Plant products Regulations, 2004

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Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,679, 19 ta’ Novembru, 2004

Taqsima B

L.N. 477 of 2004

PLANT QUARANTINE ACT, 2001

(ACT NO.XVIII OF 2001)

Protective Measures against the Introduction into European

Community of Organisms Harmful to Plants and

Plant products Regulations, 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant Quarantine Act,

2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following

regulations

(1) The title of these regulations is the Protective measures against Introduction

into the European Community of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products

Regulations, 2004.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the rules found under European

Union Council Directive 2004/31/EEC amending Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Directive

2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of

organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the

Community

Provided that the amendment made to Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to European

Union Council Directive 2000/29/EEC are provided in the Schedule to these regulations.

Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to European Union Council Directive 2000/29/EC are amended as follows

1. in Part B of Annex I, under heading (b), point 1 is replaced by the following

.

Beet necrotic yellow vein virus

DK, F (Brittany), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK

(Northern Ireland)’

in Part B of Annex II, under heading (b), point 2 is replaced by the following

‘2. Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)

Parts of plants, other than fruit,

E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi;

Winsl. et al.

seeds and plants intended for

Apulia;

Basilicata;

Calabria;

planting, but including live pollen

Campania;

Emilia-Romagna

for pollination of Amelanchier

provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma,

Med.,

Chaenomeles

Lindl.

Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-

Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L.,

Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria;

Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl.,

Lombardy;

Marche;

Molise;

Malus Mill., Mespilus L.,

Piedmont;

Sardinia;

Sicily;

Photinia

davidiana

(Dcne.)

Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous

Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus

province of Trento; Tuscany;

L.L. and Sorbus L.

Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto

except in the province of Rovigo

the communes Rovigo, Polesella,

Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San

Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta,

Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine,

Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo,

Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda,

Ficarolo,

Guarda

Veneta,

Frassinelle Polesine, Villanovadel

Ghebbo,

Fiesso

Umbertiano,

Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po,

Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro,

Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta,

Gaiba, Salara, and in the province

of

Padova

the

communes

Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza

d'Adige, Vescovana, S.Urbano,

Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the

province of Verona the communes

Palù,

Roverchiara,

Legnago,

Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa

Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo,

Isola Rizza, Angiari),(Burgenland,

Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol

(administrative district Lienz),

Styria, Vienna), P, FI, UK

(Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and

Channel Islands)’

B

Annex III is amended as follows

(a) in the right-hand column of point 15 of Part A, the text is replaced by the following;

‘Third countries other than Switzerland’;

(b) in Part B, point 1 is replaced by the following

‘1. Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable

E, F (Co rsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata;

to the plants listed in Annex IIIA (9), (9.1), (18),

Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of

where appropriate, plants and live pollen for

Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-

pollination of: Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles

Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche;

Lindl., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya

Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Trentino-Alto

Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Pyracantha

Adige: autonomous province of Trento; Tuscany;

Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L., other than fruit and

Umbria; Valle d' Aosta; Veneto: except in the

seeds, originating in third countries other than

province of Rovigo the communes Rovigo,

Switzerland and other than those recognised as

Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San

being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl.

Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli,

et al. in accordance with the procedure laid down in

Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di

Article 18(2), or in which pest-free areas have been

Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo,

established in relation to Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)

Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del

Winsl. et al. in accordance with the relevant

Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo,

International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures

Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro,

and recognised as such in accordance with the

Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and

procedure laid down in Article 18(2)

in the province of Padova the communes

Castelbaldo,

Barbona,

Piacenza

d'Adige,

Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in

the province of Verona the communes Palù,

Roverchiara,

Legnago,

Castagnaro,

Ronco

all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo,

Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia,

Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz),

Styria, Vienna), P, FI, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of

Man and Channel Islands)

2 . Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable

E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata;

to the plants listed in Annex IIIA (9), (9.1), (18),

Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of

where appropriate, plants and live pollen for

Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-

pollination of: Cotoneaster Ehrh. and Photinia

Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche;

davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, other than fruit and

Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Trentino-Alto

seeds, originating in third countries other than those

Adige: autonomous province of Trento; Tuscany;

recognised as being free from Erwinia amylovora

Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the

(Burr.) Winsl. et al. in accordance with the

province of Rovigo the communes Rovigo,

procedure laid down in Article 18(2), or in which

Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San

pest-free areas have been established in relation to

Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli,

Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. in

Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di

accordance with the relevant International Standard

Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo,

for Phytosanitary Measures and recognised as such

Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del

in accordance with the procedure laid down in

Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo,

Article 18(2)

Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro,

Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and

in the province of Padova the communes

Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige,

Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in

the province of Verona the communes Palù,

Roverchiara, Legnago, Castagnaro, Ronco

all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo,

Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia,

Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz),

Styria, Vienna), P, FI, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of

Man and Channel Islands)’

Annex IV is amended as follows

(a) Section I of Part A is amended as follows

(i) in the left-hand column of point 53, the text ‘Iran’ is inserted;

(ii) in the left-hand column of point 54, the text ‘Iran’ is inserted;

(b) Part B is amended as follows

(i) in the right hand column of point 20.1, the text is replaced by the following

‘DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland)’;

(ii) in the right hand column of point 20.2, the text is replaced by the following

‘DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland);

(iii) point 21 is replaced by the following

‘21. Plants and live pollen for

Without

prejudice

to

the

pollination of

prohibitions applicable to the

plants listed in Annex IIIA(9),

Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles

(9.1), (18) and IIIB(1), (2) where

Cotoneaster

Ehrh.,

appropriate, official statement

Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill.,

that

Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill.,

Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana

(a) the plants originate in third

(Dcne.)

