Explanatory note

This Order, which applies to Great Britain, further amends the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989 (“the principal Order”) which implements Council Directive 77/93/EEC (OJ No. L26, 31.1.77, p. 20), as amended by the instruments listed in Schedule 6 of the principal Order.

This Order implements that part of Council Directive 89/439/EEC (OJ No. L212, 22.7.89, p.106) relating to forestry which allows the issue of a phytosanitary certificate in a country other than that of origin in certain circumstances (article 2(3)(b)and (4)(b)).

This Order also implements Commission Directive 90/490/EEC (OJ No. L271, 3.10.90, p.28). It alters the conditions of landing with regard to wood, wood chips, particles of wood, wood waste or scrap of conifers grown in Canada, China, Japan, Korea or the United States of America (article 2(6)and (7))and it prohibits the landing of fuel wood of conifers from those countries (article 2(5)).

This Order also makes minor amendments (article 2(2)and (8)).