COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 
of 23 July 2014 
as regards measures to prev ent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Xylella 
fastidiosa (Well and Raju) 
(notifi ed under document C(2014) 5082) 
(2014/497/EU) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regar d to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on prote ctive measures against the introduction into the 
Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in 
particular the fourth senten ce of Article 16(3), thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  The Commission adop ted Implementing Decision 2014/87/EU (2) as regards measures to prevent the spread 
within the Union of Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju) (hereinaf ter ‘the specifi ed organism’). 
(2)  Since the adoptio n of that Decision, the Italian author ities have carried out inve stigations in the infect ed areas 
and the areas surrounding them concer ning the presence and nature of the specified organism. Those investig a­
tions have produced preliminar y results which are suffi cient to allow the adoptio n of more precise measures. 
(3)  The inve stigations of the Italian author ities, as well as the available scientifi c and technical evidence, have 
confir med that plants of Cathar anthus G. Don, Nerium L., Olea L., Prunus L., and Vinca L. are host plants of the 
specified organism. Taking into account the evidence available, it is likely that plants of Malva L., Portulaca L., 
Quercu s L. and Sorghum L. may also be host plants of that organism. Theref ore, the measures should apply to 
plants for planting, other than seeds, of Cathar anthus G. Don, Nerium L., Olea L., Prunus L., Vinca L., Malva L., 
Portulaca L., Quercu s L. and Sorghum L. (hereinaf ter ‘specified plants’). 
(4) It is appropr iate to establish conditions for the introduction into the Union of specifi ed plants from third coun ­
tries where the specifi ed organism is known to be present. Specifi c requirements should be adopt ed concer ning 
the registration, super vision and status of production sites, as well as for the inspections, sampli ng, testing and 
transpor t of the specif ied plants, to ensure that plants whic h are introduced into the Union are free from the spe­
cified organism. 
(5)  Specified plants which have been grown for at least part of their life in a demarcat ed area, or whic h have been 
moved through such an area, are more likely than other plants to have been infec ted with the specifi ed organism. 
Their movement should theref ore be subject to specifi c requirements. Those requirements should be similar to 
the requirements for specif ied plants introduced from third countr ies where the specifi ed organism is known to 
be present. 
(6)  Member States should carry out annual surveys for the presence of the specifi ed organism in their territories in 
order to prevent its introduction and spread. 
(7)  In order to ensure the earliest possible action against the potential presence of the specifi ed organism, anyone 
who might be awar e of the presence of that organism should inform the Member States thereof. Moreo ver, and 
in order to ensure appropr iate action by stakeho lders, Member State s should inform professional operat ors 
concer ned about the poten tial presence of the specified organism in their territories and the measures to be 
take n. 
(8)  To eradicat e the specifi ed organism and prevent its spread, Member States should establish demarcated areas and 
take the necessar y measures. Those demarcate d areas should consist of an infect ed zone and a buff er zone. The 
width of the buff er zone should be calculated in view of the risk of the specifi ed organism spreading to other 
areas. 25.7.2014 L 219/56 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. 
(2)Commission Implementing Decision 2014/87/EU of 13 Febr uary 2014 as regards measures to prevent the spread within the Union of 
Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju) (OJ L 45, 15.2.2014, p. 29). (9)  Where the establishment of a demarcated area does not seem necessar y to eliminate the specified organism, the 
Member State concer ned should have the possibility not to establish a demarcat ed area immediately . In that case, 
it should eliminate the specifi ed organism on the plants where it was first found to be present and carry out a 
survey to determine whether any further plants have been infec ted. 
(10)  Specific measures should be established to ensure the eradication of the specified organism where it has been 
found to be present. 
(11)  In the interest of clarity, Imp lementing Decision 2014/87/EU should be repealed. 
(12)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plant Health, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Def initions 
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply: 
(a)  ‘specif ied plants’ means all plants for planting, other than seeds, of Cathar anthus G. Don, Nerium L., Olea L., Prunus L., 
Vinca L., Malva L., Portulaca L., Quercu s L. and Sorghum L.; 
(b)  ‘specif ied organism’ means Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju). 
