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II. PHYTOSANITARY LEGISLATION

1. 31995 D 0514: Council Decision 95/514/EC of 29 November 1995 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (OJ L 296, 9.12.1995, p. 34), as amended by:

- 31996 D 0217: Commission Decision 96/217/EC of 8.3.1996 (OJ L 72, 21.3.1996, p. 37),

- 31997 D 0033: Council Decision 97/33/EC of 17.12.1996 (OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 31),

- 31998 D 0162: Council Decision 98/162/EC of 16.2.1998 (OJ L 53, 24.2.1998, p. 21),

- 31998 D 0172: Commission Decision 98/172/EC of 17.2.1998 (OJ L 63, 4.3.1998, p. 29),

- 32000 D 0326: Council Decision 2000/326/EC of 2.5.2000 (OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 30),

- 32002 D 0276: Commission Decision 2002/276/EC of 12.4.2002 (OJ L 96, 13.4.2002, p. 28).

In Part I of the Annex, the entries for the following countries are deleted:

Czech Republic,

Hungary,

Poland,

Slovenia,

Slovakia.

2. 31997 D 0005: Commission Decision 97/5/EC of 12 December 1996 recognizing Hungary as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al (OJ L 2, 4.1.1997, p. 21).

Decision 97/5/EC is repealed.

3. 31997 D 0788: Council Decision 97/788/EC of 17 November 1997 on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in third countries (OJ L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 39), as amended by:

- 32002 D 0580: Council Decision 2002/580/EC of 18.6.2002 (OJ L 184, 13.7.2002, p. 26).

(a) In the Annex, the entries for the following countries are deleted:

Czech Republic,

Hungary,

Poland,

Slovenia,

Slovakia.

(b) In footnote 1 of the Annex, the following are deleted:

"CZ = Czech Republic", "HU = Hungary", "PL = Poland", "SI = Republic of Slovenia" and "SK = Slovak Republic".

4. 31998 D 0083: Commission Decision 98/83/EC of 8 January 1998 recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) (OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 41), as amended by:

- 31999 D 0104: Commission Decision 1999/104/EC of 26.1.1999 (OJ L 33, 6.2.1999, p. 27),

- 32001 D 0440: Commission Decision 2001/440/EC of 29.5.2001 (OJ L 155, 12.6.2001, p. 13).

In the first indent of Article 1, the following countries are deleted:

"Cyprus" and "Malta".

5. 32000 L 0029: Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1), as amended by:

- 32001 L 0033: Commission Directive 2001/33/EC of 8.5.2001 (OJ L 127, 9.5.2001, p. 42),

- 32002 L 0028: Commission Directive 2002/28/EC of 19.3.2002 (OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 23),

- 32002 L 0036: Commission Directive 2002/36/EC of 29.4.2002 (OJ L 116, 3.5.2002, p. 16),

- 32002 L 0089: Commission Directive 2002/89/EC of 28.11.2002 (OJ L 355, 30.12.2002, p. 45).

(a) In Part B of Annex I, the following is inserted after point 1 in table (a):

1. | |

"1.1.Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) | CY" |

(b) In Part B of Annex I, points 2 and 3 in table (a) are replaced by the following:

"2.Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens | FI, LV, SI, SK |

3.Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say | E (Ibiza and Menorca), IRL, CY, M, P (Azores and Madeira), UK, S (Malmöhus, Kristianstads, Blekinge, Kalmar, Gotlands Län, Halland), FI (the districts of Åland, Turku, Uusimaa, Kymi, Häme, Pirkanmaa, Satakunta)" |

(c) In Part B of Annex I, point 1 in table (b) is replaced by the following:

"1.Beet necrotic yellow vein virus | DK, F (Brittany), FI, IRL, LT, P (Azores), S, UK (Northern Ireland)" |

(d) In Part A, Section I (a), of Annex II, the following point is deleted:

"14.Eutetranychus orientalis Klein | Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds" |

