2004/278/EC: Commission Decision of 10 February 2004 on the Community position on the amendment of the Appendices to Annex 4 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, agreement (EU), agricultural trade

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 February 2004

on the Community position on the amendment of the Appendices to Annex 4 to the Agreement
between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products

(2004/278/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

the
Having regard to Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of
Council and of the Commission as regards the Agreement on
Scientific and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on
the conclusion of seven agreements with the Swiss Confedera-
tion (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article
5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Agreement between the European Community and
in agricultural
the Swiss Confederation on trade
products, hereinafter,
‘the Agriculture Agreement’,
entered into force on 1 June 2002.

Article 6 of the Agriculture Agreement sets up a Joint
Committee for Agriculture responsible for administering
the Agriculture Agreement and ensuring that it operates
smoothly.

Article 11 of the Agriculture Agreement provides that
the Joint Committee for Agriculture may decide to
amend Annexes 1 and 2 and the Appendices to the
other Annexes to the Agreement.

The Community position to be taken by the Commis-
sion in the Joint Committee for Agriculture regarding
the amendments to the Appendices must be defined.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on Plant Health,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Community position to be adopted by the Commission in
the Joint Committee for Agriculture set up by Article 6 of the
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss
Confederation on trade in agricultural products shall be based
on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee for Agriculture
annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

The decision of the Joint Committee for Agriculture shall be
the European Union after
published in the Official
Journal of
adoption.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1.

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ANNEX

DECISION No 1/2004 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE SET UP UNDER THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ON TRADE IN AGRI-
CULTURAL PRODUCTS

of 17 February 2004

concerning the amendments to the Appendices to Annex 4

(2004/…/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural
products, and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2002.

(2)

The purpose of Annex 4 is to facilitate trade between the Parties in plants, plant products and other objects
subject to plant health measures. The said Annex 4 is to be supplemented by a number of Appendices as
described in the Joint Declaration on the implementation of Annex 4 annexed to the Agreement (with the excep-
tion of Appendix 5, which was adopted at the time the Agreement was concluded).

(3)

The text annexed to this Decision divides up the subjects covered by the Appendices as follows.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Appendix 1.A to this Decision defines the plants, plant products and other objects, originating in either Party,
for which both Parties have similar legislation leading to equivalent results and which may be traded between
them with a plant passport.

Appendix 1.B to this Decision defines the plants, plant products and other objects, originating outside the terri-
tories of the Parties, for which the plant health provisions of both Parties relating to imports lead to equivalent
results and which may be traded between them with a plant passport if they are listed in Appendix 1.A or freely
if not listed therein.

Appendix 1.C to this Decision defines the plants, plant products and other objects, originating in either Party, for
which the Parties do not have similar legislation and do not recognise the plant passport.

Plants, plant products and other objects not explicitly listed in Appendix 1 and not subject to plant health
measures in either Parties may be traded between the Parties without documentary, identity or plant health
checks in connection with plant health measures.

(8)

Appendix 2 defines the legislation of both Parties having similar results.

(9)

Appendix 3 lists the authorities responsible for issuing plant passports.

(10)

Appendix 4 defines the zones referred to in Article 4 of Annex 4 and the specific requirements relating thereto
which must be complied with by both Parties.

(11)

The references to the legislation in Appendix 5 should be amended to take account of changes in the legislation
since the end of negotiations,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The Appendices to Annex 4 to the Agreement are hereby replaced by the text annexed to this Decision.

Article 1

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This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.

Article 2

Signed at Brussels, 17 February 2004.

For the Joint Committee on Agriculture

The Heads of Delegations

For the European Community

Michael SCANNELL

For the Swiss Confederation

Christian HÄBERLI

For the Secretariat of the Joint Committee on Agriculture

Hans-Christian BEAUMOND

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APPENDIX 1

PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS

A.

Plants, plant products and other objects, originating in either Party, for which both Parties have similar
legislation leading to equivalent results and recognise the plant passport

1.

Plants and plant products

1.1.

Pl a nts i nte nde d for pla n ti n g , not i nc lu di n g see ds

Beta vulgaris L.

Humulus lupulus L.

Prunus L., not including Prunus laurocerasus L. and Prunus lusitanica L.

1.2.

