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Plant Quarantine Act (Act No. Xvii Of 2001) Plant Quarantine (Harmful Organisms) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 (L.N. 42 Of 2005 )

PLANT QUARANTINE ACT, 2001 ( ACT NO. XVII of 2001)
Plant Quarantine (Harmful Organisms) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005
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. (1) The title of these regulations is the Plant Quarantine (Harmful Organisms) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Plant Quarantine (Harmful Organisms) Regulations, 2004, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.
(2) The scope of these regulations is to amend Commission Directive 2000#29#EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community as follows>–
(a) Commission Decision 2002#887 of 8 th November 2002 granting derogation for bonsai plants from Japan<
(b) Commission Decision 2002#499 OF 26th June 2002 granting derogation for bonsai plants from Korea<
(c) Commission Decision 2004#95 of 20th January 2004 authorising derogation for Conifer wood from Canada<
(d) Commission Decision 2004#4 of 22nd December 2003 on temporary measures for Egyptian potatoes<
(e) Commission Decision 2001#219 of 12th March 2001 on temporary emergency measures for wood packing from the United States of America, Canada, Japan and China<

Title and scope.

L.N. 97 of 2004

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Adds new regulation 4A of the principal regulations.

(f) Commission Decision 2001#218 of 12th March 2001, amended by Decision 2003#127 on temporary emergency measures for wood from Portugal due to B.xylophilus<
(g) Commission Decision 2002#757 of 29th April 2004 on temporary emergency measures against Phytophtora ramorum<
(h) Commission Decision 2004#200 of 27th February 2004 on temporary emergency measures against Pepino Mosaic Virus<
(i) Commission Decision 2003#766 of 24th October 2003 on emergency measures against Diabrotica virgifera<
(j) Commission Decision 2004#416 of 29th April 2004 on temporary emergency measures for Citrus fruit from Argentina and Brazil<
(k) Commission Decision 98#83 of 8th January 1998, amended by 2001#440 and 2003#129, and
(l) Commission Directive 2004#70# EC of 28th April 2004 amending Annexes I, II, III, IV of Directive 2000#29#EC as regards some protected zones<
Provided that Directive 2000#29 has been transposed under the Plant Quarantine (Harmful Organisms) Regulations, Legal Notice 97 of 2004.
2. Immediately after regulation 4 of the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new regulation>

“Authorisation for derogation, Commission Decision

2002#887.

4A (1) The Director is hereby authorized to provide for derogations from Article 4(1) of Directive 2000#29#EC with regard to the prohibitions referred to in Part A, point 1 of Annex III to that Directive for plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., other than fruits and seeds, originating in Japan. In order to qualify for those derogations the plants shall satisfy, in addition to or by derogation of the requirements laid down in Annex I, Annex II and in Part A, Section I, point 43 of Annex IV to Directive 2000#29#EC, the conditions set out in Schedule XIV relating to Commission Decision 2002#887 of 8 November 2002.
(2) The Director shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with information on quantities imported prior to that date pursuant to the said Decision and with a
detailed technical report of the examination and, or, tests carried out on these plants during the quarantine period referred to in point 10 of the said Schedule. Any Member State, other than that of importation, in which the plants are introduced, shall also provide the Commission and the other Member States with a detailed technical report of the examination and#or tests carried out on these plants introduced prior to that date during the quarantine period referred to in point 10 of the said Schedule.
(3) The Director shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of all cases of consignments introduced into Malta pursuant to the Commission Decision which were subsequently found not to comply with the conditions laid down herein.
(4) The territory of Malta may apply the derogations mentioned in sub-regulation (1) to plants imported into the Community in the following periods as follows>-
(a) Pinus, from 1 January 2003 to 31 December
2004,
(b) Chamaecyparis, from 1 January 2003 to 31
December 2004,
(c) Juniperus, from 15 November 2002 to 31
March 2003 and 1 November 2003 to 31 March 2004.”
3. Immediately after regulation 4A of the principal regulations, there shall be added the following regulation>
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Adds new regulation 4B to principal regulations.

