Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/419 of 9 March 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as regards certain plants for planting of Jasminum polyanthum Franchet originating in Israel and adapting Combined Nomenclature codes for Ullucus tuberosus and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 as regards the phytosanitary measures for the introduction of those plants for planting into the Union territory

ANNEX I

ANNEX I
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 is amended as follows:
(a)
in point 1, in the second column ‘Description’, the word ‘ Jasminum L.’ is replaced by ‘ Jasminum L., other than unrooted cuttings of plants for planting of Jasminum polyanthum Franchet originating in Israel;’
(b)
in point 2, the table is replaced by the following:
‘CN code
Description
ex 0601 10 90
ex 0601 20 90
ex 0604 20 90
ex 0714 90 20
ex 1209 91 80
ex 1404 90 00
Ullucus tuberosus Loz.’

ANNEX II

ANNEX II
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
List of plants, plant products and other objects, originating from third countries, and the corresponding measures for their introduction into the Union territory, as referred to in Article 2
Plants, plant products or other objects
CN Code
Third countries of origin
Measures
Acer japonicum Thunberg , Acer palmatum Thunberg and Acer shirasawanum Koidzumi, bare rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted or budded, one- to three- year old plants for planting
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 production cycle of the plants; 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 the 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.
Acer japonicum Thunberg , Acer palmatum Thunberg and Acer shirasawanum Koidzumi, bare rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted or budded, one- to three- year old plants for planting
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 production cycle of the plants; 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.
Albizia julibrissin Durazzini, bare rooted, dormant grafted plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 2,5 cm
ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 48
Israel
(a)
Official statement that:
(i)
the plants are free from Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato and Fusarium euwallaceae ;
(ii)
the plants have been grown throughout their life in a place of production, which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin. That registration has included the respective production sites within the place of production;
(iii)
the plants fulfil one of the following requirements:
1.
the plants have a diameter of less than 2 cm at the base of the stem
or
2.
the plants have been grown in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato at least during six months prior to export, which is subject to official inspections at appropriate times and has been found free from the pest, confirmed at least with traps which are checked at least every four weeks, including immediately prior to movement,
or
3.
the plants have been grown in a site of production which has been found free from Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato and Fusarium euwallaceae since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, confirmed for Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato , at least with traps, during official inspections carried out at least every four weeks; in case of suspicion of the presence of either of the two pests at the site of production, appropriate treatments against the pests have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pests; a surrounding zone of 1 km is established, which is monitored at appropriate times for Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato and Fusarium euwallaceae and in case either of the two pests are found on any host plants, those plants should be immediately rogued out and destroyed;
(iv)
immediately prior to export, consignments of plants with a diameter of 2 cm or wider at the base of the stem have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of the pest, in particular in stems and branches of the plants, including by destructive sampling. The size of the sample for inspection shall be 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 the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213”;
(ii)
the specification of:
—
which requirement of point (a) (iii) in this entry has been fulfilled, and
—
the registered production site(s).
Albizia julibrissin Durazzini, bare rooted, dormant grafted plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 2,5 cm
ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 48
Israel
(a)
Official statement that:
(i)
the plants are free from Aonidiella orientalis ;
(ii)
the plants have been grown throughout their life in a place of production, which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin. That registration has included the respective productions sites within the place of production. That place of production has also fulfilled one of the following requirements:
1.
the plants have been grown in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Aonidiella orientalis at least during six months prior to export, which is subject to official inspections every three weeks and found free from the pest, including immediately prior to movement,
or
2.
the site of production has been found free from Aonidiella orientalis since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation during official inspections carried out every three weeks; in case of suspicion of the presence of the pest at the site of production, appropriate treatments against the pest have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pest; a surrounding zone of 100m is established, which is monitored at appropriate times for Aonidiella orientalis , and where the pest is found on any plant, those plants should be immediately rogued out and destroyed;
(iii)
immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Aonidiella orientalis , in particular in stems and branches of the plants. The size of the sample for inspection shall be 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 the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213”;
(ii)
the specification of:
—
which requirement of point (a) (ii) in this entry has been fulfilled, and
—
the registered production site(s).
Jasminum polyanthum Franchet, unrooted cuttings of plants for planting
ex 0602 10 90
Israel
(a)
Official statement that:
(i)
the plants are free from Scirtothrips dorsalis, Aonidiella orientalis, Milviscutulus mangiferae, Paracoccus marginatus, Pulvinaria psidii and Colletotrichum siamense ;
(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 plants have been grown in a site with physical protection against the introduction of Scirtothrips dorsalis, Aonidiella orientalis, Milviscutulus mangiferae, Paracoccus marginatus, Pulvinaria psidii ;
(iv)
the production site has been subject to official inspections for the presence of Scirtothrips dorsalis, Aonidiella orientalis, Milviscutulus mangiferae, Paracoccus marginatus, Pulvinaria psidii, and Colletotrichum siamense every three weeks and found free from those pests;
(v)
immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Scirtothrips dorsalis, Aonidiella orientalis, Milviscutulus mangiferae, Paracoccus marginatus, and Pulvinaria psidii with such a sample size as to enable at least the detection of 1 % level of infestation with a level of confidence of 99 %, and to an official inspection for the presence of Colletotrichum siamense including testing of symptomatic plants;
(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) 2021/419”; and
(ii)
the specification of the registered sites of production.
Robinia pseudoacacia, bare rooted, dormant grafted plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 2,5 cm
ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 48
Israel
(a)
Official statement that:
(i)
the plants are free from Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato and Fusarium euwallaceae ;
(ii)
the plants have been grown throughout their life in a place of production which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin. That registration has included the respective productions sites within the place of production;
(iii)
the plants fulfil one of the following requirements:
1.
the plants have a diameter of less than 2 cm at the base of the stem
or
2.
the plants have been grown in a site with complete physical protection against the introduction of Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato at least during six months prior to export, which is subject to official inspections at appropriate times and has been found free from the pest, confirmed at least with traps which are checked at least every four weeks, including immediately prior to movement,
or
3.
the plants have been grown in a site of production which has been found free from Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato and Fusarium euwallacea e since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, confirmed for Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato , at least with traps, during official inspections carried out at least every four weeks; in case of suspicion of the presence of either of the two pests at the site of production, appropriate treatments against the pests have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pests; a surrounding zone of 1 km is established, which is monitored at appropriate times for Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato and Fusarium euwallaceae and where either of the two pests are found on any host plants, those plants should be immediately rogued out and destroyed;
(iv)
immediately prior to export, consignments of plants with a diameter of 2 cm or wider at the base of the stem have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of the pest, in particular in stems and branches of the plants, including destructive sampling. The size of the sample for inspection shall be 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 the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213”;
(ii)
the specification of:
—
which requirement of point (a) (iii) in this entry has been fulfilled, and
—
the registered production site(s).
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