Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1362 of 30 September 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 concerning the phytosanitary measures for the introduction into the Union of certain plants for planting of Acer japonicum Thunberg, Acer palmatum Thunberg and Acer shirasawanum Koidzumi, originating in New Zealand

Article 1Subject matter

This Regulation sets out phytosanitary measures for the introduction into the Union of certain plants for planting of Acer japonicum Thunberg, Acer palmatum Thunberg and Acer shirasawanum Koidzumi, originating in New Zealand.

Article 2Amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

ANNEX

ANNEX
In the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213, the following points are added:
‘Plants, plant products or other objects
CN Code
Third countries of origin
Measures
4.
Bare rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted or budded, one- to three- year old plants for planting of Acer japonicum Thunberg , Acer palmatum Thunberg and Acer shirasawanum Koidzumi
ex 0602 90 41
ex 0602 90 45
ex 0602 90 46
ex 0602 90 48
ex 0602 90 50
New Zealand
(a)
Official statement that:
(i)
the plants are free from Eotetranychus sexmaculatus;
(ii)
the plants have been grown throughout their life in a place of production, which, together with the sites of production that form part of it, is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin
(iii)
the site of production has been found free from Eotetranychus sexmaculatus during official inspections carried out at appropriate times, since the beginning of the complete production cycle; in case of suspicion of the presence of Eotetranychus sexmaculatus at the site of production, appropriate treatments have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pest; a surrounding zone of 100 m has been established, which is subject to specific surveys at appropriate times to detect Eotetranychus sexmaculatus and where the pest has been found on any host plants, those plants have been rogued out and destroyed immediately;
(iv)
a system has been put in place to ensure that tools and machinery have been cleaned to be free from soil and plant debris and disinfected to be free from the Eotetranychus sexmaculatus , before they have been introduced into each site of production;
(v)
at harvest, the plants have been cleaned and trimmed and the plants have undergone an official phytosanitary inspection, consisting at least of a detailed visual examination, in particular of stems and branches of the plants to confirm the absence of the Eotetranychus sexmaculatus ;
(vi)
immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Eotetranychus sexmaculatus , in particular of stems and branches of the plants, and the size of the sample for inspection has been such as to enable at least the detection of 1 % level of infestation with a level of confidence of 99 %;
(b)
The phytosanitary certificates for those plants include under the heading ‘Additional Declaration’:
(i)
the following statement: ‘The consignment complies with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1362’;
(ii)
the specification of the registered sites of production.
5.
Bare rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted or budded one- to three- year old plants for planting of Acer japonicum Thunberg , Acer palmatum Thunberg and Acer shirasawanum Koidzumi
ex 0602 90 41
ex 0602 90 45
ex 0602 90 46
ex 0602 90 48
ex 0602 90 50
New Zealand
(a)
Official statement that:
(i)
the plants are free from Oemona hirta and Platypus apicalis ;
(ii)
the plants have been grown throughout their life in a place of production, which, together with the sites of production that form part of it is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin;
(iii)
the site of production has been found free from Oemona hirta and Platypus apicalis during official inspections carried out at appropriate times, since the beginning of the complete production cycle; in case of suspicion of the presence of Oemona hirta or Platypus apicalis at the site of production, appropriate treatments have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pests;
(iv)
at harvest, the plants have been cleaned and have undergone an official inspection to confirm the absence of Oemona hirta and Platypus apicalis ;
(v)
immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Oemona hirta and Platypus apicalis and the size of the sample for inspection has been such as to enable at least the detection of 1 % level of infestation with a level of confidence of 99 %;
(b)
the phytosanitary certificates for those plants include under the heading ‘Additional Declaration’:
(i)
the following statement: ‘The consignment complies with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1362’;
(ii)
the specification of the registered sites of production.’

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