“Authorisation for derogation, Commission Decision

2002#499

EC.

4B (1) The Director is hereby authorised to provide for derogations from Article 4(1) of Directive 2000#29#EC, with regard to the prohibitions referred to in Part A, point 1 of Annex III to that Directive for plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., other than fruits and seeds, originating in the Republic of Korea. In order to qualify for these derogations, plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., other than fruits and seeds, shall satisfy, in addition to the requirements laid down in Annex I, Annex II and in part A, Section I, point 43 of Annex IV to Directive
2000#29#EC, the conditions set out in Schedule XV hereto.
(2) The Director shall provide the Commission and the other Member States, before 1 August 2005, with the
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Adds new regulation 4C to the principal regulations.

information on quantities imported prior to that date pursuant to the said Decision and with a detailed technical report of the examination and#or tests carried out on these plants during the quarantine period referred to in point 10 of the said Schedule. Any Member State, other than that of importation, in which the plants are introduced, shall also provide the Commission and the other Member States, before 1 August
2005, with a detailed technical report of the examination and, or, tests carried out on these plants introduced prior to that date during the quarantine period referred to in point 10 of the said Schedule.
(3) The Director shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of all cases of consignments introduced into Malta pursuant to the said Decision which were subsequently found not to comply with the conditions laid down herein.
(4) Member States may apply the derogations mentioned in sub-regulation (1) to Pinus and Chamaecyparis plants imported into the Community in the period from 1 June
2004 to 31 December 2005, and to Juniperus plants imported into the Community in the period from 1 November 2004 to
31 March 2005”.
4. Immediately after regulation 4B of the principal regulations, there shall be added the following regulation>

“Authorisation to derogate, Commission Decision

2004#95#EC.

4C (1) By way of derogation from Article 13(1)(ii) of Directive 2000# 29#EC, Malta States is hereby providing for derogations allowing the introduction into Malta of wood of conifers (Coniferales) listed under CN codes 4407 10 91,
4407 10 93 and 4407 10 98, as set out in Section IX of Part
Two of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658#87 (1), originating in Canada, subject to compliance with the conditions set out in Schedule XVI to these regulations.
(2) The Director shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with information when they have made use of the authorisation granted in sub-regulation (1). The Director shall provide the Commission and the other Member States by 15 March 2005 with information on the number of consignments imported pursuant to this Decision and with a detailed report of the official inspections required pursuant to Article 13a(1)(b) of Directive 2000#29#EC.
(3) The Director shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of all consignments introduced into Malta pursuant to this Decision which do not comply with the conditions set out in the said Schedule to these regulations.
(4) The authorisation granted in regulation 2 hereof shall be revoked prior to the 1 of July 2005 if>
(a) the conditions set out in the Schedule hereto are shown to be insufficient to prevent the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products<
(b) there are elements which could militate against the proper functioning of the Canadian Heat-Treated Wood Products (CHTWPCP) in Canada.
(5) The authorisation granted in sub-regulation (2) hereof shall apply from 1st February, 2004 and shall expire on 1 July, 2005.”
5. Immediately after regulation 4C of the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new regulation>
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Adds new regulation 4D to the principal regulations.

“Authorisation for derogation, Commission Decision

2004#4#EC.

“4D (1) By way of derogation from Article 1 of
Commission Decision 2004#4#EC, for the import season
2003#2004 the entry into the territory of the Community of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. which originate in Egypt shall be permitted from the ‘pest-free areas’ referred to in paragraph 2, provided that the measures applicable to tubers grown in these areas and laid down in Schedule XVII to this regulation, are complied with.
(2) The Commission shall establish whether ‘pest-free areas’ have been approved in Egypt for the import season
2003#04 in accordance with the ‘FAO International Standard
for Phytosanitary Measures Part 4> Pest Surveillance ó Requirements for the Establishment of Pest-Free Areas’, in particular point 2.3 thereof, and shall compile a ‘list of approved pest-free areas’, including identification details of the fields located in the above ‘approved pest-free areas’. The Commission shall convey this list to the Committee and to the Director.
(3) The provisions of sub-regulation (2) shall no longer apply as soon as the Commission has notified to the Member
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Adds new regulation 4E to the principal regulations.