Article 2 
Introduction into the Union of specif ied plants originating in third countr ies where the specif ied organism is 
kno wn to be present 
Specified plants originating in third countr ies where the specifi ed organism is known to be present shall only be intro ­
duced into the Union if they fulfil the following conditions: 
(a)  they comply with the specific requirements for introduction, as set out in Section 1 of Annex I; 
(b)  on introduction into the Union they have been inspected by the responsible official body in accordance with 
Section 2 of Annex I for the presence of the specified organism; 
(c)  neither presence nor symp toms of the specif ied organism have been found when they were inspecte d in accordance 
with Section 2 of Annex I. 
Article 3 
Movement of specif ied plants within the Union 
Specified plants whic h have been grown for at least part of their life in a demarcated area established in accordance with 
Article 7, or which have been moved through such an area, shall only be moved to and within areas other than infected 
zones, if they meet the conditions set out in Annex II. 
Article 4 
Sur veys of the specif ied organism 
1. Member States shall conduct annual surveys for the presence of the specif ied organism in their territory on the 
specified plants and on other possible host plants. 25.7.2014 L 219/57 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Those surveys shall be carried out by the responsible official body , or under the official super vision of the responsible 
official body . They shall consist of visual examinations and, in the case of any suspicion of infection by the specifi ed 
organism, collection of samples and testin g. Those surveys shall be based on sound scientific and technical principles, 
and shall be carried out at appropr iate times with regar d to the possibility to detect the specified organism. 
Those surveys shall take account of the available scientifi c and technical evidence, the biology of the specified organism 
and its vect ors, the presence and biology of specifi ed plants or plants likely to be host plants of the specified organism, 
and any other appropr iate information, concer ning the presence of the specifi ed organism. 
2. Member States shall notify the results of those surveys to the Commission and the other Member State s by 
31 December of each year. 
Article 5 
Informa tion about the specif ied organism 
1. Where anyone becomes aware of the presence of the specifi ed orga nism, or has reason to suspect such a presence, 
that person shall immediately inform the responsible official body . 
The responsible official body shall immediate ly record such information. 
2. Where appropr iate, the responsible official body shall request the person refer red to in paragraph 1 to provide that 
body with any other information concer ning the presence of the specified organism which is in the possession of that 
person. 
Article 6 
Conf irmation of presence 
1. Where the responsible official body has been informed of a presence, or suspecte d presence, of the specifi ed 
organism on the basis of the surveys refer red to in Article 4(1), or in accordance with Article 5, it shall take all necessar y 
step s to conf irm that presence. 
2. Where the presence of the specified organism is conf irmed in an area where that presence was previously 
unkno wn, the Member State concer ned shall, within five working days from the time of the conf irmation, notify the 
Commission and the other Member State s of that presence. 
The same shall apply in the case of the official confir mation of the presence of the specifi ed organism on a plant species 
previously not kno wn to be a host plant. Those notificati ons shall be submitte d in writing. 
3. Member States shall ensure that professiona l operators whose specifi ed plants may be affected by the specified 
organism, are immediately informed of the presence of the specifi ed organism in the territory of that Member State , and 
become aware of the respective risks and measures to be taken. 
Article 7 
Demarcated areas 
1. Where the results of the surveys refer red to in Article 4(1) show the presence of the specif ied organism, or where 
such a presence is confir med in accordance with Article 6(1), the Member State concer ned shall without dela y demarcate 
an area, hereinaf ter ‘demarcated area’ . 
2. The demarcated area shall consist of a zone in which the specified organism was found to be present, hereinaf ter 
‘the infec ted zone’. That zone shall be defined in accordance with Section 1 of Annex III. The demarcated area shall 
further consist of a zone surrounding the infect ed zone, hereinaf ter ‘the buffe r zone’. That zone shall be defined in 
accordance with Section 1 of Annex III. 
3. Member States shall take measures in the demarcated areas, as set out in Section 2 of Annex III. 25.7.2014 L 219/58 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member State may decide not to establish a demarcated area immedi ­
ately where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  there is evidence that the specifi ed organism has been recently introduced into the area with the plants on whic h it 
was found; 
(b)  there is an indication that those plants were infect ed before their introduction into the area concer ned; 
(c)  no relevant vectors have been detect ed in the vicinity of these plants providing evidence that no further spread of 
the specifi ed organism has occur red. 