Pl a nts n ot i n clu di ng fr ui t or se eds, b ut i n clu di n g li v e polle n f or p olli n a ti on

Chaenomeles Lindl.

Crataegus L.

Cydonia Mill.

Eriobotrya Lindl.

Malus Mill.

Mespilus L.

Pyracantha Roem.

Pyrus L.

Sorbus L., not including Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers.

1.3.

Pl a nts of stoloni fe rou s a nd tu ber ou s sp e ci e s i nte nded for pl a nti ng

Solanum L. and hybrids thereof

1.4.

Pl a nts, n ot i n clu di n g f r ui t

Vitis L.

1.5.

Pl a nts, n ot i n clu di n g f r ui t or se eds

Rhododendron spp., not including Rhododendron simsii Planch.

Viburnum spp.

1.6. Wood w hi ch h a s tota lly or pa rti a lly r eta i ne d i ts na tu r a l r oun d su r fa c e , w i th or w i thou t ba rk ,

or whi ch i s pr e se nte d i n th e form of c hi ps, p ar tic le s, sa w du st, w ood waste or sc ra p

(a) where it has been obtained in whole or in part from the plants as described hereafter:

Castanea Mill., excluding wood which has been stripped of bark,

Platanus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface,

and

(b) where it meets one of the following descriptions:

CN code

Description

4401 10 00

Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms

4401 22 00

Wood in chips or particles

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CN code

Description

ex 4401 30

Wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms

4403 99

Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or squared:
— other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives
— other than coniferous, Quercus spp. or Fagus spp.

ex 4404 20 00

Split poles: piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise:
— other than coniferous

4406 10 00

Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood
— not impregnated

ex 4407 99

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, Quercus spp. or Fagus spp.

1.7.

Isola te d ba r k

Castanea Mill.

2.

Plants, plant products and other objects produced by producers authorised to produce for sale to persons professionally
engaged in plant production, other than plants, plant products and other objects prepared and ready for sale to the final
consumer and for which it is guaranteed that the production thereof is clearly separate from that of other products

2.1.

Pl a nts i nte nde d for pla n ti n g , not i nc lu di n g see ds

Abies Mill.

Apium graveolens L.

Argyranthemum spp.

Aster spp.

Brassica spp.

Castanea Mill.

Cucumis spp.

Dendranthema (DC) Des Moul.

Dianthus L. and hybrids thereof

Exacum spp.

Fragaria L.

Gerbera Cass.

Gypsophila L.

Impatiens L.: all varieties of hybrids from New Guinea

Lactuca spp.

Larix Mill.

Leucanthemum L.

Lupinus L.

Pelargonium L'Hérit. ex Ait.

Picea A. Dietr.

Pinus L.

Platanus L.

Populus L.

Prunus laurocerasus L. and Prunus lusitanica L.

Pseudotsuga Carr.

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Quercus L.

Rubus L.

Spinacia L.

Tanacetum L.

Tsuga Carr.

Verbena L.

and other plants of herbaceous species, other than plants of the family Gramineae, bulbs, corms, rhizomes and
tubers.

2.2.

Pl a nts i nte nde d for pla n ti n g , not i nc lu di n g see ds

Solanaceae, other than those referred to in item 1.3.

2.3.

R ooted p la nts or p la nts w i th a n a tta ch e d or a ssoci a te d cu lti v a ti on me di u m

Araceae

Marantaceae

Musaceae

Persea spp.

Strelitziaceae

2.4.

Se e ds a n d b ulb s i nte nded f or p la nti ng

Allium ascalonicum L.

Allium cepa L.

Allium schoenoprasum L.

2.5.

Pl a nts i nte nde d for pla n ti n g

Allium porrum L.

2.6.

B u lb s a n d b ulb ou s rh i z omes i n ten de d for pla nti ng

Camassia Lindl.

Chionodoxa Boiss.

Crocus flavus Weston cv. Golden Yellow

Galanthus L.

Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne

Gladiolus Tourn. ex L.: miniaturised varieties and hybrids thereof, such as G. callianthus Marais, G. colvillei Sweet,
G. nanus hort., G. ramosus hort. and G. tubergenii hort.

Hyacinthus L.

Iris L.

Ismene Herbert (= Hymenocallis Salisb.)

Muscari Mill.