States that the sixth interception of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith has been confirmed in accordance with points 2 or 3 of the said Schedule, in lots of potatoes introduced into the Community pursuant to this Decision during the 2003#04 import season, and that it has been found that interceptions indicate that the method for the identification of ‘pest-free areas’ in Egypt or the procedures for official monitoring in Egypt have not been sufficient to prevent the risk of introduction of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith into the Community.
(4) The Director shall provide the Commission and the other Member States, with information on the amounts imported pursuant to this Decision and with a detailed technical report on the official examination referred to in point
2 of the said Schedule< copies of each plant health certificate shall be transmitted to the Commission. In cases of notification of a suspect or confirmed finding as referred to in point 4 of the said Schedule, copies of the plant health certificates and their attached documents shall be transmitted with the said notification.
(5) The Director shall adjust the measures which they have adopted with a view to protecting themselves against the introduction and spread of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith in such a manner that the measures comply with sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3).
6. Immediately after regulation 4D , there shall be added the following new regulation>

“Authorisation to derogate, Commission Decision

2001#219#EC.

4E (1) (a) For the purposes of this regulation
‘susceptible wood’ means wood packing comprised in whole or in part of nonmanufactured wood of conifers (Coniferales), except that of Thuja L., originating in Canada, China, Japan and the United States of America in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds.
(b) Susceptible wood may only be introduced into the territory of the Community if it complies with the emergency measures laid down in Schedule XVIII to this regulation.
(c) The provisions specified in points 1, 2 and in point
3 second indent of the Schedule XVII to this regulation shall
apply only to susceptible wood destined for the Community and originating in the above countries on or after 1 October
2001. The provisions specified in point 3 first indent of
Schedule XVIII to this Decision shall apply from the date of notification of the provisions of sub-regulation (4).
(2) The measures laid down in Part A, Section I, point
1.3 of Annex IV to Directive 2000#29#EC shall not apply to susceptible wood which has been treated in accordance with the requirements of Schedule XVIII hereto.
(3) When, on the basis of the monitoring provided for in point 3 of Schedule XVIII , it appears that the provisions referred to in Schedule XV to this Decision have not been complied with in relation to susceptible wood, Malta shall ensure that the susceptible wood is either>
(a) treated in an officially approved manner that eliminates Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al.,
(b) refused entry into the Community, (c) destroyed by either>
(i) incineration,
(ii) deep burial in sites approved by responsible official bodies referred to in Directive
2000#29#EC, or
(iii) processing in an officially approved manner that eliminates Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al.
All such measures shall be carried out under the official supervision of the Director.
(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of Commission Directive 94#3#EC, if Malta imports susceptible wood, the Director shall provide the Commission and the other Member States, with a detailed technical report on the results of the monitoring it has undertaken pursuant to point 3 of the said Schedule .
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Adds regulation 4F to principal regulations.

(5) Member States shall adjust the measures which they have adopted with a view to protecting themselves against the introduction and the spread of Bursaphelencus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. in such a manner that the measures comply with sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3), and shall forthwith inform the Commission of the adjusted measures.
7. Immediately after regulation 4E, there shall be added the following regulation>-

“Authorisation to derogate, Commission Decision

2001#218# EC

as amended by

2003#127#EC.

