The present Ordinance on Plant Inspection implements various EC directives on the same subject. Moreover, it provides regulations for the inspection of plants. At the outset the Ordinance contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as “planting”, “protected area”, “third country”, “trade within the community”, “transit”. Article 3 establishes an import ban for plants and plant products befallen by harmful organisms from non-member countries. Certain plants may on