PART VIMovement of Forest Reproductive Material Between Great Britain and elsewhere in the F1European Union

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F2Prohibition against imports of forest reproductive material into Scotland from third countries25A

1

No person may import forest reproductive material into Scotland from a third country for the purpose of marketing it unless—

a

it has been produced in an EU-approved third country or a permitted third country,

b

it is permitted material, and

c

the requirements set out in Schedule 13 are met on entry.

2

A person intending to import permitted material into Scotland from an EU-approved third country or a permitted third country shall notify the Scottish Ministers of the arrival of the material at least three days before the intended date of its arrival into Scotland.

3

The notification to the Scottish Ministers shall be—

a

in writing, and

b

contain the following details in relation to the material:—

i

its anticipated point of entry into Scotland, and

ii

its anticipated date and time of arrival into Scotland.

4

After the permitted material has been imported into Scotland, the owner of that material may apply to the Scottish Ministers for a Master Certificate in relation to the material.

5

If the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the requirements set out in Schedule 13 have been met in relation to the permitted material, the Scottish Ministers shall issue a Master Certificate for the material to its owner.

6

In the case of permitted material from an EU-approved third country, a Master Certificate issued under paragraph (5) shall—

a

be based on the OECD Certificate of Provenance, and

b

indicate that the material has been imported under an equivalence regime.

7

In this regulation, “OECD Certificate of Provenance” and “permitted material” have the meanings given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 13.