Narcissus L.

Ornithogalum L.

Puschkinia Adams

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Scilla L.

Tigridia Juss.

Tulipa L.

B.

1.

2.

Plants, plant products and other objects, originating outside the territories of the Parties, for which the
plant health provisions of both Parties relating to imports lead to equivalent results and which may be
traded between them with a plant passport if they are listed in part A of this Appendix or freely if not
listed therein

Without prejudice to the plants listed in part C of this Appendix, all plants intended for planting, not including seeds

Seeds

2.1.

Se e ds ori g i n a ti n g i n A r g e nti na , A u stra li a , B oli v i a , Ch i l e, N ew Z e a la nd or U r u g u a y

Cruciferae

Gramineae not including Oryza spp.

Trifolium spp.

2.2.

Se e ds ori g i n a ti n g e lsew h er e tha n i n the te rr i tor y of ei the r Pa rty

Allium ascalonicum L.

Allium cepa L.

Allium porrum L.

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Capsicum spp.

Helianthus annuus L.

Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. ex Farw.

Medicago sativa L.

Phaseolus L.

Prunus L.

Rubus L.

Zea mays L.

2.3.

Se e ds or i g i n a ti n g i n A fg ha ni sta n,
Uni ted Sta tes

In di a ,

Ir a q , Me x i c o, Ne pa l, Pa ki sta n, S ou th A fr i ca or th e

Triticum

Secale

X Triticosecale

3.

Parts of plants, not including fruit or seeds

Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in North American countries

Apium graveolens L. (leafy vegetables)

Aster spp. originating in non-European countries (cut flowers)

Castanea Mill.

Conifers (Coniferales)

Dendranthema (DC) Des Moul.

Dianthus L.

Eryngium L., originating in non-European countries (cut flowers)

Gypsophila L.

Hypericum L., originating in non-European countries (cut flowers)

Lisianthus L., originating in non-European countries (cut flowers)

Ocimum L. (leafy vegetables)

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Orchidaceae (cut flowers)

Pelargonium L'Hérit. ex Ait.

Populus L.

Prunus L., originating in non-European countries

Rhododendron spp., not including Rhododendron simsii Planch.

Rosa L., originating in non-European countries (cut flowers)

Quercus L.

Solidago L.

Trachelium L., originating in non-European countries (cut flowers)

Viburnum spp.

4.

Fruit

Annona L., originating in non-European countries

Cydonia L., originating in non-European countries

Diospyros L., originating in non-European countries

Malus Mill., originating in non-European countries

Mangifera L., originating in non-European countries

Momordica L.

Passiflora L., originating in non-European countries

Prunus L., originating in non-European countries

Psidium L., originating in non-European countries

Pyrus L., originating in non-European countries

Ribes L., originating in non-European countries

Solanum melongena L.

Syzygium Gaertn., originating in non-European countries

Vaccinium L., originating in non-European countries

5.

Tubers other than for planting

Solanum tuberosum L.

6.

Wood which has totally or partially retained its natural round surface, with or without bark, or which is presented in the
form of chips, particles, sawdust, wood waste or scrap

(a) where it has been obtained in whole or in part from the plants as described hereafter:

— Castanea Mill.
— Castanea Mill., Quercus L., including wood which has not retained its natural round surface, originating in

countries in North America

— Conifers (Coniferales) other than Pinus L., including wood which has not retained its natural round surface,

originating in non-European countries

— Platanus L., 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 Amer-

ican countries

and

(b) where it meets one of the following descriptions:

CN code

Description

4401 10 00

Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms

ex 4401 21 00

Wood in chips or particles:
— coniferous, originating in non-European countries

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CN code

4401 22

Wood in chips or particles:
— other than coniferous

Description

ex 4401 30

Wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms

ex 4403 20

Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or squared:
— other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives
coniferous, originating in non-European countries

4403 91 00

4403 99

Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or squared:
— other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives
— of Quercus spp.

Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sap wood, or squared:
— other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives
— other than coniferous, Quercus spp. or Fagus spp.

ex 4404 10 00

Split poles: piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise:
— coniferous, originating in non-European countries

ex 4404 20 00

Split poles: piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise:
— other than coniferous

4406 10 00

Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood
— not impregnated

ex 4407 10

ex 4407 91

ex 4407 99

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:
— coniferous, originating in non-European countries

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:
— of Quercus spp.

