Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 2913 (W.257) of 2008)

W E L S H S TAT U T O RY I N S T R U M E N T S 2008 No. 2913 (W.257) PLANT HEALTH, WALES The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1643 (W.158) so as— to clarify the scientific name for citrus longhorn beetle as Anoplophora chinensis (Forster); to prohibit imports of certain plant species originating in any third country where Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is known to be present unless certain conditions are met (article 2(3)); and to require such plant species originating in such third countries or in the European Community to have a plant passport before being moved within the Community (article 2(4) and (5)). It is an offence under the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 to contravene these requirements. A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. O F F E RY N N A U S TAT U D O L C Y M R U 2008 Rhif 2913 (Cy.257) IECHYD PLANHIGION, CYMRU Gorchymyn Iechyd Planhigion (Cymru) (Diwygio) (Rhif 2) 2008 NODYN ESBONIADOL (Nid yw'r nodyn hwn yn rhan o'r Gorchymyn) Mae'r Gorchymyn hwn yn diwygio Gorchymyn Iechyd Planhigion (Cymru) 2006 (O.S. 2006/1643 (Cy.158) er mwyn— egluro mai enw gwyddonol y chwilen gorniog sitrws yw Anoplophora chinensis (Forster); gwahardd mewnforio rhywogaethau penodol o blanhigion sy'n tarddu o unrhyw drydedd wlad lle y gwyddys bod Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) yn bresennol oni fodlonir amodau penodol (erthygl 2(3)); a ei gwneud yn ofynnol bod gan rywogaethau planhigion o'r fath sy'n tarddu yn y trydydd gwledydd hynny neu yn y Gymuned Ewropeaidd basbort planhigion cyn y gellir eu symud o fewn y Gymuned (erthygl 2(4) a (5)). Mae'n dramgwydd o dan Orchymyn Iechyd Planhigion (Cymru) 2006 i fynd yn groes i'r gofynion hyn. Ni chafodd asesiad effaith rheoleiddiol ei lunio ar gyfer yr offeryn hwn. 1 O F F E RY N N A U S TAT U D O L C Y M R U 2008 Rhif 2913 (Cy.257) IECHYD PLANHIGION, CYMRU Gorchymyn Iechyd Planhigion (Cymru) (Diwygio) (Rhif 2) 2008 Gwnaed 9 Tachwedd 2008 Gosodwyd gerbron Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru 11 Tachwedd 2008 Yn dod i rym 10 Rhagfyr 2008 Mae Gweinidogion Cymru, drwy arfer y pwerau a roddir gan adrannau 2 a 3(1) o Ddeddf Iechyd Planhigion 1967(1) ac sydd bellach wedi eu breinio ynddynt(2), yn gwneud y Gorchymyn canlynol drwy arfer y pwerau hynny. Enwi, cymhwyso a chychwyn 1. Enw'r Gorchymyn hwn yw Gorchymyn Iechyd Planhigion (Cymru) (Diwygio) (Rhif 2) 2008. Mae'n gymwys o ran Cymru a daw i rym ar 10 Rhagfyr 2008. Diwygiadau i Orchymyn Iechyd Planhigion (Cymru) 2006 2.—(1) Diwygir Gorchymyn Iechyd Planhigion (Cymru) 2006(3) fel a ganlyn. (2) Yn Rhan A o Atodlen 1, yn yr adran "Insects, mites and nematodes"— W E L S H S TAT U T O RY I N S T R U M E N T S 2008 No. 2913 (W.257) PLANT HEALTH, WALES The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008 Made 9 November 2008 Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 11 November 2008 Coming into force 10 December 2008 The Welsh Ministers, in whom the powers conferred by sections 2 and 3(1) of the Plant Health Act 1967(1) are now vested(2), make the following Order in exercise of those powers. Title application and commencement 1. The title of this Order is The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008. It applies in relation to Wales and comes into force on 10 December 2008. Amendments to the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 2.—(1) The Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006(3) is amended as follows. (2) In Part A of Schedule 1, in the section "Insects, mites and nematodes"— (1) 1967 p. 8; diwygiwyd adrannau 2(1) a 3(1) gan Ddeddf y Cymunedau Ewropeaidd 1972 (p. 68), Atodlen 4, paragraff 8. (2) Trosglwyddwyd swyddogaethau'r awdurdod cymwys y cyfeirir ato yn adrannau 2 a 3 o Ddeddf Iechyd Planhigion 1967, i'r graddau y maent yn arferadwy o ran Cymru, i Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru gan Orchymyn Trosglwyddo Swyddogaethau (Cymru) (Rhif 1) 1978 (O.S. 1978/272). Trosglwyddwyd swyddogaethau Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru gan Orchymyn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (Trosglwyddo Swyddogaethau) 1999 (O.S. 1999/672). Trosglwyddwyd swyddogaethau Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru i Weinidogion Cymru o dan adran 162 o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006 (p.32) a pharagraff 30 o Atodlen 11 iddi. (3) O.S. 2006/1643 (Cy. 158), fel y'i diwygiwyd. 2 (1) 1967 c. 8; sections 2(1) and 3(1) were amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 8. (2) Functions of the competent authority referred to in sections 2 and 3 of the Plant Health Act 1967 were, so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Secretary of State for Wales by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272). Functions of the Secretary of State for Wales transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functons) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). Functions of the National Assembly for Wales transferred to the Welsh Ministers under section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). (3) S.I. 2006/1643 (W.158) as amended. (a) yn lle eitem 4 rhodder "Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)"; a (b) hepgorer eitem 6. (3) Yn Rhan A o Atodlen 4, ar ôl eitem 80 mewnosoder— (a) for item 4 substitute "Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)"; and (b) omit item 6. (3) In Part A of Schedule 4, after item 80 insert— 3 "81. Plants, other than seeds, of Acer spp., Without prejudice to the requirements in Schedule 3, Part Aesculus hippocastanum, Alnus spp., A, items 4, 12 and 14 and Schedule 4, Part A, items 11, Betula spp., Carpinus spp., Citrus spp., 12, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 60, Corylus spp., Cotoneaster spp., Fagus spp., 61, 64, 65 and 70 the plants must be accompanied by an Lagerstroemia spp., Malus spp., Platanus official statement— spp., Populus spp., Prunus spp., Pyrus spp., Salix spp., and Ulmus spp., intended for (a) that the plants have been grown throughout