Points of entry in te Netherlands

 

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Publication Date

06-02-2017

Last Updated

06-02-2017

Short Description

All points of entry of the Netherlands can be used for the import of plants or plant products for which a phytosanitary certificate is required. The following main points of entry are in use in the Netherlands:

The Rotterdam harbour area The Amsterdam harbour area The Vlissingen harbour area The Airport of Amsterdam - Schiphol The Airport of Rotterdam The Airport of Maastricht According to EU Council Directive 2000/29/EC, a point of entry shall be considered to mean: The place where plants, plant products or other objects are brought for the first time into the customs territory of the Community: the airport in the case of air transport, the port in the case of maritime or fluvial transport, the station in the case of railway transport, and the place of the customs office responsible for the area where the Community inland frontier is crossed, in the case of any other transport.

Specific points of entry

The following harbour areas are authorized as points of entry for the entry of ware potatoes from Egypt (Commission Decision 2011/787/EC) and Lebanon (Commission Decision 2013/413/EC):

Eemshaven Harlingen Beverwijk Amsterdam Rotterdam Vlissingen.

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http://nvwa.nl/onderwerpen/english/dossier/import-regulations-of-the-netherlands-on-plant-health/protected-zones-and-points-of-entry