In that case, it shall carry out a survey to determine whether any plants have been infected other than those on which it 
was first found to be present. On the basis of that survey, the Member State shall deter mine whether there is a need to 
establish a demarcated area. The Member State concer ned shall notify to the Commission and the other Member States 
the conclusions of those surveys, as well as the justification for not establishing a demarcate d area. 
5. Member States shall set time periods for the implementation of the measures provided for in paragraph 3 and, 
where relevant, for the carrying out of the survey refer red to paragraph 4. 
Article 8 
Repor ting on measures 
1. Member States shall, within 30 days of the notification referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 6(2), repor t 
to the Commission and the other Member States on the measures they have taken or intend to take in accordance with 
Article 7(3), as well as the time periods referred to in Article 7(5). 
The repor t shall also include the following elements: 
(a)  information on the location of the demarcat ed area, and descr iption of its charact eristics whic h may be relevant for 
the eradication and prevention of the spread of the specifi ed orga nism; 
(b)  a map showing the delimitation of the demarcated area; 
(c)  information on the presence of the specif ied orga nism and its vectors; 
(d)  measures to compl y with the requirements concer ning the movement of specifi ed plants within the Union as set out 
in Article 3. 
That repor t shall descr ibe the evidence and criteria on which the measures are based. 
2. Member State s shall by 31 December of each year communicate to the Commission and the other Member State s 
a repor t including an up-to -date version of the information referred to in paragraph 1. 
Article 9 
Repeal 
Implementing Decision 2014/87/EC is repealed. 
Article 10 
Addre ssees 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014. 
For the Commission 
Tonio BOR G 
Member of the Commission  25.7.2014 L 219/59 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX I 
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INTR ODUCTION OF SPECIFIED PLANTS, AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 
SECTION 1 
Stateme nts to be included in the certificate, as referred to in Article 13(1)(ii) of Directiv e 2000/29/EC 
1.  Specified plants originating in third countr ies, where the specified organism is kno wn to be present, shall only be 
introduced into the Union if they are accompan ied by a phyt osanitar y certificate, as referred to in Article 13(1)(ii) of 
Directive 2000/29/EC, which satisfi es the conditions set out in point (2) or point (3). 
2.  The phytosanitar y certificate shall include under the rubric ‘Additional Declaration’ the statement that the plants have 
been grown throughout their life in a site of production whic h is registe red and super vised by the national plant 
prot ection organisation in the countr y of origin, and situated in a pest-free area established by that organisation in 
accordance with relevant Intern ational Standards for Phytosanitar y Measures. 
The name of the pest-free area shall be indicated under the rubric ‘place of origin’ . 
3.  The phyt osanitar y certificate shall include under the rubric ‘Additional Declaration’ the following statements: 
(a) the specifi ed plants have been grown throughout their life in a site of production fulfilling the following condi ­
tions: 
(i) it is established as free from the specifi ed orga nism and its vect ors in accordance with the relevant Intern a­
tional Standards for Phytosanitar y Measures. 
(ii)  it is register ed and super vised by the national plant prote ction organisation in the countr y of origin. 
(iii)  it is physically prote cted against the introduction of the specifi ed organism by its vect ors. 
(iv)  it is subject to appropr iate phyt osanitar y treatments to maintain freedom from vectors of the specified 
organism. 
(v)  it is subjected annually to at least two official inspections carried out at appropr iate times. Dur ing past 
inspections neither symp toms of the specified organism nor its vect ors were found or, if suspect symp toms 
were obser ved, testing has been under taken and absence of the specifi ed organism has been conf irmed. 
(b)  phytosan itary treatments against the vect ors of the specif ied organism are applied in the close proximity of the 
site of production. 
(c)  the lots of the specifi ed plants have been subjected to annual testing, on the basis of samp ling, and asymp tomatic 
presence of the specified organism has been excl uded. 
(d)  the specified plants have been transpor ted outside the flight season of any of the kno wn vect ors of the specified 
organism, or in closed containers or packaging, ensur ing that infec tion with the specified organism or any of its 
kno wn vect ors cannot occur . 
(e)  immediately prior to expor t, the lots of the specif ied plants were subjected to official visual inspection, sampling 
and testing, using a sampling scheme able to conf irm with 99 % reliability that the level of presence of the spe­
cified organism in those plants is belo w 1 % and target ed especially at plants displa ying suspect symp toms of that 
organism. 