(e) In Part A, Section II (a), of Annex II, the following is inserted after point 6:

"6.1Eutetranychus orientalis Klein | Plants of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. Raf. and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds" |

(f) In Part B of Annex II, point 6(d) in table (a) is replaced by the following:

"6(d)Ips sexdentatus Börner | Plants of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. over 3 m in height, other than fruit and seeds, wood of conifers (Coniferales) with bark, isolated bark of conifers | IRL, CY, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man)" |

(g) In Part B of Annex II, point 2 in table (b) is replaced by the following:

"2.Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al | Parts of plants, other than fruit, seeds and plants intended for planting, but including live pollen for pollination of Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L. other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers. and Stranvaesia Lindl. | E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except the province of Rovigo the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), LV, LT, A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), P, SI, SK, FI, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands)" |

(h) In Part B of Annex II, table (d) is replaced by the following:

"(d) Virus and virus-like organisms

Species | Subject of contamination | Protected zone(s) |

1.Citrus tristeza virus (European isolates) | Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, with leaves and peduncles | EL, F (Corsica), I, M, P" |

(i) In Part A, point 12, of Annex III, the following are deleted from the right hand column:

"Cyprus" and "Malta"

(j) In Part A, point 14, of Annex III, the following are deleted from the right hand column:

"Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania", "Cyprus" and "Malta"

(k) In Annex III, Part B is replaced by the following:

"PART B

PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS THE INTRODUCTION OF WHICH SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PROTECTED ZONES

Description | Protected zone(s) |

1.Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable to the plants listed in Annex III A (9) and (18), where appropriate, plants and live pollen for pollination of: Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L. other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers., Stranvaesia Lindl., other than fruit and seeds, originating in third countries other than those recognised as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 | E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the province of Rovigo the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), LV, LT, P, SI, SK, FI, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)" |

(l) In Part A, Section I, point 34, second indent, of Annex IV, the following is deleted from the left hand column:

"Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania"

(m) In Part A, Section I, point 34 third indent, of Annex IV, the following is deleted from the left hand column:

"Cyprus" and "Malta"

(n) In Part B point 6 of Annex IV, the following is inserted in the right hand column after "IRL":"CY"

(o) In Part B point 12, of Annex IV, the following is inserted in the right hand column after "IRL":"CY"

(p) In Part B point 14.5, of Annex IV, the following is inserted in the right hand column after "IRL":"CY"

(q) In Part B of Annex IV, point 21 is replaced by the following:

"21.Plants and live pollen for pollination of: Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L. other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers., Stranvaesia Lindl., other than fruit and seeds | Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable to the plants listed in Annex III(A)(9), (18), and Annex III(B)(1), where appropriate, official statement that: (a)the plants originate in the protected zones E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the province of Rovigo the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), LV, LT, P, FI, SI, SK, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)or(b)the plants have been produced or, if moved into a "buffer zone" maintained, for a period of at least one year, on a field:(aa)located in an officially designated "buffer zone" covering at least 50 km2 i.e. an area where host plants are subjected to an officially approved and supervised control regime with the object of minimising the risk of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. being spread from the plants grown there(bb)which has been officially approved before the start of the last complete cycle of vegetation, for the cultivation of plants under the requirements laid down in this point;(cc)which, as well as the other parts of the "buffer zone", has been found free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation:at official inspections carried out at least twice in the field, as well as in the surrounding zone of a radius of at least 250 m, i.e once during July/August and once during September/October,andat official spot checks carried out in the surrounding zone of a radius of at least 1 km, at least once during July to October, in selected appropriate places, in particular where appropriate indicator plants are present,andat official tests carried out in accordance with an appropriate laboratory method on samples officially drawn, since the start of the last complete cycle of vegetation, from plants having shown symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. on the field or in other parts of the "buffer zone",and(dd)from which, as well as from the other parts of the "buffer zone" no host plants showing symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. have been removed without prior official investigation or approval. | E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the province of Rovigo the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), LV, LT, P, SI, SK, FI, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)" |