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, Quercus spp. or Fagus spp.

ex 4415 10

Packing cases, boxes, crates and drums of wood originating in non-European countries

ex 4415 20

Pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood originating in non-European coun-
tries

ex 4416 00

Barrels of wood, including staves, of Quercus spp.

Pallets and box pallets (CN code ex 4415 20) are also exempted where they satisfy the standards applicable to
‘UIC’ pallets and bear a mark attesting to such compliance.

7.

Soil and growing medium

(a) 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.

(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 part of any solid inorganic substance, intended to sustain the vitality of the
plants, originating in:

— Turkey,

— Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia or the Ukraine,

— non-European countries, other than Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco or Tunisia.

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8.

Isolated bark of

— conifers (coniferales)

9.

Cereals of the following species originating in Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the United
States

Triticum

Secale

X Triticosecale

C.

1.

Plants, plant products and other objects, originating in either Party, for which the Parties do not have
similar legislation and do not recognise the plant passport

Plants and plant products coming from Switzerland which must be accompanied by a plant health certificate when imported
by a Member State of the Community

1.1.

Pl a nts i nte nde d for pla n ti n g , not i nc lu di n g see ds

Clausena Burm. f.

Murraya Koenig ex L.

Palmae, not including Phoenix spp. originating in Algeria or Morocco

1.2.

Pa rts of pla nts, n ot i n clu di n g f r ui t or se eds

Phoenix spp.

1.3.

Se e ds

Oryza spp.

1.4.

F ru i t

Citrus L. and hybrids thereof

Fortunella Swingle and hybrids thereof

Poncirus Raf. and hybrids thereof

2.

3.

Plants and plant products coming from a Member State of the Community which must be accompanied by a plant health
certificate when imported into Switzerland

Plants and plant products coming from Switzerland, importation of which into a Member State of the Community is prohib-
ited

3.1.

Pl a nts, n ot i n clu di n g f r ui t or se eds

Citrus L. and hybrids thereof

Fortunella Swingle and hybrids thereof

Phoenix spp. originating in Algeria or Morocco

Poncirus Raf. and hybrids thereof

4.

Plants and plant products coming from a Member State of the Community, importation of which into Switzerland is prohib-
ited

4.1.

Pl a nts

Cotoneaster Ehrh.

Stranvaesia Lindl.

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APPENDIX 2

LEGISLATION

European Community provisions

— Council Directive 69/464/EEC of 8 December 1969 on control of potato wart disease

— Council Directive 69/465/EEC of 8 December 1969 on control of potato cyst eelworm

— Council Directive 69/466/EEC of 8 December 1969 on control of San José scale

— Council Directive 74/647/EEC of 9 December 1974 on control of carnation leaf-rollers

— Commission Decision 91/261/EEC of 2 May 1991 recognising Australia as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)

Winsl. et al.

— Commission Directive 92/70/EEC of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for surveys to be carried out for

purposes of the recognition of protected zones in the Community

— Commission Directive 92/90/EEC of 3 November 1992 establishing obligations to which producers and importers of

plants, plant products or other objects are subject and establishing details for their registration

— Commission Directive 92/105/EEC of 3 December 1992 establishing a degree of standardisation for plant passports
to be used for the movement of certain plants, plant products or other objects within the Community, and estab-
lishing the detailed procedures related to the issuing of such plant passports and the conditions and detailed proce-
dures for their replacement

— Commission Decision 93/359/EEC of 28 May 1993 authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from
certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of wood of Thuja L. originating in the United States of
America

— Commission Decision 93/360/EEC of 28 May 1993 authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from

certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of wood of Thuja L. originating in Canada

— Commission Decision 93/365/EEC of 2 June 1993 authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from
certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of heat-treated coniferous wood originating in Canada,
and establishing the details of the indicator system to be applied to the heat-treated wood

— Commission Decision 93/422/EEC of 22 June 1993 authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from
certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of kiln-dried coniferous wood originating in Canada,
and establishing the details of the indicator system to be applied to the kiln-dried wood

— Commission Decision 93/423/EEC of 22 June 1993 authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from
certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of kiln-dried coniferous wood originating in the United
States of America, and establishing the details of the indicator system to be applied to the kiln-dried wood

