ktgit Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Himaybe a silly question,but if moving to france are you allowed to take someof youre plants/shrubs into the country? cheers kevin..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buelligan Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hope this helps Kevin. [url]http://www.franceforfreebooters.com/living/travellingplants.htm[/url] Read it all or skip to the end where you will find the information you are looking for (there are no rules yet governing the movement of plants, seeds and bulbs for personal use within the EU). BTW, I think you should really have planted this in the "Gardening" section.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgit Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 many thanks, you just never know these days......cheers kevin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 [quote user="ktgit"]Himaybe a silly question,but if moving to france are you allowed to take someof youre plants/shrubs into the country? cheers kevin..... [/quote]When we bought our house here we brought a huge amount of plants with us, It would appear that there are no restrictions of moving plants within the EU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Oh dearwe rely on a site that looks to Defra and UK Customs for the regulations for importing plants to France - not the most reliable sources IMHO. I don't have time to find it myself for you but use a French web search engine and look for Annex V + phytosanitaire which will give a very, very long list of plants that should not be imported into France. Most of these are highly exotic plants that you will not have in your garden, but included in the list are things such as Rhodadendron, Azalea and a couple fo other common garden plants. EDIT:http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000637300&dateTexte= A good starting point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 [quote user="andyh4"]Oh dearwe rely on a site that looks to Defra and UK Customs for the regulations for importing plants to France - not the most reliable sources IMHO. I don't have time to find it myself for you but use a French web search engine and look for Annex V + phytosanitaire which will give a very, very long list of plants that should not be imported into France. Most of these are highly exotic plants that you will not have in your garden, but included in the list are things such as Rhodadendron, Azalea and a couple fo other common garden plants. EDIT:http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000637300&dateTexte= A good starting point[/quote]I never consulted "Defra or UK customs" I just said to the removal company" can I put these plants on your lorry" and will you take them with my furniture to France. They said "yes mate, no problems". Now the onus of responsibility is as I understand it, is on the Driver of the vehicle going through the customs. The removal company was happy , the driver was happy, I was happy and when I got them into the ground in their new home the plants were happy. As for reading your link Mr Andy, well life is too short; although I appreciate your good intentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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