Harmful organism Erwinia amylovora Regulations, 2004

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,679, 19 ta’ Novembru, 2004

L.N. 478 of 2004

PLANT QUARANTINE ACT, 2001

(ACT NO.XVIII OF 2001)

Harmful organism Erwinia amylovora Regulations, 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant

Quarantine Act, 2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the

Environment has made the following regulations>

(1) The title of these regulations is the Harmful Organism Title and scope

Erwinia Amylovora Regulations, 2004.

(2) The scope of these Regulations is to implement the rules

found under European Union Council Directive 2003#116#EEC

amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Council Directive 2000#29#EEC

concerning the harmful organism Erwinia Amylovora (Burr.) Winsl et

al >

Provided that the amendments made to Annexes II, III, IV

and V of EU Council Directive 2000#29 are provided in the Schedule to

these regulations.

.

Annexes II, III, IV and V to Directive 2000/29/EC are amended as follows

1. Annex II is amended as follows

(a) In Part A, Section II, under heading (b), in point 3, the text in the right-hand column is replaced by the

following

‘Plants of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill.,

Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus

L. and Sorbus L., intended for planting, other than seeds’;

(b) In Part B, under heading (b), in point 2, the entry in the second column is replaced by the following

‘Parts of plants, other than fruit, seeds and plants intended for planting, but including live pollen for

pollination of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill.,

Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus

L. and Sorbus L.’

In Part B of Annex III, in point 1, the entry in the first column is replaced by the following

‘Without prejudice to the prohibitions applicable to the plants listed in Annex IIIA (9), (9.1), (18), where

appropriate, plants and live pollen for pollination of: Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster

Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana

(Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L., 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(2), or in which pest free areas have been established

in relation to Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. in accordance with the relevant International Standard

for Phytosanitary Measures and recognised as such in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article

18(2)’.

Annex IV is amended as follows

(a) Part A is amended as follows

(i) In Section I, point 17 is replaced by the following

‘17. Plants of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles

Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the

Lindl, Cotoneaster Ehrh, Crataegus l., Cydonia

plants listed in Annex III(A)(9), (9.1), (18), Annex

Mill, Eriobotrya Lindl, Malus Mill, Mespilus L,

III(B) or Annex IV ) (A)(1)(15), where appropriate,

Photinia davidiana (Dene.) Cardot, Pyracantha

official statement

Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L., intended for

planting, other than seeds.

(a) that the plants originate in countries

recognized as being free from Erwinia

amylovora (Burr) Winsl et al. in

accordance with the procedure laid down

in Article 18(2),

or

(b) that the plants originate in pest free areas

which have been astablished in relation to

Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl et.al in

accordance with the relevant International

Standard for Phytosanitary Measures and

recognized as such in accordance with the

procedure laid down in Article 18 (2)

or

(c) that the plants in the field of production

and in tis immediate vicinity, which have

shown symptoms of Erwinia amylovora

(Burr.) Winsl et al, have been removed.’

(ii) In Section II, in point 9, the text in the left-hand column is replaced by the following

‘Plants of Amelanchier Med, Chaenomeles Lindl, Cotoneaster Ehrh. Crataegus L, Cydonia Mill,

Eriobotrya Lindl, Malus Mill., Mespilus L, Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem, Pyrus

L. and Sorbus L. intended for planting, other than seeds’;

b) In Part B, point 21 is replaced by the following

’21 . Plants and live pollen for

pollination of

Without

prejudice

to

the

Amelanchier Med, Chaenomels prohibitions applicable to the

Lindl,

Cotoneaster Ehrh, plants listed in Annex IIIA (9),

Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill, (9.1) (1 8) and IIIB(1), where

Eriobotrya Lindl, Malus Mill., appropriate, official statement

Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana that

(Dene.)

Cardot,

Pyracantha

Roem, Pyrus L and Sorbus L.,

(a) the plants originate in

other than fruits and seeds.

third

countries

recognized as being free

from Erwinia amylavora

(Burr.) Winsl et al in

accordance with the

procedure laid down in

Article 18 (2),

or

(b) the plants originate in

pest free areas in third

countries which have

been established in

relation

to

Erwinia

amylovora

(Burr.)

Winsl. et al

in

accordance with the

relevant

International

Standard

for

Phytosanitary Measures

and recognized as such

in accordance with the

procedure laid down in

province

of

Verona

the

Article 18 (2).

communes of Palù, Roverchiara,

Legnago, Castagnaro, Ronco

all’Adige, Villa Bartolomea,

or

Oppeano, Terrrazzo, Isola Rizza,

Angiari)

A

(Burgenalnd,

(c) the plants originate in

Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol

the protected zones

(administrative district Lienz,

listed in the right-hand

Styria, Vienna,) P.FIN, UK

column

(Northern Ireland, Isle of Man

and Channel Islands)

or

(d) the plants have been

produced, or, if moved

into a “buffer zone”

kept and maintained for

a period of at least 7

months including the

period 1 April to 31

October

of the last

complete

cycle

of

vegetation, on a field;

(aa) located at least 1 km

inside the border of an

officially

designated

“buffer zone” of at least

50 km 2

where host

plants are subject to an

officially approved and

supervised

control

regime established at the

latest

before

the

beginning

of

the

complete

cycle

of

vegetation, with the

object of minimizing the

the risk of

Eriwinia

amylovora

(Burr.)

