Special requirements as specified in Point 30 of Annex VII of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072	Implementation of the special requirements in China according to information provided in the Dossier	Relevance of special requirements for the pest including uncertainties
‘Official statement that:	–	–
a) the plants, including those collected directly from natural habitats, have been grown, held and trained for at least two consecutive years prior to dispatch in officially registered nurseries, which are subject to an officially supervised control regime,	Yes	Yes
b) the plants in the nurseries referred to in point (a) of this entry:	–	–
i) at least during the period referred to in point (a) of this entry:	–	–
— were potted, in pots which are placed on shelves at least 50 cm above ground,	Yes, partially. Pots are also reported to be kept on the ground.	No
— have been subjected to appropriate treatments to ensure freedom from non‐European rusts, and the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments has been mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031, under the rubric ‘Disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment’.	Yes. Treatments are appropriate. They are expected to reduce the likelihood of infection and the rate of colonisation of plant tissues by rust fungi, although it is uncertain if freedom from non‐European rusts could be reachable. Treatments used are listed in Table 6. Uncertainties: – If the fungicides are rotated in order to reduce the likelihood of development of resistant strains of the pathogens.	No. However, treatments could reduce the likelihood of infection by the pathogen.
— have been officially inspected at least six times a year at appropriate intervals for the presence of Union quarantine pests of concern in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031, and these inspections have also been carried out on plants in the immediate vicinity of the nurseries referred to in point (a) of this entry, at least by visual examination of each row in the field or nursery and by visual examination of all parts of the plant above the growing medium, using a random sample of at least 300 plants from a given genus where the number of plants of that genus is not more than 3,000 plants, or 10% of the plants if there are more than 3,000 plants from that genus,	Yes	Yes
— have been found free, in these inspections, from the relevant Union quarantine pests of concern as specified in the previous indent, infested plants have been removed and the remaining plants, where appropriate, have been effectively treated and have been held for an appropriate period and inspected to ensure freedom from such pests,	Yes	Yes
— have been planted in either an unused artificial growing medium or in a natural growing medium, which has been treated by fumigation or by appropriate heat treatment and has been free of any Union quarantine pests,	Yes	No
— have been kept under conditions which ensure that the growing medium has been maintained free from Union quarantine pests and within 2 weeks prior to dispatch, have been:	Yes	No
— shaken and washed with clean water to remove the original growing medium and kept bare rooted, or	‐	No
— shaken and washed with clean water to remove the original growing medium and replanted in growing medium which meets the conditions laid down in (i) fifth indent, or	‐	No
— subjected to appropriate treatments to ensure that the growing medium is free from Union quarantine pests, and the active ingredient, concentration and date of application of these treatments have been indicated on the phytosanitary certificate referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031 under the rubric ‘Disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment’.	Yes	No
ii) were packed in closed containers which have been officially sealed and bear the registration number of the registered nursery, and this number has been indicated under the rubric ‘Additional declaration’ on the phytosanitary certificate referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031, enabling the consignments to be identified.’	Yes	Yes