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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: pel1 on February 23, 2010, 09:25:54 PM

Title: International trade.
Post by: pel1 on February 23, 2010, 09:25:54 PM

Hi,
I have been asked if I would be willing to send a plant to a grower in Ireland (I am in England), does anyone know if there are any legal issues that I should be aware of if I were to agree to do so?
Many thanks for any help, James

Title: Re: International trade.
Post by: Michael J Campbell on February 23, 2010, 09:43:20 PM

No restrictions whatever in sending plants to Ireland, provided you can't smoke them. :)

Title: Re: International trade.
Post by: pel1 on February 23, 2010, 09:54:32 PM

Thanks Michael, I will go ahead!

Title: Re: International trade.
Post by: Paddy Tobin on February 23, 2010, 09:57:05 PM

We will even accept those you can smoke.

Paddy

Title: Re: International trade.
Post by: Michael J Campbell on February 23, 2010, 10:04:17 PM

 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: International trade.
Post by: Maggi Young on February 24, 2010, 12:35:06 AM

Quote from: pel1 on February 23, 2010, 09:25:54 PM

Hi,
I have been asked if I would be willing to send a plant to a grower in Ireland (I am in England), does anyone know if there are any legal issues that I should be aware of if I were to agree to do so?
Many thanks for any help, James

James, there are very few restrictions on plant transfers between European countries.
Government sites like this : http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/

http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/publications/plantHealth/documents/importersGuide0909.pdf

http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/forms/documents/plantHealth/DEF-PHI1-FERA-1.pdf

http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/publications/plantHealth/documents/ifindoubt.pdf

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/CITES/


can be a help to check CITES listed plants etc, which are governed by stricter rules.

Title: Re: International trade.
Post by: pel1 on February 24, 2010, 09:14:50 PM

Thanks Maggi, the plant I want to export is not in the CITES database, so I gues I'm OK.

Title: Re: International trade.
Post by: Maggi Young on February 24, 2010, 09:21:01 PM

Then there should be no problem at all for you, James  :)