4F (1) In this regulation>
(a) ‘the pine wood nematode (PWN)’ means Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al.,
(b) ‘susceptible wood and bark’ means wood and isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales), except that of Thuja L.<
(c) ‘susceptible plants’ means plants (other than fruit and seeds) of Abies Mill., Cedrus Trew, Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. and Tsuga Carr.
(2) The Director may –
(a) subject consignments of susceptible wood, and bark and of susceptible plants coming from demarcated areas in Portugal and moved into Malta to testing for the presence of PWN<
(b) take further appropriate steps to carry out official monitoring in respect of such consignments, to ascertain whether they comply with the relevant conditions specified in Schedule XIX to these regulations.
(3) Malta shall conduct official annual surveys for PWN, on susceptible wood and bark and susceptible plants originating in their country, to determine whether there is any evidence of infestation by PWN. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 16(1) of Directive 2000# 29#EC where the results of the surveys provided for in the first paragraph indicate the occurrence of the PWN in areas where it was
previously unknown, the results of such surveys shall be notified to the other Member States and the Commission by
15 November 2003 and 15 November 2004 respectively.
(4) The Commission shall compile a list of areas in which PWN is known not to occur and convey such a list to the Standing Committee on Plant Health and to the Member States. Any areas in Portugal not comprised in the above compiled list, shall be deemed to be demarcated areas. The list of the areas referred to in the first sentence of the second paragraph shall be adjusted by the Commission according to the results of the survey referred to in the second paragraph of Article 4 and to the findings notified under Article 16(1) of Directive 2000#29#EC”.
8. Immediately after regulation 9, there shall be added the following regulation>
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Adds regulation

4G to the principal regulations.

“Authorisation to derogate, Commission Decision

2002#757#EC.

4G. (1) For the purpose of this regulation>
(a) ‘the harmful organism’ means Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld sp. nov.
(b) ‘susceptible plants’ means plants, other than fruit and seeds, of Acer macrophyllum Pursh., Aesculus californica Nutt., Arbutus menziesii Pursch., Arctostaphylos spp. Adans, Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindley) M. Roemer, Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A), Lonicera hispidula (Dougl.), Quercus spp. L., Rhamnus californica (Esch), Rhododendron spp. L., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch., Umbellularia californica (Pursch.), Vaccinium ovatum (Hook & Arn) Nutt. and Viburnum spp. L.
(c) ‘susceptible wood’ means wood of Acer macrophyllum Pursh. Aesculus californica Nutt., Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) and Quercus L.
(d) ‘susceptible bark’ means isolated bark of Acer macrophyllum Pursh., Aesculus californica Nutt., Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) and Quercus L.
(2) No person shall introduce into the Community and spread within Malta any non-European or European isolates of the harmful organism.
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(3) Susceptible plants and susceptible wood may only be introduced into Malta if they comply with the emergency phytosanitary measures laid down in points 1a and 2 of Schedule XX to these regulations and if they are inspected on entry into the Community for the presence of non-European isolates of the harmful organism, in accordance with Article
13(1)(a) of Directive 2000#29#EC, and are found free from the harmful organism in this inspection.
(4) The provisions specified in points 1a and 2 of the said Schedule XX to these regulations shall apply only to susceptible plants and susceptible wood originating in the United States of America destined for the Community and leaving on or after 1 November 2002.
(5) The measures laid down in Part A, Section I(3) of Annex IV as regards wood of Quercus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the United States of America, shall not apply to susceptible wood of Quercus L. which satisfies the requirements of point
2(b) of the Annex to these regulations.
(6) As of 1 November 2002 plants of Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch, and Viburnum spp., other than fruit and seeds, originating in third countries, other than the United States of America, introduced into the Community may only be moved in the Community if they are accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with Commission Directive 92#105#EEC .
(7) Susceptible bark originating in the United States of America shall not be permitted entry in Malta.
(8) As of 1 November 2002, plants of Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch., and Viburnum spp., other than fruits and seeds, originating in the Community may not be moved from their place of production unless they meet the conditions laid down in point 3 of the said Schedule XX. The producers of these plants shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive
92#90#EEC .
(9) The Director shall conduct official surveys for the harmful organism in Malta, to determine whether there is an evidence of infestation by the harmful organism”.
9. Immediately after regulation 4G, there shall be added the following new regulation>
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Adds new regulation 4H to principal regulations.

