COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/1739 
of 16 Oct ober 2019 
establishing emergency measures to prev ent the introduction into and the spread within the Union 
of Rose Rosette Virus 
(notif ied under document C(2019) 7328) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures again st the introduction into the 
Community of orga nisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in 
particular the third sente nce of Article 16(3) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Rose Rosette virus (‘the specified organism’) is a harmful organism currently not liste d in Annex I or Annex II to 
Directive 2000/29/EC. 
(2) The specif ied organism and its vect or Phyllocop tes fructiphilus are not known to be present in the Union territory. 
However , a pest risk analysis carried out by the European and Medite rranean Plant Protection Organization EPPO 
has demonstrated that the specifi ed organism and its damaging effects could be of signif icant plant health concer n 
to the Union, in particular for all roses’ production. 
(3) In view of that evidence, and of the ongoing spread of the specifi ed organism, suscept ible plants should be subject to 
specifi c measures when introduced into the Union from the third countr ies where the pest is present (Canada, India 
and U.S.) and should be accompan ied by a phyt osanitar y certificate. 
(4) Those specifi c measures should provide for the timely detec tion of the specifi ed organism in the Union territory and 
of its vector , requirements for the introduction into the Union of the specifi ed plants, as well as official chec ks at 
introduction of those plants into the Union. 
(5) Member States should ensure that any person having under its control plants whic h may be infec ted with the 
specifi ed organism is informed about its poten tial presence and the measures to be taken. 
(6) Member State s should carry out annual surveys for the presence of the specified organism in their territories, to 
ensure a more pro-active approach against the establishment and spread of that organism. 
(7) Requirements should be established for the introduction into the Union of plants, other than seeds, of Rosa spp. 
originating in Canada, India or the U.S. (specified plants) as well as official checks to be conducted at their 
introduction into the Union. Those measures are necessar y to ensure an enhanced protection of the Union territory 
from the introduction and spread of the specifi ed organism. 
(8) In order to allow to responsible official bodies and the profe ssional operat ors to adapt to those requirements, this 
Decision should apply from 1 November 2019. 
(9) This Decision should be temporar y and apply until 31 July 2022 to allow for its review before that time. 
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on Plants, 
Animals, Food and Feed, 
(1)OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 265/12                                                                                                                                       18.10.2019   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Def initions 
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply: 
(a) ‘specif ied organism’ means Rose Rosett e Virus; 
(b) ‘specif ied plants’ means plants, other than seeds, of Rosa spp. originating in Canada, India or the U.S.; 
(c) ‘specif ied vector ’ means Phyl locoptes fructiphilus. 
Article 2 
Prohibition of introduction and movement within the Union 
The introduction into and spread within the Union of the specifi ed organism shall be prohibit ed. 
Article 3 
Detection or suspected presence of the specif ied organism 
Member States shall ensure that any person having under its control plants whic h may be infected with the specified 
organism or its vector is immediate ly informed of the presence or the suspecte d presence of the specified organism and of 
its vect or, of the possible consequences and risks, and of the measures to be taken. 
Article 4 
Sur veys of the specif ied organism in the territor ies of the Member States 
1. Member State s shall conduct annual surveys for the presence of the specif ied organism and the specified vect or on 
specifi ed plants in their territory . Those surveys shall be carried out by the responsible official body , or under official 
super vision of the responsible official body . 
2. Those surveys shall include sampli ng and testing and shall be based on sound scientifi c and technical principles with 
regard to the possibility to detect the specifi ed organism and the specified vect or. 
3. Member States shall notify each year the results to the Commission and the other Member States, concer ning the 
surveys that are carried out the previous calendar year . 
Article 5 
Requirements for the introduction into the Union of the specif ied plants 
1. The specif ied plants shall only be introduced into the Union if the followi ng requirements are fulfilled: 
(a) they shall be accompan ied by a phytosanitar y certificate, as referred to in Article 13(1)(ii) of Directive 2000/29/EC; 
(b) they shall compl y, as applicable, with paragraph 2, 3 or 4, and the wording of the respective requirement shall be 
indicated in the phytosanitar y certificate under ‘Additional Declaration’. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 18.10.2019                                                                                                                                       L 265/13   2. The specified plants have been grown through their entire life in an area free from the specifi ed orga nism, as 
established by the national plant prote ction organisation concer ned, in accordance with the relevant International 
Standards for Phyt osanitar y Measures. The name of that area shall be state d in the phytosan itary certificate under ‘place of 
origin’. 
3. The specified plants have been grown through their entire life in a place of production where neither symp toms of the 
specifi ed organism nor of the specified vect or have been obser ved during official inspections since the start of the last 
growing season. In addition, the follo wing conditions have been fulfilled: 
(a) the specifi ed plants for planting have been sampled and tested prior to expor t and found free from the specified 
organism; 
(b) the specifi ed plants, other than plants for planting, have been inspected, and in case of symp toms , sample d and tested 
prior to expor t for the presence of the specifi ed organism and found free from that organism. 
4. Specified plants in tissue culture not originating in an area free from the specifi ed organism, have been produced from 
mother plants tested and found free from the specifi ed organism. 
5. The specif ied plants shall only be introduced into the Union if they are handled, packag ed and transpor ted in a 
manner to prevent infestation by the specifi ed vect or. 
Article 6 
Official check s at introduction into the Union 
All consignments of specified plants shall be officially chec ked at the point of entr y into the Union or at the place of 
destination as provi ded for in accordance with Commission Directive 2004/103/EC (2). 
Article 7 
Compliance 
Member States shall repeal or amend the measures whic h they have adopt ed to protect themselves against the introduction 
and spread of the specified orga nism in order to compl y with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission 
of those measures. 
Article 8 
Date of application 
This Decision shall apply from 1 November 2019. 
Article 9 
Date of expiration 
This Decision shall apply until 31 July 2022. 
(2)Commission Directive 2004/103/EC of 7 October 2004 on identity and plant health chec ks of plants, plant products or other objects, 
listed in Part B of Annex V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC, whic h may be carried out at a place other than the point of entr y into the 
Community or at a place close by and specifying the conditions relate d to these checks (OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 16). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 265/14                                                                                                                                       18.10.2019   Article 10 
Addre ssees 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 16 Octobe r 2019.  
For the Commission 
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS 
Member of the Commission     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 18.10.2019                                                                                                                                       L 265/15