# The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Regulation 49: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2313 setting out the format specifications of the plant passport for movement within the Union territory and the plant passport for introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone

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

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2313 setting out the format specifications of the plant passport for movement within the Union territory and the plant passport for introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone is amended as follows.
(2) Before Article 1 insert—
“Article A1
Interpretation
Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions which are not defined in this Regulation and appear in Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council have the same meaning in this Regulation as they have in Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.”.
(3) In Article 1—
(a) in the heading, after “for” insert “ UK ”;
(b) in paragraph 1—
(i) for “Plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;
(ii) for “the Union territory” substitute “ Great Britain, the introduction into Great Britain from a CD territory and the introduction into a CD territory from Great Britain ”;
(c) in paragraph 2—
(i) for “Plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;
(ii) for “protected zone” substitute “ GB pest-free area and for the introduction into a CD pest-free area ”;
(d) in paragraph 3—
(i) for “Plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;
(ii) for “the Union territory” substitute “ Great Britain, the introduction into Great Britain from a CD territory and the introduction into a CD territory from Great Britain ”;
(iii) for “second” substitute “ first ”;
(e) in paragraph 4—
(i) for “Plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;
(ii) for “protected zone” substitute “ GB pest-free area and for the introduction into a CD pest-free area ”;
(iii) for “third” substitute “ first ”;
(4) In Article 2—
(a) in the heading, for “plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;
(b) in the first paragraph, for “plant” substitute “ UK plant ”.
(5) In Article 4, after “with” insert “ legislation transposing ”.
(6) After Article 4, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States”.
(7) In the Annex—
(a) omit the second paragraph;
(b) in point 1—
(i) for “Plant”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ UK plant ”;
(ii) for “PZ” substitute “ PFA ”;
(iii) omit the words from “and” to the end;
(c) omit point 3;
(d) for point 7 substitute—
“
7 Where originating in, or from, Great Britain or a CD territory, ‘GB’.”;
(e) in point 9—
(i) for “protected zone” substitute “ PFA ”;
(ii) for the words from “the codes” to the end substitute “ their EPPO codes ”;
(f) in point 10, for the words from “respectively” to the end substitute “ in the relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and other propagating material ”;
(g) in Part A—
(i) in the heading—
(aa) for “the”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “ UK ”;
(bb) omit “for the movement within the Union territory,”;
(ii) omit the EU flag symbol in each model;
(iii) before “Plant”, in each model, insert “ UK ”;
(h) in Part B—
(i) in the heading—
(aa) for “the”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “ UK ”;
(bb) omit “for the introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone,”
(ii) omit the EU flag symbol in each model;
(iii) for “Plant Passport - PZ”, in each model, substitute “ UK Plant Passport - PFA ”;
(i) in Part C—
(i) in the heading—
(aa) for “the”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “ UK ”;
(bb) omit “for the movement within the Union territory,”;
(ii) omit the EU flag symbol in each model;
(iii) before “Plant”, in each model, insert “ UK ”;
(j) in Part D—
(i) in the heading—
(aa) for “the”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “ UK ”;
(bb) omit “for the introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone,”;
(ii) omit the EU flag symbol in each model;
(iii) for “Plant Passport - PZ”, in each model, substitute “ UK Plant Passport - PFA ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1482/regulation/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-49
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