The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007

Contents

Article 1Title, commencement and application#

The title of this Order is the Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2007; it applies in relation to Wales and comes into force on 18 December 2007.

Article 2Amendments to the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006#

The Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 is amended as follows.

Article 3Prevention of the introduction into and spread within the European Community of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)#

(1)In article 2(1), at the appropriate place insert—“• “Decision 2007/365/EC” means Commission Decision 2007/365/EC on emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), as amended from time to time;”

(2)In Part A of Schedule 1, after item 34 of “Insects, mites and nematodes” add—“35 Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)”

(3)In Part A of Schedule 4, after item 57 insert—“”

(4)In Part B of Schedule 4, after item 6 insert—“”

(5)In Part A of Schedule 5, Part A of Schedule 6 and Part A of Schedule 7, after item 1 insert—“1a Plants, other than fruit or seeds, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5cm of the species listed in Article 1(b) of Decision 2007/365/EC.”

Article 4Prevention of the introduction into and spread within the European Community of Gibberella circinata Nirenberg & O'Donnell#

(1)In article 2(1), at the appropriate place insert—“• “Decision 2007/433/EC” means Commission Decision 2007/433/EC on provisional emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Gibberella circinata Nirenberg & O'Donnell, as amended from time to time;”

(2)In Part A of Schedule 1, after item 17 of “Fungi” add—“18 Gibberella circinata Nirenberg & O'Donnell”

(3)In Part A of Schedule 4, after item 2 insert—“”

(4)In Part B of Schedule 4, after item 1 insert—“”

(5)In Part A of Schedule 5, after item 1 insert—“1b Seeds and cones, intended for propagating, of the genera and species referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC.”

(6)In Part A of Schedule 6 and Part A of Schedule 7, after item 1 insert—“1b Plants intended for planting, including seeds and cones intended for propagating, of the genera and species referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC.”

Article 5Prevention of the introduction and spread of Potato spindle tuber viroid#

(1)In article 2(1), at the appropriate place insert—“• “Decision 2007/410/EC” means Commission Decision 2007/410/EC on measures to prevent the introduction into and spread within the Community of Potato spindle tuber viroid, as amended from time to time;”

(2)In Part A of Schedule 4, after item 37 insert—“The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that—(a) they originate in and have been grown throughout their life in a place of production which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin; and(b) they meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of point 1 of the Annex to Decision 2007/410/ EC”

(3)In Part B of Schedule 4, after item 20 insert—“”

(4)In Part A of Schedule 6 and Part A of Schedule 7—

(a)after item 3 insert—“3a Plants, intended for planting, including seeds, other than those in item 3, of the genera and species referred to in Article 1 of Decision 2007/410/EC.”

(b)for item 7(b) substitute—“b plants of Solanaceae, other than seeds and other than those in items 3 and 3a, intended for planting;”

Article 6Measures in respect of certain citrus fruits#

(1)In article 2(1), at the appropriate place insert—“• “Decision 2004/416/EC” means Commission Decision 2004/416/EC on temporary emergency measures in respect of certain citrus fruits originating in Argentina or Brazil, as amended from time to time;”

(2)In Part A of Schedule 4—

(a)in the second column of items 15 and 17, after third country add “, other than Brazil”;

(b)after item 15 add—“”

(c)in the third column of item 16, for “15, 17” substitute “15, 15a, 17, 17a”;

(d)after item 17 add—“”

(e)in the third column of item 18, for “17” substitute “17a”.

Article 7Miscellaneous amendments#

In—

(a)article 2(1), for the definition of ““Directive 2000/29/EC” substitute ““Directive 2000/29/EC” means Council 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;”; and

(b)Part B of Schedule 7, in item 3 for “or Sorbus L.” substitute “, Sorbus L. or Vitis L.”.

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