Paragraph 4
For the purposes of paragraph 2(c), the required official statement is an official statement that—
the permitted plants have been grown, held and trained in a registered nursery which was registered and supervised by the relevant NPPO for at least two consecutive years prior to its inclusion by the relevant NPPO in the list mentioned in paragraph 2(b);
the registered nursery has, along with its immediate vicinity, been officially inspected during the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) and in any subsequent period up to the date of its dispatch at least six times a year at appropriate intervals for the presence of a relevant plant pest and no relevant plant pests have been found in those inspections at the nursery;
the permitted plants have during the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (b)—
been potted and kept in pots which have been placed on shelves at least 50 cm above ground or onto concrete flooring, impenetrable for nematodes, that was well maintained and free from debris;
been found free, in the inspections referred to in sub-paragraph (b), from all relevant plant pests;
where they belong to the genus Pinus L. and in the case of grafting on a rootstock of a Pinus species, other than Pinus parviflora Sieb & Zucc., they have a rootstock derived from sources that have been officially approved as healthy material;
each plant has been given a recognisable marking, exclusive to each individual plant, that enables the registered nursery and the year of its potting to be identified, which has been notified to the relevant NPPO; and
the relevant NPPO has ensured that the permitted plants have remained identifiable from their dispatch from the registered nursery until the time of loading for export, through the sealing of transport vehicles or other alternatives.