Title and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st April 2009.

Amendments to the Plant Health (England) Order 2005

2.–(1) The Plant Health (England) Order 2005(3) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2(1), for the definition of "Directive 2000/29/EC" substitute–

""Directive 2000/29/EC" means Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community;"(4).

(3) In Part A of Schedule 1, in the section "Insects, mites and nematodes"–

(a) after item 11 insert "11a Dendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov";

(b) for item 15 substitute "15 Diabrotica virgifera zeae Krysan & Smith"; and

(c) after item 26 insert "26a Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.)".

(4) In Part B of Schedule 1, in the section "Insects, mites and nematodes", after item 1 insert "1a Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte".

(5) In Part A of Schedule 2, in the section "Insects, mites and nematodes"–

(a) after item 1 insert–

(b) omit item 23; and

(c) after item 26 insert–

(6) In Part A of Schedule 2–

(a) in the section "Bacteria" in the second column in item 4 omit "fruit or";

(b) in the section "Fungi" after item 15 insert–

(c) in the section "Viruses and virus-like organisms" after item 5 insert–

(7) In Part B of Schedule 2, in the section "Insects, mites and nematodes"–

(a) after item 7 insert–

(b) after item 11(5) insert–

(8) In Part A of Schedule 4–

(a) after item 7 insert–

(b) in item 11, for "requirements in items 60, 61 and 64" in the right-hand column substitute "provisions applicable to the plants in item 7";

(c) after item 35 insert–

(d) omit item 39;

(e) after item 43 insert–

(f) after item 57a(6) insert–

(9) In Part B of Schedule 4, after item 22 insert–

(10) In Part A of Schedule 6, after paragpraph 7(c) insert–

"(ca) Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following genera: Brahea Mart., Butia Becc., Chamaerops L., Jubaea Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans., Syagrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. or Washingtonia Raf.;".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2530) ("the principal Order") so as to implement Commission Directive 2009/7/EC amending Annexes I, II, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ No L 40, 11.2.2009, p 12).

The Order amends Schedules 1, 2, 4 and 6 to the principal Order so as to extend controls on the introduction into, and spread within, England of certain plants and plant pests. The following harmful organisms, which are so far not known to be present in the Community, have been added to the list of prohibited organisms:

–Dendrolimus sibiricus (Siberian coniferous silk moth),

–Rhynchophorus palmarum (American palm weevil),

–Agrilus planipennis (Emerald ash borer) on plants of Fraxinus, Juglans mandshurica, Ulmus davidiana, Ulmus parvifolia, and Pterocarya rhoifolia,

–Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus on plants of Dendranthema and Lycopersicon lycopersicum,

–Scrobipalpopsis solanivora (Guatemalan potato moth) on tubers of Solanum tuberosum,

–Stegophora ulmea (Black spot of elm) on plants of Ulmus and Zelkova, intended for planting, other than seeds.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. A Transposition Note is available and can be obtained from Plant Health Division, Defra, Foss House, Kings Pool, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PX.