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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2072/annex-V/part-H/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2019/2072",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2072",
  "path": "annex/V/part/H/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In addition, the competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, must carry out checks and take any other action which is necessary or appropriate to ensure that the requirements specified in the following table in relation to the respective RNQPs and plants for planting, are satisfied:\nBacteria\n(1)\nRNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs\n(2)\nPlants for planting (genus or species)\n(3)\nRequirements\n‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Liefting et al. [LIBEPS]\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\n(a) the plants have been produced in areas known to be free from ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Liefting et al., taking into account the possible presence of the vectors, or\n(b) no symptoms of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Liefting et al., have been seen during official inspections by the competent authority of growing plants at the site of production since the start of the last complete cycle of vegetation.\nClavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. [CORBMI]\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\nThe plants have been grown from seeds which comply with the requirements specified in Part E of Annex 5 and have been maintained free from infection by appropriate hygiene measures.\nXanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al. [XANTEU]\nCapsicum annuum L. and Solanum lycopersicum L.\nThe seedlings have been grown from seeds which comply with the requirements specified in Part E of Annex 5 and the plants have been maintained free from infection by appropriate hygiene measures.\nXanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič) Jones et al. [XANTGA]\nCapsicum annuum L. and Solanum lycopersicum L.\nThe seedlings have been grown from seeds which comply with the requirements specified in Part E of Annex 5 and the plants have been maintained free from infection by appropriate hygiene measures.\nXanthomonas perforans Jones et al. [XANTPF]\nCapsicum annuum L. and Solanum lycopersicum L.\nThe seedlings have been grown from seeds which comply with the requirements specified in Part E of Annex 5 and the plants have been maintained free from infection by appropriate hygiene measures.\nXanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. [XANTVE]\nCapsicum annuum L. and Solanum lycopersicum L.\nThe seedlings have been grown from seeds which comply with the requirements specified in Part E of Annex 5 and the plants have been maintained free from infection by appropriate hygiene measures.\nFungi and oomycetes\n(1)\nRNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs\n(2)\nPlants for planting (genus or species)\n(3)\nRequirements\nFusarium Link (anamorphic genus), other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O'Donnell (“the pest”)\nAsparagus officinalis L.\n(a) the crop has been visually inspected as follows:\n(i) it has been inspected at an appropriate time for the detection of the pest during the growing season, a representative sample of the plants have been uprooted and no symptoms of the pest have been observed, or\n(ii) it has been inspected at least twice at appropriate times for the detection of the pest during the growing season and plants showing symptoms of the pest have been rogued out immediately with no symptoms seen at a final inspection of the growing crop, and\n(b) the crowns have been visually inspected before movement and no symptoms of the pest have been seen.\nHelicobasidium brebissonii (Desm.) Donk [HLCBBR]\nAsparagus officinalis L.\n(a) the crop has been visually inspected as follows:\n(i) it has been inspected at an appropriate time for the detection of Helicobasidium brebissonii (Desm.) Donk during the growing season, a representative sample of the plants have been uprooted and no symptoms of that pest have been observed, or\n(ii) it has been inspected at least twice at appropriate times for the detection of Helicobasidium brebissonii (Desm.) Donk during the growing season and plants showing symptoms of that pest have been rogued out immediately with no symptoms seen at a final inspection of the growing crop, and\n(b) the crowns have been visually inspected before movement and no symptoms of Helicobasidium brebissonii (Desm.) Donk have been seen.\nStromatinia cepivora Berk. [SCLOCE]\nAllium cepa L., Allium fistulosum L. and Allium porrum L.\n(a) the plants are module-raised transplants grown in medium free from Stromatinia cepivora Berk., or\n(b) the crop has been visually inspected at an appropriate time for the detection of Stromatinia cepivora Berk. during the growing season, and:\n(i) no symptoms of that pest have been observed, or\n(ii) plants showing symptoms of Stromatinia cepivora Berk. have been rogued out immediately with no symptoms seen at an additional final inspection of the growing crop, and\n(c) the plants have been visually inspected before movement and no symptoms of Stromatinia cepivora Berk. have been seen.\nStromatinia cepivora Berk. [SCLOCE]\nAllium sativum L.\n(a) the crop has been visually inspected as follows:\n(i) it has been inspected at an appropriate time for the detection of Stromatinia cepivora Berk. during the growing season and no symptoms of that pest have been observed, or\n(ii) it has been inspected at an appropriate time for the detection of Stromatinia cepivora Berk. during the growing season and plants showing symptoms of that pest have been rogued out immediately with no symptoms seen at an additional final inspection of the growing crop, and\n(b) the plants or sets have been visually inspected before movement and no symptoms of Stromatinia cepivora Berk. have been seen.\nVerticillium dahlia Kleb. [VERTDA]\nCynara cardunculus L.\n(a) mother plants derive from pathogen-tested material,\n(b) the plants have been grown in a site of production of which the cropping history is known, with no records of the occurrence of Verticillium dahliae Kleb., and\n(c) the plants have been visually inspected at appropriate times since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and found to be free from symptoms of Verticillium dahliae Kleb.\nNematodes\n(1)\nRNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs\n(2)\nPlants for planting (genus or species)\n(3)\nRequirements\nDitylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]\nAllium cepa L. and Allium sativum L.