
440110 
440121 
ex 4401 30 
4403 20 
ex 4404 10 
4406 10 
ex 4407 10 
4415 10 
4415 20 Description 
Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in 
faggots or in similar forms 
Wood in chips or particles 
Wood waste and scrap, not agglomer­
ated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar 
forms 
Wood in the rough, whether or not 
stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly 
squared: 
— Other than treated with paint stains, 
creosote or other preservatives 
Split poles: piles, pickets and stakes of 
wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise: 
Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-
ties): 
— Not impregnated 
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, 
sliced or peeled, not planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 
6 mm, in particular beams, planks, 
flitches, boards, laths 
Packing cases, crates and drums 
Pallets, box pallets and other load 
boards (adapted) 
92/98/EC-Art 1 
139 
Pallets and box pallets (CN code ex 4415 20) are 
also exempted where they satisfy the standards 
set up for 'UlC-Pallets' and are marked accor­
dingly. 
8. Parts of plants of Eucalyptus LHérit. 92/98/EC-Art. 1 
96/14/EC-Art. 1 
140 
ANNEX VI 
Plants and plant products to which special arrangements 
may be applied 
1. Cereals and their derivatives. 
2. Dried leguminous plants. 
3. Manioc tubers and their derivatives. 
4. Residues from the production of vegetable oils. 77/93/EEC Annex VII 
141 
ANNEX VII 
MODEL CERTIFICATES 
The following model certificates are determined with re­
gard to. 
— the text 
— the format, 
— the layout and the dimensions of the boxes, 
— the colour of the paper and the colour of the print­
ing. 
A. Model Phytosanitary Certificate 87/298/EEC-Art 1 Annex VI1 
142 
1 Name and address of exporter 
3 Declared name and address of consignee • 
6 Declared means of conveyance 
7 Declared point of entry 2 
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE 
No EEC / / 
4 Plant Protection Organization of 
to plant Protection Organization(s) of 
5 Place of origin 
8 Distinguishing marks: number and description of packages; name of produce; 
botanical name of plants 9 Quantity declared 
10 This is to certify that the plants or plant products described above 
— have been inspected according to appropriate procedures, and 
— are considered to be free from quarantine pests, and practically free from other injurious pests, and 
— are considered to conform with the current phytosanitary regulations of the importing country 
11 Additional declaration 
DISINFESTATION AND/OR DISLNFECTION TREATMENT 
12 Treatment 
13 Chemical (active ingredient) 14 Duration and temperature 
15 Concentration 16 Date 
17 Additional information Place of issue 
Date 
Name and signature of Stamp of Organization 
authorized officer 
143 
B. Model Reforwarding Phytosanitary Certificate 
1 Name and address of exporter 
z 
3 Declared name and address of consignee 
6 Declared means of conveyance 
7 Declared point of entry REFORWARDING 
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE 
No EEC / / 
4 Plant Protection Organization of 
to plant Protection Organization(s) of 
5 Place of origin 
8 Distinguishing marks; number and description of packages; name of produce; 
botanical name of plants 9 Quantity declared 
10 This is to certify 
— that the plants or plant products described above were imported into (country of re-export) 
from (country of origin) covered by Phytosanitary Certificate No 
(*) Q original Q certified true copy of which is attached to this Certificate, 
— that they are 
(*) Q packed Q repacked in Q original Q new containers 
— that based on the 
(*) • original Phytosanitary Certificate and Q additional inspection, they are considered to conform with the current phytosanita­
ry regulation of the importing country, and 
— that during storage in (country of re-export) the consignment has not been subjected to the risk of infestation or infection. 
(*) Insert tick in appropriate boxes 
11 Additional declaration 
DISINFESTATION AND/OR DISINFECTION TREATMENT 
12 Treatment 
13 Chemical (active ingredient) 14 Duration and temperature 
15 Concentration 16 Date 
17 Additional information Place of issue 
Date 
Name and signature of Stamp of Organization 
authorized officer 
144 
C. Explanatory notes 
1. Re box 2: 
The reference number on the certificates shall be com­
posed of: 
— 'EEC, 
— Member State initial(s), 
— Identification mark for the individual certificate, con­
sisting of numbers or a combination of letters and 
numbers, the letters representing the province, dis­
trict, etc. of the Member State concerned, where the 
certificate is issued. 
c 
2. Re unnumbered box: 
This box is reserved for official use only. 