4.  Points (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to specified plants which have been grown both within a pest-free 
area and outside a pest-free area. 25.7.2014 L 219/60 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     SECTION 2 
Inspection 
Specified plants shall be meticulously inspect ed by the responsible official body at the point of entr y or the place of des­
tination established in accordance with Commission Directive 2004/103/EC (1). The inspection shall take the form of 
visual inspections, and, in the case of suspicion of the presence of the specified organism, of sampli ng and testin g of 
each lot of the specifi ed plants. Sample s shall be of a size that allows conf irming with 99 % reliability that the level of 
presence of the specified organism in those plants is belo w 1 %.  25.7.2014 L 219/61 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)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, which 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 chec ks (OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 16). ANNEX II 
CONDITIONS FOR MO VEMENT OF SPECIFIED PLANTS WITHIN THE UNION AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 
1.  Specified plants whic h have been grown for at least part of their life in a demarcated area shall only be moved to and 
within areas other than infect ed zones if they are accompanied by a plant passpor t prepared and issued in accordance 
with Commission Directive 92/105/EEC (1). 
2.  Specified plants whic h have been grown for at least part of their life in a demarcated area shall only be moved to and 
within areas other than infec ted zones if, for the whole period they have spent within the demarcate d area, they fulfil 
the following requirements in addition to point (1): 
(a)  the site of production in which they have been grown within the demarcated area fulfils the following conditions: 
(i)  it is established as free from the specified organism. 
(ii)  it is register ed in accordance with Commission Directive 92/90/EEC (2). 
(iii)  it is physically prote cted against the introduction of the specifi ed organism by its vect ors. 
(iv)  it is subject to appropr iate phyt osanitar y treatments to maintain freedom from vectors of the specified 
organism. 
(v)  it is subjected annually to at least two official inspections carried out at appropr iate times. Dur ing past 
inspections neither symp toms of the specified organism nor its vect ors were found or,if suspect symp toms 
were obser ved, testing has been under taken and the absence of the specifi ed organism has been conf irmed. 
(b)  representative samp les of each species of specifi ed plants from each site of production have been subject to 
annual testing, and the asymp tomatic presence of the specified organism has been excl uded. 
(c)  phytosan itary treatments against the vect ors of the specif ied organism are applied in the close proximity of the 
site of production. 
3.  Specified plants moving through or within demarcat ed areas shall be transpor ted outside the flight season of any of 
the known vect ors of the specified orga nism, or in closed containers or packag ing, ensur ing that infection with the 
specified organism or any of its kno wn vect ors cannot occur .  25.7.2014 L 219/62 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Commission Directive 92/105/EEC of 3 December 1992 establishing a degree of standardization for plant passpor ts to be used for the 
movement of certain plants, plant products or other objects within the Community , and establishing the detailed procedures related to 
the issuing of such plant passpor ts and the conditions and detailed procedures for their replacement (OJ L 4, 8.1.1993, p. 22). 
(2)Commission Directive 92/90/EEC of 3 November 1992 establishing obligations to whic h producers and impo rters of plants, plant 
products or other objects are subject and establishing details for their registration (OJ L 344, 26.11.1992, p. 38). ANNEX III 
EST ABLISHMENT OF DEMAR CATED AREAS AND MEASURES, AS PROVIDED FOR IN ART ICLE 7 
SECTION 1 
Establishment of demarcated areas 
1.The infect ed zone shall include all plants kno wn to be infected by the specifi ed organism, all plants showing symp ­
toms indicating possible infec tion by that organism, and all other plants liable to be infected by that organism due to 
their close proximity to infect ed plants, or common source of production, if kno wn, with infect ed plants, or plants 
grown from them. 
2.  The buffer zone shall have a width of at least 2 000 m. 
The width of the buff er zone may be reduced to at least 1 000 m if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  the infect ed plants have been remo ved, together with all plants showing symp toms indicating possible infection 
by the specifi ed organism and all plants which have been identif ied as likely to be infected. The remo val shall be 
carried out in such a way that no mate rial of the remo ved plant remains; 
(b)  a delimiting survey has been carried out, whic h includes testing using a sampling sche me able to conf irm with 
99 % reliability that the level of presence of the specif ied organism in plants within 2 000 m from the border of 
the infected zone, is belo w 0,1 %. 