— Commission Directive 93/50/EEC of 24 June 1993 specifying certain plants not listed in Annex V, part A, to
Council Directive 77/93/EEC, the producers of which, or the warehouses and dispatching centres in the production
zones of such plants, shall be listed in an official register

— Commission Directive 93/51/EEC of 24 June 1993 establishing rules for movements of certain plants, plant products
or other objects through a protected zone, and for movements of such plants, plant products or other objects origin-
ating in and moving within such a protected zone

— Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot

— Commission Directive 94/3/EC of 21 January 1994 establishing a procedure for the notification of interception of a

consignment or a harmful organism from third countries and presenting an imminent phytosanitary danger

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— Commission Directive 95/44/EC of 26 July 1995 establishing the conditions under which certain harmful organisms,
plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council Directive 77/93/EEC may be introduced
into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work
on varietal selections, as last amended by Commission Directive 97/46/EC

— Commission Decision 97/5/EC of 12 December 1996 recognising Hungary as being free from Clavibacter michiga-

nensis (Smith) Davis et al. spp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman et Kotthoff) Davis et al.

— Commission Directive 98/22/EC of 15 April 1998 laying down the minimum conditions for carrying out plant
health checks in the Community, at inspection posts other than those at the place of destination, of plants, plant
products or other objects coming from third countries

— Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.

— Commission Decision 98/83/EC of 8 January 1998 recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third
countries as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et
Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), as last amended by Decision 2003/129/EC

— Commission Decision 98/109/EC of 2 February 1998 authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency

measures against the dissemination of Thrips palmi Karny as regards Thailand

— Commission Decision 1999/355/EC of 26 May 1999 on emergency measures against the dissemination of Anoplo-
phora glabripennis (Motschulsky) as regards China (except Hong Kong), as amended by Decision 1999/516/EC of 28
July 1999

— Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community
of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003

— Commission Decision 2001/218/EC of 12 March 2001 requiring Member States temporarily to take additional
measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pinewood nema-
tode) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur, as last amended by Decision
2003/127/EC

— Commission Decision 2001/219/EC of 12 March 2001 on temporary emergency measures in respect of wood
packing comprised in whole or in part of non-manufactured coniferous wood originating in Canada, China, Japan
and the United States of America

— Commission Decision 2001/575/EC of 13 July 2001 recognising Slovakia and Slovenia as being free from Clavibacter

michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman et Kotthoff) Davis et al.

— Commission Decision 2002/757/EC of 19 September 2002 on provisional emergency phytosanitary measures to
prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock &
Man in 't Veld sp. nov.

— Commission Decision 2002/360/EC of 13 May 2002 establishing the amendments to be made to the measures

taken by Austria to protect itself against the introduction of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky)

— Commission Decision 2002/674/EC of 22 August 2002 recognising Slovakia as being free from Erwinia amylovora

(Burr.) Winsl. et al.

— Commission Decision 2003/64/EC of 28 January 2003 on provisional measures to prevent the introduction into and

the spread within the Community of pepino mosaic virus as regards tomato plants, intended for planting

— Commission Decision 2003/450/EC of 18 June 2003 recognising the provisions in the Czech Republic on
combating Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al. as
equivalent to the Community provisions

Swiss provisions

— Ordinance of 28 February 2001 on plant protection (RO 2001 1191), as last amended on 26 November 2003 (RO

2003 4925)

— Ordinance of the DFE of 15 April 2002 on prohibited plants (RO 2002 1098)

— OFAG ordinance of........ 2003 on temporary plant health measures (RO 2003......)

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APPENDIX 3

AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING PLANT PASSPORTS

European Community

BELGIUM

Agence fédérale pour la sécurité de la chaîne alimentaire
Administration du contrôle de la production végétale primaire
WTC III, 24e étage
Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30
B-1000 BRUXELLES
Téléphone (32-2) 208 50 48
Télécopieur (32-2) 208 51 70

Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen
Bestuur Controle Primaire Productie Plantaardige sector
WTC III, 24e verdieping
Simon Bolivarlaan, 30
B-1000 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 208 50 48
Fax (32-2) 208 51 70

DENMARK

Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
Plantedirektoratet
Skovbrynet 20
DK-2800 Lyngby
Tel. (45) 45 26 36 00
Fax (45) 45 26 36 13

GERMANY

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Landesanstalt für Pflanzenschutz
Reinsburgstraße 107
D-70197 Stuttgart

Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart
— Pflanzenschutzdienst —
Stuttgart

Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe
— Pflanzenschutzdienst —
Karlsruhe

Regierungspräsidium Freiburg
— Pflanzenschutzdienst —
Freiburg

BAYERN

BERLIN

BRANDENBURG

BREMEN

HAMBURG

HESSEN

Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft
— Institut für Pflanzenschutz —
Freising

Pflanzenschutzamt Berlin
— Amtliche Pflanzengesundheitskontrolle —
Berlin

Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Landwirtschaft
— Abteilung PS-Pflanzenschutzdienst —
Frankfurt (Oder)

Lebensmittelüberwachungs-, Tierschutz- und Veterinärdienst des Landes Bremen
— Pflanzengesundheitskontrolle —
Bremen und Bremerhaven

Institut für Angewandte Botanik der Universität Hamburg
— Abteilung Amtliche Pflanzenbeschau —
Hamburg

Regierungspräsidium Gießen
— Pflanzenschutzdienst Hessen —
Wetzlar

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MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN Landespflanzenschutzamt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

NIEDERSACHSEN

Rostock

Landwirtschaftskammer Hannover
— Pflanzenschutzamt —
Hannover

Landwirtschaftskammer Weser-Ems
— Pflanzenschutzamt —
Oldenburg

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Pflanzenschutzdienst der Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland
Bonn

Pflanzenschutzdienst der Landwirtschaftskammer Westfalen-Lippe
Münster

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier
Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Koblenz

Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße

SAARLAND

SACHSEN

SACHSEN-ANHALT

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

THÜRINGEN

GREECE

Landwirtschaftskammer für das Saarland
— Pflanzenschutzamt —
Saarbrücken

Sächsische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft
— Fachbereich Pflanzliche Erzeugung —
Dresden

Amt für Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Altmark
— Sachgebiet Pflanzenschutz —
Stendal

Amt für Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Mitte
— Sachgebiet Pflanzenschutz —
Halberstadt

Amt für Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Anhalt
— Sachgebiet Pflanzenschutz —
Dessau

Amt für Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Süd
— Sachgebiet Pflanzenschutz —
Weißenfels

Amt für ländliche Räume Kiel
— Abteilung Pflanzenschutz —
Kiel

Amt für ländliche Räume Lübeck
— Abteilung Pflanzenschutz —
Lübeck

Amt für ländliche Räume Husum
— Abteilung Pflanzenschutz —
Husum

Thüringer Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft Jena
— Referat Pflanzenschutz —
Erfurt-Kühnhausen

Ministry of Agriculture
Directorate of Plant Produce Protection
Division of Phytosanitary Control
3-5, Ippokratous Str.
EL-10164 Athens
Tel. (30-210) 361 53 94
Fax (30-210) 361 71 03

SPAIN

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Dirección General de Agricultura
Subdirección General de Sanidad Vegetal
C/Alfonso XII 62
E-28014 Madrid
Tel.: (34) 913 47 82 54
Fax: (34) 913 47 82 63

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ANDALUCÍA

ARAGÓN

ASTURIAS

BALEARES

CANTABRIA

Dirección General de la Producción Agraria
c/Tabladilla s/n
E-41013 Sevilla
Tel. (34-95) 503 22 79
Fax (34-95) 503 31 62

Centro de Protección Vegetal
Av. Montañana 930
E-50059 Zaragoza
Tel. (34-976) 71 63 85
Fax (34-976) 71 63 88

Dirección General de Agroalimentación
c/Coronel Aranda 2
E-33005 Oviedo
Tel. (34-985) 10 56 37
Fax (34-985) 10 55 17

Dirección General de Agricultura
c/Foners 10
E-07006 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. (34-971) 17 61 05
Fax (34-971) 17 61 56

Dirección General de Agricultura
c/Gutierrez Solana s/n
E-39011 Santander
Tel. (34-942) 20 78 39
Fax (34-942) 20 78 03

