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10/04/2008, 14:41 Mel Joined on 23/08/2004 Norwich - Home of Archant Posts 711 UK plants to France? Does anybody know if there are any rules/regulations about taking UK grown plants/shrubs to France? Thanks...                          Report

10/04/2008, 14:44 Hoddy Joined on 23/08/2004 .....Forum Moderator..... NW Leics/SE Dordogne Posts 2,082 Re: UK plants to France? 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    Report

10/04/2008, 15:21 Pierre ZFP Joined on 12/11/2004 PdC(62)/Luxembourg Posts 1,649 Re: UK plants to France? As long as you're not going to sell them, there's not many restrictions.  Have a look at the links from this discussion  Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me Fool me 3 times and you can see a statistical tendency    Report

10/04/2008, 15:22 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,303 Re: UK plants to France? 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? Healthcare Issues Site    Report

10/04/2008, 16:42 JSA Aude Joined on 30/06/2005 Posts 184 Re: UK plants to France? When we moved on 2002 plants were on board the lorry, removals people had no objection and they arrived ok.    Report

10/04/2008, 17:17 Mel Joined on 23/08/2004 Norwich - Home of Archant Posts 711 Re: UK plants to France? 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...       Report

10/04/2008, 17:38 powerdesal Joined on 07/01/2006 Sharjah U.A.E Posts 2,022 Re: UK plants to France? 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?) Steve Sharjah + 50 (in France) ........................................................................... Roll on death.....Demob is too far away.    Report

10/04/2008, 17:51 Thebiga Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 43 Re: UK plants to France? 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.    Report

10/04/2008, 19:22 dragonrouge Joined on 08/02/2008 Posts 60 Re: UK plants to France? Seed pots are not banned indeed I import Jersey Royals from St Helier.  Its a pity this year that the frost hit them.    Report

10/04/2008, 20:26 Nicos Joined on 21/01/2007 61 and Cheshire Posts 326 Re: UK plants to France? 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! Edit....just checked your reply Pierre!!!    Report

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