3.  The exact delimitation of the zones shall be based on sound scientifi c principles, the biology of the specified 
organism and its vectors, the level of infection, the presence of the vectors, and the distr ibution of possible host 
plants in the area concer ned. 
4.  If the presence of the specified organism is confir med outside the infected zone, the delimitation of the infected zone 
and buffer zone shall be reviewed and changed according ly. 
5.  Where in a demarcated area, based on the surveys referred to in Article 4(1) and on the monitoring referred to in 
point (h) of Section 2 of this Annex, the specified organism is not detected for a period of 5 years, this demarcation 
may be lifted. 
SECTION 2 
Measures to be taken in demarcated areas 
In a demarcated area the Member State concer ned shall take the following measures to eradicat e the specifi ed organism: 
(a) it shall, as soon as possible, remo ve all plants infect ed by the specifi ed organism, as well as all plants showing symp ­
toms indicating possible infection by that organism and all plants which have been identif ied as likely to be infec ted. 
That remo val shall be carried out in such a way that no mater ial of the remo ved plant remains and taking all neces ­
sary precautions to avoid spreading of the specifi ed organism during and after remo val. 
(b)  it shall carry out sam pling and testing of specifi ed plants, plants of the same genus as the infect ed plants, and all 
other plants showing symp toms of the specifi ed organism within a radius of 200 m around infec ted plants, using a 
sampli ng scheme able to confir m with 99 % reliability that the level of presence of the specified organism in those 
plants is belo w 0,1 %. 
(c)  it shall destro y, in situ or in a nearby location within the demarcated area designated for this purpose, the entire 
plants, parts of plants or wood which may contr ibut e to the spread of the specifi ed organism. The destr uction shall 
be carried out in a manner appropr iate to ensure that the specified organism is not spread. 
(d)  it shall destro y in situ or in a nearb y location, any plant mate rial originated from pruning of specifi ed plants and of 
plants of the same genus as the infect ed plants. The destr uction shall be carried out in a manner appropr iate to 
ensure that the specifi ed organism is not spread by its vector . 25.7.2014 L 219/63 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (e)  it shall carry out appropr iate phytosanitary treatments of specifi ed plants and of plants that may host the vect ors of 
the specifi ed organism to prevent the spread of the specifi ed organism by those vect ors. 
(f)  it shall trace back to the origin of the infection and tracing forward of specifi ed plants associated with the case of 
infection concer ned, whic h may have been moved before a demarcated area was established. Relevant author ities of 
the area of destination of those plants shall be informed of all respective details of such movements to allow examin ­
ation of the plants and the application of appropr iate measures, where relevant. 
(g)  it shall prohibit the planting of the specifi ed plants and plants of the same genus as the infected plants in sites which 
are not vect or-proof. 
(h)  it shall carry out intensi ve monitoring for the presence of the specifi ed organism by at least annual inspections at 
appropr iate times, with specifi c focus on the buffe r zone and on the specifi ed plants and the plants of the same 
genus as the infect ed plants, including testing, in particular of any symp toma tic plants. The number of sam ples shall 
be indicated in the repor t refer red to in Article 8. 
(i)  it shall carry out activities to raise public aware ness concer ning the threat of the specified organism and concer ning 
the measures adop ted to prevent its introduction into and spread within the Union, including the conditions 
regar ding movement of specified plants from the demarcate d area established under Article 7. 
(j)  it shall, where necessar y, take specifi c measures to address any particular ity or compl ication that could reasonably be 
expecte d to prevent, hinder or dela y eradication, in particular those related to the accessibility and adequate eradica ­
tion of all plants that are infect ed or suspecte d of infection, irrespective of their location, public or private ownership 
or the person or entity responsible for them. 
(k)  it shall take any other measure, which may contr ibut e to the eradication of the specified organism, taking account of 
ISPM No 9 (1) and applying an integra ted approac h according to the principles set out in ISPM No 14 (2).  25.7.2014 L 219/64 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Guidelines for pest eradication programmes — Reference Standard ISPM No 9 by the Secretar iat of the International Plant Protection 
Con vention, Rome. Published 15 December 2011. 
(2)The use of integrat ed measures in a systems approac h for pest risk management — Reference Standard ISPM No 14 by the Secretar iat of 
the Intern ational Plant Protectio n Convention, Rome. Published 8 Januar y 2014.