ANNEX III

The criteria to be taken into account for the assessment referred to in Article 42 are the following: as regards plants for planting other than seeds: they are introduced into the Union usually in the form of a shrub or tree or they are present in the Union territory in such form or are taxonomically related to such plants; they are collected in the wild or grown from plants collected in the wild; they are grown outdoors or grown from plants grown outdoors in the third countries, group of third countries or specific areas of third countries concerned; they are known to host commonly hosted pests known to have a major impact on plant species which are of major economic, social or environmental importance to the Union territory; they are known to commonly harbour pests without signs and symptoms of those pests, or with a latent period for the expression of those signs or symptoms, implying that the presence of pests is likely to be missed during inspections at introduction into the Union territory; they are perennial plants commonly traded as old plants; as regards other plants, plant products or other objects: they are known to host and provide a significant pathway for commonly hosted pests known to have major impact on plant species which are of a major economic, social or environmental importance to the Union territory; they are known to commonly harbour and provide a significant pathway for pests without signs and symptoms of those pests, or with a latent period for the expression of those signs or symptoms, implying that the presence of pests is likely to be missed during inspections at introduction into the Union territory.

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