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Official Journal of the European Union
2.12.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 29 November 2011
authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of
Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. as regards Egypt
(notified under document C(2011) 8618)
(2011/787/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
regime for the production and export of tubers of
Solanum tuberosum L. to the Union presented by Egypt.
In addition, during the 2010/2011 import season no
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
interception of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi
Union,
et al. has been recorded in the Union.
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000
(5) Therefore,
the
entry
into
the
Union
of
tubers
of Solanum
on protective measures against the introduction into the
tuberosum L. originating in Egypt should be permitted if
Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products
they have been grown in certain areas established by
and against their spread within the Community (
Egypt in accordance with the relevant international

1 ), and in
particular Article 16(3) thereof,
standards. The Commission should convey the list of
those areas, submitted by Egypt, to the Member States
to allow them to carry out import controls and to enable
traceability of consignments. Provision should be made
Whereas:
for updating that list in the case of an interception of
Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. In addition,
the Union control requirements for the import of tubers
(1) Ralstonia
solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (also
of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in Egypt should be
known as Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith) is
limited to an intensive inspection regime at the arrival of
an organism harmful to tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.
those tubers in the Union.
and as such is subject to measures provided for by
Directive 2000/29/EC and Council Directive 98/57/EC
of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum
(6) Member
States
should
provide
the
Commission
and
the
(Smith) Yabuuchi et al ( 2 ).
other Member States after every import season with
detailed information on the imports made in order that
the application of this Decision to be assessed.
(2) Following
interceptions
in
the
Union
of Ralstonia solan
acearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. on tubers of Solanum
tuberosum L. originating in Egypt, the Commission
(7) In
the
interest
of
clarity
and
rationality,
Decision
adopted Decision 2004/4/EC of 22 December 2003
2004/4/EC should therefore be repealed and replaced
authorising Member States temporarily to take
by this Decision.
emergency measures against the dissemination of Pseu
domonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt ( 3 ).
That Decision prohibited the entry into the Union of
tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in Egypt
(8) It
is
necessary
to
provide
for
the
possibility
to
review
this
unless certain requirements were complied with.
Decision.

(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
(3) During
the
last
years
further
interceptions
of Ralstonia
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. have occurred on
Committee on Plant Health,
tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in Egypt.
Therefore, emergency measures against the dissemination
of the harmful organism concerned should continue to
be in place with regard to the entry into the Union of
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in Egypt.
Article 1
(4) However,
those
emergency
measures
should
be
adapted
Pest-free areas
to respond to a situation which has improved as a result
of actions taken by Egypt, in particular a new control
1. The entry into the territory of the Union of tubers of
Solanum tuberosum L. which originate in Egypt shall be
permitted if they have been grown in areas included in the
( 1 ) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 235, 21.8.1998, p. 1.
list of pest-free areas referred to in paragraph 2 and if the
( 3 ) OJ L 2, 6.1.2004, p. 50.
requirements laid down in the Annex are complied with.

