(7)In Schedule 4, Part A, Section 1—
(b)for items 16.1, 16.2 and 16.3 there shall be substituted the following—“16.1 Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, originating in third countries16.2 Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, originating in third countriesWithout prejudice to the provisions applicable to the fruits in Schedule 4A1(16.1), (16.3), (16.3a) and (16.4), official statement that:(a) the fruits originate in a country recognised as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), or(b) the fruits originate in an area recognised as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), and mentioned on the certificates referred to in Articles 7 or 8 of Directive 77/93/EEC, or(c) either,• in accordance with an official control and examination regime, no symptoms of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) have been observed in the field of production and in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation, and none of the fruits harvested in the field of production has shown symptoms of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), and• the fruits have been subjected to treatment such as sodium orthophenylphenate, mentioned on the certificates referred to in Articles 7 or 8 of Directive 77/93/EEC, and the fruits have been packed at premises or dispatching centres registered for this purpose, or• any certification system, recognised as equivalent to the above provisions, has been complied with.16.3 Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, originating in third countriesWithout prejudice to the provisions applicable to the fruits in Schedule 4A1 (16.1), (16.2). (16.3a) and (16.4), official statement that:(a) the fruits originate in a country recognised as being free from Cercospora angolensis Carv. & Mendes, or(b) the fruits originate in an area recognised as being free from Cercospora angolensis Carv. & Mendes, and mentioned on the certificates referred to in Articles 7 or 8 of Directive 77/93/EEC, or(c) no symptoms of Cercospora angolensis Carv. & Mendes have been observed in the field of production and in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation, and none of the fruits harvested in the field of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, symptoms of this organism.16.3a Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, other than fruits of Citrus aurantium L., originating in third countriesWithout prejudice to the provisions applicable to the fruits in Schedule 4A1 (16.1), (16.2), (16.3) and (16.4), official statement that:(a) the fruits originate in a country recognised as being free from Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), or(b) the fruits originate in an area recognised as being free from Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), and mentioned on the certificates referred to in Article 7 or 8 of Directive 77/93/EEC, or(c) no symptoms of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) have been observed in the field of production and in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation, and none of the fruits harvested in the field of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, symptoms of this organism, or(d) the fruits originate in a field of production subjected to appropriate treatments against Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), and• none of the fruits harvested in the field of production has shown, in appropriate official examination, symptoms of this organism.”
(d)for item 43 there shall be substituted the following—“43 Naturally or artificially dwarfed plants intended for planting other than seeds, originating in non-European countriesWithout prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), (2), (3), (9), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), Schedule 3B(1) and Schedule 4A1 (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), (32.1), (32.2), (33), (34), (36), (37), (38.1), (38.2), (39), (40), (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 under the rubric “disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment”,• have been officially inspected at least six times a year at appropriate intervals for the presence of plant pests of concern, which are those in the Schedules to this Order. 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 plant pests 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 plant pests 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 examined afterwards and found free of any plant pests,• have been kept under conditions which ensure that the growing medium has been maintained free from plant pests 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 planted 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 plant pests; the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment”, and(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, enabling the consignments to be identified”