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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of8January1998
recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free of Xantho-
monas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and
Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (allstrainspathogenictoCitrus)
(98/83/EC)
(OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 41)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 1999/104/EC of 26 January 1999 L 33 27 6.2.1999
►M2Commission Decision 2001/440/EC of 29 May 2001 L 155 13 12.6.2001
►M3Commission Decision 2003/129/EC of 25 February 2003 L 51 21 26.2.2003
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of8January1998
recognisingcertainthirdcountriesandcertainareasofthirdcoun-
tries as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains
pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and
Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (allstrainspathogenictoCitrus)
(98/83/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976
on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of
organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread
within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Directive
97/14/EC (2), and in particular Annex IV, Part A, Section I, points
16.2, 16.3 and 16.3(a) thereof,
WhereasAnnex IV, Part A, Section I, points16.2, 16.3 and 16.3(a)
contain a reference to fruitsof CitrusL.,Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus
Raf., and their hybrids, originating in third countries where Xantho-
monas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora
angolensis Carv. et Mendesor Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains
pathogenic to Citrus) are known to occur;
Whereas these provisions should be reinforced; whereas one way of
doing so is to determine the third countries which are recognised asbeing free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to
Citrus),Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendesand Guignardia citri-
carpaKiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) and to determine the
areas free of those harmful organisms in the third countries wherethey are known to occur;
Considering the information provided by the European and Mediterra-
nean Plant Protection Organisation and the ‘Centre for Agriculture and
Bioscience International’;
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent discovery
that one or more of the respective harmful organisms occur in the thirdcountriesor areasof third countriesconcerned;
Whereas the Commission will ensure that the third countries concerned
provide all the technical information necessary for monitoring thesituation;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
It ishereby declared that the following third countriesare recognized
asbeing free of all s trainsof Xanthomonas campestris pathogenic to
Citrus:
— all citrus-growing countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region,
including Europe, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Malta,Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey,
— in Africa: South Africa, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Sudan,
Swaziland and Zimbabwe,
— in Central and South America and the Caribbean: the Bahamas,
Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras,1998D0083 — EN — 26.02.2003 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.
(2) OJ L 87, 2. 4. 1997, p. 17.
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Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Saint
Lucia, El Salvador, Surinam and Venezuela.
Article 2
It ishereby declared that the following areasare recognized asbeing
free of all strains of Xanthomonas campestris pathogenic to Citrus:
— in Australia: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and
Victoria,
— all areasof Brazil, with the exception of the Statesof Rio Grande
do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, MinasGeraisand MatoGrosso do Sul,
— in the United Statesof America: Arizona, California, Guam,
Hawaii, Louisiana, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Amer-
ican Samoa, Texas and the United States Virgin Islands,
— all areasof Uruguay, with the exception of the DepartmentsSalto,
Rivera and Paysandu — north of River Chapicuy.
Article 3
It ishereby declared that the following third countriesare recognized
asbeing free of Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes:
— all citrus-growing third countries in North, Central and South
America, the Caribbean, Asia (with the exception of Yemen),Europe and Oceania,
— all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, with the exception of
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic
of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda,
Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Article 4
It ishereby declared that the following third countriesare recognized
asbeing free of all s trainsof Guignardia citricarpa Kiely pathogenic
to Citrus:
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M1all citrus-growing third countries in North, Central and
South America (with the exception of Argentina and Brazil), theCaribbean and Europe ◄,
— all citrus-growing third countries in Asia, with the exception of
Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan,
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M2all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, with the excep-
tion of South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia andZimbabwe, ◄
— all citrus-growing third countries in Oceania, with the exception of
Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu.
Article 5
It ishereby declared that the following areasare recognized asbeing
free of all strains of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus:
— in South Africa: Western Cape,
— in Australia: South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Terri-
tory,
— in China: all areaswith the exception of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guang-
dong, Fujian and Zhejiang,
— in Brazil : all areaswith the exception of the Statesof Rio de
Janeiro, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul.1998D0083 — EN — 26.02.2003 — 003.001 — 3
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Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1998D0083 — EN — 26.02.2003 — 003.001 — 4