Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 so as to implement—

(a)

Commission Directive 95/40/EC (OJ No. L182, 2.8.95, p.14) amending Commission Directive 92/76/EEC (OJ No. L305, 21.10.92, p.12) recognizing protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community, and

(b)

Commission Directive 95/41/EC (OJ No. L182, 2.8.95, p.17) amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC (OJ No. L26, 31.1.77, p.20) on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.

The Order, which comes into force on 6th December 1995, amends the protected zones recognized in respect of various specified plant pests (articles 3 to 6).

A minor correction is also made (article 5(e)).