COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2022/1372 
of 5 August 2022
as regards temporar y measures to prev ent the entr y into, the movement and spread within, the 
multiplication and release in the Union of Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchf ield) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on 
prote ctive 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 (1), and in particular Articles 30(1) and 41(2) thereof,
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) 
No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council 
Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) 
No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (2), and in 
particular Article 128(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) is not listed as a Union quarantine pest, protect ed zone quarantine pest 
or as a Union regulated non-quarantine pest in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/2072 (3).
(2) In 2016, Italy informed the Commission that Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) was first found in its 
territory in a rice-producing area of Nor ther n Italy . Since then, it has also been found in additional rice fields and 
the most serious infestations led to crop losses of up to 50 % of the ordinar y production.
(3) In 2017, Italy adopt ed official measures to prevent the further introduction and spread within its territory of 
Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) (4). Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) is mainly associated 
with roote d plants of Oryza sativa L. that have been grown in soil and are intended for planting. It is also associated 
with other host plants, such as barle y, but to a lesser extent than with root ed plants of Oryza sativa L.
(1)OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4.
(2)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.
(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing unif orm conditions for the 
impl ementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regar ds protective measures agai nst 
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).
(4)Misure d’emergenza per impedire la diffusione di Meloidogyne graminicola Golden & Birc hfield nel territorio della Repubblica italiana. 
Decret o 6 luglio 2017, Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. Serie generale n. 202, 30.8.2017.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 206/16 8.8.2022  (4) Italy is currently the only Member State where the presence of Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) has been 
conf irmed. Based on a risk assessment carried out by Italy in 2018 (5), it is concluded that that pest fulfils the criteria 
set out in Subsection 2 of Section 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. It is theref ore deemed necessar y to 
adopt temporar y measures against that pest. Those measures should take account of the major pathwa ys for its 
spread, such as plants for planting, soil, machi nery and tools, and human-assisted transfer .
(5) In a certain region within that rice-producing area of Italy , it has been concluded that the eradication of Meloidogyne 
graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) is no long er possible. Italy should theref ore be allowed to apply measures for its 
containment within that region, instead of eradication. Those measures should be aimed at keeping the levels of 
Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) stable. However , if surveys show an increase of the levels of 
Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield), measures aimed at its eradication should be applied to reduce its 
levels again and prevent its spread.
(6) Member State s should inform the general public and relevant profes sional operat ors about the threat of Meloidogyne 
graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) and the measures taken against it to ensure a more effective approach by all persons 
possibly concer ned. In particular , Member States should raise awareness about the danger of its spread through 
footwear and vehicles, because those means are most commonly used by the general public.
(7) Surveys should be carried out in the demarcate d areas and on host plants outside those areas, in order to detect early 
the potential presence of Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) and prevent its spread to the rest of the Union 
territory . Member State s should conduct annual surveys based on an assessment of the risk of introduction of 
Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield).
(8) In view of the evidence from Italy and of the wide distr ibution of Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) in 
rice-producing third countr ies, it is necessar y to chec k that certain conditions were fulfilled in those third countr ies, 
with respect to the rooted plants for planting of Oryza sativa L., prior to their introduction into the Union. In 
particular , those conditions should concer n the freedom of the site or place of production from the pest, the official 
inspections to be carried out and the necessar y declarations on the phyt osanitar y certificate. These conditions are 
necessar y to ensure freedom of those plants from Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield).
(9) Further more, it is necessar y that, at arrival, root ed plants for planting of Oryza sativa L. are visually inspected and, 
where showi ng symp toms of Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield), sampled and tested for the presence of 
that pest, in order to identify its possible presence or ascer tain its absence.
(10) Measures should also be provided for the mov ement within the Union of rooted plants of Oryza sativa L. that 
originate in the Union. In order to ensure the appropr iate level of phytosan itary protection, the move ment of those 
plants and soil from the demarcate d areas to the rest of the Union territory should be prohibit ed.
(11) This Regulation should apply for an adequate length of time to allow for its review and the review of the presence 
and the spread of Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield).
(12) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
(5)Pest risk analysis on Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birc hfield) carried out by Consig lio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi 
dell’economia agrar ia (CREA).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.8.2022 L 206/17  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation sets out rules to prevent the entr y into, the movement and spread within, the multiplication and release in 
the Union of Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield).
