EC plant passport

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When EC plant passport or EU plant passport is a document that the trade of plants and plant products listed in the Annex V of the Directive are 2000/29 / EC lists in the European single market freedom from quarantine pests documented and since 1 . June 1993, the hitherto required and necessary now only apply to the movement outside the EU phytosanitary certificates replaced.

Since the Control Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 came into force on December 14, 2019, new regulations apply to the EU plant passport.

history

Since humans became sedentary and food production and the like a. operates through the selection and targeted cultivation of suitable plants , he moves plants from their original growing locations to new locations on his hikes and always unintentionally accompanying organisms with the plants. From the end of the Middle Ages and the onset of the great voyages of discovery ( Christoph Columbus , Vasco da Gama , Nicolao Coelho , Hernán Cortéz etc.), useful and ornamental plants are increasingly being transported over great distances from their natural habitats to other countries and continents. In doing so, unwanted harmful organisms ( viruses , bacteria , fungi and also animal harmful organisms) are transported with the desired plants , e.g. B. Tobacco blue mold and fire blight . The same happens through the worldwide trade in agricultural products , e.g. B. Cereals . In the course of evolution, the plants in their original natural location developed extensive resistance to the harmful organisms found there, while in the new place of growth the plants native to or already cultivated there were often exposed to the new harmful organisms without protection. In connection with monocultures widespread in agriculture , this led to massive multiplication of harmful organisms and consequently great damage to agriculture and nature. If a harmful organism spreads like an epidemic within a short period of time , it can lead to serious consequences such as famine . One example of this is the late blight pathogen that was introduced into Europe from North America around 1840 and triggered the Great Famine in Ireland .

As a result of such events, efforts are made to reduce or avoid the unwanted spreading of harmful organisms when moving plants and plant products. In the country of origin, the plant material intended for export is checked for pathogens by the competent authority and the safety is confirmed by a phytosanitary certificate (phytosanitary certificate). Import into the country of destination is only possible with this certificate .

Under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) which took effect on December 6, 1951 International Plant Protection Convention (International Plant Protection Convention, IPPC) came into force, in which the process is controlled. Within the European Economic Community , the procedure was regulated on December 21, 1976 by Directive 77/93 / EEC, implemented in Germany by the Plant Protection Act (PflSchG) and the Plant Inspection Ordinance (PflBeschauV 1989).

With the implementation of the common internal market on January 1, 1993, the internal borders and thus the customs controls between the member states ceased to exist (note: the Canary Islands do not belong to the EU in terms of phytosanitary law). It was therefore necessary to take measures to prevent the spread of harmful organisms through the intra-community movement of living plants or plant products. In order to harmonize the intra-Community plant protection regulations, the Commission presented on January 1, 1993 a “Community Code of Plant Protection Practices”. After the 1976 directive had been substantially amended several times, it was necessary to recast the directive. With Directive 2000/29 / EC of May 8, 2000, the currently valid set of rules was created.

Procedure

The prerequisite for the movement of plants requiring a plant passport within the EU is registration with the relevant competent authority. The producer receives a registration number (= company number) which clearly identifies him. After registration, the required plant passport is issued to the producer by the competent authority. To simplify the process, e.g. B. in the case of a large producer with a large number of deliveries within the common market, the company can apply to the competent authority to issue plant passports on its own responsibility. Strict recording and documentation requirements must be observed.

Contents of the EC plant passport

The EC plant passport contains the following information:

