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FIFTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

of 5 April 1988

amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products

(88/271/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of harmful organisms of plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Directive 87/298/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13, second paragraph, fourth indent thereof,

Whereas Directive 77/93/EEC laid down protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products; whereas the harmful organisms concerned are listed in Annexes I and II to that Directive;

Whereas it has appeared that these lists no longer reflect the current phytosanitary concerns of the Community; whereas also the results of activities of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) in this field need to be taken into account;

Whereas therefore the relevant Annexes of Directive 77/93/EEC should be amended accordingly in the light of developments in scientific or technical knowledge;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

1. Annex I to Directive 77/93/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in part A (a) the following items are added:

1.2 // '001 // Acleris variana (Fern.) // 01 (a) // Anomala orientalis Waterh. // 3 (a) // Erarmonia prunivora (Walsh. 1868) // 7 (b) (i) // Nacobbus aberrans (Thorne) Thorne & Allen // 7 (b) (ii) // Opogona sacchari (Bojer) // 8a // Premnotrypes spp. (non-European) // 18. // Xiphinema americanum sensu lato (non-European 1987, p. 1.

(b) in (A) (c) the following item is deleted:

1.2 // '1. // Aplanobacter populi Ridé';

(c) in (A) (c) the following items are added:

1.2 // '4. // Xanthomonas populi (Ridé) Ridé and Ridé // 5. // Xylella fastidiosa (Well et al; 1987) [syn. grapevine Pierce's disease bacterium]';

(d) in (A) (d) the following items are deleted:

1.2 // '5. // Cronartium comptoniae Arthur // 6. // Cronartium fusiforme Hedge. and Hunt ex Cumm., // 8. // Endocronartium harknesii (J.P. Moore), Y. Hiratsuka [= Peridermium harknessii (J.P. Moore)] // 11. // Hypoxylon pruinatum (Klotzsche) Cke';

(e) in (A) (d) the following items are added:

1.2 // ' 5. // Cronartium spp. (non-European) // 6. // Endocronartium spp. (non-European) // 10 (a) // Gymnosporangium spp. (non-European) // 13 (a) // Monilinia fructicola (Wint.) Honey // 13 (b) // Mycosphaerella larici-leptolepis K. Ito et al. // 15 (a) // Peridermium spp. (non-European) // 15 (b) // Phoma andina Turkensteen // 15 (c) // Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. & Ev. // 16 (a) // Septoria lycopersici var. malaguttii Ciccarone & Boerema';

(f) in (B) (a) the following item is deleted:

1.2.3 // // // // '9. // Iridomyrmex humilis (Mayr) // France, Italy, Greece'

(g) in (B) (a), item 4, the words 'Spain, Portugal' are added to the right-hand column;

(h) in (B) (a), item 6, the word 'France' is added to the right-hand column;

(i) in (B) (a), item 12, the word 'Greece' is added to the right-hand column;

(j) in (B) (c) the following item is deleted:

1.2.3 // // // // '1. // Cronartium ribicola J.C. Fischer // Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal'

(k) in (B) (c), items 4 and 5 the word 'France' is added to the right-hand column;

(l) in (B) (c) the following item is added:

1.2.3 // // // // '5 (aa) // Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht f.sp. albedinis (Killian & Maire) Gord. // France, Italy, Spain'

2. Annex II to Directive 77/93/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in (A) (a) the following items are deleted:

1.2.3 // // // // '5. // Gracilaria azaleella Brants // Azaleas (Rhododendron L. partim) // 6. // Lampetia equestris F. // Flower bulbs and corms // 8. // Rhagoletis cerasi L. // Fruits of cherry trees (Prunus avium L. and Prunus cerasus L.)';

(b) in (A) (a), item 3 in the right-hand column after the words 'Flower bulbs' there are added the words 'of the genera Croccus L., Gladiolus Tourn. ex L., Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Tigridia Juss., and Tulipa L.';

(c) in (A) (a) the following item is added:

1.2.3 // // // // '1 (01) // Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie // Strawberry plants (Fragaria Tourn. ex L.) other than the fruits and seeds'

(d) in (A) (b) the following item is deleted:

1.2.3 // // // // '5. // Pseudomonas gladioli Severini [= Pseudomonas marginata (McCull.) Stapp] // Gladioli corms (Gladiolus Tourn. ex L.) and freesia corms (Fressia Klatt.)'

(e) in (A) (b), item 9 after the word 'Xanthomonas' the words 'vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye' are deleted and the words 'campestris pv. vesicatoria (Doidge 1920) Dye 1978' are added;

(f) in (A) (b) the following items are added:

1.2.3 // // // // '7 (a) // Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al. 1970) Young et al. 1978 // Prunus other than fruit and seeds // 8 (aa) // Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 // Vines (Vitis L. partim) other than fruit and seeds'

(g) in (A) (c) the following items are deleted:

1.2.3 // // // // ' 5. // Ovulina azaleae Weiss // Azaleas (Rhododendron L. partim) // 10. // Sclerotinia bulborum (Wakk.) Rehm // Flower bulbs // 11. // Sclerotinia convoluta Drayt. // Iris rhizomes (Iris L.) // 12. // Septoria gladioli Pass. // Flower bulbs and corms // 13. // Stomatinia gladioli (Drat) Whet. // Flower bulbs and corms'

(h) in (A) (c) the following items are added:

1.2.3 // // // // ' 5. // Hypoxylon pruinatum (Klotsche) Cke // Plants of Populus other than seeds intended for planting // 8 (a) // Puccinia pitteriana // Solanum spp. // 15 (a) // Verticillium dahliae // Hops (Humulus lupulus L.)'