(r) In Part B of Annex IV, the following is added after point 21:

"21.1.Plants of Vitis L., other than fruit and seeds | Without prejudice to the prohibition applicable to the plants listed in Annex III(A)(15), official statement that the plants: (a)originate in an area known to be free from Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch);or(b)have been grown at a place of production which has been found free from Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) on official inspections carried out during the last two complete cycles of vegetation;or(c)have been subject to fumigation or other appropriate treatment against Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch). | CY |

21.2.Fruits of Vitis L. | The fruits shall be free from leaves and official statement that the fruits: (a)originate in an area known to be free from Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch);or(b)have been grown at a place of production which has been found free from Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) on official inspections carried out during the last two complete cycles of vegetation;or(c)have been subject to fumigation or other appropriate treatment against Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch). | CY" |

(s) In Part A II of Annex V, the following is added to point 1.9.:", fruits of Vitis L."

(t) In Part B I, point 7(b), of Annex V, the following are deleted:

"Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania", "Cyprus" and "Malta"

(u) In Part B II of Annex V, the following is added after point 6:

"6a Fruits of Vitis L."

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6. 32001 L 0032: Commission Directive 2001/32/EC of 8 May 2001 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community and repealing Directive 92/76/EEC (OJ L 127, 9.5.2001, p. 38), as amended by:

- 32002 L 0029: Commission Directive 2002/29/EC of 19.3.2002 (OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 26).

(a) In Article 1, the following paragraphs are added:

"In the case of point (a)(3.1.), the said zone in Cyprus is recognised until 31 March 2006.

In the case of point (a)(6), the said zone in Latvia, Slovenia and Slovakia is recognised until 31 March 2006.

In the case of point (a)(11), the said zone in Cyprus is recognised until 31 March 2006.

In the case of point (a)(13), the said zone in Cyprus and Malta is recognised until 31 March 2006.

In the case of point (b)(2), the said zone in Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Slovakia is recognised until 31 March 2006.

In the case of point (d)(1), the said zone in Lithuania is recognised until 31 March 2006.

In the case of point (d)(3), the said zone in Malta is recognised until 31 March 2006."

(b) In table (a) in the Annex, the following point 3.1 is added after point 3:

"3.1.Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) | Cyprus," |

(c) Point 6 of table (a) in the Annex is replaced by the following:

"6.Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens | Latvia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland," |

(d) Point 11 of table (a) in the Annex is replaced by the following:

"11.Ips sexdentatus Boerner | Ireland, Cyprus, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and Isle of Man)" |

(e) Point 13 of table (a) in the Annex is replaced by the following:

"13.Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say | Spain (Ibiza and Menorca), Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal (Azores and Madeira), Finland (districts of Åland, Håme, Kymi, Pirkanmaa, Satakunta, Turku, Uusimaa), Sweden (counties of Blekroge, Gotlands, Halland, Kalmar and Skåne), United Kingdom" |

(f) Point 2 of table (b) in the Annex is replaced by the following:

"2.Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. | Spain, France (Corsica), Ireland, Italy (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the province of Rovigo the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), Latvia, Lithuania, Austria (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)" |

(g) Point 1 of table (d) in the Annex is replaced by the following:

"1.Beet necrotic yellow vein virus | Denmark, France (Brittany), Ireland, Lithuania, Portugal (Azores), Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)" |

(h) Point 3 of table (d) in the Annex is replaced by the following:

"3.Citrus tristeza virus (European strains) | Greece, France (Corsica), Italy, Malta, Portugal" |

7. 32001 D 0575: Commission Decision 2001/575/EC of 13 July 2001 recognising Slovakia and Slovenia as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al. (OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 22).

Decision 2001/575/EC is repealed.

8. 32002 D 0674: Commission Decision 2002/674/EC of 22 August 2002 recognising Slovakia as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. (OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 33).

Decision 2002/674/EC is repealed.

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