Winsl et al being spread

from the plants grown

there. Details of the

description

of

this

‘buffer zone’ shall be

kept

available

to

Commission and to

other Member States.

Once the ‘buffer zone’ is

established,

official

inspections shall be

carried out in the zone

not comprising the field

and its surrounding zone

of 500m width, at least

once since the beginning

of the last complete

cycle of vegetation at the

most appropriate time,

and all host plants

showing symptoms of

Erwinia

amylovora

(Burr.) Winsl et al

should be removed

immediately.

These

results

of

these

inspections shall be

supplied by 1 May each

year to the Commission

and to other Member

States, and

(bb) which has been officially

approved, as well as the

‘buffer zone’ , before the

beginning

of

the

complete cycle

of

vegetation preceding the

last complete cycle of

vegetation,

for

the

cultivation of plants

under the requirements

laid down in this point,

and

(cc) which, as well as the

surrounding zone of a

width of at least 500m,

has been found free from

Erwinia

amylovora

(Burr.) Winsl. et al since

the beginning of the last

complete

cycle

of

vegetation , an official

inspection carried out at

least

-

twice in the field at

the most

appropriate

time i.e once during

June to August and once

during

August

to

November;

and

- once in the

said surrounding zone at the

most appropriate time, i.e. during

August to November, and

(dd) from which plants were

officially tested for latent

inspections in accordance

with

an

appropriate

laboratory

method

on

samples officially drawn at

the most appropriate period.

Between 1 April 2004 and 1 April

2005, these provisions shall not

apply to plants moved into and

within the protected zones listed

in the right-hand column which

have

been

produced

and

maintained on fields located in

officially designated “buffer

zones”, according to the relevant

requirements applicable before 1

April 2004.

E,F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi;

1 From 15 March to 30 June,

There shall be documented

Apulia, Basilicata; Calabria;

beehives

evidence that the beehives

Campania; Emilia- Romagna;

provinces of Forli- Cesena,

(a) originate

in

third

Parma, Piacenza and Rimini,

countries recognized as

Friuli-Venezia- Giulia; Lazio;

being free from Erwinia

Liguria; Lombardy; Marche;

amylovora (Burr) Winsl

Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia;

et al in accordance with

Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto-

the procedure laid down

Adige; autonomous provinces of

in Aritcle 18 (2),

Bolzano and Trento; Umbria;

or

Valle d’Aosta; Veneto: except in

the province of Rovigo the

(b) originate in the protected

communes Rovigo, Polesella,

zones listed in the right-

Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine,

hand column, or

San Bellino, Badia Polesine,

Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio

(c) have

undergone

an

Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa

appropriate quarantine

di

Rovigo,

Occhiobello,

measure before being

Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo,

moved.

Guarda

Veneta,

Frassinelle

Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo,

Fiesso

Umbertiano,

Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po,

Giacciano

con

Barruchella,

Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara,

Stienta, Galba, Salara, and in the

province of Padova thecommunes

Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza

d’Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano.

Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the

province

of

Verona

the

communes of Palù, Roverchiara,

Legnago, Castagnaro, Ronco

all’Adige, Villa Bartolomea,

Oppeano, Terrrazzo, Isola Rizza,

Angiari)

A

(Burgenalnd,

Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol

(administrative district Lienz,

Styria, Vienna,) P.FIN, UK

(Northern Ireland, Isle of Man

and Channel Islands)

4. Annex V is amended as follows

(a) Part A is amended as follows

(i) Under heading I, point 1.1 is replaced by the following

‘1.1 Plants, intended for planting, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster

Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana

(Dcne.) Cardot, Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. and Prunus lusitanica L., Pyracantha Roem.,

Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.’;

(ii) Under heading II, points 1.3 and 1.4 are replaced by the following

‘1.3 Plants, other than fruit and seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh.,

Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Eucalyptus L'Herit., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia

davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.;

1.4 Live pollen for pollination of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus

L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L.,Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot,

Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.’;

(b) Under heading II of Part B, points 3 and 4 are replaced by the following

‘3. Live pollen for pollination of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L.,

Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot,

Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.;

4. Parts of plants, other than fruit and seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh.,

Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.)

Cardot, Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. and Sorbus L.’

Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press