Plant Inspection Ordinance.

The present Ordinance on Plant Inspection implements various EC directives on the same subject. Moreover, it provides regulations for the inspection of plants. At the outset the Ordinance contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as planting , protected area , third country , trade within the community , transit . Article 3 establishes an import ban for plants and plant products befallen by harmful organisms from non-member countries. Certain plants may only be marketed within the community if they are accompanied by a plant pass. The text consists of 18 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Import and transit from non-member countries (II); Trade within member-countries (III); Special regulations relating to trade in protected areas. The text consists of 18 articles and 5 Annexes are enclosed