CASTILLA Y LEÓN

Dirección General de Producción Agropecuaria
c/Rigoberto Cortejoso 14
E-47014 Valladolid
Tel. (34-983) 41 90 02
Fax (34-983) 41 92 38

CASTILLA LA MANCHA Dirección General de la Producción Agropecuaria

CATALUÑA

EXTREMADURA

GALICIA

LA RIOJA

MADRID

MURCIA

c/Pintor Matías Moreno 4
E-45002 Toledo
Tel. (34-925) 26 67 11
Fax (34-925) 26 68 97

Dirección General de Producción Agraria e Innovación Rural
Gran Via de las Cortes Catalanas 612
E-08007 Barcelona
Tel. (34-93) 304 67 00
Fax (34-93) 304 67 60

Servicio de Sanidad Vegetal
Av. De Portugal s/n
E-06800 Mérida — Badajoz
Tél: (34-924) 00 23 40
Fax (34-924) 00 21 36

Dirección General de Producción y Sanidad Agropecuaria
Edificio Administrativo San Cayetano s/n
E-15781 Santiago de Compostela — A Coruña
Tel. (34-981) 54 47 77
Fax (34-981) 54 57 35

Dirección General del Instituto de Calidad de la Rioja
Av. de la Paz 8
E-26071 Logroño
Tel. (34-941) 29 16 00
Fax (34-941) 29 16 02

Dirección General de Agricultura
Ronda de Atocha 17
E-28012 Madrid
Tel. (34-91) 580 19 28
Fax (34-91) 580 19 53

Dirección General de Industrias y Asociacionismo Agrario
Plaza Juan XXIII s/n
E-30071 Murcia
Tel. (34-968) 36 27 31
Fax (34-968) 36 22 26

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Dirección General de Agricultura y Ganadería
c/Tudela 20
E-31003 Pamplona
Tel. (34-848) 42 66 32
Fax (34-848) 42 67 10

Dirección de Agricultura y Ganadería
c/San Sebastian 1
E-01010 Vitoria
Tel. (34-945) 01 96 36
Fax (34-945) 01 97 01

Dirección General de Investigación e Innovación Agraria y Ganadería
c/Amadeo de Saboya 2
E-46010 Valencia
Tel. (34-96) 342 48 36
Fax (34-96) 342 48 43

NAVARRA

PAÍS VASCO

VALENCIA

FRANCE

Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la pêche et des affaires rurales
Direction générale de l'alimentation
Sous-direction de la Qualité et de la Protection des végétaux
251, Rue de Vaugirard
F-75732 Paris Cedex 15
Téléphone (33-1) 495 581 53
Télécopieur (33-1) 495 559 49

IRELAND

Department of Agriculture and Food
Horticulture and Plant Health Division
Maynooth Business Campus
Maynooth Co. Kildare
Ireland
Tel. (353-1) 505 33 54
Fax (353-1) 505 35 64

ITALY

Ministero delle Politiche agricole e forestali (MiPAF)
Servizio Fitosanitario
Via XX Settembre 20
I-00187 Roma
Tel. (39-06) 46 65 60 98
Fax (39-06) 481 46 28

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère de l'agriculture
ASTA
16, route d'Esch — BP 1904
L-1019 Luxembourg
Téléphone (352) 45 71 72-218
Télécopieur (352) 45 71 72-340

NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit
Plantenziektekundige Dienst
Geertjesweg 15 — Postbus 9102
6700 HC Wageningen
Nederland
Tel. (31-317) 49 69 11
Fax (31-317) 42 17 01

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AUSTRIA

BURGENLAND

KÄRNTEN

Burgenländische Landwirtschaftskammer
Esterhazystraße 15
A-7001 Eisenstadt
Tel. (43-2) 682702/656
Fax. (43-2) 682702/691

Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung
Abteilung 11, Agrarrecht
Amtlicher Pflanzenschutzdienst
Kohldorfer Straße 98
A-9020 Klagenfurt
Tel. (43-4) 63536/31108
Fax. (43-4) 63536/31100

NIEDERÖSTERREICH Niederösterreichische Landes-Landwirtschaftskammer
Amtlicher Pflanzenschutzdienst
Wiener Straße 64
A-3100 St. Pölten
Tel. (43-27) 42259/2600
Fax. (43-27) 42259/2209

