# Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC, Annex III: CRITERIA TO ASSESS HIGH-RISK PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS OR OTHER OBJECTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 42

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

The criteria to be taken into account for the assessment referred to in Article 42 are the following:
(1)as regards plants for planting other than seeds:
(a)they are introduced into Great Britain usually in the form of a shrub or tree or they are present in Great Britain in such form or are taxonomically related to such plants;
(b)they are collected in the wild or grown from plants collected in the wild;
(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;
(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;
(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;
(f)they are perennial plants commonly traded as old plants;
(2)as regards other plants, plant products or other objects:
(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;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2031/annex/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2031/annex-III
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