S.L. 433.3 Art. 15Requirements for importation.

(a) Plants, plant products and other objects listed in Part B of

Schedule V entering Malta from third countries shall be landed at the established point of entries and shall be subject to both Customs and the Department’s supervision and shall satisfy the requirements of the Department according to the provisions of these regulations.

(b) The requirements specified in paragraph (a) shall include the following:

(i) - that the plants, plant products or other objects are not contaminated by the harmful organisms listed in Part A of Schedule, and

- in the case of the plants and plant products listed in Part A of Schedule II that they are not contaminated by the relevant harmful organisms listed in that part of the Schedule, and

- in the case of the plants, plant products and other objects listed in Part A of Schedule IV that they comply with the relevant special requirements indicated in that part of the Schedule, or, where applicable, with the option declared in the certificate pursuant to regulation 19(e), and

(ii) that the plants, plant products or other objects are accompanied by the respective original of the required official phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export issued in accordance with the provisions laid down in regulation 19, and the respective original of the Plant Health Movement Document.

(c) Paragraph (b) shall apply, in cases of plants, plant products or other objects intended for a protected zone, in respect of harmful organisms and of special requirements listed in Part B of Schedule I, Part B of Schedule II and Part B of Schedule IV respectively, for that protected zone.