The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993

Part B. Special requirements which shall be laid down for the introduction and movement of plants, plant products and other objects into and within certain protected zones

Plants, plant products and other objects	Special requirements	Protected zone(s)
* (Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, the following counties and areas of England: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Kent, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, Tyne and Wear, Wiltshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and the following parts of counties; in Avon that part of the county to the south of the southern boundary of the M4 motorway; in Derbyshire the districts of north-east Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover; in Leicestershire the districts of Charnwood, Melton, Rutland, Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, Leicester, Blaby; in North Yorkshire the districts of Scarborough, Ryedale, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Harrogate, York, Selby.)
1 Wood of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the wood listed in Schedule 4A1(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5) or (7), where appropriate, (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark, or (b) official statement that the wood originates in areas known to be free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelan, or (c) there shall be evidence by a mark Kiln-dried, K.D. or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule	EL, E, IRL, I, P, UKa
2 Wood of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the wood listed in Schedule 4A1(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), (7), where appropriate and Schedule 4B(1), (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark, or (b) official statement that the wood originates in areas known to be free from Ips duplicatus Sahlberg, or (c) there shall be evidence by a mark Kiln-dried, K.D. or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule	EL, E, IRL, I, P, UK
3 Wood of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the wood listed in Schedule 4A1(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), (7), where appropriate, and Schedule 4B(1), (2), (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark, or (b) official statement that the wood originates in areas known to be free from Ips typographus Heer, or (c) there shall be evidence by a mark Kiln-dried, K.D.or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule	EL, E, IRL, P, UK
4 Wood of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the wood listed in Schedule 4A1(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), (7), where appropriate and Schedule 4B(1), (2), (3), (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark, or (b) official statement that the wood originates in areas known to be free from Ips amitinus Eichhoff, or (c) there shall be evidence by a mark Kiln-dried, K.D. or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule	EL, E, F (Corsica), IRL, I, P, UK
5 Wood of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the wood listed in Schedule 4A1(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), (7), where appropriate, and Schedule 4B(1), (2), (3), (4), (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark, or (b) official statement that the wood originates in areas known to be free from Ips cembrae Heer, or (c) there shall be evidence by a mark 'Kiln-dried', 'K.D.' or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule	EL, E, IRL, P, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
6 Wood of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the wood listed in Schedule 4A1(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), (7), where appropriate and Schedule 4B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark, or (b) official statement that the wood originates in areas known to be free from Ips sexdentatus Boerner, or (c) there shall be evidence by a mark 'Kiln-dried', 'K.D.' or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule	EL, IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
6a Wood of confiers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the wood listed in Schedule 4A1(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), (7), where appropriate, and Schedule 4B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark, or (b) official statement that the wood originates in areas known to be free from Pissodes spp. (European), or (c) there shall be evidence by a mark 'Kiln-dried', 'K.D.' or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matters, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule	IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
6b Wood of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the wood listed in Schedule 4A1(1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.4), (1.5), (7), where appropriate and Schedule 4B(4), (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark, or (b) official statement that the wood originates in areas known to be free from Matsucoccus feytaudi Duc.	F(Corsica)
7 Plants of conifers (Coniferales) other than fruit and seeds, over 3 m in height	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), (10) or Schedule 4A2(4), (5), where appropriate, official statement that the place of production is free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelan	EL, E, IRL, I, P, UKa
8 Plants of confiers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 m in height	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), Schedule 4A2(4), (5) and Schedule 4B(7), where appropriate, official statement that the place of production is free from Ips duplicatus Sahlberg	EL, E, IRL, I, P, UK
9 Plants of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 m in height	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), Schedule 4A2(4), (5), and Schedule 4B(7), (8), where appropriate, official statement that the place of production is free from Ips typographus Heer	EL, E, IRL, P, UK
10 Plants of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 m in height	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), Schedule 4A2(4), (5), and Schedule 4B(7), (8), (9), where appropriate, official statement that the place of production is free from Ips amitinus Eichhof	EL, E, F(Corsica), IRL, I, P, UK
11 Plants of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 m in height	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), Schedule 4A2(4), (5), and Schedule 4B(7), (8), (9), (10), where appropriate, official statement that the place of production is free from Ips cembrae Heer	EL, E, IRL, P, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