Cardot,

Pyracantha

countries recognised as being free

Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.,

from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)

other than fruit and seeds

Winsl. et al. in accordance with

B

the procedure laid down in

Article 18(2),

or

(b) the plants originate in pest-

free areas in third countries which

have been established in relation

to Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)

Winsl. et al. in accordance with

the

relevant

International

Standard

for

Phytosanitary

Measures and recognised as such

in accordance with the procedure

laid down in Article 18(2),

or

(c) the plants originate in one of

the

following

Cantons

of

Switzerland: Berne (with the

exceptions of the districts of

Signau

and

Trachselwald),

Fribourg, Grisons, Tici Vaud,

Valais,

(d) the plants originate in the

protected zones listed in the right-

hand column,

or

(e) the plants have been

produced, or, if moved into a

“buffer

zone”,

kept

and

maintained for a period of at least

7 months including the period 1

April to 31 October of the last

complete cycle of vegetation, on

a field

(aa) located at least 1 km inside

the border of an officially

designated ‘buffer zone’ of at

least 50 km 2 where host plants are

subject to an officially approved

and supervised control

regime established at the latest

before the beginning of the

complete cycle of vegetation

preceding the last complete cycle

of vegetation, with the object of

minimising the risk of Erwinia

amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al.

being spread from the plants

grown there. Details of the

description of this ‘buffer zone’

shall be kept available to the

Commission Once the ‘buffer

zone’ is established, official

inspections shall be carried out

in the zone not comprising the

field and its surrounding zone of

500 m width, at least once since

the beginning of the last complete

cycle of vegetation at the most

appropriate time, and all host

plants showing symptoms of

Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl.

et al. should be removed

immediately. The results of these

inspections shall be supplied by 1

May

each

year

to

the

Commission and to other

Member States, and

(bb) which has been officially

approved, as well as the ‘buffer

zone’, before the beginning of the

complete cycle of vegetation

preceding the last complete cycle

of vegetation, for the cultivation

of plants under the requirements

laid down in this point, and

(cc) which, as well as the

surrounding zone of a width of at

least 500 m, has been found free

from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)

Winsl. et al. since the beginning

of the last complete cycle of

vegetation, at official inspection

carried out at least

— twice in the field at the most

appropriate time, i.e. once during

June to August and once during

August to November; and

— once in the said surrounding

zone at the most appropriate time,

i.e. during August to November,

and

(dd) from which plants were

officially tested for latent

infections in accordance with an

appropriate laboratory method on

samples officially drawn at the

most appropriate period.

Between 1 April, 2004 and 1

April, 2005, these provisions

shall not apply to plants moved

into and within the protected

zones listed in the right-hand

B

column

which

have

been

produced and maintained on

fields located in officially

designated

“buffer

zones”,

according to the relevant

requirements applicable before 1

April, 2004.

(iv) point 21.1 is deleted;

(v) a new point 21.3 is inserted before point 22

‘21.3. From 15 March to 30 June,

There shall be documented

E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi;

beehives

evidence that the beehives

Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria;

Campania;

Emilia -Romagna

(a) originate in third countries

provinces

of

Forlí-Cesena,

recognised as being free from

Parma, Piacenza and Rimini;

Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio;

et al. in accordance with the

Liguria; Lombardy; Marche;

procedure laid down in Article

Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia;

18(2),

Sicily; Trentino-Alto Adige

autonomous province ofTrento;

or

Tuscany; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta;

Veneto: except in the province of

(b) originate in one of the

Rovigo the communes Rovigo,

following

Cantons

of

Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta

Switzerland: Berne (with the

Polesine, San Bellino, Badia

exceptions of the districts of

Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli,

Signau

and

Trachselwald),

Pontecchio

Polesine,

Arquà

Fribourg, Grisons, Ticino, Vaud,

Polesine, Costa di Rovigo,

Valais,

Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda,

or

Ficarolo,

Guarda

Veneta,

Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova

(c) originate in the protected

del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano,

zones listed in the right-hand

Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po,

column,

Giacciano

con

Baruchella,

or

Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara,

Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the

(d)

have

undergone

an

province

of

Padova

the

appropriate quarantine measure

communes Castelbaldo, Barbona,

before being moved

Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S.

Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and

There shall be documented

in the province of Verona the

evidence that the beehives

communes Palù, Roverchiara,

Legnago, Castagnaro, Ronco

(a) originate in third countries

all'Adige,

Villa

Bartolomea,

recognised as being free from

Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza,

Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl.

Angiari),

A

(Burgenland,

et al. in accordance with the

Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol

procedure laid down in Article

(administrative district Lienz),

18(2),

Styria, Vienna), P, FI, UK

or

(b) originate in one of the

following

Cantons

Switzerland: Berne (with the

exceptions of the districts of

Signau

and

Trachselwald),

Fribourg, Grisons, Ticino, Vaud,

Valais,

or

(c) originate in the protected

zones listed in the right-hand

column,

or

(d)

have

undergone

appropriate quarantine measure

before being moved.

(vi) in the right hand column of point 22, the text is replaced by the following

‘DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland)’;

(vii) in the right hand column of point 23, the text is replaced by the following

‘DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland)’;

(viii) in the right hand column of point 25, the text is replaced by the following

‘DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland)’;

(ix) in the right hand column of point 26, the text is replaced by the following

‘DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland)’;

(x) in the right hand column of point 27.1, the text is replaced by the following

DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland)’;

(xi) in the right hand column of point 27.2, the text is replaced by the following

‘DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland)’;

(xii) in the right hand column of point 30, the text is replaced by the following

‘DK, F (Britanny), FI, IRL, P (Azores), UK (Northern Ireland)’.

In point 1 and 8, under heading I of Part B of Annex V, the text ‘, Iran’ is inserted after ‘India’.