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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-4/part-C",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2019/9780111177563",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/C",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "C",
  "heading": "Relevant material which may only be brought into or moved within a relevant UK pest free area if specified requirements are met",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nItem\nDescription of relevant material\nRequirements\nDescription of UK pest free area\n1.\nWood of conifers (Coniferales)\nEither:\n(a) the wood must be stripped of its bark,\n(b) the wood must be accompanied by an official statement that the wood originates in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelan, or\n(c) there must be evidence by a mark ‘Kiln-dried’, ‘KD’ or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20 % moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule\nNorthern Ireland\n2.\nWood of conifers (Coniferales)\nEither:\n(a) the wood must be stripped of its bark,\n(b) the wood must be accompanied by an official statement that the wood originates in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Ips cembrae Heer, or\n(c) there must be evidence by a mark ‘Kiln-dried’, ‘KD’ or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20 % moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule\nNorthern Ireland\n3.\nWood of conifers (Coniferales)\nEither:\n(a) the wood must be stripped of its bark, or\n(b) the wood must be accompanied by an official statement that the wood originates in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Ips sexdentatus Börner, or\n(c) there must be evidence by a mark ‘Kiln-dried’, ‘KD’ or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20 % moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature\nNorthern Ireland\n4.\nPlants, other than fruit or seeds, of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. or Pseudotsuga Carr. over 3 m in height\nThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the place of production has been established in accordance with ISPM No. 10 as a place of production that is free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelan\nNorthern Ireland\n5.\nPlants, other than fruit or seeds, of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. or Pseudotsuga Carr. over 3 m in height\nThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the place of production has been established in accordance with ISPM No. 10 as a place of production that free from Ips cembrae Heer\nNorthern Ireland\n6.\nPlants, other than fruit or seeds, of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr. or Pinus L. over 3 m in height\nThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the place of production has been established in accordance with ISPM No. 10 as a place of production that is free from Ips sexdentatus Börner\nNorthern Ireland\n7.\nIsolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)\nThe bark must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement that it has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or\n(b) an official statement that it originates in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelan\nNorthern Ireland\n8.\nIsolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)\nThe bark must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement that has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or\n(b) an official statement that it originates in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be from Ips cembrae Heer\nNorthern Ireland\n9.\nIsolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)\nThe bark must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement that it has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or\n(b) an official statement that it originates in an area which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM No. 4, is known to be free from Ips sexdentatus Börner\nNorthern Ireland\n10.\nPlants, other than seeds, of Larix Mill., intended for planting\nThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the plants have been produced in a nursery and that their place of production has been established in accordance with ISPM No. 10 as a place of production that is free from Cephalcia lariciphila (Klug.)\nNorthern Ireland\n11.\nPlants, other than seeds, of Picea A. Dietr., intended for planting\nThe plants must be accompanied by an official statement that the plants have been produced in a nursery and that their place of production has been established in accordance with ISPM No. 10 as a place of production that is free from Gilpinia hercyniae (Hartig)\nNorthern Ireland\n12.\nTubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting\nThe tubers must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement that the tubers were grown in an area where Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) is known not to occur,\n(b) an official statement that the tubers were grown on land, or in growing media consisting of soil that is known to be free from BNYVV, or officially tested by appropriate methods and found free from BNYVV, or\n(c) an official statement that they have been washed free from soil\nNorthern Ireland\n13.\nTubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those intended for planting\nEither:\n(a) the consignment or lot must not contain more than 1 % by weight of soil, or\n(b) the tubers must be intended for processing at premises with officially approved waste disposal facilities which ensures that there is no risk of spreading BNYVV\nNorthern Ireland\n14.\nPlants, other than plants intended for planting, of Allium porrum L., Apium L., Beta L., other than those mentioned in item 16 and those intended for animal fodder, Brassica napus L., Brassica rapa L. or Daucus L.\nEither:\n(a) the consignment or lot must not contain more than 1 % by weight of soil, or\n(b) the plants must be intended for processing at premises with officially approved waste disposal facilities which ensures that there is no risk of spreading BNYVV\nNorthern Ireland\n15.\nPlants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting\nThe plants must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement:\n(i) that the plants have been officially individually tested and found free from Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV),\n(ii) that they\n(aa) have been grown from seeds complying with the requirements in items 18 and 19, and\n(bb) grown in areas where BNYVV is known not to occur, or grown on land, or in growing media, officially tested by appropriate methods and found free from BNYVV and sampled, and the sample tested and found free from BNYVV, and\n(b) the organisation or research body holding the material must inform the relevant UK plant health authority of the material held\nNorthern Ireland\n16.\nPlants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for industrial processing\nThe plants must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement that the plants are transported in such a manner as to ensure that there is no risk of spreading BNYVV, and are intended to be delivered to a processing plant with officially approved waste disposal facilities, which ensures that there is no risk of spreading BNYVV, or\n(b) an official statement that the plants have been grown in an area where BNYVV is known not to occur\nNorthern Ireland\n17.\nSoil from beet and unsterilised waste from beet (Beta vulgaris L.)\nThe plants must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement that soil or waste has been treated to eliminate contamination with BNYVV,\n(b) an official statement that the soil or waste is intended to be transported for disposal in an officially approved manner, or\n(c) an official statement that the soil or waste comes from Beta vulgaris plants grown in an area where BNYVV is known not to occur\nNorthern Ireland\n18.\nSeeds and fodder beet seed of the species Beta vulgaris L.\nThe seed must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement that the seed of the categories ‘basic seed’ and ‘certified seed’ satisfies the conditions in paragraph 6(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016,\n(b) in the case of ‘seed not finally certified’, an official statement that the seed:\n(i) satisfies the conditions in Part 3 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations, and\n(ii) is intended for processing that will satisfy the conditions in paragraph 6(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations and delivered to a processing enterprise with officially approved controlled waste disposal, to prevent the spread of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), or\n(c) an official statement that the seed has been produced from a crop grown in an area where BNYVV is known not to occur\nNorthern Ireland\n19.\nVegetable seed of the species Beta vulgaris\nThe seed must be accompanied by:\n(a) an official statement that the processed seed contains no more than 0.5 % by weight of inert matter, in the case of pelleted seed, this standard must be met prior to pelleting, or\n(b) in the case of non-processed seed, an official statement that the seed:\n(i) is officially packed in such a manner as to ensure that there is no risk of spread of BNYVV, and\n(ii) is intended for processing that will satisfy the conditions laid down in paragraph (a) and delivered to a processing enterprise with officially approved controlled waste disposal, to prevent the spread of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), or\n(c) an official statement that the seed has been produced from a crop grown in an area where BNYVV is known not to occur\nNorthern Ireland",
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