Article 2
Def initions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the followi ng definitions apply:
(1) ‘the specifi ed pest’ means Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield);
(2) ‘specified plants’ means plants for planting, other than seeds, with roots of Oryza sativa L., that have been grown in 
soil;
(3) ‘host plants’ means plants for planting with roots of the genera and species listed in Annex I, that have been grown in 
soil;
(4) ‘volunte er host plants’ means host plants whic h appear in the places of production without having been planted;
(5) ‘specified seeds’ means seeds of Oryza sativa L.;
(6) ‘specified objects ’ means machi nery, tools, vehicles, and personal equipment, which have been used for activities 
relating to the planting, treatment or harvesting of the host plants;
(7) ‘demarcated area’ means the area consisting of an infest ed zone and a buffer zone that is established when the 
specifi ed pest has been found;
(8) ‘infes ted zone’ means a zone in whic h the field or fields of Oryza sativa L. contains:
(a) all host plants known to be infested by the specified pest ;
(b) all host plants showi ng symp toms indicating possible infestation by the specifi ed pest ;
(c) all other plants suspecte d to be infested or infested by the specifi ed pest, including plants prone to be infest ed due 
to their suscep tibility to that pest and their close proximity to infested specifi ed plants, or plants grown from 
them;
(d) land, soil or other elements infested, or liable to be infested, by the specified pest ;
(9) ‘buffer zone’ means a zone of a width of at least 100 m, surrounding the infested zone;
(10) ‘trap-crop method’ means the method under whic h certain specifi ed plants are temporar ily plante d in an infest ed 
field, in order to trap the specifi ed pest, and later remo ved and destro yed, for the purpose of protecting in the same 
field other specifi ed plants from that pest.
Article 3
Prohibition of introduction and movement within the Union
The specif ied pest shall not be introduced into, moved within, or held, multiplied or released in the Union territory.
Article 4
Establishment of demarcated areas
1. Where the presence of the specifi ed pest in the Union territory is conf irmed, each Member State concer ned shall 
immediately establish a demarcat ed area.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 206/18 8.8.2022  2. If the presence of the specified pest is conf irmed in the buffer zone, the Member State concer ned shall immediately 
review and modify according ly the delimitation of the infested zone and the buffer zone.
3. The Member State concer ned shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the number and locations 
of the demarcated areas established for the specified pest pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.
4. Where, on the basis of the surveys refer red to in Article 8, the specifi ed pest is not detected in a demarcate d area for a 
period of 3 consecutive years, that demarcat ed area may be abolished. In such cases, the Member State concer ned shall 
notify the Commission and the other Member State s that the demarcated area has been abolished pursuant to Article 19(4) 
of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.
Article 5
Eradication measures
The Member State concer ned shall apply all of the followi ng measures in the demarcat ed area(s) for the purpose of 
eradication of the specifi ed pest:
(1) the specifi ed plants in the infested zone shall be removed and destro yed in fields close to harvesting. The specified 
plants shall be destro yed, in situ or in a nearby location designat ed for this purpose within the infest ed zone, in a 
manner ensur ing that the specifi ed pest is not spread;
(2) specified seeds shall not be sown and host plants shall not be plant ed in the infested zone;
(3) volunteer host plants shall be regularly eliminated;
(4) fields in the infested zone shall be continuously flooded for more than 18 months. If continuous flooding is not 
possible, the trap-crop method, or other methods preventing the pest from concluding its life cycle, shall be applied;
(5) specified plants that are used for the trap-crop method shall be destro yed within 5 weeks after planting;
(6) specified objects that have been used in an infest ed zone shall be cleaned from soil and plant debr is before being move d 
to the surrounding fields. Dur ing cleaning, residue dispersal out of the infested field shall be avoided.
