Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1936 of 9 November 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as regards certain plants for planting of Ficus carica L. and Persea americana Mill. originating in Israel, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 as regards the phytosanitary measures for the introduction of those plants for planting into the Union territory and correcting the latter Implementing Regulation

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Article 1 Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2 Amendments and corrections to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213

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

Article 3 Entry 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 .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Point 1, table, second column ‘Description’, of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 is amended as follows:

(1)

the entry for ‘ Ficus carica L.’ is replaced by the following:

‘

Ficus carica L., other than bare-rooted, dormant, without leaves, one-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 2 cm at the base of the stem of Ficus carica L., and one-year-old rooted cuttings without leaves of plants for planting with growing medium and with a maximum diameter of 1 cm at the base of the stem of Ficus carica L., originating in Israel’;

(2)

the entry for ‘ Persea Mill.’ is replaced by the following:

‘

Persea Mill., other than rooted, with leaves, grafted plants for planting with growing medium and a maximum diameter of 1 cm at the base of the stem of Persea americana Mill., and unrooted cuttings of plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 2 cm of Persea americana Mill., originating in Israel’.

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

PART A

The table in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 is amended as follows:

(1)

the following entry is inserted after the second entry for Albizia julibrissin Durazzini, bare rooted, dormant grafted plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 2,5 cm:

Plants, plant products or other objects

CN Code

Third countries of origin

Measures

‘ Ficus carica L, bare-rooted, dormant, without leaves, one-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 2 cm at the base of the stem, and one-year-old rooted cuttings without leaves of plants for planting with growing medium and with a maximum diameter of 1 cm at the base of the stem

ex 0602 20 20

ex 0602 20 80

ex 0602 90 45

ex 0602 90 46

ex 0602 90 48

ex 0602 90 50

ex 0602 90 70

Israel

(a)

Official statement that:

(i)

the plants are free from Aonidiella orientalis , Colletotrichum siamense , Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato , Hypothenemus leprieuri , Icerya aegyptiaca , Neocosmospora euwallaceae , Neoscytalidium dimidiatum , Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus mangiferus , Phenacoccus solenopsis , Plicosepalus acaciae , Retithrips syriacus , Russellaspis pustulans , Scirtothrips dorsalis and Spodoptera frugiperda ;

(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 throughout their life in a site with physical protection against the introduction of Aonidiella orientalis , Icerya aegyptiaca , Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus mangiferus , Phenacoccus solenopsis , Retithrips syriacus and Russellaspis pustulans , which has been subjected to official inspections every 45 days and has been found free from all the pests listed in point (i); in case of suspicion of the presence of any pest listed in point (i) at the site of production, appropriate treatments have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pests; and

(iv)

immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Aonidiella orientalis , Icerya aegyptiaca , Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus mangiferus , Phenacoccus solenopsis , Plicosepalus acaciae , Retithrips syriacus and Russellaspis pustulans, 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 and Neoscytalidium dimidiatum including random sampling and testing of the plants;

(b)

the phytosanitary certificates for those plants shall include under the heading “Additional Declaration”:

(i)

the following statement: “The consignment complies with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213”;

(ii)

the specification of the registered production site(s).’

(2)

the following entries are inserted after the entry for Jasminum polyanthum Franchet, unrooted cuttings of plants for planting:

Plants, plant products or other objects

CN Code

Third countries of origin

Measures

‘ Persea americana Mill., rooted, with leaves, grafted plants for planting with growing medium and with a maximum diameter of 1 cm at the base of the stem

ex 0602 90 41

ex 0602 90 45

ex 0602 90 48

ex 0602 90 50

Israel

(a)

Official statement that:

(i)

the plants are free from Aonidiella orientalis , Aulacaspis tubercularis , Avocado sunblotch viroid , Bemisia tabaci , Colletotrichum aenigma , Colletotrichum alienum , Colletotrichum fructicola , Colletotrichum perseae , Colletotrichum siamense , Colletotrichum theobromicola , Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato , Icerya aegyptiaca , Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae , Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Milviscutulus mangiferae , Neocosmospora euwallaceae , Neoscytalidium dimidiatum, Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus perseae , Paracoccus marginatus , Penthimiola bella , Pseudococcus cryptus , Pulvinaria psidii , Retithrips syriacus , Scirtothrips dorsalis and Tetraleurodes perseae ;

