Article 69 Traceability

A professional operator to whom a regulated trade unit is supplied must keep a record allowing that operator to identify the professional operator who supplied it.

A professional operator supplying a regulated trade unit must keep a record allowing that operator to identity the professional operator to whom it was supplied.

Where an authorised operator issues a F2UK plant passport pursuant to Article 84(1), and where the competent authority issues a UK plant passport pursuant to Article 84(2) for a registered operator, that operator shall ensure, for the purpose of ensuring traceability pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, that it records the following information as regards that UK plant passport:

Professional operators shall keep the records referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 for at least three years after the date on which the plant, plant product or other object concerned was supplied to or by them.

The F3appropriate authority may by regulations set out the following elements:

F4...

On request, the professional operators referred to in paragraph 4 shall communicate the information in the records referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 to the competent authority.

This Article shall not apply to the professional operators referred to in points (c) and (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 65(3).

In this Article ‘regulated trade unit’ means a trade unit of plants, plant products or other objects that are subject to requirements or conditions pursuant to Article 28(1), 30(1), 37(1), 41, 47(1), 48(1), 49(1), 54(1), 57, 58 or 79(1) or a relevant NI trade unit.