Chapter PART VIIB ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLYING IN THE CASE OF CUT FLOWERS AND PARTS OF PLANTS FOR DECORATION OF STATICE AND OF THE GENERADENDRANTHEMA, DIANTHUS, GLADIOLUS, GYPSOPHILA, PROTEA, PRUNUS, ROSA, SALIX, SYRINGA ANDVITIS

Cut flowers and parts of plants for decoration of the genera

• Dendranthema(DC.)

• Des Moulins (including florists' chrysanthemum)Dianthus L.

• Gladiolus L.

• Gypsophila L.

• Prunus L.

• Rosa L.

• Salix L.

• Syringa L.

• Vitis L.

1. (1)

   Where the consignment is of cut flowers originating in the Netherlands:—

   1. (a)

      the crop from which the flowers were taken shall have been produced in nurseries which meet the following requirements:—

      1. (i)

         the nurseries shall have been officially approved for producing plants upon official statement

         • that no symptoms of Chrysanthemum White Rust (Puccinia horiana P. Henn) have been observed on plants grown or stored there, in at least two official inspections, the first carried out following the application for approval and the second carried out one month after the first, and

         • that any earlier approval has not ceased within two months prior to the application for approval; and

      2. (ii)

         no symptoms ofPuccinia horiana have been observed on plants grown or stored in the nurseries during regular official inspections carried out as frequently as necessary in the light of the seasonal risk of infection; and

      3. (iii)

         the nurseries have not automatically ceased to be officially approved by virtue of paragraph 2 of Article 1 of Commission Decision 84/58/EEC^f1;

   2. (b)

      the cut flowers shall since their production have been continuously kept separate from plants of chrysanthemum produced in nurseries other than those complying with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) above in such a way as to avoid any risk of contamination withPuccinia horiana through such material;

   3. (c)

      the plants shall have been maintained under a fungicidal regime appropriate to ensure freedom fromPuccinia horiana having regard to the cultivars and in the light of the seasonal risk of infection;

   4. (d)

      the flowers shall have been packed, on arrival at the first place of public sale at the latest, in boxes each of which was marked with a sign indicating that no symptoms ofPuccinia horiana were found, in appropriate examination carried out by qualified persons, on the flowers packed in the box;

   5. (e)

      the examination provided for in Article 6 of Directive 77/93/EEC^f2 shall have been made on samples taken from each lot in accordance with the requirements of the Plant Protection Organisation of the Netherlands, with regard to the size of the lot and in the light of the seasonal risk of infection; for the purposes of this paragraph, “lot” means a consignment consisting of a single variety of chrysanthemums produced by a single grower;

   6. (f)

      the examination referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above shall also have been carried out for the purpose of ascertaining whether the conditions in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) above were complied with;

   7. (g)

      each of the boxes or other packing units into which the flowers were packed for export shall have been marked with the number of the phytosanitary certificate or another mark or marks enabling an authorised officer of the Plant Protection Services of the Netherlands and Great Britain to identify the nursery or nurseries in which the flowers packed in the box or packing unit were produced; and

   8. (h)

      the phytosanitary certificate shall state under “Additional Declaration”: “The consignment meets the requirements laid down in Commission Decision 84/58/EEC”.

2. (2)

   Where the consignment originates in a third country, an official statement shall have been made:—

   1. (a)

      either that the crop from which the flowers were taken was grown in a country in whichPuccinia horiana is not known to occur; or

   2. (b)

      that the crop from which the flowers were taken was officially inspected and found to be free fromP. horiana.

1. (1)

   Where the consignment has been directly consigned to Great Britain from a Member State an official statement shall have been made:—

   1. (a)

      either that the plants comprising it were grown in a country which is known to be free from Gladiolus Rust (Uromyces spp.); or

   2. (b)

      that the plants comprising it were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms ofUromyces spp. have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.

2. (2)

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

   1. (a)

      either an official statement shall have been made that the plants comprising it were grown in a country which is known to be free fromUromyces spp.; or

   2. (b)

      it shall be landed in Great Britain during the period 1 November to 30 April (both dates inclusive) and an official statement shall have been made that the plants comprising it were grown at a place of production at which no symptoms ofUromyces spp. have been observed during at least one official inspection carried out since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.

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; and

2. (b)

   be free from Limonium Leaf Spot (Cercospora insulana(Sacc.) Vassilijevesky).