(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 throughout their life in a site with physical protection against the introduction of Aonidiella orientalis , Aulacaspis tubercularis , Icerya aegyptiaca , Maconellicoccus hirsutus , Milviscutulus mangiferae , Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus perseae , Paracoccus marginatus , Penthimiola bella , Pseudococcus cryptus , Pulvinaria psidii , Retithrips syriacus and Tetraleurodes perseae , which has been subjected to official inspections every 45 days and has been found free from all the pests listed in point (i); in case of suspicion of the presence of any pest listed in point (i) at the site of production, appropriate treatments have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pests; and

(iv)

immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Aonidiella orientalis , Aulacaspis tubercularis , Icerya aegyptiaca , Maconellicoccus hirsutus , Milviscutulus mangiferae , Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus perseae , Paracoccus marginatus , Penthimiola bella , Pseudococcus cryptus , Pulvinaria psidii , Retithrips syriacus and Tetraleurodes perseae , 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 Avocado sunblotch viroid , Colletotrichum aenigma , Colletotrichum alienum , Colletotrichum fructicola , Colletotrichum perseae , Colletotrichum siamense , Colletotrichum theobromicola , Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae , Neoscytalidium dimidiatum including random sampling and testing of the plants;

(b)

the phytosanitary certificates for those plants shall include under the heading “Additional Declaration”:

(i)

the following statement: “The consignment complies with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213”;

(ii)

the specification of the registered production sites(s).

Persea americana Mill., unrooted cuttings of plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 2 cm

ex 0602 10 90

Israel

(a)

Official statement that:

(i)

the plants are free from Aonidiella orientalis , Aulacaspis tubercularis , Avocado sunblotch viroid , Colletotrichum aenigma , Colletotrichum alienum , Colletotrichum fructicola , Colletotrichum perseae , Colletotrichum siamense , Colletotrichum theobromicola , Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato , Icerya aegyptiaca , Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae , Maconellicoccus hirsutus , Milviscutulus mangiferae , Neocosmospora euwallaceae , Neoscytalidium dimidiatum , Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus perseae , Paracoccus marginatus , Pseudococcus cryptus , Pulvinaria psidii , Retithrips syriacus and Scirtothrips dorsalis ;

(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 throughout their life in a site with physical protection against the introduction of Aonidiella orientalis , Aulacaspis tubercularis, Icerya aegyptiaca , Maconellicoccus hirsutus , Milviscutulus mangiferae , Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus perseae , Paracoccus marginatus , Pseudococcus cryptus , Pulvinaria psidii and Retithrips syriacus , which has been subjected to official inspections every 45 days and has been found free from all the pests listed in point (i); in case of suspicion of the presence of any pest listed in point (i) at the site of production, appropriate treatments have been carried out to ensure the absence of the pests; and

(iv)

immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Aonidiella orientalis , Aulacaspis tubercularis , Icerya aegyptiaca , Maconellicoccus hirsutus , Milviscutulus mangiferae , Nipaecoccus viridis , Oligonychus perseae , Paracoccus marginatus , Pseudococcus cryptus , Pulvinaria psidii and Retithrips syriacus , 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 Avocado sunblotch viroid , Colletotrichum aenigma , Colletotrichum alienum , Colletotrichum fructicola , Colletotrichum perseae , Colletotrichum siamense , Colletotrichum theobromicola , Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae , Neoscytalidium dimidiatum including random sampling and testing of the plants;

(b)

the phytosanitary certificates for those plants shall include under the heading “Additional Declaration”:

(i)

the following statement: “The consignment complies with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213”;

(ii)

the specification of the registered production site(s).’.

PART B

The table in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 is corrected as follows:

(1)

in the two entries for 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, in the fourth column ‘Measures’, in point(b)(i), the reference ‘Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1362’ is replaced by ‘Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213’;

(2)

in the entry for Jasminum polyanthum Franchet, unrooted cuttings of plants for planting, in the fourth column ‘Measures’, in point(b)(i), the reference ‘Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/419’ is replaced by ‘Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213’.