3. Re box 8: 
'Description of packages' means indication of the type 
of packages. 
4. Re box 9: 
The quantity shall be expressed either by number or 
weight. 
5. Re box 11: 
If there is insufficient space for the whole of the 
additional declaration, the text shall be continued on 
the back of the form. 87/298/EEC-Art. 1 
145 
ANNEX VIII 
Part A 
Repealed Directive and successive 
amendments 
(referred to by Article 27) 
Council Directive 77/93/EEC with the exception of Article 19 
Council Directive 80/392/EEC 
Council Directive 80/393/EEC 
Council Directive 81/7/EEC 
Council Directive 84/378/EEC 
Council Directive 85/173/EEC 
Council Directive 85/574/EEC 
Commission Directive 86/545/EEC 
Commission Directive 86/546/EEC 
Commission Directive 86/547/EEC 
Council Directive 86/651/EEC 
Council Directive 87/298/EEC 
Commission Directive 88/271/EEC 
Commission Directive 88/272/EEC 
Commission Directive 88/430/EEC 
Council Directive 88/572/EEC 
Council Directive 89/359/EEC 
Council Directive 89/439/EEC 
Council Directive 90/168/EEC 
Commission Directive 90/490/EEC 
Commission Directive 90/506/EEC 
Council Directive 90/654/EEC 
Commission Directive 91/27/EEC 
Council Directive 91/683/EEC 
Commission Directive 92/10/EEC 
Council Directive 92/98/EEC 
Commission Directive 92/103/EEC 
Council Directive 93/19/EEC 
Commission Directive 93/110/EEC 
Council Directive 94/13/EEC 
Commission Directive 95/4/EEC 
Commission Directive 95/41/EEC 
Commission Directive 95/66/EEC 
Commission Directive 96/14/EEC 
Commission Directive 96/78/EC 
Council Directive 97/3/EC 
Commission Directive 97/14/EC only with regard to Annex I point 2 
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Deadlines for transposition and/or application 
(referred to by Article 22) 
Directive 
77/93/EEC (OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20) 
80/392/EEC (OJ No L 100, 17. 4.1980, p. 32) 
80/393/EEC (OJ No L 100, 17. 4.1980, p. 35) 
81/7/EEC (OJ No L 14,16.1.1981, p. 32) 
84/378/EEC (OJ No L 207, 2. 8. 1984, p. 1) 
85/173/EEC (OJ No L 65, 6. 3. 1985, p. 23) 
85/574/EEC (OJ No L 372, 31.12.1985, p. 25) 
86/545/EEC (OJ No L 323,18.11.1986, p. 14) 
86/546/EEC (OJ No L 323, 18.11.1986, p. 16) 
86/547/EEC (OJ No L 323, 18.11.1986, p. 21) 
86/651/EEC (OJ No L 382, 31. 12.1986, p. 13) 
87/298/EEC (OJ No L 151, 11. 6.1987, p. 1) 
88/271/EEC (OJ No L 116, 4. 5.1988, p. 13) 
88/272/EEC (OJ No L 116, 4. 5.1988, p. 19) 
88/430/EEC (OJ No L 208, 2. 8. 1988, p. 36) 
88/572/EEC (OJ No L 313, 19.11.1988, p. 39) 
89/359/EEC (OJ No L 153, 16. 6.1989, p. 28) 
89/439/EEC (OJ No L 212, 22. 7.1988, p. 106) 
90/168/EEC (OJ No L 92, 7. 4. 1990, p. 49) 
90/490/EEC (OJ No L 271, 3. 10.1990, p. 28) 
90/506/EEC (OJ No L 182, 13.10.1990, p. 67) 
90/654/EEC (OJ No L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 48) 
91/27/EEC (OJ No L 16, 22. 1. 1991, p. 29) 
91/683/EEC (OJ No L 376, 31.12.1991, p. 29) 
92/10/EEC (OJ No L 70,17. 3. 1992, p. 27) 
92/98/EEC (OJ No L 352,1 12.1992, p. 1) 
92/103/EEC (OJ No L 363,11.12.1992, p. 1) 
93/19/EEC (OJ No L 96, 22. 4. 1993, p. 33) 
93/110/EC (OJ No L 303, 10.12.1993, p. 19) 
94/13/EC (OJ No L 92, 9. 4. 1994, p. 27) Deadline for transposition 
23. 12.1980 (Art 11(3)) (l)(2)(3) 
(4) 
1. 5.1980 (other provisions)(1)(2) 
(3)(4) 
1. 5.1980 
1.1.1983 (Art. 4(11)) 
1. 5. 1980 (other provisions) 
1. 1. 1981 (Art 1 (1)) 
1.1.1983 (Art. 1, (2) (a), (3) (a) and 
(b), 4 (a) and (b)) 
1. 1.1983 (5) (other provisions) 
1. 7.1985 
1.1.1983 
1. 1.1987 
1.1.1987 
1. 3.1987 
1. 7. 1987 
1. 1.1989 (6) 
1. 1. 1989 
1. 1. 1989 
1.1. 1990 
1.1.1991 
1.1. 1991 
1. 1.1991 
1. 4. 1991 
1. 6. 1993 
30. 6. 1992 
16. 5. 1993 
16. 5.1993 
1. 6. 1993 
15. 12. 1993 
1. 1. 1995 Deadline for application 
applicable until 31.12. 1989 
applicable until 31.12. 19S9 
(*) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19, Member States may be authorised, on request, to comply 
with certain of the provisions of this Directive by a date later than 1.5.1980, but not later than 1 January 1981. 
