Annex III CRITERIA TO ASSESS HIGH-RISK PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS OR OTHER OBJECTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 42

The criteria to be taken into account for the assessment referred to in Article 42 are the following:

1. (1)

   as regards plants for planting other than seeds:

   1. (a)

      they are introduced F1into Great Britain usually in the form of a shrub or tree or they are present in F2Great Britain in such form or are taxonomically related to such plants;

   2. (b)

      they are collected in the wild or grown from plants collected in the wild;

   3. (c)

      they are grown outdoors or grown from plants grown outdoors in the third countries, group of third countries or specific areas of third countries concerned;

   4. (d)

      they are known to host commonly hosted pests known to have a major impact on plant species which are of major economic, social or environmental importance to Great Britain;

   5. (e)

      they are known to commonly harbour pests without signs and symptoms of those pests, or with a latent period for the expression of those signs or symptoms, implying that the presence of pests is likely to be missed during inspections at introduction into Great Britain;

   6. (f)

      they are perennial plants commonly traded as old plants;

2. (2)

   as regards other plants, plant products or other objects:

   1. (a)

      they are known to host and provide a significant pathway for commonly hosted pests known to have major impact on plant species which are of a major economic, social or environmental importance to Great Britain;

   2. (b)

      they are known to commonly harbour and provide a significant pathway for pests without signs and symptoms of those pests, or with a latent period for the expression of those signs or symptoms, implying that the presence of pests is likely to be missed during inspections at introduction into Great Britain.