{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2130/annex-III/division-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2130/annex-III/division-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/2130",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130 of 25 November 2019 establishing detailed rules on the operations to be carried out during and after documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks on animals and goods subject to official controls at border control posts (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2130",
  "path": "annex/III/division/4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Sampling for physical checks performed by visual inspection shall be carried out under the following sampling schemes depending on the goods and as referred to in the relevant table of the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No 31 Methodologies for sampling of consignments (ISPM31):",
  "text": "(a)rooted non-dormant plants for planting:\nsampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 1 % or above;\n(b)dormant plants for planting including tubers, bulbs and rhizomes:\nsampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 2 % or above;\n(c)seeds or plant products that comply with the specific conditions listed in relevant legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1756/2004:\nsampling scheme able to identify with 80 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 5 % or above;\n(d)unrooted cuttings, plants, plant products and other objects, not falling under points (a), (b) and (c):\nsampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 5 % or above;\n(e)lots of seeds and leafy vegetables of less than or equal to 500 units:\nhypergeometric sampling scheme able to identify with 95 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 10 % or above.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 point 4(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 37(10)(a) (with reg. 46)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1756/2004 of 11 October 2004 specifying the detailed conditions for the evidence required and the criteria for the type and level of the reduction of the plant health checks of certain plants, plant products or other objects listed in Part B of Annex V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC ( OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 6)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2130/annex/III/division/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:55.958532+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}