(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al.in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the crop has been grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa L. crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing and no symptoms of Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. have been observed during inspections at the production site or no symptoms of Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. have been observed on any Medicago sativa L. crop adjacent to it, during the previous cropping;

or

(c)

the crop belongs to a variety recognised as being highly resistant to Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. and the content of inert matter shall not exceed 0,1 % by weight.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed at the production site during the previous cropping and no main host crops have been grown during the two preceding years on the production site and appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent infestation of the place of production;

or

(c)

no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed at the production site during the previous cropping and no Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev has been found by laboratory tests on a representative sample;

or

(d)

the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate physical or chemical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev and have been found to be free of this pest after laboratory tests on a representative sample.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the seeds have been officially tested by appropriate tests on a representative sample from each lot, and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate hot water treatment or other appropriate treatment against Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have been grown in a production site that has been inspected at an appropriate time to detect Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. during the last growing season and those plants showing symptoms of that pest, and any surrounding host plants, have been immediately rogued out and destroyed.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa, Serizawa, Ichikawa, Tsuyumu & Goto in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

one of the following requirements are fulfilled

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have grown in a production site found free from the Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie over the last complete growing season by inspection, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately;

or

(c)

no more than 2 % of plants in the lot have shown symptoms during inspections, at appropriate times to detect Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie during the last growing season and those symptomatic plants and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately.

(a)

the plants are derived from mother plants which have been inspected, at the most appropriate time to detect Spiroplasma citri Saglio, and found free from that pest;

and

(b)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being known to be free from Spiroplasma citri Saglio in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(c)

the production site has been found free from Spiroplasma citri Saglio over the last complete growing season by inspection of the plants, at the most appropriate time to detect that pest during the last growing season;

or

(d)

not more than 2 % of plants have shown symptoms during an inspection at the appropriate time to detect Spiroplasma citri Saglio during the last growing season, and those symptomatic plants have been rogued out and destroyed immediately.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have grown in a production site found free from Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. over the last complete growing season by inspection, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity, and the neighbouring plants, have been rogued out and destroyed immediately, unless they have been tested on the basis of a representative sample of symptomatic plants and it is shown in those tests that the symptoms are not caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.;

or

(c)

no more than 2 % of plants in the lot have shown symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. during inspections at appropriate times during the last growing season, and those symptomatic plants and any symptomatic plants in the production site and the immediate vicinity, and the neighbouring plants, have been rogued out and destroyed immediately unless they are tested, on the basis of a representative sample of symptomatic plants and it is shown in those tests that the symptoms are not caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.;

or

(d)

in the case of evergreen species, the plants have been visually inspected, before export to, or movement within the Union, and found free from symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. have been observed by inspections carried out at appropriate times to detect that pest during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in these tests, to be free from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al.

(a)

the plants have been grown from seeds that:

and

(b)

young plants have been maintained in appropriate hygiene conditions to prevent infection.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. have been observed by inspections carried out at appropriate times during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods (whether or not following an appropriate treatment) and have been found, in these tests, to be free from that pest.

(a)

the plants have been grown from seeds that:

and

(b)

young plants have been maintained in appropriate hygiene conditions to prevent infection.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. have been observed by inspections carried out at appropriate times during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods (whether or not following an appropriate treatment) and have been found, in these tests, to be free from that pest.

(a)

the plants have been grown from seeds that:

and

(b)

young plants have been maintained in appropriate hygiene conditions to prevent infection.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. have been observed by inspections carried out at appropriate times during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in these tests, to be free from that pest.

(a)

the plants have been grown from seeds that:

and

(b)

young plants have been maintained in appropriate hygiene conditions to prevent infection.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. have been observed at the production site since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(c)

plants showing symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. have been rogued out, and the remaining plants have been inspected at weekly intervals and no symptoms have been observed at the production site for at least three weeks before export to, or movement within the Union.

(a)

the plants originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet and Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms caused by Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet and Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow have been observed at the production site or its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(c)

appropriate treatments have been carried out against Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet and Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow, and the plants have been inspected before export to, or movement within the Union, and found free from symptoms of those pests.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld have been observed on host plants at the production site over the last complete growing season;

or

(c)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni have been observed at the production site in at least two inspections at appropriate times, to detect that pest during the growing season;

or

(c)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

or

(d)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

or

(e)

the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate treatment which has been demonstrated to be effective against all known strains of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Plenodomus tracheiphilus (Petri) Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have been grown in a production site that was found free from Plenodomus tracheiphilus (Petri) Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley over the last complete growing season, by at least two inspections at appropriate times, during that growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately;

or

(c)

no more than 2 % of plants in the lot showed symptoms during at least two inspections at appropriate times to detect Plenodomus tracheiphilus (Petri) Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley during the last growing season, and those symptomatic plants and any other symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately.