For Greece: 1 January 1985 (Art. 11 (3)) and 1 March 1985 (other provisions). 
For Spain and Portugal: 1 March 1987. 
Within the limits of the traditional U-ade flows and in response to the production needs of undertakings in the former 
German Democratic Republic, Germany was authorized, at its own request and in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 18, to comply with Article 4 (1), Article 5 (1) and the relevant provisions of Article 13 in respect 
of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic at a date later than 1 May 1980, but not later than 31 
December 1992. 
At the request of the protected Member States. 
31. 3. 1989 with regard to the obligations of Article 1 (3) (a) (plants of Juniperus), in accordance with Directive 
89/83/EEC, amending Directive 88/271/EEC. 
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95/4/EC (OJ No L 44, 28. 2.1995, p. 56) 
95/41/EC (OJ No L 182, 2.8.1995, p. 17) 
95/66/EC (OJ No L 308, 21.12.1995, p. 77) 
96/14/EC (OJ No L 68,19. 3.1996, p. 24) 
96^78/EC (OJ No L 321,12.12.1996, p. 20) 
97/3/EC (OJ No L 27,30.1.1997, p. 30) 
97/14/EC (OJ No L 87,2. 4.1997, p. 17) 1. 4.1995 
1. 7.1995 
1. 1. 1996 
1. 4.1996 
1.1.1997 
1. 4. 1998 
1. 5.1997 
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Article 1 (1) 
Article 1 (2) 
Article 1 (3) 
Article 1 (3a) 
Article 1 (4) 
Article 1 (5) 
Article 1 (6) 
Article 1 (7) 
Article 1 (8) 
Article 2 (1) (a) 
Article 2 (1) (b) 
Article 2 (1) (c) 
Article 2 (1) (d) 
Article 2 (1) (e) 
Article 2 (1) (f) 
Article 2 (1) (g) (a) 
Article 2 (1) (g) (b) 
Article 2 (1) (h) 
Article 2 (1) (i) 
Article 2 (2) 
Article 3 (1) 
Article 3 (2) 
Article 3 (3) 
Article 3 (4) 
Article 3 (5) 
Article 3 (6) 
Article 3 (7) (a) 
Article 3 (7) (a) 
Article 3 (7) (b) 
Article 3 (7) (c) 
Article 3 (7) (d) 
Article 3 (7) (e) 
Article 3 (7) (f) 
Article 4 (1) 
Article 4 (2) (a) 
Article 4 (2) (b) 
Article 4 (3) 
Article 4 (4) 
Article 4 (5) Article 1 (1) first subparagraph 
Article 1 (3) 
Article 1 (1) second subparagraph, point (b) 
Article 1 (1) second subparagraph, point (c) 
Article 1 (2) 
Article 1 (1) second subparagraph, point (a) 
Article 1 (4) 
Article 1 (5) 
Article 1 (6) 
Article 2 (1) (a) 
Article 2 (1) (b) 
Article 2 (1) (c) 
Article 2 (1) (d) 
Article 2 (1) (e) 
Article 2 (1) (f) 
Article 2 (1) (g) (i) 
Article 2 (1) (g) (ii) 
Article 2 (1) (h) 
Article 2 (1) (i) 
Article 2 (2) 
Article 3 (1) 
Article 3 (2) 
Article 3 (3) 
Article 3 (4) 
Article 3 (5) 
Article 3 (6) 
Article 3 (7) first subparagraph 
Article 3 (7) first subparagraph point (a) 
Article 3 (7) first subparagraph point (b) 
Article 3 (7) first subparagraph point (c) 
Article 3 (7) second subparagraph 
Article 3 (7) third subparagraph 
Article 3 (7) fourth subparagraph 
Article 4 (1) 
Article 4 (2) 
Article 4 (3) 
Article 4 (4) 
Article 4 (5) 
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Article 4 
Article 5 
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Article 5 
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Article 5 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 6 
Article 7 
Article 7 
Article 7 
Article 7 
Article 7 
Article 8 
Article 8 
Article 8 
Article 8 
Article 8 
Article 9 
Article 10 (1) 
Article 10 (2) ( a) 
Article 10 (2) ( b) 
Article 10 (2) ( c) 
Article 10 (3) 
Article 10 (4) 
Article 10 (5) 
Article 10 a 
Article 11 (1) 
Article 11 (2) (6) (a) 
(6) (b) 
