S.L. 433.3 Art. 43

Naturally or artificially Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the dwarfed plants intended plants listed in Schedule III(A)(1), (2), (3), (9), (13), for planting, other than (15), (16), (17), (18), Schedule III(B)(1) and Schedule seeds, originating in non- IV(A)(I)(8.1), (9), (10), (11.1), (11.2), (12), (13.1), European countries (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), (36.1), (36.2), (37), (38.1), (38.2), (39) (40) and (42) where appropriate, official statement that:

(a) the plants, including those collected directly from natural habitats, shall have been grown, held and trained for at least two consecutive years prior to dispatch in officially registered nurseries, which are subject to an officially supervised control regime,

(b) the plants on the nurseries referred to in (a) shall: (aa)at least during the period referred to in (a): - be potted, in pots which are placed on shelves at least 50 cm above ground, - have been subjected to appropriate treatments to ensure freedom from non-European rusts; the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate provided for in these regulations under the rubric "disinfection and/or disinfestation treatment", - have been officially inspected at least six times a year at appropriate intervals for the presence of harmful organisms of concern, which are those in the Schedules to these regulations. These inspections, which shall also be carried out on plants in the immediate vicinity of the nurseries referred to in (a), shall be carried out at least by visual examination of each row in the field or nursery and by visual examination of all parts of the plant above the growing medium, using a random sample of at least 300 plants from a given genus where the number of plants of that genus is not more than 3 000 plants, or 10% of the plants if there are more than 3 000 plants from that genus, - have been found free, in these inspections, from the relevant harmful organisms of concern as specified in the previous indent. Infested plants shall be removed. The remaining plants, where appropriate, shall be effectively treated, and in addition shall be held for an appropriate period and inspected to ensure freedom from such harmful organisms of concern, - have been planted in either an unused artificial growing medium or in a natural growing medium, which has been treated by fumigation or by appropriate heat treatment and has been freed of any harmful organisms, - have been kept under conditions which ensure that the growing medium has been maintained free from harmful organisms and within two weeks prior to dispatch, have been: - shaken and washed with clean water to remove the original growing medium and kept bare rooted, or - shaken and washed with clean water to remove the original growing medium and replanted in growing medium which meets the conditions laid down in (aa) fifth indent, or - subjected to appropriate treatments to ensure that the growing medium is free from harmful organisms, the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate provided for in these regulations under the rubric "disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment",

(bb) be packed in closed containers which have been officially sealed and bear the registration number of the registered nursery; this number shall also be indicated under the rubric "additional declaration" on the phytosanitary certificate provided for in these regulations, enabling the consignments to be identified.