# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1480/2004 of 10 August 2004 laying down specific rules concerning goods arriving from the areas not under the effective control of the Government of Cyprus in the areas in which the Government exercises effective control, Article 3: Phytosanitary inspection and reporting

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Where goods consist of plants, plant products and other objects covered by Part B of Annex V to Directive 2000/29/EC, independent phytosanitary experts appointed by the Commission and operating in coordination with the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 866/2004, shall inspect the goods at the stage of production and again at harvest and at stage of marketing.
In the case of potatoes, the independent phytosanitary experts shall verify that the potatoes in the consignment were grown directly from seed potatoes certified in one of the Member States or from seed potatoes certified in any other country for which the entry into the Union of potatoes intended for planting is not prohibited pursuant to Annex III to Directive 2000/29/EC or from farm saved seed potatoes which were, under supervision of the experts, grown as the first offspring of the certified seed potatoes referred to in this paragraph.
In the case of citrus fruits, the above experts shall verify that the fruits have been found to be free from leaves and peduncles and bear the appropriate origin mark.
2. If the above experts, to the best of their knowledge and as far as can be determined, establish that the relevant plants, plant products or other objects in the consignment comply with the relevant requirements and checks as set out in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 as well as with the provisions of the second and third subparagraph of paragraph 1, they shall report their findings, using the model form of ‘Report of phytosanitary inspection’ under Annex III to this Regulation. The ‘Report of phytosanitary inspection’ shall be added as a supplement to the accompanying document as referred to in Article 2.
The experts shall not issue ‘Reports of phytosanitary inspection’ in respect of plants intended for planting, including tubers of Solanum tuberosum (L.) intended for planting.
3. They shall consequently seal the lorries or other means of transport in such a way as to prevent any opening of the consignment until it crosses the line. No commodities covered by the provisions of this Article shall be moved across the line unless the said report form is filled in completely and duly signed by at least one of the above mentioned phytosanitary experts.
4. Upon arrival in the areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus exercises effective control, the competent authorities shall examine the consignment. Where applicable, the ‘Report of phytosanitary inspection’ shall be replaced by a plant passport, issued in conformity with the provisions of Commission Directives 92/105/EEC and 93/51/EEC.
5. If the consignment consists of or contains potato lots, an appropriate part of these lots shall be examined in respect of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. and Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann et Kotthoff) Davis et al., in accordance with the Community established methods for the detection and diagnosis of those harmful organisms.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1480/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1480/article-3
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