(a)

the plants are derived from mother plants which have been inspected at least monthly during the previous three months and no symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been seen at the production site;

or

(b)

mother plants showing symptoms of Puccinia horiana Hennings have been removed and destroyed, along with plants within a 1 m radius, and an appropriate physical or chemical treatment has been applied to the plants which have been inspected before export to, or movement within the Union, and found free from symptoms of that pest.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Aculops fuchsiae Keifer in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Aculops fuchsiae Keifer have been seen on the plants, or the mother plants from which they derive, during inspections at the production site during the previous growing season, at the most appropriate time to detect that pest;

or

(c)

appropriate chemical or physical treatment has been applied before export to, or movement within the Union, following which the plants have been inspected and no symptoms of Aculops fuchsiae Keifer have been found.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Opogona sacchari Bojer in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have been grown at a production site at which no symptoms or signs of Opogona sacchari Bojer have been observed in inspections carried out at least every three months during a period of at least six months prior to export to, or movement within the Union;

or

(c)

a regime is applied on the production site aimed at monitoring and suppressing the population of Opogona sacchari Bojer and at removing infested plants and each lot has been inspected, at the most appropriate time to detect that pest, before export to, or movement within the Union, and found free from symptoms of Opogona sacchari Bojer.

(a)

the plants have been grown for their entire life in an area which has been established by the competent authority as being free from Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have been:

(a)

the plants originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have been inspected and no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed on the lot since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(c)

the bulbs have been found free from symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev on the basis of inspections carried out at the most appropriate time to detect that pest and have been packed for sale to the final consumer.

(a)

the plants originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have been inspected and no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed on the lot since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(c)

the bulbs have been found free from symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev, on the basis of inspections carried out at the most appropriate time to detect that pest and they have been packed for sale to the final consumer.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have grown in a production site found free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider over the last complete growing season by inspection, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately;

or

(c)

no more than 2 % of plants in the production site have shown symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider during inspections at appropriate times during the last growing season, and those symptomatic plants and any other symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately, and in the lots in which symptomatic plants were found, a representative sample of the remaining asymptomatic plants has been tested and found free from that pest.

(a)

plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have grown in a production site found free from Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider over the last complete growing season by inspection, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately;

or

(c)

no more than 1 % of plants in the production site have shown symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider during inspections at appropriate times during the last growing season, and those symptomatic plants and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately and in the lots in which symptomatic plants were found, a representative sample of the remaining asymptomatic plants has been tested and found free from that pest.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have been grown in a production site found free from Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider over the last complete growing season by inspection, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and destroyed immediately;

or

(c)

the plants in the production site and any plants in the immediate vicinity, which have shown symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider during inspections at appropriate times during the last three growing seasons, have been rogued out and destroyed immediately.

(a)

the plants have been grown in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have grown in a production site known to be free from Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al.;

or

(c)

no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al. have been seen during inspections, of the lot in the last complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(d)

plants showing symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al. have been rogued out and destroyed, and the lot has been tested, on the basis of a representative sample of remaining plants and found free from that pest.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being known to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants derive, within three generations of propagation, from stock which has been found to be free from Chrysanthemum stunt viroid by testing.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being known to be free from Citrus exocortis viroid in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have grown in a production site that has been found free from Citrus exocortis viroid over the last complete growing season by inspection of the plants, at the appropriate time to detect that pest.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Citrus tristeza virus (EU isolates) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the plants have grown in a production site found free from Citrus tristeza virus (EU isolates) over the last complete growing season by testing of a representative sample of the plants at the appropriate time to detect that pest;

or

(c)

the plants have grown in a production site under physical protection from vectors, and found free from Citrus tristeza virus (EU isolates) over the last complete growing season by testing at random of the plants, carried out at the most appropriate time to detect the pest;

or

(d)

in the cases where there is a positive test result for the presence of Citrus tristeza virus (EU isolates) in a lot, all plants have been tested individually and no more than 2 % of those plants were found positive, and the plants tested and found infected by that pest have been rogued out and destroyed immediately.

(a)

no symptoms of Impatiens necrotic spot tospovirus have been observed on plants at the production site during the current growing period;

or

(b)

any plants at the production site showing symptoms of Impatiens necrotic spot tospovirus during the current growing period have been rogued out and a representative sample of the plants to be exported to, or moved within the Union, has been tested and found free from that pest.

