[F1Prohibition against imports of forest reproductive material into Scotland from third countriesU.K.
25A.—(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.]
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