Paragraph 2

In this Schedule—

• “authorised packing facility” means a packing facility in the vicinity of a demarcated area which is authorised by the appropriate UK plant health authority or by an inspector to pack potato tubers originating in the demarcated area;

• “demarcated area” means an area demarcated under paragraph 3;

• “permitted potato tubers” means potato tubers originating in a demarcated area that have been grown in fields—

  1. (a)

     which have been subjected to insecticide treatments against the plant pest at appropriate times during the growing season; and

  2. (b)

     in which the plant pest has not been detected by pre-harvest official inspections carried out at appropriate times at those fields;

• “plant pest” means one or more of the following plant pests—

  1. (a)

     Epitrix cucumeris (Harris);

  2. (b)

     Epitrix papa Orlova-Bienkowskaja;

  3. (c)

     Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.);

  4. (d)

     Epitrix tuberis (Gentner);

• “unwashed potato tubers” means potato tubers that have not—

  1. (a)

     been washed or brushed so that there is no more than 0.1% of soil remaining; or

  2. (b)

     undergone an equivalent method which has been specifically applied to ensure the removal of the plant pest and ensure that there is no risk of the plant pest spreading.