Imports of susceptible material originating in the USA4

1

Subject to Article 11, no person shall import8 into Northern Ireland susceptible material originating in the USA unless:

a

it is –

i

accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 1 or, in the case of material for which a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate has also been issued, a certified copy of the phytosanitary certificate; and

ii

found free from Phytophthora ramorum upon examination by an inspector; or

b

in the case of imports from Switzerland of plants, other than seeds, intended for planting of Camellia spp., Rhododendron spp. L., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch., and Viburnum spp. L., the material is accompanied by a Swiss plant passport.