Article 6
Conta inment measures
1. In the demarcat ed areas liste d in Annex II, the compet ent author ity shall apply all of the following measures for the 
purpose of containing the specified pest within those areas and preventing its spread outside those areas:
(a) specifi ed seeds may be sown and specified plants may be plante d only if one of the follo wing phyt osanitar y measures 
has been carried out:
(i) continuous flooding for at least 6 months since the last harvest ;
(ii) trap-crop method whereby specif ied plants shall be destro yed within five weeks after planting;
(iii) crop rotation with non-host plants or cultivate d host plants of the genus Brassica L. or species Allium cepa L., 
Glyci ne max (L.) Mer r., Hordeum vulgare L., Panicum miliaceum L., Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, Triticum aestivum L. 
and Zea mays L., intende d for the production of bulbs, vegetables or grains for final users other than the use as 
plants for planting;
(b) volunt eer host plants shall be regularly eliminated ;
(c) specifi ed objects that have been used in the infested field shall be cleaned from soil and plant debr is before mov ing 
them to the surrounding fields. Dur ing cleaning, residue dispersal out of the infest ed field shall be avoided.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.8.2022 L 206/19  2. If survey results demonstrate that the presence of the specifi ed pest has increased, the compet ent author ity shall apply 
the measures refer red to in Article 5 in the respective demarcated areas.
Article 7
Awareness raising
Regarding the demarcat ed area(s) to whic h the eradication and the containment measures referred to in Articles 5 and 6 
were applied, the Member State concer ned shall raise public awar eness concer ning the threat of the specifi ed pest and the 
measures adopt ed to prevent its further spread outside of the demarcated areas. It shall ensure that the general public and 
relevant operat ors are aware of the delimitation of the demarcat ed area(s), the infested zone and the buffer zone.
Article 8
Sur veys of the specif ied pest in the territor y of the Member States
1. Member State s shall conduct annual official surveys for the presence of the specified pest on host plants in their 
territory , prioritising the surveys on the specifi ed plants. Those surveys shall be risk-based.
Member States shall transmit, by 30 Apr il of each year, to the Commission and to the other Member State s, the results of 
the surveys carried out outside of the demarcat ed areas based on the templates referred to in Annex I to Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1231 (6).
2. In demarcated areas, the Member State concer ned shall monitor the development of the presence of the specif ied 
pest. The Member State concer ned shall, by 30 Apr il of each year, transmit to the Commission and to the other Member 
State s, the results of the surveys carried out using the templat e set out in Annex III.
3. Those surveys shall consist of visual examinations of host plants, samp ling of symp tomatic host plants as well as, 
where appropr iate, asymp tomatic host plants in the proximity of the symp tomatic host plants, and of soil. The root 
system of sampled plants shall be chec ked for the presence of galls of the specified pest.
4. Soil samples shall be taken adjacent to symp tomatic host plants. Soil shall be sampled at a depth of 20-25 cm. In the 
fields under surveillance, soil samp les shall be taken in a rectangular grid covering the entire field whereby the sam pling 
distance shall not exceed 20 m length by 5 m width. The sam ple size shall be 500 ml up to a total surface of 1 ha.
Article 9
Movement of the specif ied plants, soil, specif ied seeds, and specif ied objects
1. The movement of the specified plants out of the demarcated areas shall be prohibited.
2. The move ment within or out of the demarcat ed areas of soil in whic h specifi ed plants have been grown in the 
previous 3 years shall be prohibit ed.
3. The move ment of specifi ed seeds within or out of the demarcated areas shall be allowe d only if the seeds are free from 
soil and plant debr is.
4. The mov ement of specified objects out of the demarcate d areas shall be allowed only if they are cleaned and found 
free from soil.
(6)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1231 of 27 August 2020 on the format and instr uctions for the annual repor ts on 
the results of the surveys and on the format of the multiannual survey programmes and the practical arrangem ents, respectively 
provi ded for in Articles 22 and 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 280, 28.8.2020, 
p. 1).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 206/20 8.8.2022  Article 10
Introduction of specif ied plants and specif ied seeds into the Union
Specifi ed plants and specified seeds originating in third countr ies may only be introduced into the Union if the compet ent 
author ities or the professional operat ors under the official super vision of the compet ent author ities comply with all of the 
follo wing requirements:
(1) the specifi ed plants whic h have been produced in a pest-free place or a pest-free site of production are officiall y 
inspect ed at that place or site of production, at the most appropr iate time for detecting symp toms of infection during 
the last compl ete cycle of veget ation prior to the expor t, and are found free from the specifi ed pest ;
(2) official inspections were carried out at the most appropr iate time for detecting symp toms of infection during the last 
compl ete cycle of vegetation prior to the expor t in a zone with a width of at least 100 m and surrounding the place or 
site of production refer red to in point (1);
(3) any specifi ed plants in the zone surrounding the pest-free place or pest-free site of production showi ng symp toms of 
infection during those inspections were immediate ly destro yed;
(4) the specified plants are accompan ied by a phytosan itary certificate including, in accordance with Article 71(2) of 
Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, under the heading ‘Additional declaration’ , one of the followi ng statements:
(a) ‘The national plant prote ction organisation of origin of the specified plants recognised that countr y as being free 
from the specifi ed pest in accordance with the relevant international standards for phyt osanitar y measures.’;
(b) ‘The specified plants originate in a pest-free area, established as regards the specifi ed pest by the national plant 
prote ction orga nisation of the third countr y of the area concer ned, in accordance with the relevant international 
standards for phytosan itary measures. The name of the pest-free area shall be included in the phyt osanitar y 
certificate under the heading “Place of origin”.’;
(c) ‘The specified plants have been produced in a pest-free place or a pest-free site of production, established as regards 
the specified pest by the national plant prot ection organisation of the third countr y concer ned, in accordance with 
the relevant internatio nal standards for phytosan itary measures (Requirements for the establishment of pest free 
places of production and pest free production sites. ISPM No 10 (1999), Rome, IPPC, FAO 2016) and have been 
produced in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1372 (*).
