Odstavka 1 in 2 veljata le za blago s poreklom iz Skupnosti ali Švice, razen kadar je iz njegove narave razvidno, da ne predstavlja nikakršne fitopatološke nevarnosti, ali pa kadar je bil opravljen fitopatološki pregled ob vstopu na ozemlje ene od pogodbenic ter je bilo ob teh pregledih ugotovljeno, da blago izpolnjuje zahteve glede zdravja rastlin, predpisane v zakonodaji vsake pogodbenice.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to goods of other than Community or Swiss origin except in cases where, by their nature, they present no plant health risk or in cases where they have undergone a plant health inspection on entering the territory of the respective Contracting Parties, and are found, at the time of such inspections, to meet the requirements relating to plant health laid down in the legislation of each Contracting Party.