planting, originating in any third country their life in a place of production situated in a where Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is pest-free area established by the national plant known to occur protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with ISPM No. 4 (the name of the pest-free area to be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric "Place of origin"); or (b) that— (i) the plants have been grown during a period of at least two years prior to export in a place of production, which is registered and supervised by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin, established as free from Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) in accordance with ISPM No. 10 and which has been subjected annually to two official inspections for any signs of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) carried out at appropriate times and no signs of the organism have been found; (ii) the plants have been grown in a site— (aa) with complete physical protection against the introduction of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster); or (bb) with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a radius of at least two km where official surveys for the presence or signs of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) are carried out annually at appropriate times and, where signs of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) are found, eradication measures are immediately taken to restore the pest freedom of the buffer zone; and (iii) immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been officially subjected to a meticulous inspection for the presence of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), in particular in roots and stems of the plants and where appropriate including destructive sampling". 4 (4) Yn Rhan B o Atodlen 4, ar ôl eitem 36 (4) In Part B of Schedule 4, after item 36 insert— mewnosoder— "37. Plants, other than seeds, of Acer spp., The plants must be accompanied by an official statement— Aesculus hippocastanum, Alnus spp., Betula spp., Carpinus spp., Citrus spp., (a) that the plants have been grown during a Corylus spp., Cotoneaster spp., Fagus spp., period of at least two years prior to movement Lagerstroemia spp., Malus spp., Platanus in a place of production which is registered in spp., Populus spp., Prunus spp., Pyrus spp., accordance with Commission Directive Salix spp., and Ulmus spp., intended for 92/90/EEC (establishing obligations to which planting, originating in an area from time producers and importers of plants, plant to time demarcated under a legislative or products or other objects are subject and administrative procedure in a member State establishing details for their registration)(1) for the purpose of eradicating and monitoring and which has been subjected annually to two an infestation of Anoplophora chinensis official meticulous inspections for any signs of (Forster) Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), carried out at appropriate times and where appropriate including destructive sampling, and no signs of the organism have been found; and (b) that the plants were placed in a site— (i) with complete physical protection against the introduction of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster); or (ii) with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a radius of at least two km beyond the boundary of the infested zone where official surveys for the presence or signs of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) are carried out annually at appropriate times and where signs of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) are found, eradication measures are immediately taken to restore the pest freedom of the buffer zone". 5 (1) OJ No L 344, 26.11.1992, p.38.(1) OJ Rhif L 344, 26.11.1992, t.38. (5) Yn Rhan A o Atodlen 6 a Rhan A o Atodlen 7, ar ôl eitem 7 mewnosoder— "8. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 7, plants, other than seeds, of Acer spp., Aesculus hippocastanum, Alnus spp., Betula spp., Carpinus spp., Citrus spp., Corylus spp., Cotoneaster spp., Fagus spp., Lagerstroemia spp., Malus spp., Platanus spp., Populus spp., Prunus spp., Pyrus spp., Salix spp., and Ulmus spp., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is known to occur or in an area demarcated under a legislative or administrative procedure in a member State for the purpose of eradicating and monitoring an infestation of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)". Y Gweinidog dros Faterion Gwledig, un o Weinidogion Cymru 9 Tachwedd 2008 (5) In Part A of Schedule 6 and Part A of Schedule 7, after item 7 insert— "8. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 7, plants, other than seeds, of Acer spp., Aesculus hippocastanum, Alnus spp., Betula spp., Carpinus spp., Citrus spp., Corylus spp., Cotoneaster spp., Fagus spp., Lagerstroemia spp., Malus spp., Platanus spp., Populus spp., Prunus spp., Pyrus spp., Salix spp., and Ulmus spp., intended for planting, originating in any third country where Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is known to occur or in an area demarcated under a legislative or administrative procedure in a member State for the purpose of eradicating and monitoring an infestation of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)". Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers 9 November 2008 6 Elin Jones © Crown copyright 2008 Printed and Published in the UK by the Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Carol Tullo, Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament. © h Hawlfraint y Goron 2008 Argraffwyd a chyhoeddwyd yn y Deyrnas Unedig gan The Stationery Office Limited o dan awdurdod ac arolygiaeth Carol Tullo, Rheolwr Gwasg Ei Mawrhydi ac Argraffydd Deddfau Seneddol y Frenhines. W E L S H S TAT U T O RY I N S T R U M E N T S 2008 No. 2913 (W.257) PLANT HEALTH, WALES The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008 O F F E RY N N A U S TAT U D O L C Y M R U 2008 Rhif 2913 (Cy.257) IECHYD PLANHIGION, CYMRU Gorchymyn Iechyd Planhigion (Cymru) (Diwygio) (Rhif 2) 2008 £5.00 W394/11/08 ON