S.L. 433.35 Art. 8Traceability. 7

(1) A professional operator to whom plants, plant products or other objects are supplied and that are subject to requirements or conditions pursuant to points (a) to (d) of the first sub-paragraph of Article 28(1), Article 28(2) and (3), Article 30(1),

(3) and (4), Article 37(2), Article 41(2) and (3), Article 46(1) and (3), Article 48(1) and (2), Article 49(1), Article 54(2) and (3), Articles 56, 57 and 58 and Article 79(1) of the Plant Health Regulation shall keep a record allowing that operator to identify, for each trade unit of plant, plant product or other object supplied, the professional operator/s who supplied it.

(2) A professional operator supplying plants, plant products or other objects that are subject to requirements or conditions pursuant to points (a) to (d) of the first sub-paragraph of Article 28(1), Article 28(2), and (3), Article 30(1), (3) and (4), Article 37(2), Article 41(2) and (3), Article 46(1) and (3), Article 47(1), Article 48(1) and (2), Article 49(1), Article 54(2) and (3), Articles 56, 57 and 58 and Article 79(1) of the Plant Health Regulation shall keep a record allowing that operator to identify, for each trade unit of plant, plant product or other object it supplied, the professional operator/s to whom it was supplied.

(3) When an authorised operator issues a plant passport pursuant to Article 84(1) and when the competent authority issues a plant passport pursuant to Article 84(2) for a registered operator under the Plant Health Regulation, that operator shall ensure, for the purpose of ensuring traceability pursuant to sub-regulations (1) and

(2) that the following information is recorded as regards that plant passport:

(a) where applicable, the professional operator who supplied the trade unit concerned;

(b) the professional operator/s to whom the trade unit concerned was supplied; and

(c) relevant information relating to the plant passport.

(4) Professional operators shall keep the records referred to in sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) for at least three (3) years after the date on which the plant, plant product or other object concerned was supplied to or by them.

(5) On request, the professional operators referred to in sub-regulation (4) shall communicate the information in the records referred to in regulations (1), (2) and (3) to the Directorate.

(6) The regulations (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall not apply to the professional operators referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d) of regulation 6(1), the exempted from registration of professional operators.