12 Plants of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 m in height	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), Schedule 4A2(4), (5), and Schedule 4B(7), (8), (9), (10(, (11), where appropriate, official statement that the place of production is free from Ips sexdentatus Boerner	EL IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
13 Plants of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), (10), Schedule 4A2(4), (5), and Schedule 4B(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), where appropriate, official statement that the place of production is free from Pissodes spp. (European)	IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
14a Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the bark listed in Schedule 3A(4), official statement that the consignment: (a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or (b) originates in areas known to be free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelan	EL, E, IRL, I, P, UK*
14b Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the bark listed in Schedule 3A(4), Schedule 4B(14a), official statement that the consignment: (a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or (b) originates in areas known to be free from Ips amitinus Eichhof	EL, E, F(Corsica), IRL, I, P, UK
14c Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the bark listed in Schedule 3A(4), Schedule 4B(14a), (14b), official statement that the consignment: (a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or (b) originates in areas known to be free from Ips cembrae Heer	EL, E, IRL, P, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
14d Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the bark listed in Schedule 3A(4), Schedule 4B(14a), (14b), (14c), official statement that the consignment: (a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or (b) originates in areas known to be free from Ips duplicatus Sahlberg	EL, E, IRL, I, P, UK
14e Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the bark listed in Schedule 3A(4), Schedule 4B(14a), (14b), (14c), (14d), official statement that the consignment: (a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or (b) originates in areas known to be free from Ips sexdentatus Boerner	EL, IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
14f Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the bark listed in Schedule 3A(4), Schedule 4B(14a), (14b), (14c), (14d), (14e), official statement that the consignment: (a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or (b) originates in areas known to be free from Ips typographus Heer	EL, E, IRL, P, UK
14g Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the bark listed in Schedule 3A(4), Schedule 4B(14b), official statement that the consignment: (a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments, or (b) originates in areas known to be free from Matsucoccus feytaudi Duc.	F (Corsica)
14h Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the bark listed in Schedule 3A(4), Schedule 4B(14a), (14b), (14c), (14d), (14e), (14f), official statement that the consignment: (a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles, or (b) originates in areas known to be free from Pissodes spp. (European)	IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
15. Plants of Larix Mill. intended for planting, other than seeds	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (10), Schedule 4A2(5), and Schedule 4B(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), official statement that the plants have been produced in nurseries and that the place of production is free from Cephalcia lariciphila(Klug.)	F, IRL, UK, (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
16 Plants of Pinus L.,Picea A. Dietr.,Larix Mill.,Abies Mill., and Pseudotsuga Carr. intended for planting, other than seeds	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), Schedule 4A2(4), and Schedule 4B(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (15), where appropriate, official statement that the plants have been produced in nurseries and that the place of production is free from Gremmeniella abietina(Lag.) Morelet	IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
17 Plants of Pinus L., intended for planting, other than seeds	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (9), Schedule 4A2(4) and Schedule 4B(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (16), official statement that the plants have been produced in nurseries and that the place of production and its immediate vicinity is free from Thaumetopoea pityocampa(Den. et Schiff.)	E (Ibiza)
18 Plants of Picea A. Dietr., intended for planting other than seeds	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(1), Schedule 4A1(8.1), (8.2), (10), Schedule 4A2(5) and Schedule 4B(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (16), official statement that the plants have been produced in nurseries and that the place of production is free from Gilpinia hercyniae(Hartig)	EL, F, IRL, UK (N-IRL, Isle of Man)
19 Plants of Eucalyptus l'Herit, other than fruit and seeds	Official statement that: (a) the plants are free from soil, and have been subjected to a treatment against Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll., or (b) the plants originate in areas known to be free from Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll.	EL, P
20.1 Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting	Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(10), (11), Schedule 4A1(25.1), (25.2), (25.3), (25.4), (25.5), (25.6), Schedule 4A2(19.1), (19.2), (19.3), (19.4), (19.6), official statement that the tubers: (a) were grown in an area where Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) is known not to occur, or (b) were grown on land, or in growing media consisting of soil that is known to be free from BNYVV, or officially tested by appropriate methods and found free from BNYVV, or (c) have been washed free from soil	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK
20.2 Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those mentioned in Schedule 4B(20.1) and other than those intended for starch production at premises with approved waste disposal facilities	The consignment or lot shall not contain more than 1% by weight of soil	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK
21 Plants and live pollen for pollination of: Chaenomeles Lindl.,Cotoneaster Ehrh.,Crataegus L.,Cydonia Mill.,Eriobotrya Lindl.,Malus Mill.,Mespilus L.,Pyracantha Roem.,Pyrus L.,Sorbus L. other than Sorbus intermedia(Ehrh.) Pers.,Stranvaesia, Lindl., other than fruit and seeds	Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 3A(9), (18), and Schedule 3B(1), where appropriate, official statement that: (a) the plants originate in the protected zones E, F (Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-except department of Bas Rhin -, Lorraine, Franche-Comté, Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne, Auvergne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Corse, Languedoc-Roussillon), IRL, I, P, UK (N-IRL, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands) or, (b) the plants have been produced or, if moved into a 'buffer zone' maintained, for a period of at least one year, on a field: (aa) located in an officially designated 'buffer zone' covering at least 50 km2 i.e. an area where host plants are subjected to an officially approved and supervised control regime with the object of minimising the risk of Erwinia amylovora(Burr.) Winsl. et al. being spread from the plants grown there (bb) which has been officially approved, before the start of the last complete cycle of vegetation, for the cultivation of plants under the requirements laid down in this point, (cc) which, as well as the other parts of the 'buffer zone', has been found free from Erwinia amylovora(Burr.) Winsl. et al. since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, at official inspections carried out at least twice in the field, as well as in the surrounding zone of a radius of at least 250 m, i.e. once during July/August and once during September/October, and at official spot checks carried out in the surrounding zone of a radius of at least 1 km, at least once during July to October, in selected appropriate places, in particular where appropriate indicator plants are present, and at official tests carried out in accordance with an appropriate laboratory method on samples officially drawn, since the start of the last complete cycle of vegetation, from plants having shown symptoms of Erwinia amylovora(Burr.) Winsl. et al. on the field or in other parts of the 'buffer zone', and (dd) from which, as well as from the other parts of the 'buffer zone', no host plants showing symptoms of Erwinia amylovora(Burr.) Winsl. et al. have been removed without prior official investigation or approval	E, F (Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-except department of Bas Rhin -, Lorraine, Franche-Comté, Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne, Auvergne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Corse, Languedoc-Roussillon), IRL, I, P, UK (N-IRL, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands)
22 Plants of Allium porrum L.,Apium L.,Beta L.,Brassica napus L.,Brassica rapa L.,Daucus L., other than plants intended for planting	The consignment or lot shall not contain more than 1% by weight of soil	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK
23 Plants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for planting other than seed	(a) Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the plants listed in Schedule 4A1(35.1), (35.2), Schedule 4A2(26), and Schedule 4B(22), official statement that the plants: (aa) have been officially individually tested and found free from Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), or (bb) have been grown from seeds complying with the requirements listed in Schedule 4B(27), and grown in areas where BNYVV is known not to occur, or grown on land, or in growing media, officially tested by appropriate methods and found free from BNYVV, and sampled, and the sample tested and found free from BNYVV (b) the organisation or research body holding the material shall inform their official Member State Plant Protection Service of the material held	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK
24 Plants of Begonia L. and Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., other than those for which there shall be evidence by their packaging or their flower (or bract) development or by other means that they are intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production, intended for planting, other than seeds	Official statement that: (a) the plants originate in an area known to be free from Bemisia tabaci Genn., or (b) no signs of Bemisia tabaci Genn. have been observed on plants at the place of production on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to marketing, or (c) immediately prior to marketing the plants have been subjected to an appropriate treatment aimed at eradicating Bemisia tabaci Genn. and have been inspected and found free from signs of the living plant pest	DK, IRL, P, UK
25.1 Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for animal fodder	Official statement that: the consignment of plants has been either (a) heat treated to eliminate contamination with beet necrotic yellow vein virus, or (b) processed to remove soil and lateral roots and to de-vitalise the plants	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK
25.2 Plants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for industrial processing	Official statement that the plants are intended for industrial processing and delivered to processing enterprises with appropriate controlled waste disposal, to prevent the spread of BNYVV and transported in such a manner as to ensure that there is no risk of spread of the plant pest	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK
26 Soil and unsterlised waste from beet	Official statement that the soil or waste has been treated to eliminate contamination with Beet necrotic yellow vein virus	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK
27 Seeds of Beta vulgaris L.	Official statement that: (a) the seeds satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I(B)(3) of Directive 66/400/EEC, or (b) the seeds have been produced from a crop grown in an area where Beet necrotic yellow vein virus is known not to occur	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK
28 Seeds of Gossypium spp.	Official statement that: (a) the seed has been acid-delinted, and (b) no symptoms of Glomerella gossypii Edgerton have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, and that a representative sample has been tested and has been found free from Glomerella gossypii Edgerton in those tests	EL. I (Sicily)
29 Seeds of Mangifera spp.	Official statement that the seeds originate in areas known to be free from Sternochetus mangifera Fabricius	E, P
30 Used agricultural machinery	The machinery shall be cleaned and free from soil and plant debris	DK, IRL, P (Azores), UK

NB. In Part B of this Schedule Member States are indicated by the initials in general use in the European Community and relevant regions of the Member States appear in parentheses.