(a)

the plants originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Potato spindle tuber viroid in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of diseases caused by Potato spindle tuber viroid have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(c)

the plants have been subjected to official testing for Potato spindle tuber viroid, on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found, in these tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the propagating material has been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Plum pox virus in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Plum pox virus have been observed on propagating material in the production site over the last complete growing season in the most appropriate period of the year taking into account the climatic conditions and the growing conditions of the plant and the biology of Plum pox virus, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed;

or

(c)

symptoms of Plum pox virus have been observed on no more than 1 % of plants in the production site over the last complete growing season in the most appropriate period of the year taking into account the climatic conditions and the growing conditions of the plant and the biology of Plum pox virus, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed, and in the lots in which symptomatic plants were found, a representative sample of the remaining asymptomatic plants has been tested and found free from that pest.

(a)

no symptoms of Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus have been observed on plants at the production site during the current growing period;

or

(b)

any plants at the production site showing symptoms of Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus during the current growing period have been rogued out and a representative sample of the plants to be exported to, or moved within the Union, has been tested and found free from that pest.

(a)

the forest reproductive material originates in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. have been observed at the production site over the last complete growing season;

or

(c)

forest reproductive material showing symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. has been rogued out, the remaining material has been inspected at weekly intervals and no symptoms of that pest have been observed at the production site for at least three weeks before export to, or movement within the Union, of that material.

(a)

the forest reproductive material originates in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet and Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms caused by Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet and Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow, have been observed at the production site or its immediate vicinity over the last complete growing season;

or

(c)

appropriate treatments have been carried out in the production site against Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet and Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow, and the forest reproductive material has been visually inspected before export to, or movement within the Union, and found free from symptoms caused by those pests.

(a)

the forest reproductive material originates in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld have been observed on forest reproductive material at the production site over the last complete growing season;

or

(c)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times to detect that pest during their complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found, in those tests, to be free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli (Smith) Constantin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the crop from which the seed was harvested was inspected at appropriate times during the growing season and found free from Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli (Smith) Constantin et al.;

or

(c)

a representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli (Smith) Constantin et al. in those tests.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans (Schaad et al.) Constantin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the crop from which the seed was harvested was inspected at appropriate times during the growing season and found free Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans (Schaad et al.) Constantin et al.;

or

(c)

a representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans (Schaad et al.) Constantin et al. in those tests.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times to detect that pest during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in those tests, free from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times to detect that pest during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times to detect that pest during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being known to be free from Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in these tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in these tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of disease caused by Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. have been observed in inspections at appropriate times during the complete cycle of vegetation of the plants at the production site;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) in accordance with the relevant International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

a representative sample of the seeds has been subject to inspection at the most appropriate time to detect Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say), whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and has been found free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus) in accordance with the relevant International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

a representative sample of the seeds has been subjected to inspection at the most appropriate time to detect Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus), whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and has been found free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Bruchus rufimanus Boheman in accordance with the relevant International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

a representative sample of the seeds has been subjected to inspection at the most appropriate time to detect Bruchus rufimanus Boheman, whether or not following an appropriate treatment, and has been found free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the crop has been inspected at least once at an appropriate time to detect Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of that pest have been observed;

or

(c)

the harvested seeds have been found to be free of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev after laboratory tests on a representative sample;

or

(d)

the planting material has been subjected to an appropriate chemical or physical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev and the seeds have been found to be free of that pest after laboratory tests on a representative sample.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Pepino mosaic virus in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of diseases caused by Pepino mosaic virus have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Pepino mosaic virus, on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Potato spindle tuber viroid in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of diseases caused by Potato spindle tuber viroid have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(c)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing for Potato spindle tuber viroid, on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in a country established as being free from ToBRFV by the competent authority, in accordance with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing or testing by professional operators under the official supervision of the competent authority for ToBRFV, on a representative sample and using appropriate molecular methods, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest;

or

(c)

in the case of a seed lot originating from 30 or less than 30 mother plants, the seeds, or the mother plant of those seeds, have been subjected to official testing, or testing by the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, for the presence of ToBRFV on a representative sample and using appropriate molecular methods, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the seeds originate in a country established as being free from ToBRFV by the competent authority of that country, in accordance with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the seeds have been subjected to official testing or testing by professional operators under the official supervision of the competent authority for ToBRFV, on a representative sample and using appropriate molecular methods, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest;

or

(c)

in the case of a seed lot originating from 30 or less than 30 mother plants, the seeds, or the mother plant of those seeds, have been subjected to official testing, or testing by the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, for the presence of ToBRFV on a representative sample and using appropriate molecular methods, and have been found, in those tests, free from that pest.

(a)

the plants have been produced in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, taking into account the possible presence of the vectors;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. have been seen during official inspections on growing plants, at the production site, since the start of the last complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(c)

the competent authority has subjected the lots to official inspection and confirms that they comply with the respective provisions of Annex IV, Part G.