“Authorisation to derogate, Commission Decision

2004#200#EC.

4H (1) The introduction into and movement within Malta of seeds of tomato, Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw., contaminated by Pepino mosaic virus shall be prohibited.
(2) Seeds of tomato originating in third countries may only be imported into Malta if they meet the conditions laid down in point 1 of Schedule XX. They shall be inspected, and tested when appropriate, on entry into the Community for the presence of Pepino mosaic virus, in accordance with Article 13(1)(i) of Directive 2000#29#EC, mutatis mutandis.
(3) (a) Seeds of tomato, originating in the Community, may only be moved within the Community if they meet the conditions laid down in point 2 of the Schedule.
(b) Sub-regulation (b) shall not apply to movement of seeds intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production, provided that the packaging of the seeds or other indications clearly show that they are intended for sale to such consumer.
(4) The Director shall conduct official surveys on premises involved in the production of tomato plants and tomato fruits, for the presence of Pepino mosaic virus. Without prejudice to respectively Article 16(2) and 13c(8) of Directive
2000#29#EC, the results of the surveys provided for in the
first paragraph and the results of the inspections and tests provided for in sub-regulation (2) shall be notified to the Commission.”
10. Immediately after regulation 4H to the principal regulations, there shall be added the following>

Addition of new regulation 4I to the principal regulations.

“Authorisation to derogate,

4I (1) Member States shall ensure that the suspected

Commission

Decision

2003#766#EC.

occurrence or confirmed presence of Diabrotica virgifera le
Conte, hereinafter referred to as “the organism” is reported to their own responsible official bodies within the meaning of Directive 2000#29#EC.
(2) (a) Member States shall each year conduct official surveys for the presence of the organism in areas in their territory, where maize is grown.
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(b) Without prejudice to Article 16(1) of Directive
2000#29#EC, the results of the surveys provided for in paragraph 2(a) shall be notified to the Commission and to the other Member States.
(3) (a) When the results of the surveys referred to in sub-regulation (2), confirm the presence of the organism in an area which was previously known to be free from the organism, Member States shall define demarcated zones which consist of the following parts>
(i) a focus zone around a field where the organism has been captured, of at least 1 kilometre radius, and
(ii) a safety zone around the focus zone of at least
5 kilometre radius.
In addition Member States may also define a buffer zone around the focus and safety zone.
(4) The exact delimitation of the area of the zones referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be based on sound scientific principles, the biology of the organism, the level of infestation, and the particular production system of the host plant of the organism in Malta.
(5) If the presence of the organism is confirmed in another point than the original point of capture of the organism situated in the focus zone, the delimitation of the demarcated zones shall be changed accordingly.
(6) If no captures of the organism are detected two years after the last year of capture, the demarcated zones shall cease to exist and no further eradication measures referred to in sub-regulation (4) shall be necessary.
(7) The Director shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of the areas of the zones referred to in sub-regulation (1) by providing suitable scale maps.
(8) (a) In each of the parts of the demarcated zones, the Director shall monitor the presence of the organism using appropriate sex pheromone traps which have to be arranged like a grid and checked regularly. The type and number of traps to be used as well as the method of trapping shall take
into account the local circumstances, and the characteristics of the demarcated zones.
(b) In addition to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), Member States shall ensure that in the focus zone>
(i) there is no movement of fresh plants of Zea mais L., or fresh parts thereof out of this zone between dates in the year of occurrence of the harmful organism, set on the basis of the biology of the organism, the level of captures of the organism, and the climatic conditions prevailing in Malta, to ensure that there is no spread of the organism<
(ii) there is no movement of soil of maize fields from inside the focus zone to outside the focus zone<
(iii) maize is not harvested between dates in the year of occurrence of the organism, set on the basis of the biology of the organism, the level of captures of the organism, and the climatic conditions prevailing in Malta, to ensure that there is no spread of the organism<
(iv) in the maize fields a crop rotation takes place whereby during any period of three consecutive years maize is only grown once, or maize is not cultivated for two years after the last year of capture in the entire focus zone<
(v) an appropriate treatment on maize fields until the end of the oviposition period is carried out against the organism in the year of its occurrence and the year thereafter<
(vi) agricultural machinery used on maize fields is cleaned of all soil and debris before leaving the zone<
(vii) volunteer maize plants are removed in non- maize fields.
(c) In addition to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), Member States shall ensure that in the safety zone at least>
(i) a crop rotation takes place whereby during any period of two consecutive years maize is only grown once< or
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Addition of regulation 4J to the principal regulations.

