Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1535 of 24 July 2023 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/2019 and (EU) No 2020/1213 as regards certain plants for planting of Acer campestre, Acer palmatum, Acer platanoides and Acer pseudoplatanus originating in the United Kingdom

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1535
• Articles: 5

Article 1

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

Article 2

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

Article 3

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

In the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019, in the table of point 1, in the second column ‘Description’, the entry for ‘

Acer L.’, is replaced by the following:

‘

Acer L., other than:

—

One- to three-year-old bare rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted or budded plants for planting of Acer japonicum Thunberg, Acer palmatum Thunberg, and Acer shirasawanum Koidzumi , originating in New Zealand;

—

up to fifteen-year-old plants for planting of Acer campestre with a maximum diameter of 88 mm at the base of the stem, originating in the United Kingdom;

—

up to seven-year-old plants for planting of Acer palmatum with a maximum diameter of 40 mm at the base of the stem, originating in the United Kingdom;

—

up to seven-year-old plants for planting of Acer platanoides with a maximum diameter of 40 mm at the base of the stem, originating in the United Kingdom; and

—

up to seven-year-old plants for planting of Acer pseudoplatanus with a maximum diameter of 88 mm at the base of the stem, originating in the United Kingdom.’

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

In the table in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213, the following entry is added before ‘

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’ originating in New Zealand:

Plants, plant products or other objects

CN Code

Third countries of origin

Measures

‘—

Acer campestre, up to fifteen-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 88 mm at the base of the stem;

—

Acer palmatum , up to seven-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 40 mm at the base of the stem;

—

Acer platanoides , up to seven-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 40 mm at the base of the stem; and

—

Acer pseudoplatanus , up to seven-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 88 mm at the base of the stem.

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United Kingdom

(a)

Official statement that:

(i)

the plants are free from Coniella castaneicola , Eulecanium excrescens and Takahashia japonica ;

(ii)

the site of production has been found free from Coniella castaneicola , Eulecanium excrescens, and Takahashia japonica during official inspections carried out at appropriate times, since the beginning of the last growing season;

(iii)

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 Coniella castaneicola , before they have been introduced into the site of production; and

(iv)

immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Eulecanium excrescens , and Takahashia japonica , 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 Coniella castaneicola including random sampling and testing of the 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) 2020/1213”; and

(ii)

the specification of the registered sites of production.’