\nIn the case of plants, other than plants for the production of a commercial crop:\n(a) the crop has been visually inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of the pest since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed,\n(b) (i) the crop has been visually inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of the pest since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and not more than 2% of plants have shown symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev infestation,\n(ii) the plants found to be infected by that pest have been rogued out immediately, and\n(iii) the plants have subsequently been found to be free from that pest through laboratory tests on a representative sample, or\n(c) the plants have been subjected to an appropriate chemical or physical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev and have been found to be free from that pest after laboratory tests on a representative sample.\nIn the case of plants for production of a commercial crop:\n(a)the crop has been visually inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of the pest since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed,\n(b)(i)the crop has been inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of the pest since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation,\n(ii)plants showing symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been rogued out immediately, and\n(iii)the plants have subsequently been found to be free from that pest after laboratory tests on a representative sample, or\n(c)the plants have been subject to an appropriate physical or chemical treatment and have been found to be free of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev after laboratory tests on a representative sample.\nViruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas\n(1)\nRNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs\n(2)\nPlants for planting (genus or species)\n(3)\nRequirements\nLeek yellow stripe virus [LYSV00]\nAllium sativum L.\n(a) the crop has been visually inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of Leek yellow stripe virus since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of that pest have been seen, or\n(b) (i) the crop has been visually inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of Leek yellow stripe virus since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation on which inspection not more than 10% of the plants showed symptoms of that pest,\n(ii) the plants found infected by that pest were rogued out immediately, and\n(iii) not more than 1% of plants showed symptoms of that pest on a final inspection.\nOnion yellow dwarf virus [OYDV00]\nAllium cepa L. and Allium sativum L.\n(a) the crop has been visually inspected at least once at an appropriate time since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of Onion yellow dwarf virus have been seen, or\n(b) (i) the crop has been visually inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of Onion yellow dwarf virus since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation on which inspection not more than 10% of the plants showed symptoms of that pest, and\n(ii) the plants found infected by that pest were rogued out immediately, and\n(iii) not more than 1% of plants showed symptoms of that pest on a final inspection.\nPotato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0]\nCapsicum annuum L. and Solanum lycopersicum L.\n(a) no symptoms of diseases caused by Potato spindle tuber viroid have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation, or\n(b) the plants have been subjected to official testing for Potato spindle tuber viroid on a representative sample using appropriate methods and have been found to be in those tests, free from that pest.\nTomato apical stunt viroid [TASVD0]\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\n(a) no symptoms of diseases caused by Tomato apical stunt viroid have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation, or\n(b) the plants have been subjected to official testing for Tomato apical stunt viroid on a representative sample using appropriate methods and have been found in those tests to be free from that pest.\nTomato chlorotic dwarf viroid [TCDVD0]\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\n(a) no symptoms of diseases caused by Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation, or\n(b) the plants have been subjected to official testing for Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid on a representative sample using appropriate methods and have been found in those tests to be free from that pest.\nTobacco mild green mosaic virus [TMGMV0]\nSolanum lycopersicum L. and Capsicum annuum L.\n(a) no symptoms of diseases caused by Tobacco mild green mosaic virus have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation, or\n(b) the plants have been subjected to official testing for Tobacco mild green mosaic virus on a representative sample using appropriate methods and have been found in those tests to be free from that pest.\nTomato spotted wilt tospovirus [TSWV00]\nCapsicum annuum L., Lactuca sativa L., Solanum lycopersicum L. and Solanum melongena L.\n(a) the plants have been grown in a site of production that has been subjected to a monitoring regime of relevant thrips vectors (Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande and Thrips tabaci Lindeman), and upon detection of those vectors appropriate treatments have been carried out to ensure effective suppression of populations, and\n(b) (i) no symptoms of Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus have been observed on plants at the site of production during the current growing period, or\n(ii) any plants at the production site showing symptoms of Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus during the current growing period have been rogued out and a representative sample of the plants has been tested and found to be free from that pest.",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1527), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1631, regs. 1(2), 9(2)(a))"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5 Pt. H substituted (30.1.2025) by The Official Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/13), regs. 1(2), 8(4)"
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Words in Annex 5 Pt. H substituted (26.11.2021) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1229), regs. 1, 8(6)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5 Pt. H inserted (26.11.2021) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1229), regs. 1, 8(6)(b)"
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