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Additional Declaration Guide Regulated grain, vegetables, cut flowers, parts of plants and potatoes February 2020 Almost all plants and living parts of plants, including all seeds intended for planting, must have a phytosanitary certificate for entering the EU from 14 December 2019. For some plant genera the phytosanitary certificate needs to list specific additional declarations (AD). This guide lists the additional declaration import requirements of cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, potatoes and parts of plants imported into the United Kingdom (UK) from third countries. It also lists the small number of fruits that do not require a phytosanitary certificate. Unless the AD requirement is specific to England (♦) the ADs listed in this document can be found in Annex VII of Regulation 2019-2072 (as amended) and the relevant EC Commission Decisions. Where required any AD should be stated using the full wording on the phytosanitary certificates. It is the responsibility of the importer to ensure all AD requirements relating to their import are met. This document is no longer in use and has been withdrawn February 2020 version 2.3 Page 1 of 32 © Crown copyright 2020 You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence v.3. To view this licence visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open- government-licence/version/3/ or email [email protected] Data Protection: For information on how we handle personal data visit www.gov.uk and search Animal and Plant Health Agency Personal Information Charter. This publication is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at withdrawn [email protected] www.gov.uk/apha been APHA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Foodhas and Rural Affairs and also works on behalf of the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Food Standards Agency to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy. and use in longer no is document This February 2020 version 2.3 Page 2 of 32 Contents (to navigate to the relevant commodity page click on a commodity name) 1. Grain for processing ................................................................................................................................... 5 Secale ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Triticum ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 X Triticosecale ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2. Cut flowers ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema) .............................................................................................................. 6 Dianthus ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Gypsophila .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Orchidaceae family ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Pelargonium ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Rosa ................................................................................................................................withdrawn........................... 6 Solidago...................................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Fruit and Vegetables .................................................................................................................................. 7 Apium graveolens ................................................................................................................................been ....... 7 Capsicum NOT Capsicum annuum ............................................................................................................. 7 Capsicum annuum ................................................................................................................................has ...... 9 Malus ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Mangifera..................................................................................................................................................and 11 Momordica ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Ocimum ....................................................................................................................................................use 12 Prunus NOT Prunus persica .....................................................................................................................in 12 Prunus persica .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Punica granatum ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Pyrus ........................................................................................................................................................longer 13 Root and tubercle vegetables, other than tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. ............................................. 13 Solanaceae fruits ......................................................................................................................................no 13 Solanum aethiopicum ...............................................................................................................................is 13 Solanum macrocarpon ............................................................................................................................. 14 Solanum lycopersicum ............................................................................................................................. 14 Solanum melongena ................................................................................................................................. 14 Ullucus tuberosus ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Vaccinium .................................................................................................................................................document 15 Zea mays .................................................................................................................................................. 15 NotesThis to fruit and vegetables .................................................................................................................... 15 4. European third country ware potatoes ..................................................................................................... 16 5. Egyptian ware potatoes ............................................................................................................................ 17 6. Lebanese ware potatoes - Akkar and Beka regions only ......................................................................... 18 February 2020 version 2.3 Page 3 of 32 7. Other third country ware potatoes ............................................................................................................ 19 8. Machinery and vehicles ............................................................................................................................ 20 9. Living parts of plants from third countries NOT USA ................................................................................ 21 10. Living parts of conifer plants from third countries NOT USA .................................................................. 25 11. Living parts of plants from USA NOT Phytophthora ramorum host genera ............................................ 26 12. Living parts of conifer plants from USA .................................................................................................. 28 13. Living parts of plants from USA Phytophthora ramorum host genera .................................................... 29 14. Commodities that can be imported into the UK without a phytosanitary certificate ................................ 31 Appendix 1 - Solanaceae family – genera .................................................................................................... 32 withdrawn been has and use in longer no is document This February 2020 version 2.3 Page 4 of 32 1. Grain for processing Genus Origin AD requirements Quarantine pathogens o Commission Decision Secale Afghanistan 75 (a)1 or (b)16 Tilletia indica Triticum India X Triticosecale Iran Iraq Mexico Nepal Pakistan South Africa USA withdrawn Notes
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