Plant Health (Forestry) ("Phytophthora ramorum") (Great Britain) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 2589 of 2002). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Great Britain Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Timber International trade Plant protection Pests/diseases Quarantine Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 5 November 2002. Abstract This Order implements Commission Decision 2002/757/EC in Great Britain insofar as it relates to forest trees, wood and bark. The Order prohibits the introduction and spread of the plant pest, Phytophthora ramorum, a fungus identified as causing Sudden Oak Death syndrome in species of oak in the USA and harm to other species of plants. It imposes landing controls on plants and wood of four species of forest tree, Acer macrophyllum Pursh., Aesculus californica Nutt., Lithocarpus densiflorus (H A) Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Repeals Plant Health (Forestry) (Phytophthora ramorum) (Great Britain) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 1478 of 2002). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 | Repealed Keyword: Timber, International trade, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Quarantine Source: FAO, FAOLEX