LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1927 of 11 October 2022 establishing measures for the containment of Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) within certain demarcated areas
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes measures for the containment of Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) within the demarcated areas where its eradication is not possible.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) ‘the specified pest’ means Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance);
(2) ‘the specified plants’ means plants for planting of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, Ceratonia siliqua L., Cercis siliquastrum L., Clematis vitalba L., Cotoneaster Medik., Crategus L., Cydonia oblonga L., Diospyros kaki L., Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., Ficus carica L., Hedera L., Magnolia L., Malus Mill., Melia L., Mespilus germanica L., Myrtus communis L., Parthenocissus Planch., Photinia Lindley., Prunus cerasus L., Prunus laurocerasus L., Psidium guajava L., Punica granatum L., Pyracantha M. Roem., Pyrus L., Rosa L., Vitis L., Wisteria Nutt., other than seeds, pollen and plants in tissue culture;
(3) ‘the demarcated area for containment’ means an area listed in Annex I, where the specified pest cannot be eradicated;
(4) ‘the pest survey card’ means the publication ‘Pest survey card on Aleurocanthus spiniferus and Aleurocanthus woglumi’ of the European Food Safety Authority (1).
Article 3
Establishment of demarcated areas for containment
The competent authorities shall establish the demarcated areas for containment of the specified pest consisting of an infested zone and a buffer zone, of a width of at least 2 km, surrounding the infested zone.
Article 4
Measures within the demarcated areas for containment
In the infested zones, the competent authorities shall ensure that one or more of the following measures are taken:
(a) biological control, such as parasitoids, of the specified pest;
(b) appropriate treatments against the specified pest;
(c) pruning and destruction of the parts of the specified plants infested with the specified pest, after the application of the treatments provided for in point (b);
(d) trapping of the specified pest, and, if the specified pest is detected, application of appropriate treatments.
The competent authorities shall inform the general public and the professional operators of the delimitation of the demarcated area for containment.
Article 5
Surveys
Those surveys shall include:
(a) visual examinations, at appropriate times, to detect the specified pest or its symptoms;
(b) trapping;
(c) sampling and testing, in the case of plants showing symptoms of, or suspected infestation by, the specified pest.
Those surveys shall be more intensive than the surveys referred to in paragraph 2, with a higher number of visual examinations and traps and, where appropriate, sampling and testing.
Article 6
Reporting
By 30 April of each year, Member States shall submit to the Commission and to the other Member States the results of the surveys carried out, in the preceding calendar year, pursuant to:
(a) Article 5(2) of this Regulation, using one of the templates set out in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1231;
(b) Article 5(3) of this Regulation, using one of the templates set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 7
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
1. Greece
| Number of demarcated area (DA) | Zone of DA | Region | Municipalities or other administrative/geographic delimitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Infested zone | Regional Unit of Thesprotia | Igoumenitsas, Souliou, Filiaton |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Ioannina | Zitsas, Dodonis, Pogoniou | |
| 2. | Infested zone | Regional Unit of Preveza | Zirou, Pargas, Prevezas |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Ioannina | Dodonis | |
| 3. | Infested zone | Regional Unit of Arta | Artaion, Nikolaou Skoufa |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Arta | Georgiou Karaiskaki, Kentrikon Tzoumerkon | |
| 4. | Infested zone | Regional Unit of Aitoloakarnania | Navpaktias, Thermou, Xiromerou, Aktiou – Vonitsas, Amfilohias, Mesologgiou, Agriniou |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Fokida | Doridos | |
| Regional Unit of Evritania | Karpenisiou, Agrafon | ||
| 5. | Infested zone | Ionian Islands | Corfu (1) |
| 6. | Infested zone | Regional Unit of Achaia | Aigialeia, Erymanthos, Kalavryta, Patras, Dytiki Achaia |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Ileia | Archaia Olympia, Andravida-Kyllini, Ilida | |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Arcadia | Gortynia, Tripoli | |
| 7. | Infested zone | Regional Unit of Corinthia | Corinthos, Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi, Nemea, Velo-Vocha, Xylokastro-Evrostina |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Arcadia | Tripoli | |
| 8. | Infested zone | Region of Attica | The entire Region |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Boiotia | Tanagra, Thebes | |
| 9. | Infested zone | Regional Unit of Argolida | Argos-Mykines, Epidauros, Ermionida, Nafplio |
| Buffer zone | Regional Unit of Arcadia | Voreia Kynouria | |
| (1) No buffer zone since the entire island is infested zone. |
2. France
| Number of demarcated area (DA) | Zone of DA | Region | Municipalities or other administrative/geographic delimitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Infested Zone | Occitanie | Aigues-Mortes, Aigues-Vives, Aimargues, Aubais, Aubord, Aujargues, Baillargues, Beauvoisin, Bernis, Boisseron, Boissières, Bouillargues, Caissargues, Calvisson, Candillargues, Castelnau-le-Lez, Castries, Caveirac, Clapiers, Clarensac, Codognan, Congénies, Entre-Vignes, Fons, Fontanès, Gajan, Gallargues-le-Montueux, Garons, Générac, Grabels, Jacou, Junas, Juvignac, La Calmette, La Grande-Motte, La Rouvière, Langlade, Lansargues, Lattes, Le Cailar, Le Crès, Le Grau-du-Roi, Lunel, Lunel-Viel, Marguerittes, Marsillargues, Mauguio, Milhaud, Montferrier-sur-Lez, Montignargues, Montpellier, Montpezat, Mudaison, Mus, Nages-et-Solorgues, Nîmes, Parignargues, Pérols, Rodilhan, Saint-Aunès, Saint-Bauzély, Saint-Brès, Saint-Chaptes, Saint-Clément-de-Rivière (southern part), Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols, Saint-Dionisy, Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès, Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues, Saint-Georges-d’Orques, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Just, Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze, Saint-Mamert-du-Gard, Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan, Saint-Sériès, Saturargues, Saussines, Sauzet, Sommières, Souvignargues, Uchaud, Vailhauquès, Valergues, Vauvert, Vendargues, Vergèze, Vestric-et-Candiac, Villetelle, Villevieille |
| Buffer Zone | Occitanie | 2 km around the infested zone falling in part of the following municipalities: Argelliers, Aspères, Assas, Beaulieu, Bellegarde, Bezouce, Boucoiran-et-Nozières, Bourdic, Brignon, Buzignargues, Cabrières, Campagne, Castelnau-Valence, Collorgues, Combaillaux, Combas, Crespian, Dions, Domessargues, Fabrègues, Fourques, Gailhan, Galargues, Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie, Guzargues, Lavérune, Lecques, Manduel, Mauressargues, Meynes, Montagnac, Montarnaud, Montaud, Montmirat, Moulézan, Moussac, Murles, Murviel-lès-Montpellier, Orthoux-Sérignac-Quilhan, Palavas-les-Flots, Pignan, Poulx, Prades-le-Lez, Redessan, Restinclières, Saint-Clément, Saint-Clément-de-Rivière (northern part), Saint-Dézéry, Saint-Drézéry, Sainte-Anastasie, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, Saint-Gervasy, Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir, Saint-Jean-de-Cornies, Saint-Jean-de-Védas, Saint-Vincent-de-Barbayrac, Salinelles, Sanilhac-Sagriès, Sardan, Sussargues, Teyran, Vic-le-Fesq, Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, Viols-le-Fort | |
| Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur | 2 km around the infested zone falling in part of the following municipalities: Arles, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | ||
| 2. | Infested Zone | Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur | Part of the following municipalites: Castellar, Gorbio, Menton, Roquebrune Cap Martin |
| Buffer Zone | Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur | City of Menton (except the infested zones) and 2 km around the infested zone falling in part of the following municipalities: Castellar, Castillon, Gorbio, Roquebrune Cap Martin, Peille, Sainte-Agnès | |
| 3. | Infested Zone | Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur | Part of the municipality of Draguignan |
| Buffer Zone | Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur | 2 km around the infested zone falling in part of the following municipalities: Draguignan and Trans en Provence |
3. Croatia
| Number of demarcated area (DA) | Zone of DA | Region | Municipalities or other administrative/geographic delimitations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Cadastral municipality | |||
| 1. | Infested zone | Dubrovnik Neretva County | Konavle | Vitaljina, Gruda, Đurinići, Palje Brdo, Ljuta, Lovorno, Zastolje, Pločice |
| Dubrovačko Primorje | Slano | |||
| Grad Dubrovnik | Zaton | |||
| Opuzen | Opuzen I., Opuzen II. | |||
| Ploče | Komin, Plina | |||
| Slivno | Vlaka – Tuštevac | |||
| Buffer zone | Dubrovnik Neretva County | Konavle | Poljice, Vodovađa, Dubravka, Dunave, Popovići, Komaji, Pridvorje, Radovčići, Kuna Konavoska | |
| Grad Dubrovnik | Grad Dubrovnik, Obuljeno, Sustjepan, Petrovo Selo, Osojnik, Orašac, Gromača, Ljubač, Koločep, Mokošica | |||
| Dubrovačko Primorje | Majkovi Donji, Majkovi Gornji, Banići, Trnova, Mravinjica | |||
| Ploče | Baćina, Ploče, Rogotin, Struge, Pasičina | |||
| Kula Norinska | Desne, Metković, Krvavac II., Borovci | |||
| Zažablje | Vidonje | |||
| Opuzen | Opuzen | |||
| Slivno | Slivno, Pižinovac-Lovorje | |||
| Pojezerje | Kobiljača, Otrić-Seoci | |||
| 2. | Infested zone | Split Dalmatia County | Jelsa | Jelsa, Vrisnik, Pitve, Svirče, Vrboska |
| Milna | Milna | |||
| Sutivan | Sutivan | |||
| Bobovišća | Bobovišća | |||
| Supetar | Mirca, Supetar | |||
| Sućuraj | Bogomolje | |||
| Starigrad | Stari Grad | |||
| Postira | Dol | |||
| Hvar | Hvar | |||
| Podgora | Podgora | |||
| Tučepi | Tučepi | |||
| Baška Voda | Baška Voda | |||
| Brela | Brela | |||
| Makarska | Makarska, Bast – Baška Voda | |||
| Stari Grad | Dol | |||
| Vrbanj | Vrbanj | |||
| Vis | Vis | |||
| Supetar | Bol | |||
| Dugi Rat | Duće | |||
| Omiš | Omiš, Tugare, Lokva Rogoznica | |||
| Buffer zone | Split Dalmatia County | Marina | Marina, Blizna, Mitlo Vinovac, Sevid | |
| Šolta | Gornje Selo | |||
| Nerežišća | Dračevica, Donji Humac, Gornji Humac, Nerežišća | |||
| Supetar | Splitska, Škrip, Pražnica, Selca | |||
| Hvar | Brusje, Grablje | |||
| Jelsa | Zastražišće, Gdinj | |||
| Sućuraj | Sućuraj | |||
| Omiš | Slime, Čisla, Dubrava, Gata, Grabovac, Jesenice, Kostanje, Kučiće, Svinište, Zakučac, Zvečanje, Lećevica | |||
| Šestanovac | Grabovac | |||
| Zagvozd | Zagvozd, Župa | |||
| Makarska | Veliko Brdo, Kotišina, Gradac | |||
| Vrgorac | Kozica, Raštane | |||
| Podgora | Igrane, Drašnice | |||
| Split | Sitno, Srinjine, Gornja Podstrana, Donja Podstrana | |||
| Vis | Komiža | |||
| 3. | Infested zone | Šibenik Knin County | Rogoznica | Rogoznica |
| Buffer zone | Šibenik Knin County | Primošten | Primošten | |
| Marina | Račice, Sevid | |||
| 4. | Infested zone | Primorje – Gorski Kotar County | Punat | Punat |
| Buffer zone | Primorje – Gorski Kotar County | Baška | Batomalj, Draga Bašćanska | |
| Krk | Kornić, Krk | |||
| Punat | Stara Baška | |||
| Vrbnik | Vrbnik |
4. Italy
(a) Demarcated areas under containment
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