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2. The
Commission
shall
convey
to
the
Member
States
a
list et al. in accordance with point 6 of the Annex, that notification
of pest-free areas submitted by Egypt before each import season
shall be accompanied by copies of the relevant official phytos
and which contains the pest-free areas established in accordance
anitary certificates and their attached documents.
with the ‘FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures
No 4: Pest Surveillance — Requirements for the Establishment
of Pest-Free Areas’.
3. The
notification
referred
to
in
paragraph
2
shall
cover
only the consignment, where it is composed of lots which all
have the same provenance.
3. When
an
interception
of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith)
Yabuuchi et al. is notified to the Commission and Egypt, the
Article 3
area in which the intercepted tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.
Repeal
originate shall be excluded from the list of pest-free areas,
referred to in paragraph 2, pending the outcome of investi
Decision 2004/4/EC is repealed.
gations carried out by Egypt. The Commission shall convey to
the Member States the results of those investigations and, if
relevant, an updated list of pest-free areas, as submitted by
Article 4
Egypt.
Review
The Commission shall review this Decision by 30 September
2012.
Article 2
Submission of information and notifications
Article 5
1. The
importing
Member
States
shall
submit
to
the
Addressees
Commission and the other Member States, each year before
31 August, information on the amounts imported under this
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Decision during the previous import season, a detailed technical
report on the inspections referred to in point 4 of the Annex
and testing on latent infection referred to in point 5 of the
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2011.
Annex and copies of all official phytosanitary certificates.
For the Commission
2. When
Member
States
notify
to
the
Commission
a
suspect
John DALLI
or confirmed finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX
Requirements to be complied with, as referred to in Article 1, in addition to the requirements for tubers of Solanum
tuberosum L. laid down in parts A and B of Annexes I, II and IV to Directive 2000/29/EC:
1. Requirements
concerning
the
pest-free
areas
The pest-free areas referred to in Article 1 shall comprise either a ‘sector’ (administrative unit already established
which covers a group of ‘basins’) or a ‘basin’ (irrigation unit) and shall be identified by their individual official code
numbers.
2. Requirements
concerning
the
tubers
of Solanum tuberosum L. to be imported
2.1. The tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. to be imported into the Union shall have been submitted in Egypt to an intensive
control regime ensuring the absence of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. The intensive control regime
shall cover the growing conditions, field inspections, transport, packing, pre-export inspections and testing.
2.2. The tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. to be imported into the Union shall have been:
(a) prepared in lots, each of which shall be made up exclusively of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. which were
harvested in one single area as specified in point 1;
(b) clearly labelled on each bag which is sealed, under the control of the competent Egyptian authorities, with an
indelible indication of the relevant individual official code number given in the list of pest-free areas referred to
in Article 1, and of the relevant lot number;
(c) accompanied by the official phytosanitary certificate required under Article 13(1)(ii) of Directive 2000/29/EC
indicating the lot number(s) under the section ‘Distinguishing marks’ of the certificate, and the official individual
code number(s), referred to in point 2.2(b), under the section ‘Additional declaration’ of the certificate;
(d) exported by an officially registered exporter, the name or trademark of which shall be indicated on each
consignment.
3. Requirements
concerning
points
of
entry
3.1. The Member States shall have notified to the Commission the points of entry authorised for the import of tubers of
Solanum tuberosum L. originating in Egypt and the name and address of the responsible official body in charge of
each point. The Commission shall inform the other Member States and Egypt thereof.
3.2. The responsible official body in charge of the point of entry shall have been notified in advance of the likely time of
arrival of consignments of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. originating in Egypt, as well as of the amount thereof.
4. Requirements
concerning
inspections
4.1. At the point of entry the tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. shall be subjected to the inspections required by
Article 13a(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC and such inspections shall be carried out on cut tubers of samples of at
least 200 tubers each, samples being taken from each lot in a consignment, or if the lot exceeds 25 tonnes, from
every 25 tonnes or part thereof in such a lot.
4.2. Each lot of the consignment shall remain under official control and may not be marketed or used until it has been
established that the presence of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. was not suspected or detected during
those inspections. In addition, in cases where typical or suspect symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi
et al. are detected in a lot, all remaining lots in the consignment and lots in other consignments which originate in
the same area shall be held under official control until the presence of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.
has been confirmed or refuted in the lot concerned.
4.3. If typical or suspect symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. are detected during the inspections,
the confirmation or refutation of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. shall be determined by testing in
accordance with the test scheme laid down in Directive 98/57/EC. If the presence of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith)
Yabuuchi et al. is confirmed, the lot from which the sample has been taken shall be subjected to either refusal or
permission to send products to a destination outside the Union, or to destruction, and all remaining lots in the
consignment from the same area shall be tested in accordance with point 5.

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5. Requirements
concerning
testing
for
latent
infection
5.1. In addition to the inspections referred to in point 4, testing for latent infection shall be carried out on samples taken
from each area as specified in point 1 in accordance with the test scheme laid down in Directive 98/57/EC. During
the import season at least one sample from each sector or basin per area as specified in point 1 shall be taken at a
rate of 200 tubers per sample from a single lot. The sample selected for latent infection shall also be subjected to an
inspection of the cut tubers. For each sample tested and confirmed positive there shall be retention and appropriate
conservation of any remaining potato extract.
5.2. Each lot from which the samples have been taken shall remain under official control and may not be marketed or
used until it has been established that the presence of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. was not
confirmed during the testing. If the presence of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. is confirmed, the
lot from which the sample has been taken shall be subjected to either refusal or permission to send products to a
destination outside the Union, or to destruction.
6. Requirements
concerning
notifications
In the case of suspect and confirmed findings of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. Member States shall
notify immediately the Commission and Egypt thereof. The notification of a suspect finding shall be on the basis of
a positive result in the rapid screening test(s), as specified in point 1 of section I and section II of Annex II to
Directive 98/57/EC, or screening test(s) as specified in point 2 of section I and section III of Annex II to that
Directive.
7. Labelling
requirements
Member States shall lay down appropriate labelling requirements with regard to tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.,
including a requirement to indicate the Egyptian origin, with the aim of preventing the tubers of Solanum tuberosum
L. from being planted. They shall also take appropriate measures for the disposal of waste after packaging or
processing of the tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. to prevent any spread of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith)
Yabuuchi et al. as a result of a possible latent infection.

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