  1. the official designation "EG plant passport".
  2. the registration number (company number), see above under “Procedure”.
  3. the unique serial number of the plant passport freely assigned by the company. This can be the number of the associated delivery note, the invoice number, a consecutive internal plant passport number. or similar.
  4. the botanical name of the plant.
  5. the quantity, either as the number of pieces (e.g. in the case of living plants) or as a mass (e.g. in the case of wooden boards).
  6. in the case of plants or plant products from third countries, the country of origin.
  7. when brought into protected areas, the letters “ZP” for “Zona Protecta” and the indication of the protected area with the organisms whose introduction or spreading in the protected area is prohibited. The organisms are indicated with a chapter and serial number in accordance with Directive 2000/29 / EC Annex IV B, e.g. B. in the case of the fungus Gremmeniella abietina , which attacks conifers and for which Ireland is a protected area, "c2".
  8. if it is an exchange pass, d. H. If the EU plant passport replaces another plant passport, the letters “RP” for “Replacement Passport” in accordance with Directive 2000/29 / EC Article 10 Paragraph 3, fifth indent, must be indicated. An exchange pass is e.g. B. necessary if a shipment is split up or merged from several shipments. It must be ensured that the path from the producer to the end user can be traced, e.g. B. by specifying the registration number of the original producer.

«Small label»

Official label with details 1–3 on the plant or lot plus accompanying paper (e.g. delivery note) with details 1–8, e.g. B. for consignments that consist of several species and possibly only partially contain species that require an EC plant passport. Does the producer use other labels, e.g. B. Variety labels for sale, instead of using the small official label, the own label can also be provided with the information 1–3. A shipping document with details 1–8 is then also required.

"Large label"

Official label with all information 1–8 on the plant or lot. This is usually only the case with consignments that consist of a large number of a single type, variety, origin and destination.

Contents of the EU plant passport

The new EU plant passport contains the following information:

  1. the EU flag on the top left,
  2. the official designation "Plant passport / Plant passport top right,
  3. the letter "A" followed by the botanical name of the plant,
  4. the letter "B" followed by the country code with the registration number (company number) of the supplier or producer,
  5. the letter "C" followed by a tracking number,
  6. the letter "D" followed by the country of origin as a two-digit ISO country code.

Protected areas

Protected areas (Zona Protecta, ZP) within the meaning of Directive 2000/29 / EC are areas that are particularly endangered in terms of plant health (preamble, paragraph 24). According to Article 2 (1) (h), these are areas within the EU that have favorable living conditions for the harmful organisms listed in the directive, but in which these harmful organisms are neither indigenous ( endemic ) nor previously settled, or in which due to the favorable ecological conditions there is a risk that new harmful organisms could be introduced from outside the EU. As a rule, the protected areas are areas that are isolated, which has prevented the settlement of harmful organisms so far. It can be, such as B. in the case of islands (Ireland, Great Britain , Corsica etc.), a geographical isolation or a climatic isolation (e.g. Denmark , Sweden , Finland ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Council Directive 2000/29 / EC of May 8, 2000 on measures to protect the community against the introduction and spread of harmful organisms in plants and plant products (official text, German) , accessed on September 11, 2016
  2. ↑ EU plant passport | Useful information. January 2, 2020, accessed on February 13, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ Plant Quarantine Directive 2000/29 / EC: Appendix VII (sample of phytosanitary certificates). Julius Kühn Institute, accessed on September 11, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Trade in the EU. Chamber of Agriculture Schleswig-Holstein, accessed on September 11, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b Plant trade in the EU internal market. Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, accessed on September 11, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Regulation (EU) 2017/625
  7. ↑ Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
  8. ↑ Plant trade in the EU internal market. Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  9. ↑ EU plant passport | Useful information. January 2, 2020, accessed on February 13, 2020 (German).
  10. ^ International Plant Protection Convention (New Revised Text approved by the FAO Conference at its 29th Session - November 1997). (PDF) FAO, accessed on September 11, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Directive 77/93 / EEC measures to protect against the introduction of harmful organisms in plants or plant products , accessed on September 11, 2016
  12. ↑ Text of the Plant Protection Act
  13. ↑ Text of the Plant Inspection Ordinance
  14. ↑ a b c d Information on plant health: EG plant passport. (PDF) Chamber of Agriculture Schleswig-Holstein, accessed on September 11, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Plant Quarantine Directive 2000/29 / EC: Appendix IV B (Special requirements for protected areas). Julius Kühn Institute, accessed on September 11, 2016 .