SCHEDULE 9Requirements for plant passports
PART BRequirements for plant passports permitted for certain material in Schedule 6 or 7
1
A plant passport in respect of any relevant material referred to in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 may comprise an official label which complies with the requirements specified in the paragraph in which the reference is made.
2
The official label in paragraph 1 in respect of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting, shall—
a
comply with the requirements in Article 13(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes44;
b
from 1st January 2006, contain the title “EC plant passport”; and
c
where the tubers are intended to be consigned to another part of the European Community, provides evidence that they have been officially examined to ensure that they comply with the requirements in item 18.1 of Section II of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC.
3
The official label in paragraph 1 in respect of seeds of Helianthus annuus L., shall—
a
comply with the requirements in Article 12(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants45;
b
from 1st September 2005, contain the title “EC plant passport”; and
c
where the seeds are intended to be consigned to another part of the European Community, provides evidence that they have been officially examined to ensure that they comply with the requirements in item 26 of Section II of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC.
4
The official label in paragraph 1 in respect of seeds of Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw. or Phaseolus L., shall—
a
comply with the requirements in Article 28(1)(a) of Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed46;
b
from 1st September 2005, contain the title “EC plant passport”; and
c
where the seeds are intended to be consigned to another part of the European Community, provides evidence that they have been officially examined to ensure that they comply with the requirements in item 27 or 29 as the case may be of Section II of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC.
5
The official label in paragraph 1 in respect of seeds of Medicago sativa L., shall—
a
comply with the requirements in Article 10(1)(a) of Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed47;
b
from 1st September 2005, contain the title “EC-plant passport”; and
c
where the seeds are intended to be consigned to another part of the EC, provides evidence that they have been officially examined to ensure that they comply with the requirements in items 28.1 and 28.1 of Section II of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC.