1. Plant passports shall be issued by authorised operators, under the supervision of the competent authorities.
Authorised operators shall issue plant passports only for the plants, plant products or other objects for which they are responsible.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, competent authorities may also issue plant passports.
3. Authorised operators shall only issue plant passports in the premises, collective warehouses and dispatching centres which are under their responsibility and declared by them pursuant to point (d) of Article 66(2) or, where Article 94(1) applies, in another location if so authorised by the competent authority.