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(3) 
(4) 
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(6) (a) 
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(4) 
(5) 
(6) 
(7) 
(8) 
(9) 
(1) first subparagraph 
(1) second subparagraph 
(1) third subparagraph 
(2) 
(3) 
(1) 
(2) first subparagraph 
(2) second subparagraph 
(2) third subparagraph 
(3) Article 4 (6) first subparagraph 
Article 4 (6) second subparagraph 
Article 4 (6) third subparagraph 
Article 5 (1) 
Article 5 (2) 
Article 5 (3) 
Article 5 (4) 
Article 5 (5) 
Article 5 (6) first subparagraph 
Article 5 (6) second subparagraph 
Article 5 (6) third subparagraph 
Article 6 (1) 
Article 6 (2) 
Article 6 (3) 
Article 6 (4) 
Article 6 (5) 
Article 6 (6) 
Article 6 (7) 
Article 6 (8) 
Article 6 (9) 
Article 7 (1) first subparagraph 
Article 7 (1) second subparagraph 
Article 7 (2) 
Article 7 (3) 
Article 8 (1) 
Article 8 (2) first subparagraph 
Article 8 (2) second subparagraph 
Article 8 (3) 
Article 9 
Article 10 (1) 
Article 10 (2) first subparagraph 
Article 10 (2) second subparagraph 
Article 10 (2) third subparagraph 
Article 10 (3) 
Article 10 (4) 
Article 11 
Article 12 (1) 
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Article 11 (3 a) 
Article 11 (4) 
Article 11 (5) 
Article 11 (6) 
Article 11 (7) 
Article 11 (8) 
Article 11 (9) 
Article 11 (10) 
Article 12 (1) 
Article 12 (2) 
Article 12 (3) 
Article 12 (3 a) 
Article 12 (3 b) 
Article 12 (3 c) 
Article 12 (3d) (i) 
Article 12 (3d) (ii) 
Article 12 (3d) (iii) 
Article 12 (4) 
Article 12 (5) 
Article 12 (6) 
Article 12 (6 a) 
Article 12 (7) 
Article 12 (8) 
Article 13 first subparagraph 
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dent 
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dent 
Article 13 second subparagraph, second indent 
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Article 13 second subparagraph, second indent second 
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Article 13 second subparagraph, third indent 
Article 13 second subparagraph, fourth indent 
Article 14 
Article 15 (1) 
Article 15 (2) (a) 
Article 15 (2) (b) Article 
Article 
Article 
Article 
Article 
Article 
Article 
Article 
Article 12(2) 
12(3) 
12(4) 
12(5) 
12(6) 
12(7) 
12(8) 
13(1) 
13(2) 
Article 13 (3) 
Article 13 (4) 
Article 13 (5) 
Article 13 (6) first subparagraph 
Article 13 (6) second subparagraph 
Article 13 (6) third subparagraph 
Article 13 (7) 
Article 13 (8) 
Article 13 (9) 
Article 13 (10) 
Article 13 (11) 
Article 14 first subparagraph 
Article 14 second subparagraph 
Article 14 second subparagraph (a) 
Article 14 second subparagraph (a), point (i) 
Article 14 second subparagraph (a), point (ii) 
Article 14 second subparagraph (a), point (iii) 
Article 14, second subparagraph (b) 
Article 14 second subparagraph (b), point (i) 
Article 14 second subparagraph (b), point (ii) 
Article 14, second subparagraph (c) 
Article 14, second subparagraph (d) 
Article 15 
Article 16 (1) 
Article 16 (2) first subparagraph 
Article 16 (2) second subparagraph 
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Article 15 (3) 
Article 15 (4) 
Article 16 
Article 16 a 
Article 17 
Article 18 
Article 19 
Article 19 a (1) 
Article 19 a (2) 
Article 19 a (3) 
Article 19 a (4) 
Article 19 a (5) (a) 
Article 19 a (5) (b) 
Article 19 a (5) (c) 
Article 19 a (5) (d) 
Article 19 a (6) 
Article 19 a (7) 
Article 19 a (8) 
Article 19 b 
Article 19 c (1) v . 
