Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2313 of 13 December 2017 setting out the format specifications of the plant passport for movement within the Union territory and the plant passport for introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone

1 Plant passports for movement within the Union territory shall comply with one of the models provided for in Part A of the Annex.

2 Plant passports for introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone, shall comply with one of the models provided for in Part B of the Annex.

3 Plant passports for movement within the Union territory, combined with a certification label pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 83(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, shall comply with one of the models provided for in Part C of the Annex.

4 Plant passports for introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone, combined with a certification label pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 83(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, shall comply with one of the models provided for in Part D of the Annex.

The elements of the plant passport, as set out in Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, shall be arranged within a rectangular or square shape, and shall be legible without the use of a visual aid. They shall be contained within a border line, or otherwise clearly separated from any written or pictorial matter, so as to be easily visible and clearly distinguishable.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall apply from 14 December 2019. Plant passports issued before 14 December 2019, in accordance with Directive 92/105/EEC, shall remain valid until 14 December 2023.