(a)

no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al. have been seen at the place of production during official inspection since the start of the last complete cycle of vegetation;

or

(b)

any plants at the production site showing symptoms have been rogued out, with their progeny tubers, and destroyed; for any stocks in which symptoms have been seen in the growing crop, official post-harvest tuber testing has been carried out, for each lot, to confirm the absence of Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al.

(a)

where methods of micro-propagation are used, compliance with this point shall be established by official testing, or testing under the official supervision of the competent authority, of the mother plant;

or

(b)

where methods of clonal selection are used, compliance with this point shall be established by official testing or testing under the official supervision of the competent authority, of the clonal stock.

(a)

no symptoms of Potato spindle tuber viroid have been found;

or

(b)

for each lot, official post-harvest testing of tubers has been performed and those tubers have been found free from Potato spindle tuber viroid.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Alternaria linicola Groves & Skolko in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

seed treatment authorised for use against Alternaria linicola Groves & Skolko has been applied;

or

(c)

the set tolerance on seeds for Alternaria linicola Groves & Skolko established in Annex IV is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Boeremia exigua var. linicola (Naumov & Vassiljevsky) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

seed treatment authorised for use against Boeremia exigua var. linicola (Naumov & Vassiljevsky) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley has been applied;

or

(c)

the set tolerance on seeds for Boeremia exigua var. linicola (Naumov & Vassiljevsky) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley established in Annex IV is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Botrytis cinerea de Bary in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

seed treatment authorised for use against Botrytis cinerea de Bary has been applied;

or

(c)

the set tolerance on seeds for Botrytis cinerea de Bary established in Annex IV is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Colletotrichum lini Westerdijk in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

seed treatment authorised for use against Colletotrichum lini Westerdijk has been applied;

or

(c)

the set tolerance on seeds for Colletotrichum lini Westerdijk established in Annex IV is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Diaporthe caulivora (Athow & Caldwell) J.M. Santos, Vrandecic & A.J.L. Phillips in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

seed treatment authorised for use against Diaporthe caulivora (Athow & Caldwell) J.M. Santos, Vrandecic & A.J.L. Phillips has been applied;

or

(c)

the set tolerance on seeds for Diaporthe caulivora (Athow & Caldwell) J.M. Santos, Vrandecic & A.J.L. Phillips established in Annex IV is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.

(a)

the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Diaporthe sojae Lehman in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

seed treatment authorised for use against Diaporthe sojae Lehman has been applied;

or

(c)

the set tolerance on seeds for Diaporthe sojae Lehman established in Annex IV is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.

(a)

seed treatment authorised for use against Fusarium (anamorphic genus), other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell, has been applied;

or

(b)

the set tolerance on seeds for Fusarium Link (anamorphic genus), other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell established in Annex IV is not exceeded based on a laboratory test of a representative sample.

(a)

the seeds of Helianthus annuus L. originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

no symptoms of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni have been observed at the production site during at least two inspections at appropriate times during the growing season;

or

(c)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

or

(d)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

or

(e)

the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate treatment which has been demonstrated to be effective against all known strains of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni.

(a)

the seeds of Glycine max (L.) Merr. originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Tobacco ringspot virus in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the production site has been subject to at least two inspections during the growing season at appropriate times for detecting symptoms of infection from Tobacco ringspot virus, and all symptomatic plants have been removed and destroyed immediately after that inspection and at the final inspection no plants have been found showing symptoms of that pest.

(a)

one of the following requirements are fulfilled:

and

(b)

the crowns of Asparagus officinalis L. have been inspected before export to, or movement within the Union, and no symptoms of Fusarium Link have been seen.

(a)

one of the following requirements are fulfilled:

and

(b)

the crowns of Asparagus officinalis L. have been inspected before export to, or movement within the Union, and no symptoms of Helicobasidium brebissonii (Desm.) Donk have been seen.

(a)

the plants are module-raised transplants grown in medium free from Stromatinia cepivora Berk.;

or

(b)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

(a)

one of the following requirements are fulfilled:

and

(b)

the plants or sets have been inspected before export to, or movement within the Union, and no symptoms of Stromatinia cepivora Berk. have been seen.

(a)

the plants have been grown in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Verticillium dahliae Kleb. in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

(a)

the plants originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the crop has been inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of that pest have been observed;

or

(c)

the following requirements are fulfilled:

or

(d)

the plants have been subjected to an appropriate chemical or physical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev and have been found to be free from that pest after laboratory tests on a representative sample.

(a)

the plants originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures;

or

(b)

the crop has been inspected at least once at an appropriate time for the detection of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of that pest have been observed;

or

(c)

the following requirements are fulfilled: