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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2249 of 10 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing and the measures for regulated non-quarantine pests

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	2025/2249	11.11.2025

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC [^ntr1-L_202502249EN.000101-E0001], and in particular Article 37(2) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 [^ntr2-L_202502249EN.000101-E0002] establishes a list of Union regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs). It also lays down protective measures to prevent the presence of those pests on specific plants for planting.

(2) Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 sets out the list of RNQPs and specific plants for planting. Annex V to that Implementing Regulation sets out the measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on specific plants for planting.

(3) In order to reflect the latest updated version of the international nomenclature established by the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature [^ntr3-L_202502249EN.000101-E0003] and the Index Fungorum [^ntr4-L_202502249EN.000101-E0004], the names of the pests Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al., Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al., Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae Lehman, Gibberella fujikuroi Sawada, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Smith) Vauterin et al., Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al., Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. fuscans Schaad et al., Xanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič) Jones et al. and Xanthomonas perforans Jones et al. should be respectively replaced in Annexes IV and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 by Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. [^ntr5-L_202502249EN.000101-E0005], Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. [^ntr6-L_202502249EN.000101-E0006], Diaporthe sojae Lehman [^ntr7-L_202502249EN.000101-E0007], Fusarium fujikuroi Nirenberg [^ntr8-L_202502249EN.000101-E0008], Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli (Smith) Constantin et al. [^ntr9-L_202502249EN.000101-E0009], Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. [^ntr10-L_202502249EN.000101-E0010], Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans (Schaad et al.) Constantin et al. [^ntr11-L_202502249EN.000101-E0011], Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. [^ntr12-L_202502249EN.000101-E0012] and Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al [^ntr13-L_202502249EN.000101-E0013].

(4) In accordance with Article 71(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/3115 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr14-L_202502249EN.000101-E0014], the phytosanitary certificate is to specify as of 6 July 2026 under the heading ‘Additional Declaration’ which specific requirement is fulfilled, whenever the respective implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 28(1) and (2), Article 30(1) and (3), Article 37(4), Article 41(2) and (3) and Article 54(2) and (3) allows for several different options for such requirements. That specification is to include the full wording of the relevant requirement. In the case of RNQPs, the specification is to include also the category of plants for planting concerned. Those provisions are to apply without prejudices to the exemptions set out in Article 6(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.

(5) In view of the amendment of Article 71(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, some parts of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 should be adapted to allow for third countries to indicate on the phytosanitary certificate the relevant measure applied and for Member States to carry out the corresponding import controls in an easier and more effective way.

(6) In particular, in Parts A, B, G and I of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, the measures in relation to RNQP and the corresponding plants are listed in the form of text. It is thus necessary to move them into tables to facilitate the visibility of the different options. For the same reason, in Parts C, D, E, F, H, J and K of that Annex, each row of the existing tables should be numbered.

(7) Moreover, within the tables of all Parts of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, the pests and their respective taxonomic group should be listed in alphabetical order. This is necessary in order to make those lists more legible and easier for use by the competent authority, professional operators and other readers.

(8) Since the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) codes for all RNQPs are indicated in Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, it is no longer necessary to indicate them in Annex V thereto. They should be removed accordingly from that Annex.

(9) Furthermore, for the sake of accuracy, the scientific names of the pests should always include the respective author. Therefore, the reference to the author should be included in the scientific name of pests in all parts of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, where it is missing.

(10) In order to clarify the scope of the measures, the type of material to which they apply should be specified, together with the respective plant species. Moreover, the wording ‘official statement’ should be added in the third column of each table of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, in order to be consistent with Annexes VII and VIII to that Regulation.

(11) In Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, where measures are set out only for the movement of plants for planting within the Union territory, it is appropriate to provide for the same measures for the introduction of those plants into the Union from third countries in order to apply a non-discriminatory approach. This is the case for the measures concerning Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al., Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet, Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow, Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld, Puccinia horiana P. Hennings, Aculops fuchsiae Keifer, Opogona sacchari Bojer, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), Impatiens necrotic spot tospovirus and Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus in Part C, Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr., Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet, Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow and Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in Part D, Fusarium Link (anamorphic genus), other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell, Helicobasidium brebissonii (Desm.) Donk, Stromatinia cepivora Berk. and Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus in Part H.

(12) In Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, in the case of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in Part A, Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev, Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al., Chrysanthemum stunt viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid in Part C, Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in Part E, Verticillium dahliae Kleb., Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in Part H and Verticillium dahliae Kleb. and Verticillium nonalfalfae Inderbitzin, H.W. Platt, Bostock, R.M. Davis & K.V. Subbarao in Part J, it is appropriate to allow under the required measures, the movement within, and introduction into, the Union territory of the respective plants that originate in areas established by the competent authority as being free from those pests as those pests are not widely spread in other parts of the world.

(13) In Part G of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, and in particular in the case of Botrytis cinerea de Bary, Colletotrichum lini Westerdijk, Diaporthe caulivora (Athow & Caldwell) J.M. Santos, Vrandecic & A.J.L. Phillips Diaporthe sojae Lehman and Fusarium Link (anamorphic genus), other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell, one of the measures requires that the seeds have been subject to a treatment authorised for use against the specific pests. For reasons of legal certainty, it is necessary to clarify that that authorisation is to be granted by the competent authority.

(14) Annexes IV and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(15) For reasons of consistency, this Regulation should apply from the same date as Article 1, point (14), of Regulation (EU) 2024/3115, which requires the indication on the phytosanitary certificates of the full wording of the applicable option for the category of plant for planting concerned in relation to Union regulated non-quarantine pests.

(16) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072

Annexes IV and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 6 July 2026.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_202502249EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/2031/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202502249EN.000101-E0002]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 (OJ L 319, 10.12.2019, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2019/2072/oj).

[^ntr3-L_202502249EN.000101-E0003]: Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M. (2020). List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 70, 5607-5612; DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.

[^ntr5-L_202502249EN.000101-E0005]: EPPO (2024) Clavibacter insidiosus. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int.

[^ntr6-L_202502249EN.000101-E0006]: EPPO (2024) Clavibacter michiganensis. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int.

[^ntr9-L_202502249EN.000101-E0009]: EPPO (2024) Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int.

[^ntr10-L_202502249EN.000101-E0010]: EPPO (2024) Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int.

[^ntr11-L_202502249EN.000101-E0011]: EPPO (2024) Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int.

[^ntr12-L_202502249EN.000101-E0012]: EPPO (2024) Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int.

[^ntr13-L_202502249EN.000101-E0013]: EPPO (2024) Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int.

[^ntr14-L_202502249EN.000101-E0014]: Regulation (EU) 2024/3115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards multiannual survey programmes, notifications concerning the presence of regulated non-quarantine pests, temporary derogations from import prohibitions and special import requirements and establishment of procedures for granting them, temporary import requirements for high-risk plants, plant products and other objects, the establishment of procedures for the listing of high-risk plants, the content of phytosanitary certificates and the use of plant passports, and as regards certain reporting requirements for demarcated areas and surveys of pests and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards certain notifications of non-compliance (OJ L, 2024/3115, 16.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3115/oj).

ANNEX

Annexes IV and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 are amended as follows:

(1) Annex IV is amended as follows:

(a) in PART A, in the table, in the first column, the reference to ‘Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. [CORBIN]’ is replaced by ‘Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. [CORBIN]’;

(b) in PART B, in the table, in the first column, the reference to ‘Gibberella fujikuroi Sawada [GIBBFU]’ is replaced by Fusarium fujikuroi Nirenberg [GIBBFU]’;

(i) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al. [XANTEU]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. [XANTEU]’;

(ii) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič) Jones et al. [XANTGA]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. [XANTGA]’;

(iii) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas perforans Jones et al. [XANTPF]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. [XANTPF]’;

(d) in Part F, in the table, the first column is amended as follows:

(i) the reference to ‘Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. [CORBMI]’ is replaced by ‘Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. [CORBMI]’;

(ii) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Smith) Vauterin et al. [XANTPH]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli (Smith) Constantin et al. [XANTPH]’;

(iii) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. fuscans Schaad et al. [XANTFF]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans (Schaad et al.) Constantin et al. [XANTFF]’;

(iv) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al. [XANTEU]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. [XANTEU]’;

(v) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič) Jones et al. [XANTGA]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. [XANTGA]’;

(vi) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas perforans Jones et al. [XANTPF]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. [XANTPF]’;

(e) in Part H, in the table, the reference to ‘Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae Lehman [DIAPPS]’ is replaced by ‘Diaporthe sojae Lehman [DIAPPS]’;

(f) in Part I:

(i) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al. [XANTEU]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. [XANTEU]’;

(ii) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič) Jones et al. [XANTGA]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (Jones et al.) Morinière et al. [XANTGA]’;

(iii) the reference to ‘Xanthomonas perforans Jones et al. [XANTPF]’ is replaced by ‘Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Jones et al.) Constantin et al. [XANTPF]’;

(2) Annex V is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX V

Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on specific plants for planting

Table of contents

Part A: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on fodder plant seed


Part A:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on fodder plant seed

Section 1. Inspection of the crop


Section 1.	Inspection of the crop

Section 2. Sampling and testing of fodder plant seed


Section 2.	Sampling and testing of fodder plant seed

Section 3. Additional measures for certain plant species


Section 3.	Additional measures for certain plant species

Part B: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on cereal seed


Part B:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on cereal seed

Section 1. Inspection of the crop


Section 1.	Inspection of the crop

Section 2. Sampling and testing of cereal seed


Section 2.	Sampling and testing of cereal seed

Section 3. Additional measures for seeds of Oryza sativa L.


Section 3.	Additional measures for seeds of Oryza sativa L.

Part C: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on propagating material of ornamental plants and other plants for planting intended for ornamental purposes


Part C:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on propagating material of ornamental plants and other plants for planting intended for ornamental purposes

Part D: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on forest reproductive material, other than seeds


Part D:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on forest reproductive material, other than seeds

Part E: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on vegetable seed


Part E:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on vegetable seed

Part F: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on seed potato


Part F:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on seed potato

Part G: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on seed of oil and fibre plants


Part G:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on seed of oil and fibre plants

Section 1. Inspection of the crop


Section 1.	Inspection of the crop

Section 2. Sampling and testing of seed of oil and fibre plants


Section 2.	Sampling and testing of seed of oil and fibre plants

Section 3. Additional measures for seed of oil and fibre plants


Section 3.	Additional measures for seed of oil and fibre plants

Part H: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seeds


Part H:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seeds

Section 1. Inspection


Section 1.	Inspection

Section 2. Additional measures for certain plant species


Section 2.	Additional measures for certain plant species

Part I: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on seed of Solanum tuberosum L.


Part I:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on seed of Solanum tuberosum L.

Part J: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on plants for planting of Humulus lupulus, other than seeds


Part J:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on plants for planting of Humulus lupulus, other than seeds

Part K: Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on fruit propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production of Actinidia Lindl., other than seeds


Part K:	Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on fruit propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production of Actinidia Lindl., other than seeds

PART A

Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on fodder plant seed

Section 1. Inspection of the crop

(1) The competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out field inspections on the crop from which the fodder plant seed is produced concerning the presence of RNQPs on the crop, to ensure that the presence of the RNQPs does not exceed the thresholds set out in Table 1. Table 1 Thresholds for the presence of RNQPs on the crop producing the seeds during field inspections RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting (genus or species) Thresholds for production of pre-basic seed Thresholds for the production of basic seed Thresholds for the production of certified seed 1. Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. Medicago sativa L. 0 % 0 % 0 % 2. Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev Medicago sativa L. 0 % 0 % 0 % The competent authority may authorise inspectors, other than the professional operators, to carry out the field inspections on its behalf and under its official supervision.


	(1)	The competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out field inspections on the crop from which the fodder plant seed is produced concerning the presence of RNQPs on the crop, to ensure that the presence of the RNQPs does not exceed the thresholds set out in Table 1. Table 1 Thresholds for the presence of RNQPs on the crop producing the seeds during field inspections RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting (genus or species) Thresholds for production of pre-basic seed Thresholds for the production of basic seed Thresholds for the production of certified seed 1. Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. Medicago sativa L. 0 % 0 % 0 % 2. Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev Medicago sativa L. 0 % 0 % 0 % The competent authority may authorise inspectors, other than the professional operators, to carry out the field inspections on its behalf and under its official supervision.

(2) The field inspections referred to in point (1) shall be carried out when the condition and the stage of development of the crop allow for an adequate inspection. There shall be at least one field inspection per year, at the most appropriate time, for the detection of the respective RNQPs.


	(2)	The field inspections referred to in point (1) shall be carried out when the condition and the stage of development of the crop allow for an adequate inspection. There shall be at least one field inspection per year, at the most appropriate time, for the detection of the respective RNQPs.

(3) The competent authority shall determine the size, the number and the distribution of the portions of the field to be inspected in accordance with appropriate methods. The proportion of the crops for the production of seed to be officially inspected by the competent authority shall be at least 5 %.


	(3)	The competent authority shall determine the size, the number and the distribution of the portions of the field to be inspected in accordance with appropriate methods. The proportion of the crops for the production of seed to be officially inspected by the competent authority shall be at least 5 %.

(4) Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, they have been subjected to the measures provided for in this Section.


	(4)	Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, they have been subjected to the measures provided for in this Section.

Section 2. Sampling and testing of fodder plant seed

(1) The competent authority shall: (a) officially draw seed samples from lots of fodder plant seed; (b) authorise seed samplers to carry out sampling on its behalf and under its official supervision; (c) compare the seed samples drawn by itself with those of the same seed lot drawn by the seed samplers under official supervision as referred to in point (b); (d) supervise the performance of the seed samplers provided for in point (2).


	(1)	The competent authority shall: (a) officially draw seed samples from lots of fodder plant seed; (b) authorise seed samplers to carry out sampling on its behalf and under its official supervision; (c) compare the seed samples drawn by itself with those of the same seed lot drawn by the seed samplers under official supervision as referred to in point (b); (d) supervise the performance of the seed samplers provided for in point (2).

(2) The competent authority or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority shall sample and test the fodder plant seed in accordance with the up-to-date international methods. Except for automatic sampling, the competent authority shall check-sample a proportion of at least 5 % of the seed lots entered for official certification. That proportion shall be as evenly spread as possible over natural and legal persons entering seed for certification, and the species entered, but may also be aimed at eliminating specific doubts.


	(2)	The competent authority or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority shall sample and test the fodder plant seed in accordance with the up-to-date international methods. Except for automatic sampling, the competent authority shall check-sample a proportion of at least 5 % of the seed lots entered for official certification. That proportion shall be as evenly spread as possible over natural and legal persons entering seed for certification, and the species entered, but may also be aimed at eliminating specific doubts.

(3) For automatic sampling, appropriate procedures shall be applied and such sampling shall be officially supervised. For the examination of seed for certification, samples shall be drawn from homogeneous lots. As regards the lot and sample weights, the table set out in Annex III to Directive 66/401/EEC shall apply.


	(3)	For automatic sampling, appropriate procedures shall be applied and such sampling shall be officially supervised. For the examination of seed for certification, samples shall be drawn from homogeneous lots. As regards the lot and sample weights, the table set out in Annex III to Directive 66/401/EEC shall apply.

(4) Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, they have been subjected to the measures provided for in this Section.


	(4)	Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, they have been subjected to the measures provided for in this Section.

Section 3. Additional measures for certain plant species

The competent authority, or the professional operators under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out additional inspections or take any other actions to ensure that the measures listed in Table 2 concerning the respective RNQPs or symptoms caused by those RNQPs are complied with.

Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, the competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, has carried out inspections and taken any other actions to ensure that the measures listed in Table 2, concerning the respective RNQPs and plants for planting, are complied with.

Table 2

List of RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs, the corresponding plants for planting and the measures that shall be complied with

RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting, and, where applicable, category Measures

Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria

1. Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. Seeds of: Medicago sativa L. pre-basic, basic and certified seeds Official statement that: (a) the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al.in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) the crop has been grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa L. crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing and no symptoms of Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. have been observed during inspections at the production site or no symptoms of Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. have been observed on any Medicago sativa L. crop adjacent to it, during the previous cropping; or (c) the crop belongs to a variety recognised as being highly resistant to Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. and the content of inert matter shall not exceed 0,1 % by weight.

Nematodes Nematodes Nematodes Nematodes

2. Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev Seeds of: Medicago sativa L. pre-basic, basic and certified seeds Official statement that: (a) the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed at the production site during the previous cropping and no main host crops have been grown during the two preceding years on the production site and appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent infestation of the place of production; or (c) no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed at the production site during the previous cropping and no Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev has been found by laboratory tests on a representative sample; or (d) the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate physical or chemical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev and have been found to be free of this pest after laboratory tests on a representative sample.


	RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Plants for planting, and, where applicable, category	Measures
Bacteria	Bacteria	Bacteria	Bacteria
1.	Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al.	Seeds of: Medicago sativa L. pre-basic, basic and certified seeds	Official statement that: (a) the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al.in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) the crop has been grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa L. crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing and no symptoms of Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. have been observed during inspections at the production site or no symptoms of Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. have been observed on any Medicago sativa L. crop adjacent to it, during the previous cropping; or (c) the crop belongs to a variety recognised as being highly resistant to Clavibacter insidiosus (McCulloch) Li et al. and the content of inert matter shall not exceed 0,1 % by weight.
Nematodes	Nematodes	Nematodes	Nematodes
2.	Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev	Seeds of: Medicago sativa L. pre-basic, basic and certified seeds	Official statement that: (a) the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed at the production site during the previous cropping and no main host crops have been grown during the two preceding years on the production site and appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent infestation of the place of production; or (c) no symptoms of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev have been observed at the production site during the previous cropping and no Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev has been found by laboratory tests on a representative sample; or (d) the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate physical or chemical treatment against Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev and have been found to be free of this pest after laboratory tests on a representative sample.

PART B

Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on cereal seed

Section 1. Inspection of the crop

(1) The competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out field inspections on the crop from which the cereal seed is produced, to confirm that the presence of the RNQPs does not exceed the thresholds set out in Table 1. Table 1 Thresholds for the presence of RNQPs on the crops producing the seeds during field inspections RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting (genus or species) Thresholds for the production of pre-basic seed Thresholds for the production of basic seed Thresholds for the production of certified seed Fungi and oomycetes 1. Gibberella fujikuroi Sawada Oryza sativa L. Not more than 2 symptomatic plants per 200 m² seen during inspections at appropriate times of a representative sample of the plants in each crop. Not more than 2 symptomatic plants per 200 m² seen during inspections at appropriate times of a representative sample of the plants in each crop. Certified seed of the first generation (C1): Not more than 4 symptomatic plants per 200 m² seen during inspections at appropriate times of a representative sample of the plants in each crop. Certified seed of the second generation (C2): Not more than 8 symptomatic plants per 200 m² seen during inspections at appropriate times of a representative sample of the plants in each crop. Nematodes 2. Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie Oryza sativa L. 0 % 0 % 0 % The competent authority may authorise inspectors, other than professional operators, to carry out the field inspections on its behalf and under its official supervision.


	(1)	The competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out field inspections on the crop from which the cereal seed is produced, to confirm that the presence of the RNQPs does not exceed the thresholds set out in Table 1. Table 1 Thresholds for the presence of RNQPs on the crops producing the seeds during field inspections RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting (genus or species) Thresholds for the production of pre-basic seed Thresholds for the production of basic seed Thresholds for the production of certified seed Fungi and oomycetes 1. Gibberella fujikuroi Sawada Oryza sativa L. Not more than 2 symptomatic plants per 200 m² seen during inspections at appropriate times of a representative sample of the plants in each crop. Not more than 2 symptomatic plants per 200 m² seen during inspections at appropriate times of a representative sample of the plants in each crop. Certified seed of the first generation (C1): Not more than 4 symptomatic plants per 200 m² seen during inspections at appropriate times of a representative sample of the plants in each crop. Certified seed of the second generation (C2): Not more than 8 symptomatic plants per 200 m² seen during inspections at appropriate times of a representative sample of the plants in each crop. Nematodes 2. Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie Oryza sativa L. 0 % 0 % 0 % The competent authority may authorise inspectors, other than professional operators, to carry out the field inspections on its behalf and under its official supervision.

(2) Those field inspections shall be carried out when the condition and the stage of development of the crop allow for an adequate field inspection. There shall be at least one field inspection per year, at the most appropriate time for the detection of the respective RNQPs.


	(2)	Those field inspections shall be carried out when the condition and the stage of development of the crop allow for an adequate field inspection. There shall be at least one field inspection per year, at the most appropriate time for the detection of the respective RNQPs.

(3) The competent authority shall determine the size, the number and the distribution of the portions of the field to be inspected in accordance with appropriate methods. The proportion of the crops for the production of seed to be officially inspected shall be at least 5 %.


	(3)	The competent authority shall determine the size, the number and the distribution of the portions of the field to be inspected in accordance with appropriate methods. The proportion of the crops for the production of seed to be officially inspected shall be at least 5 %.

(4) Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, they have been subjected to the measures provided for in this Section.


	(4)	Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, they have been subjected to the measures provided for in this Section.

Section 2. Sampling and testing of cereal seed

(1) The competent authority shall: (a) officially draw seed samples from lots of cereal seed; (b) authorise seed samplers to carry out sampling on its behalf and under its official supervision; (c) compare the seed samples drawn by itself with those of the same seed lot drawn by the seed samplers under its official supervision as referred to in point (b); (d) supervise the performance of the seed samplers as provided for in point (2).


	(1)	The competent authority shall: (a) officially draw seed samples from lots of cereal seed; (b) authorise seed samplers to carry out sampling on its behalf and under its official supervision; (c) compare the seed samples drawn by itself with those of the same seed lot drawn by the seed samplers under its official supervision as referred to in point (b); (d) supervise the performance of the seed samplers as provided for in point (2).

(2) The competent authority or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority shall sample and test the cereal seed in accordance with up-to-date international methods. Except for automatic sampling, the competent authority shall check-sample a proportion of at least 5 % of the seed lots entered for official certification. That proportion shall be as evenly spread as possible over natural and legal persons entering seed for certification, and the species entered, but may also be aimed at eliminating specific doubts.


	(2)	The competent authority or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority shall sample and test the cereal seed in accordance with up-to-date international methods. Except for automatic sampling, the competent authority shall check-sample a proportion of at least 5 % of the seed lots entered for official certification. That proportion shall be as evenly spread as possible over natural and legal persons entering seed for certification, and the species entered, but may also be aimed at eliminating specific doubts.

(3) For automatic sampling, appropriate procedures shall be applied and it shall be officially supervised by the competent authority. For the examination of seed for certification, samples shall be drawn from homogeneous lots. As regards the lot and sample weights, the table set out in Annex III to Directive 66/402/EEC shall apply.


	(3)	For automatic sampling, appropriate procedures shall be applied and it shall be officially supervised by the competent authority. For the examination of seed for certification, samples shall be drawn from homogeneous lots. As regards the lot and sample weights, the table set out in Annex III to Directive 66/402/EEC shall apply.

(4) Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, they have been subjected to the measures provided for in this Section.


	(4)	Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, they have been subjected to the measures provided for in this Section.

Section 3. Additional measures for seeds of Oryza sativa L.

The competent authority or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out additional inspections or take any other actions to ensure that the measures listed in Table 2 concerning the respective RNQPs for the seeds of Oryza sativa L. are complied with.

Seeds originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, the competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, has carried out inspections and taken any other actions to ensure that the measures listed in Table 2, concerning the respective RNQPs and plants for planting, are complied with.

Table 2

List of RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs, the corresponding plants for planting and the measures that shall be complied with

RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting Measures

Nematodes Nematodes Nematodes Nematodes

1. Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie Seeds of: Oryza sativa L. Official statement that: (a) the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) the seeds have been officially tested by appropriate tests on a representative sample from each lot, and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie; or (c) the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate hot water treatment or other appropriate treatment against Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie.


	RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Plants for planting	Measures
Nematodes	Nematodes	Nematodes	Nematodes
1.	Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie	Seeds of: Oryza sativa L.	Official statement that: (a) the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or (b) the seeds have been officially tested by appropriate tests on a representative sample from each lot, and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie; or (c) the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate hot water treatment or other appropriate treatment against Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie.

PART C

Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on propagating material of ornamental plants and other plants for planting intended for ornamental purposes

The competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, shall carry out inspections and take any other actions to ensure that the measures listed in Table 1, concerning the respective RNQPs and plants for planting, are complied with.

Plants for planting originating from third countries may only be introduced into the Union, if, in the respective countries, the competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, has carried out inspections and taken any other actions to ensure that the measures listed in Table 1, concerning the respective RNQPs and plants for planting, are complied with.

Table 1

List of RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs, the corresponding plants for planting and the measures that shall be complied with

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