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Annex IV is amended as follows: (a) Section 1‘Castanea sativa Mill.’, is amended as follows: (i) point (b) ‘Pre-basic category’, point (c) ‘Basic category’ and point (d) ‘Certified and CAC categories’ are replaced by the following; ‘(b) Pre-basic category Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area In the case where a derogation is allowed to produce pre-basic material in the field under non-insect proof conditions pursuant to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/925 (*1), the following requirements shall apply: (i) Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr: — propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr shall be observed at the production site on propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category over the last complete cycle of vegetation. (ii) Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld: — propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category at the production site over the last complete cycle of vegetation. (c) Basic category Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area (i) Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr: — propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr shall be observed at the production site on propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category over the last complete cycle of vegetation. (ii) Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld: — propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category at the production site over the last complete cycle of vegetation. (d) Certified and CAC categories Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area (i) Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr: — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified and CAC categories shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr shall be observed at the production site on propagating material and fruit plants of the certified and CAC categories over the last complete cycle of vegetation; or — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified and CAC categories showing symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr shall be rogued out, the remaining propagating material and fruit plants shall be inspected at weekly intervals and no symptoms shall be observed at the production site for at least three weeks before dispatch. (ii) Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld: — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified and CAC categories shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the certified and CAC categories at the production site over the last complete cycle of vegetation; or — — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified and CAC categories showing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld at the production site and all plants within a 2 m radius of the symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, shall be rogued out and destroyed, including adhering soil; and — for all plants located within a 10 m radius of symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants and any remaining propagating material and fruit plants from the affected lot: — within three months following the detection of symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants in at least two inspections at appropriate times to detect the pest and during that three-month period no treatments suppressing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be carried out; and — after that three-month period: — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld are observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants at the production site; or — a representative sample of that propagating material and those fruit plants to be moved shall be tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld; and and — for all other propagating material and fruit plants at the production site: — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants at the production site; or — a representative sample of that propagating material and those fruit plants to be moved has been tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld. (*1) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/925 of 29 May 2017 temporarily authorising certain Member States to certify pre-basic material of certain species of fruit plants, produced in the field under non-insect proof conditions, and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/167 (OJ L 140, 31.5.2017, p. 7)’;" (b) in Section 4 ‘Cydonia oblonga Mill.’, point (b) ‘Pre-basic category’, the part ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area’ is deleted; (c) in Section 6 ‘Fragaria L.’ point (d) ‘Certified category’, ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area’, point (iii), the indent ‘1 % in the case of:’, the entry ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense Davis et al.’ is deleted; (d) Section 8 ‘Malus Mill.’ is amended as follows: (i) in point (c) ‘Basic category’, the following section is added: ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area (i) Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider — propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category shall be produced in areas known to be free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider; or — no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category at the production site over the last complete growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity shall be rogued out and immediately destroyed; (ii) Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. — propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category shall be produced in areas known to be free from Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.; or — propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category in the production site shall be inspected over the last complete growing season, and any propagating material and fruit plants showing symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. and any surrounding host plants shall be immediately rogued out and destroyed.’; (ii) in point (d) ‘Certified category’, the following section is added: ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area (i) Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category shall be produced in areas known to be free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider; or — no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category at the production site over the last complete growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity shall be rogued out and immediately destroyed; or — symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on no more than 2 % of propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category at the production site over the last complete growing season, and that propagating material and those fruit plants, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity shall be rogued out and immediately destroyed, and a representative sample of the remaining asymptomatic propagating material and fruit plants in the lots in which symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants were found has been tested and found free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider; (ii) Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category shall be produced in areas known to be free from Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.; or — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category in the production site shall be inspected over the last complete growing season, and any propagating material and fruit plants showing symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. and any surrounding host plants shall be immediately rogued out and destroyed.’; (iii) point (e) ‘Basic and certified categories’ is deleted; (e) Section ‘12 ‘Pyrus L.’ is amended as follows: (i) in point (b) ‘Pre-basic category’, point (i) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider’ of the section ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area’ is replaced by the following: ‘— propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category at the production site during the last three growing seasons, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity shall be rogued out and immediately destroyed;’; (ii) in point (e) ‘Basic and certified categories’, point (i) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider’ of the section ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area’ is replaced by the following: ‘— propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and certified categories shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and certified categories at the production site over the last complete growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity shall be rogued out and immediately destroyed; or — propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and certified categories at the production site and any plants in the immediate vicinity, which have shown symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider during visual inspections during the last three growing seasons, shall be rogued out and destroyed immediately;’; (iii) in point (f) ‘CAC category’, point (i) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider’ of the section ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area’ is replaced by the following: ‘— propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category at the production site over the last complete growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity shall be rogued out and immediately destroyed; or — propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category at the production site and any plants in the immediate vicinity, which have shown symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider during visual inspections during the last three growing seasons, shall be rogued out and destroyed immediately;’; (f) Section ‘15 ‘Vaccinium L.’ is amended as follows: (i) in point (b) ‘Basic category’ in the section ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area’ the following point is added: ‘(iv) Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld: — propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category at the production site over the last complete cycle of vegetation.’; (ii) in point (d) ‘Certified category’, in the section ‘Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area’, the following point is added: ‘(iii) Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld: — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category at the production site over the last complete cycle of vegetation; or — — propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category showing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld at the production site and all plants within a 2 m radius of the symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, shall be rogued out and destroyed, including adhering soil; and — for all plants located within a 10 m radius of symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants and any remaining propagating material and fruit plants from the affected lot: — within three months following the detection of symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants in at least two inspections at appropriate times to detect the pest and during that three-month period no treatments suppressing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be carried out; and — after that three-month period: — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants at the production site; or — a representative sample of that propagating material and those fruit plants to be moved has been tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld; and — — for all other propagating material and fruit plants at the production site: — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants at the production site; or — a representative sample of that propagating material and those fruit plants to be moved has been tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld.’; (iii) the following point is added: ‘(e) CAC category Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area — Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld: — propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category at the production site over the last complete cycle of vegetation; or — — propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category showing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld at the production site and all plants within a 2 m radius of the symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, shall be rogued out and destroyed, including adhering soil; and — for all plants located within a 10 m radius of symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants and any remaining propagating material and fruit plants from the affected lot: — within three months following the detection of symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants in at least two inspections at appropriate times to detect the pest and during that three-month period no treatments suppressing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be carried out; and after that three-month period: — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants at the production site; or — a representative sample of that propagating material and those fruit plants to be moved has been tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld; and — for all other propagating material and fruit plants at the production site: — no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that propagating material and those fruit plants at the production site; or — a representative sample of that propagating material and those fruit plants to be moved has been tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld.’;