Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.I. 2006/82) (“the principal Order”) so as to implement Commission Decision 2008/840/EC of 7^th November 2008, putting in place certain import restrictions on plants, other than seeds, of Acer spp., intended for planting, originating in any third country so as to prevent the introduction into Northern Ireland of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) (the citrus longhorn beetle).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.