Explanatory note

This Order amends the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 so as to implement Commission Directives 2001/32/EC (OJ No. L127, 9.5.2001, p.38) and 2001/33/EC (OJ No. L127, 9.5.2001, p.42) in Wales. The former Directive amends the protected zones established under the principal Plant Health Directive, Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ No. L169, 10.7.2000, p.1) and the latter provides for consequential amendments to certain Annexes of that Directive.

The Order makes several changes to the geographical definitions of various protected zones listed in Schedule 8 to the 1993 Order and corresponding amendments to Schedules 1B, 2B, 3B and 4B. It deletes from Schedule 8 the protected zone in respect of the pest Pissodes spp. (European). Other geographical amendments are made to the zones defined in Schedule 8, including removing Denmark from the protected zones in respect of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) and Tomato spotted wilt virus; reflecting local government boundary redefinitions within Sweden in respect of the pest Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say; and reflecting the present distribution of the organisms Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. Et al. in France, Italy and Austria, and Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll. in Portugal.

The amendments implementing Directive 2001/33/EC are at article 2(4) to 2(8) inclusive and at article 2(11), and those implementing Directive 2001/32/EC are at article 2(12) to 2(14) inclusive.

The Order also updates the references to the principal European legislation, reflecting the recent consolidation and repeal of Directive 77/93/EEC which has been replaced by Directive 2000/29/EC. Those amendments are contained at article 2(2) and 2(3), 2(9) and 2(10) and at 2(15) and 2(16) of the Order.