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(*) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1372 of 5 August 2022 as regar ds temporar y measures to 
prevent the entr y into, the move ment and spread within, the multiplication and release in the Union of 
Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) (OJ L 206, 8.8.2022, p. 16).’;
(5) the phytosanitar y certificate accompan ying specifi ed seeds originating in third countr ies includes, under the heading 
‘Additional declaration’, the information that the seeds are free from soil and debr is.
Article 11
Sampling and testing of specif ied plants showing symptoms of the specif ied pest
Specifi ed plants introduced into the Union from a third countr y and showing symp toms of the specifi ed pest, upon visual 
inspection, shall be sampled and tested to identify the presence of that pest.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.8.2022 L 206/21  Article 12
Entr y into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.
It shall apply until 30 June 2025 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 August 2022 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 206/22 8.8.2022  ANNEX I 
List of host plants refer red to in Article 2, point (3) 
Genus or species
Ageratum conyzoides L.
Alisma plantago L.
Allium cepa L.
Alopecur us L.
Amar anthus spinosus L.
Amar anthus viridis L.
Avena sativa L.
Beta vulgaris L.
Brassica L.
Capsicum annuum L.
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Coriandr um sativum L.
Cucumis sativus L.
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Cyper us compressus L.
Cyper us difformis L.
Cyper us iria L.
Cyper us rotundus L.
Dactyl octenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Digitar ia filifor mis (L.) Köler
Digitar ia sanguinalis (L.) Scop.
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
Echinochloa crus-g alli (L.) P. Beauv .
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaer tn.
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaer tn.
Fimbr istylis dichotoma var. pluristriata (C.B.Clarke) Napper
Gamochaeta coarctata (L.) Cabrera
Glyci ne max (L.) Mer r.
Heter anther a renif ormis Ruiz & Pav.
Hordeum vulgare L.
Hydr illa Rich.
Impatiens balsamina L.
Imper ata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch .EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.8.2022 L 206/23  Kylling a brevifolia Rottb.
Lactuca sativa L.
Ludwigia L.
Melilotus albus Medik .
Mur dannia keisak (Hassk. ) Hand.-Mazz.
Musa L.
Oryza sativa L.
Oxalis corniculata L.
Panicum L.
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
Pisum sativum L.
Poa annua L.
Portulaca oleracea L.
Ranunculus L.
Sacchar um officinar um L.
Schoenoplectus articulatus (L.) Palla
Schoenoplectiella articulata (L.) Lye
Setar ia italica (L.) P. Beauv .
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Solanum melongena L.
Solanum nigrum L.
Solanum sisymbr iifolium Lam.
Solanum tuberosum L.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moenc h
Spergula arvensis L.
Spinacia oleracea L.
Stellar ia media (L.) Vill.
Trifolium repens L.
Triticum aestivum L.
Uren a lobata L.
Vicia faba L.
