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Official Journal of the European Union
6.5.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 436/2011
of 5 May 2011
amending Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant
health risks in the Community
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
and the outcome of the visit of the Commission experts
in Greece, it is appropriate to continue to recognise
Greece as a protected zone with respect to those
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
organisms for three more years, in order to give Greece
Union,
the time necessary to collect and submit information
confirming that those organisms, with the exception of
Ips cembrae Heer, do not occur in its territory and, as
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000
regards Ips cembrae Heer, to complete the efforts to
on protective measures against the introduction into the
eradicate it and collect and submit the information
Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products
confirming that that organism no more occurs in its
and against their spread within the Community ( 1 ), and in
territory.
particular Article 2(1)(h) thereof,
Having regard to the requests submitted by the Czech Republic,
(5) The
entire
territory
of
Greece
was
recognised
as
a
Greece, France and Italy,
protected zone with respect to citrus tristeza virus
(European strains). In its annual report for 2010 on
the official survey carried out for the presence of that
Whereas:
harmful organism, Greece reported 104 trees tested
positive for that harmful organism in the Prefecture of
Argolida. Observations made by the Commission experts
during their visit in Greece from 24 to 31 January 2011
(1) By
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
690/2008
( 2 ), certain
Member States or certain areas in Member States were
confirmed that citrus tristeza virus (European strains) was
recognised as protected zones in respect of certain
present in that prefecture at least for the last three years
harmful organisms. In some cases recognition was
in spite of the eradication measures taken by the Greek
granted for a limited period of time to allow the
authorities which have proved to be ineffective.
Member State concerned to provide the full information
Consequently, citrus tristeza virus (European strains) has
necessary to show that the harmful organisms in
to be considered as established in the Prefecture of
question did not occur in the Member State or area
Argolida. That prefecture should therefore no longer be
concerned or to complete the efforts to eradicate the
recognised as a protected zone in respect of that harmful
organism in question.
organism.


(2) The
entire
territory
of
Greece
was
recognised
as
a (6) The
entire
territory
of
Spain
was
recognised
as
a
protected zone with respect to Dendroctonus micans
protected zone with respect to Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)
Kugelan, Gilpinia hercyniae (Hartig), Gonipterus scutellatus
Winsl. et al. Spain has submitted information showing
Gyll., Ips amitinus Eichhof, Ips cembrae Heer and Ips
that Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. is now estab
duplicatus Sahlberg until 31 March 2011.
lished in the autonomous community of Castilla y León.
The measures taken for a period of two successive years,
2009 and 2010, with a view to the eradication of that
(3) In
2010
Greece
conducted
surveys
and
notified
results
to
harmful organism have proved to be ineffective. Castilla y
the Commission in accordance with the third and fifth
León should therefore no longer be recognised as a
subparagraph of Article 2(1)(h) of Directive 2000/29/EC.
protected zone in respect of that harmful organism.
A visit of Commission experts in Greece from 24 to
31 January 2011 confirmed that that Member State
continued to make significant progress with regard to
organising and conducting those surveys and with
(7) The
entire
territory
of
the
Czech
Republic,
certain
regions
regard to notifying the results thereof. It is, nevertheless,
of France (Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine) and
necessary that Greece proves that the progress made is
one region in Italy (Basilicata) were recognised as
sustainable.
protected zones with respect to grapevine flavescence
dorée MLO until 31 March 2011. Information supplied
by the Czech Republic, France and Italy since that recog
(4) According
to
the
results
of
the
surveys
carried
out
in
nition was granted, has provided evidence that that
Greece in 2010, there was only one finding of Ips
harmful organism does not occur in the protected
cembrae Heer, there were no findings of the other five
zones concerned. Therefore the entire territory of the
organisms concerned. Taking into account those results
Czech Republic, the regions of Alsace, Champagne-
Ardenne and Lorraine in France and the region of
( 1 ) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
Basilicata in Italy should continue to be recognised as
( 2 ) OJ L 193, 22.7.2008, p. 1.
protected zones with respect to that organism.

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(8) Italy
has
requested
that
the
region
of
Sardinia
be HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
recognised as a protected zone in respect of the
harmful organism grapevine flavescence dorée MLO.
On the basis of surveys conducted in 2004-2010, Italy
Article 1
has submitted evidence that the harmful organism
concerned does not occur in the region of Sardinia
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 is amended as
despite favourable conditions for that organism to
follows:
establish itself there. It is, however, necessary that
further surveys be carried out. Those surveys should be
(1) in the second column of points 4, 5 and 7 to 10 of heading
monitored by experts under the authority of the
(a), after the word ‘Greece’ the words ‘(until 31 March
Commission. Therefore Sardinia should be recognised
2011)’ are replaced by ‘(until 31 March 2014)’;
as a protected zone in respect of grapevine flavescence
dorée MLO for a period of three years only.
(2) in the second column of point 2 of heading (b), after the
(9) Regulation
(EC)
No
690/2008
should
therefore
be
word ‘Spain’ the words ‘(except the autonomous community
amended accordingly.
of Castilla y León),’ are added;
(10) The current recognition of some of these protected zones
(3) heading (d) is amended as follows:
expires on 31 March 2011. Therefore, this Regulation
should apply from 1 April 2011 so as to allow an unin
terrupted recognition of all protected zones.
(a) in the second column of point 3, after the word ‘Greece’
the words ‘(except the Prefecture of Argolida),’ are
added;
(11) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on Plant Health,
(b) point 4 is replaced by the following:
‘4. Grapevine flavescence dorée Czech Republic, France (Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine), Italy ((Basilicata)
MLO
and (Sardinia, until 31 March 2014))’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
It shall apply from 1 April 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 May 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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