UK plants to France?

[MrCanary]

Does anybody know if there are any rules/regulations about taking UK grown plants/shrubs to France?

Thanks...                      

[Hoddy]

I'm not sure about the rules and regulations, but I do know that loads of people, including me, have taken plants from the UK to France.

I think potatoes are banned though.

Hoddy

[Pierre ZFP]

As long as you're not going to sell them, there's not many restrictions. 

Have a look at the links from this discussion 

[cooperlola]

When we moved here our removal company told us that this was not allowed but that they often took the odd plant across and hid it where it was unlikely to be spotted!  However, on the French customs site, this is all I can find:

Marchandises interdites ou soumises à des formalités particulières

- les biens à double usage civil et militaire ;
- les matériels de guerre, armes et munitions ;
- les trésors nationaux et biens culturels ;
- les stupéfiants ;
- les psychotropes ;
- les médicaments à usage humain ;
- les organes, tissus et cellules issus du corps humain ;
- les gamètes issus du corps humain et vétérinaires ;
- les marchandises présentées sous une forme contrefaite ;
- les produits sanguins labiles ;
- les sources artificielles et naturelles de radionucléides ;
- les déchets, y compris les déchets radioactifs ;
- les objets comportant des images et ou des représentations de mineurs à caractère pornographique (art. 227-23 du code pénal) ;
- les animaux vivants et produits animaux soumis à certificat vétérinaire ;
- les végétaux et produits végétaux soumis à passeport phytosanitaire.

Not entirely clear from that, is it?[8-)]

[JSA Aude]

When we moved on 2002 plants were on board the lorry, removals people had no objection and they arrived ok.

[MrCanary]

Thanks for your help folks...

My wife has now started to draw up a list which will add even more weight to the next van we bring over!

With all the work that will follow for me...   

[powerdesal]

Our daughter brought some fruit trees over a couple of years ago, I seem to remember something about "plant passports" but I may be absolutely and totally confused. (so what else is new?)

[Thebiga]

Go to the DEFRA website and you can see what you can and cannot bring over. Some plants are banned as they can carry such things as sudden oak decease. You are pretty much ok with most things but do take a look as you don't want them taken away just after you bought them.

[dragonrouge]

Seed pots are not banned indeed I import Jersey Royals from St Helier.  Its a pity this year that the frost hit them.

[Nicos]

There ARE restrictions for a few plants only as I found out on a previous thread of mine...

http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/888709/ShowPost.aspx

Those plants can carry Sudden Oak Death and should not be exported to France.

You can buy them all there, so it's not worth transmitting the disease to France.

Spuds are fine....

Hope that's  a help![:D]

Edit....just checked your reply Pierre!!![:-))]

[JanTy]

I contacted DEFRA about this some time ago. The list of plants you cannot take to France is short :- Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias & Viburnum. These are all possible carriers of Sudden Oak Death & are banned because of this.

We have brought over loads of plants without trouble but it is worth remembering that Customs have the right to check your plants for health. It's never happen to us - they tend to look at the plants through the window &make some comment about us ob viously going to our property in France & leave it at that.

[MrCanary]

Thanks Jan...