Zea mays L.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 206/24 8.8.2022  ANNEX II 
Demarcated areas refer red to in Article 6 
Italy
List of municipalities in demarcated areas in Italy
Region Province Municipalities
Lombardy Pavia Alagna, Carbonara al Ticino, Cilav egna, Dor no, Gambolò, Garlasco, Gropello 
Cairoli, Linarolo, Parona, Pieve Albignola, Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi, Scaldasole, 
Sommo, Tromello, Trovo, Vigevano, Villano va d’Ardenghi, Zerbolò, Zinasco
Piedmont Biella Castellett o Cervo, Giff lenga, Mottalciata
Piedmont Vercelli BuronzoEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.8.2022 L 206/25  ANNEX III 
Template for the repor ting of the results of the surveys carried out pursuant to Article 8(2) in demarcated areas 1.Descr iption of the DA
2.Initial size of DA (ha)
3.Updated size of DA (ha)
4.Approach
5.Zone
6.Sur vey sites
7.Risk areas identif ied
8.Risk areas inspected
9.Plant mater ial/Commodity
10. List of host plant species
11. Timing12. Sur vey deta ils
A) Number of visual examinations
B) Total number of samples taken
C) Type of traps (or other alternati ve method (e.g. sweep 
nets))
D) Number of traps (or other capturi ng method)
E) Number of trapping sites, when differ ent from data re­
ported in (D)
F) Type of tests (e.g. microscopic identif ication, PCR, ELIS A, 
etc.)
G) Total number of tests
H) Other measures (e.g. sniffer dogs, drones, helicop ters, 
awar eness raising campaigns etc.)
I) Number of other measures13. No of symp ­
tomatic 
samples ana­
lysed:
i: Total
ii: Positive
iii: Negative
iv:Unde term ined14. No of asymp ­
tomatic sam ­
ples ana­
lysed:
i: Total
ii: Positive
iii: Negative
iv:Unde term ined15.
CommentsName 
Date of establishment 
Descr iption 
Number A B C D E F G H I i ii iii iv i ii iii iv
Instr uctions for how to report
For column 1: Indicate the name of the geographical area, outbreak number or any information that allows identification of the demarcate d area (DA) and the date when it was established.
For column 2: Indicate the size of the DA before the start of the survey.
For column 3: Indicate the size of the DA after the survey.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 206/26 8.8.2022  For column 4: Indicate the approach: Eradication (E)/Containment (C). Please, include as man y rows as necessar y, depending on the number of DA per pest and the approaches these areas 
are subject to.
For column 5: Indicate the zone of the DA where the survey was carried out, including as man y rows as necessar y: Infested zone (IZ) or buffe r zone (BZ), using separate rows . When 
applicable, indicate the area of the IZ where the survey was carried out (e.g. last 20 km adjacent to the BZ, around nurser ies, etc.) in different rows.
For column 6: Indicate the number and the descr iption of the survey sites, by choosing one of the following entr ies for the descr iption:
1.Open air (production area): 1.1. field (arable, pasture); 1.2. orchar d/vineyard; 1.3. nurser y; 1.4. forest ;
2.Open air (other): 2.1. private garden; 2.2. public sites; 2.3. conser vation area; 2.4. wild plants in areas other than conser vation areas; 2.5. other , with specif ication of the particular 
case (e.g. garden centre, commercial sites that uses wood packa ging mate rial, wood industr y, wetlands, irrigati on and drainage netw ork, etc.);
3.Physically closed conditions: 3.1. greenhouse; 3.2. private site, other than greenhouse; 3.3. public site, other than greenhouse; 3.4. other , with specifi cation of the particular case (e.g. 
garde n centre, commercial sites that uses wood packag ing mater ial, wood industr y).
For column 7: Indicate which are the risk areas identified based on the biology of the pest(s), presence of host plants, eco-climatic conditions and risk locations.
For column 8: Indicate the risk areas included in the survey, from those identif ied in column 7.
For column 9: Indicate plants, fruits, seeds, soil, packag ing mater ial, wood, machi nery, vehicles, water , other , specifying the specifi c case.
For column 10: Indicate the list of plant species/gen era surveyed. When required by the specifi c legal pest survey requirement, use one row per plant species/ge nera.
For column 11: Indicate the months of the year when the survey was carried out.
For column 12: Indicate the details of the survey, depending on the specific legal requirements of each pest. Indicate with NA when the information of certain column is not applicable.
For columns 13 and 14: Indicate the results, if applicable, providing the information available in the corresponding columns. ‘Undeterm ined’ are those analysed sam ples for whic h no result 
was obtained due to diffe rent factors (e.g. below detection level, unprocessed sam ple-not identif ied, old, etc.)EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.8.2022 L 206/27