# The Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 4


The buffer zone must have a diameter of at least 20 km, which may be reduced to 6 km, if the eradication measures referred to in paragraph 9 are being taken and the appropriate UK plant health authority considers that the reduction will not jeopardise the effectiveness of the eradication measures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111177563/schedule/13/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-13/paragraph-4
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