OBERÖSTERREICH

SALZBURG

STEIERMARK

TIROL

VORARLBERG

WIEN

Landwirtschaftskammer für Oberösterreich
Amtlicher Pflanzenschutzdienst
Auf der Gugl 3
A-4021 Linz
Tel. (43-7) 326902/1412
Fax. (43-7) 326902/1427

Kammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Salzburg
Amtlicher Pflanzenschutzdienst
Schwarzstraße 19
A-5024 Salzburg
Tel. (43-66) 2870571/241
Fax. (43-66) 2870571/295

Landwirtschaftliches Versuchszentrum Steiermark
Fachabteilung 10 B
Amtlicher Pflanzenschutzdienst
Burggasse 2
A-8010 Graz
Tel. (43-3) 16877/2817
Fax. (43-3) 16877/6643

Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung
Abteilung III c
Amtlicher Pflanzenschutzdienst
Meinhardstraße 8
A-6020 Innsbruck
Tel. (43-5) 12508/2549
Fax. (43-5) 12508/2545

Landwirtschaftskammer für Vorarlberg
Amtlicher Pflanzenschutzdienst
Montfortstraße 9-11
A-6901 Bregenz
Tel. (43-55) 74400/230
Fax. (43-55) 74400/602

Magistrat der Stadt Wien
Magistratsabteilung 42
Amtlicher Pflanzenschutzdienst
Am Heumarkt 2b
A-1030 Wien
Tel. (43-1) 9112555
Fax. (43-1) 9112555/42

PORTUGAL

Direcção-Geral de Protecção das Culturas
Quinta do Marquês
P-2780-155 Oeiras
Tel.: (351-21) 446 40 50
Fax: (351-21) 442 06 16

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FINLAND

Plant Production Inspection Centre (KTTK)
Plant Protection Department
PO Box 42
FIN-00501 Helsinki
Puh. (358-9) 5765 111
Faksi (358-9) 5765 2734

SWEDEN

Swedish Board of Agriculture
Plant Protection Service
S-5182 Jönköping
Tel. (46-36) 15 50 00
Fax (46-36) 12 25 22

UNITED KINGDOM

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plant Health Division
Foss House, King's Pool
1-2 Peasholme Green
York YO I 7PX
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-190) 445 51 61
Fax (44-190) 445 51 63

Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Dept. (SEERAD)
Pentland House
47 Robb's Loan
Edinburgh EH14 1TW
United Kingdom

National Assembly for Wales
Animal and Plant Health Division
Welsh Assembly Government
Crown Buildings
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NQ
United Kingdom

Department of Agriculture and Rural Developments (DARD)
Dundonald House
Upper Newtonards Road
Belfast BT4 3SB
United Kingdom

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
PO Box 327
Howard Davis Farm
Trinity
Jersey JE4 8UF
United Kingdom

Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Horticulture
Raymond Falla House, PO Box 459
Longue Rue (Burnt Lane)
St. Martin's
Guernsey GY1 6AF
United Kingdom

Ministry of Agriculture
Knockaloe Peel
Isle of Man IM5 3AJ
United Kingdom

Forestry Commission
231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh EH12 7AT
United Kingdom

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SWITZERLAND

Office fédéral de l'agriculture
Service phytosanitaire fédéral
CH-3003 Berne
Téléphone (41-31) 322 25 50
Télécopieur (41-31) 322 26 34

APPENDIX 4

ZONES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THEM

The zones referred to in Article 4 and the special requirements relating to them which must be complied with by both
Parties are defined in the two Parties' respective legislative and administrative provisions set out below.

European Community provisions

Commission Directive 2001/32/EC of 8 May 2001 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks
in the Community and repealing Directive 92/76/EEC, as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/46/EC

Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of
organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 806/2003

Ordinance of 28 February 2001 on plant protection, Annex 4, part B (RO 2001 1191), as last amended on 26
November 2003 (RO 2003 4925)

Swiss provisions

APPENDIX 5

EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

The notifications referred to in Article 9(1) are the following:

— notifications of interception of consignments and harmful organisms from third countries or from part of the terri-

tories of the Parties and presenting an imminent plant health danger as provided for in Directive 94/3/EC,

— notifications as provided for in Article 16 of Directive 2000/29/EC.