ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I SECTION 1 Specific requirements for introduction into the Union (1) Without prejudice to the provisions listed in Directive 2000/29/EC, potato tubers originating in third countries where one or more of the specified organisms are known to be present shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, as referred to in the first subparagraph of point (ii) of paragraph 1 of Article 13 of Directive 2000/29/EC (‘the certificate’), which includes under the heading ‘Additional declaration’ the information set out in points (2) and (3). (2) The certificate shall include either the information in point (a) or in point (b): (a) the potato tubers have been grown in a pest-free area established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with relevant international standards for phytosanitary measures; (b) the potato tubers have been washed or brushed so that there is no more than 0,1 % of soil remaining, or have undergone an equivalent method specifically applied in order to achieve the same outcome and remove the specified organisms concerned and to ensure that there is no risk of spreading the specified organisms. (3) The certificate shall include the following: (a) it shall include the information that the potato tubers have been found free from the specified organisms concerned and from any of their symptoms and do not contain more than 0,1 % of soil in an official examination carried out immediately prior to export; (b) it shall include the information that the packaging material in which potato tubers are imported is clean. (4) Where the information set out in point (2)(a) is given, the name of the pest-free area shall be mentioned under the heading ‘Place of origin’. (5) Potato tubers introduced into the Union in accordance with points (1) to (4) shall be inspected at the point of entry or the place of destination established in accordance with Commission Directive 2004/103/EC ( 1 ) to confirm that they meet the requirements laid down in points (1) to (4). SECTION 2 Conditions for movement (1) Potato tubers originating in demarcated areas within the Union may be moved from such areas into non-demarcated areas within the Union only if they are accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with Commission Directive 92/105/EEC ( 2 ) and if they meet the conditions set out in point (2). (2) The potato tubers shall meet the following conditions: (a) the potato tubers have been grown in a registered place of production in accordance with Commission Directive 92/90/EEC ( 3 ) or by a registered producer in accordance with Commission Directive 93/50/EEC ( 4 ) , or moved from a warehouse or a dispatching centre registered in accordance with Directive 93/50/EEC; (b) the potato tubers have been washed or brushed so that there is no more than 0,1 % of soil remaining or have undergone an equivalent method specifically applied in order to achieve the same outcome and remove the specified organisms concerned and to ensure that there is no risk of spreading the specified organisms; and (c) the packaging material in which potato tubers are moved is clean. (3) Potato tubers introduced into the Union in accordance with Section 1 from third countries where one or more of the specified organisms are known to be present may be moved within the Union only if they are accompanied by the plant passport referred to in point (1). ( 1 ) OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 16 . ( 2 ) OJ L 4, 8.1.1993, p. 22 . ( 3 ) OJ L 344, 26.11.1992, p. 38 . ( 4 ) OJ L 205, 17.8.1993, p. 22 .