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Phytosanitary certificate or plant
passport
Before they can be
introduced into the Community, certain plants,
plant products and other objects (listed in
Part B of Annex V
to
Directive 2000/29/EC) must be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate, issued by the
National Plant Protection Organisation of the
exporting country. Upon entry into the
Community, the phytosanitary certificate may be
replaced by a plant passport (for those
imported plants, plant products and other
objects which are also listed in
Part A of Annex V
).
Phytosanitary
certificates should be issued conforming to the
models set out under the International Plant
Protection Convention, certifying that the
plants, plant products or other objects:
- Have been subject to
the appropriate inspections;
- Are considered to be
free from quarantine harmful organisms, and
practically free from other harmful
organisms;
- Are considered to
conform with the phytosanitary regulations of
the importing country.
Exemptions to the
above requirements are possible in the
following cases, provided that there is no risk
of spreading of harmful organisms:
- Plants, plant
products and other objects passing through
the territory of the Community;
- The entry of small
quantities of plants, plant products,
foodstuffs or animal feeding stuff as far as
they relate to plants or plant products,
where they are intended for use by the owner
or recipient for non-industrial or
non-commercial purposes, or for consumption
during transport;
- The entry of plants,
plant products or other objects, which are
intended for trial or scientific purposes or
for work on varietal selections;
- The entry of plants,
plant products or other objects grown,
produced or used in the immediate frontier
zone between a Member State and a third
country.
Other exemptions to
the above requirements may be granted under
specific stringent conditions, and generally
for a limited period of time, in accordance
with Article 15 of
Directive
2000/29/EC
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Legislation
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