Article 19 c (2) first indent 
Article 19 c (2) first sub-indent 
Article 19 c (2) second sub-indent 
Article 19 c (2) third sub-indent 
Article 19 c (2) fourth sub-indent 
Article 19 c (2) second indent 
Article 19 c (2) third indent 
Article 19 c (3) 
Article 19 c (4) 
Article 19 c (5) 
Article 19 c (6) 
Article 19 c (7) 
Article 19 c (8) 
Article 19 c (9) 
Article 19 c (10) first paragraph, first indent 
Article 19 c (10) first paragraph, first sub-indent Article 16 (2) third subparagraph 
Article 16 (3) 
Article 16 (4) 
Article 17 
Article 18 
Article 19 
Article 20 
Article 21 (1) 
Article 21 (2) 
Article 21 (3) 
Article 21 (4) 
Article 21 (5) first subparagraph 
Article 21 (5) second subparagraph 
Article 21 (5) third subparagraph 
Article 21 (5) fourth subparagraph 
Article 21 (6) 
Article 21 (7) 
Article 21 (8) 
Article 22 
Article 23 (1) 
Article 23 (2) (a) 
Article 23 (2) (a), point (i) 
Article 23 (2) (a), point (ii) 
Article 23 (2) (a), point (iii) 
Article 23 (2) (a), point (iv) 
Article 23 (2) (b) 
Article 23 (2) (c) 
Article 23 (3) 
Article 23 (4) 
Article 23 (5) 
Article 23 (6) 
Article 23 (7) 
Article 23 (8) 
Article 23 (9) 
Article 23 (10) (a) 
Article 23 (10) (a) (i) 
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Article 19 c (10) first paragraph, second indent 
Article 19 c (10) first paragraph, third indent 
Article 19 c (10) second subparagraph 
Article 19 c (10) third subparagraph 
Article 19 d 
Article 20 
Annex I Part A 
Annex I Part B (a) (1) 
Annex I Part B (a) (la) 
Annex I Part B (a) (2) 
Annex I Part B (b) 
Annex II Part A Section I 
Annex II Part A Section II (a) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (1) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (2) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (3) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (4) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (5) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (7) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (8) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (9) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (10) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (11) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (12) 
Annex II Part A Section II (c) 
Annex II Part A Section II (d) 
Annex II Part B 
Annex III 
Annex IV Part A Section I 
Annex IV Part A Section II (1) 
Annex IV Part A Section II (2) 
Annex IV Part A Section II (3) Article 23 (10) (a) (ii) 
Article 23 (10) first subparagraph, point (b) 
Article 23 (10) first subparagraph, point (c) 
Article 23 (10) second subparagraph 
Article 23 (10) third subparagraph 
Article 24 
Article 25 
Article 26 
Article 27 
Article 28 
Article 29 
Annex I Part A 
Annex I Part B (a) 1 
Annex I Part B (a) 2 
Annex I Part B (a) 3 
Annex I Part B (b) 
Annex II Part A Section I 
Annex II Part A Section II (a) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (1) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (2) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (3) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (4) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (5) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (6) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (7) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (8) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (9) 
Annex II Part A Section II (b) (10) 
Annex II Part A Section H (b) (11) 
Annex II Part A Section II (c) 
Annex II Part A Section II (d) 
Annex II Part B 
Annex IH 
Annex IV Part A Section I 
Annex IV Part A Section II (1) 
Annex IV Part A Section II (2) 
Annex IV Part A Section II (3) 
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