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Explanatory note

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This Order implements in relation to Northern Ireland Council Directive 98/57/EC, on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (O.J. No. L.235, 21.8.98, p. 1), by amending the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993. This Order—

(a)

introduces further controls on planting seed potatoes (Article 3);

(b)

inserts new paragraphs into the principal Order containing special measures for controlling the spread of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6);

(c)

provides for the demarcation of a zone to prevent the spread of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (Article 4).