(i) in (B) (a), item 01, the word 'Portugal' is added to the right-hand column;

(j) in (B) (a) the following items are added:

1.2.3.4 // // // // // '03. // Aphelenchoides bessevi Christie // Rice (Oryza spp.) seed for sowing // France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal // 11 (aa) // Rhagoletis cerasi L. // Fruits of cherry trees (Prunus avium L. and Prunus cerasus L.) // United Kingdom'

(k) in (B) (b) the following items are added:

1.2.3.4 // // // // // '1 (a) // Erwinia stewartii (Smith 1898) Dye 1963 // Zea mais seed for sowing // Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal // 7. // Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama 1922) Dye 1978 and pv. orizicola (Fang et al. 1957) Dye 1978 // Rice (Oryza spp.) seed for sowing // France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Porugal'

(l) in (B) (c) the following items are deleted:

1.2.3.4 // // // // // '1. // Ascochyta chlorospora Speg. // Almond (Prunus amygdalus Batsch) intended for planting and fruit including any or all of the outer pericarp // Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal // 3. // Cryptosporis curvispora (Pk) Gremmen // Apple (Malus pumila Mill.) // Italy, Greece'

(m) in (B) (c), item 7, in the middle column after the words 'plants' there are added the words 'other than seeds';

(n) in (B) (c) the following items are added:

1.2.3.4 // // // // // '3. // Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora and var. sojae // Seeds of soyabean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) for planting // France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal // 4 (b) // Phialophora gregata // Seeds of soyabean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) for planting // France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal // 6 (b) // Phytophora megasperma f. sp. glycinea // Seeds of soyabean (Glycinea max (L.) Merr.) for planting // France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal // 6 (c) // Sclerotinia convoluta Drayt. // Iris rhizomes (Iris L.) // United Kingdom'

3. Annex III to Directive 77/93/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in (A) the following items are added:

1.2.3 // // // // '4 (a) // Plants of Juniperus other than fruits and seeds // Non-European countries // 8. // Plants of Chaenomeles Ldl., Cydonia Mill., Crataegus L., Malus Mill., Photinia, Prunus L., Pyrus L. and Rosa L. for planting other than dormant plants free from leaves, flowers and fruit // Non-European countries // 9 (b) // Plants of the family Solanaceae other than fruits and seeds // South and Central American countries'

(b) in (B) the following items are added:

1.2.3 // // // // '10 (a) // Seeds of rice (Oryza sativa L.) for planting originating in any non-European country other than Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia // France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal // 10 (b) // Plants of Phoenix spp. intended for planting, other than seeds, from Algeria and Morocco // France, Italy, Spain'

4. Annex IV to Directive 77/93/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in (A), item 16, in the left-hand column, after the words 'Plants of' in the first line there are added the words 'Crataegus L.' and after the words 'The relevant harmful organisms are:' in the second paragraph the following indent is added:

'- on Crataegus L. and Malus Mill.: Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. & Ev. (Annex I A (d) (15) (c))'

(b) in (A), item 28, in the right-hand column, after the words 'Verticillium albo-atrum' there are added the words 'and Verticillium dahliae';

(c) in (A) the following items are added:

1.2.3 // // // // '14 (c) // Plants of Chaenomeles, Crataegus, Cydonia, Eriobotrya, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus intended for planting, other than seeds, from non-European countries // Official statement: - that the plants originate in a region recognized as being free from Monilinia fructicola, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16, and - that no symptoms of Monilinia fructicola have been observed at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. // 14 (d) // From 1 March to 30 September, for fresh fruits of Prunus originating in the Southern Hemispere // Official statement that: - either the fruits originate in a region recognized as being free from Monilinia fructicola, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16, or // // // - the fruits have been subjected to appropriate inspection and treatment procedures prior to harvest and/or export to ensure freedom from Monilinia spp. // 16 (c) // Plants of Fragaria (Tourn.) L. intended for planting, other than seeds, originating in countries in which Aphelenchoides besseyi is known to occur // Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to plants, where appropriate, under 16 and 16 (b), official statement that: (a) either no symptoms of Aphelenchoides besseyi have been observed on plants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation, or // // // (b) in the case of plants in tissue culture, the plants have been derived from plants which complied with section (a) of this item or have been officially tested by appropriate nematological methods and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi.

(d) In (B) the following item is added:

1.2.3.4 // // // // // '19. // Seeds of rice (Oryza sativa L.) for planting originating in countries in which Aphelenchoides besseyi is known to occur // Official statement that the seeds have been officially tested by appropriate nematological tests and have been found free from Aphelenchoides besseyi // France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal'

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive by 1 January 1989.

Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of all laws, regulations and administrative provisions adopted in implementation of this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 April 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President populations)';

(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. (2) OJ No L 151, 11. 6.