Article 27 Action plans for priority pests
United Kingdom
Where the presence of a priority pest is officially confirmed in F1Great Britain pursuant to Article 10, the competent authority F2for the territory in which it has been found to be present shall immediately adopt a plan (the ‘action plan’) setting out the measures for the eradication of that pest F3... or its containment F4..., as well as a time schedule for the application of those measures.
The action plan shall include a description of the design and organisation of the surveys to be carried out and set out the number of visual examinations, samples to be taken and laboratory tests to be carried out, as well as the methodology to be applied for the examination, sampling and testing.
The action plan shall be based on the relevant contingency plan and shall be immediately communicated by the competent authority to the professional operators concerned.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Art. 27(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 27(26)(a)(i) (with regs. 53, 55)
- F2
Words in Art. 27(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 27(26)(a)(ii) (with regs. 53, 55)
- F3
Words in Art. 27(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 27(26)(a)(iii) (with regs. 53, 55)
- F4
Words in Art. 27(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 27(26)(a)(iv) (with regs. 53, 55)
- F5
Art. 27(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 27(26)(b) (with regs. 53, 55)
Notes on Section 2
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Ch. 2 Section 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 27(2) (with regs. 53, 55)