# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/827 of 13 March 2019 on criteria to be fulfilled by the professional operators in order to comply with the conditions set out in Article 89(1) point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council and procedures to ensure that those criteria are met, Article 1: Criteria to be fulfilled by professional operators authorised to issue UK plant passports

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

Professional operators shall fulfil the following criteria in order to be eligible for authorisation in relation to the issuance of UK plant passports:
(a)they have demonstrated to the competent authority the necessary knowledge of the applicable rules relevant to the examinations carried out in accordance with Article 87 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 concerning the GB quarantine pests, provisional GB quarantine pests, PFA quarantine pests and GB regulated non-quarantine pests that could affect the plants, plant products and other objects concerned;
(b)they have demonstrated to the competent authority the necessary knowledge of the best practices, measures and other actions required to prevent the presence and spread of the pests referred to in point (a);
(c)they have an effective plan to be followed in case of any suspected occurrence or findings of the pests referred to in point (a) that affect or are likely to affect their plants, plant products or other objects;
(d)they have demonstrated to the competent authority the necessary knowledge and competence, for the performance of the required examinations of the plant, plant product or other object for the relevant pests and to take the measures referred to in point (b);
(e)they have demonstrated to the competent authority that they possess or have access to the necessary equipment and facilities for the performance of the required examinations of the plant, plant product or other object, and also possess the capacity to take the measures referred to in point (b);
(f)they have appointed a contact person responsible for the communication with the competent authority with respect to the provisions of this Regulation, and have communicated to the competent authority the contact details thereof.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/827/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-827/article-1
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