Part VI CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH PARTICULAR RAW VEGETABLES MAY BE LANDED

Raw vegetables from plants of:—

• celery (Apium L.)

• beets (Beta L.)

• cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip and other related vegetables (Brassica L.)

• chicory (Cichorium L.)

• carrot (Daucus L.)

• lettuce (Lactuca L.)

• parsley (Petroselinum L.)

• spinach (Spinacia L.) with foliage.

During the period 1 April to 14 October (both dates inclusive):—

1. (a)

   the consignment shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates;

2. (b)

   an official statement shall have been made that the vegetables comprising it were either:—

   1. (i)

      grown under permanent structures of glass or plastic; or

   2. (ii)

      grown in a region known to be free from Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata(Say)) since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; or

   3. (iii)

      grown in a region in which intensive measures were taken to controlL. decemlineata, at least on:—

      • potatoes and egg plants (Solanum melongena) grown in the immediate vicinity of the vegetables; and

      • the vegetables, where potatoes or egg plants were grown as the immediately preceding crop; unless no evidence ofL. decemlineata has been observed on the vegetables during at least two official inspections carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; and

3. (c)

   an official statement shall have been made that the vegetables comprising it have been cleaned, packed and transported in a manner such as to avoid any contamination withL. decemlineata.

Raw vegetables from plants of:—

• onion, leek (Allium L.)

• celery (Apium L.)

• beets (Beta L.)

• cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip and other related vegetables (Brassica L.)

• carrot (Daucus L.)

• lettuce (Lactuca L.)

• parsnip (Pastinaca L.)

• peas (Pisum L.)

• radish (Raphanus L.)

• spinach (Spinacia L.) and

• beans (Vicia L. andPhaseolus L.).

Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a third country it shall:—

1. (a)

   be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and, as appropriate, one or more re-forwarding phytosanitary certificates;

2. (b)

   be free from Corticium Rot (Corticium rolfsii Curzi (syn.Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.)); and

3. (c)

   be free from soil.