(ii) an appropriate treatment on maize fields is carried out against the organism in the year of its occurrence and the year thereafter.
(d) In addition, the competent authority may lay down that in the buffer zone a crop rotation takes place whereby, during any period of two consecutive years, maize is only grown once.
(9) The Director shall provide the Commission and the other Member States by 31 December of each year with the information on>
(a) the areas of the zones referred to in sub- regulation 7,
(b) the dates set and the justification thereof referred to in sub-regulation 8(b)(i) and (iii),
(c) the treatment carried out referred to in sub- regulation 8(b)(v) and sub-regulation 8(c)(ii).
11. Immediately after regulation 4I , there shall be added the following new regulation>

“Authorisation to derogate, Commission Decision

2004#416#EC.

4J (1) By way of derogation from points 16.2 and
16.4 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV to Directive
2000#29#EC, from 1 May 2004 fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids (hereinafter referred to as citrus fruits), originating in Argentina or Brazil may only be introduced into the territory of Malta if they comply with the requirements laid down in Schedule XXII to these regulations.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of Commission Directive 94#3#EC , on importing citrus fruits originating in Argentina or Brazil, the Director shall provide the Commission and the other Member States, by 31 December
2004 at the latest, with a detailed technical report on the results
of plant health checks carried out on those fruits in accordance with Article 13(1) of Directive 2000#29#EC between 1 May and 30 November 2004.
(3) If it becomes apparent that those emergency measures are not sufficient to prevent the entry of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) or

Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), or have not been complied with, the Commission shall take more stringent or alternative measures, under the procedure laid down in Article 16(3) of Directive 2000#29#EC.”

12. Immediately after regulation 4J, there shall be added the following new regulation>
“4K (1) It is hereby declared that the following third countries are recognized as being free of all strains of Xanthomonas campestris pathogenic to Citrus>
(a) all citrus-growing countries in the Euro- Mediterranean region, including Europe, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey, – in Africa> South Africa, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Sudan, Swaziland and Zimbabwe,
(b) in Central and South America and the Caribbean> the Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, El Salvador, Surinam and Venezuela.
(2) The following areas are recognized as being free of all strains of Xanthomonas campestris pathogenic to Citrus>
(a) in Australia> New South Wales, Queensland, South
Australia and Victoria,
(b) all areas of Brazil, with the exception of the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paranà, São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul,
(c) in the United States of America> Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Texas and the United States Virgin Islands,
(d) all areas of Uruguay, with the exception of the Departments Salto, Rivera and Paysandu – north of River Chapicuy.
(3) The following third countries are recognized as being free of Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes>
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(a) all citrus-growing third countries in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia (with the exception of Yemen), Europe and Oceania,
(b) all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, with the exception of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
(4) The following third countries are recognized as being free of all strains of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus>
(a) all citrus-growing third countries in North, Central and South America (with the exception of Argentina and Brazil), the Caribbean and Europe,
(b) all citrus-growing third countries in Asia, with the exception of Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan,
(c) all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, with the exception of South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe,
(d) all citrus-growing third countries in Oceania, with the exception of Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu.
(5) The following areas are recognized as being free of all strains of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus>
(a) in South Africa> Western Cape,
(b) in Australia> South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory,
(c) in China> all areas with the exception of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang,
(d) in Brazil > all areas with the exception of the States of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul.”

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