Commission Directive 2001/32/EC of 8 May 2001 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community and repealing Directive 92/76/EEC
Date: 2001-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, parasitology, plant disease, plant health control, protected area, protection of plant life

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2001/32/EC

of 8 May 2001

recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community and
repealing Directive 92/76/EEC

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000
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), and in
particular the first subparagraph of Article 2(1)(h) thereof,

Having regard to the requests made by Denmark, Greece,
Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden
and the United Kingdom,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

the

provisions

of Directive

Under
2000/29/EC,
‘protected zones’ exposed to particular plant health risks
may be defined and therefore may be accorded special
protection under
compatible with the
internal market. Such zones were defined in Commis-
sion Directive 92/76/EEC of 6 October 1992, recog-
nising protected zones exposed to particular plant health
risks in the Community (2) as last amended by Directive
2000/23/EC (3).

conditions

Since then, there have been significant developments in
the plant health status of some of these zones initially
recognised as protected zones in respect of the relevant
harmful organisms.

From information supplied by Denmark it appears that
it is no longer appropriate to maintain the protected
zone recognised for Denmark in respect of Bemisia tabaci
Genn. (European populations) and tomato spotted wilt
virus.

Certain provisions on protective measures in Portugal
against Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll. and in the United
Kingdom and in Ireland against Pissodes spp. (European)
should be modified to take into account the present
distribution of
respective
countries.

these organisms

in the

From information supplied by United Kingdom and
Sweden it appears that following local government re-
organisation, the current description of the respective
protected zones
in respect of Dendroctonus micans
Kugelan and Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say should be
modified.

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 305, 21.10.1992, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 103, 28.4.2000, p. 72.

Under Directive 92/76/EEC, Austria,
Ireland and the
regions of Apulia, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia and
Veneto in Italy were provisionally recognised as
protected zone in respect of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)
Winsl. et al. for a period expiring on 31 March 2001.

From information supplied by Ireland it appears that the
provisional
for
Ireland in respect of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et
al. should be extended for a further limited period.

the protected zones

recognition of

From information supplied by Austria and Italy it
appears that some areas within Austria and Italy should
not longer be recognised as protected zones in respect of
Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al., whilst other areas
should be recognised as protected zones in respect of
Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. for a further limited
period.

From information supplied by France it appears that
some areas within France should not longer be recog-
nised as protected zones in respect of Erwinia amylovora
(Burr.) Winsl. et al.

From information supplied by United Kingdom it
appears that the provisional recognition of the protected
zone for United Kingdom in respect of beet necrotic
yellow vein virus should be extended for a further
limited period.

It is therefore necessary to modify the existing designa-
tion of protected zones. In the interest of clarity, a new
list of such zones should be adopted. Directive 92/
76/EEC should therefore be repealed. In view of the
continuing plant health problems, this Directive should
enter into force and be transposed as soon as possible.

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The zones in the Community listed in the Annex are hereby
recognised as ‘protected zones’ referred to in the first subpara-
graph of Article 2(1)(h) of Directive 2000/29/EC, in respect of
the harmful organism(s)
their names in the
Annex.

listed against

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In the case of point 2 of (b), for Ireland, for Italy (Emilia-
Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and
Rimini; Lombardia; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous province
of Bolzano; Veneto), and for Austria (Burgenland, Kärnten,
Niederösterreich, Osttirol, Steiermark, Wien), the said zones are
recognised until 31 March 2002.

In the case of point 1 of (d), the said zone in United Kingdom
is recognised until 31 March 2002.

Article 2

The extension of the recognition beyond the dates referred to
in Article 1, and any amendment to the list of protected zones
referred to in Article 1, shall be made in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 2000/29/EC,
taking into account the results of appropriate surveys based on
Community conditions and monitored by Commission experts.

tion. The procedure for such a reference shall be adopted by
Member States.

2. Member States shall
immediately communicate to the
Commission the essential provisions of domestic law which
in the field governed by this Directive. The
they adopt
inform the other Member States thereof.
Commission shall

Article 4

Directive 92/76/EEC is hereby repealed with effect from 22
May 2001.

Article 5

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 22 May 2001.

Article 6

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 21 May 2001 at the latest. They shall apply them
from 22 May 2001. They shall forthwith inform the Commis-
sion thereof. When Member States adopt these measures, they
shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompa-
nied by such reference on the occasion of their official publica-

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ZONES IN THE COMMUNITY RECOGNISED AS ‘PROTECTED ZONES’,

IN RESPECT OF HARMFUL

ORGANISM(S) LISTED AGAINST THEIR NAMES

ANNEX

Harmful organisms

Protected zones: territory of

(a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at
all stages of their development

1. Anthonomus grandis (Boh.)

Greece, Spain (Andalusia, Catalonia, Extremadura, Murcia, Valencia)

2. Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European

populations)

Ireland, Portugal (Alentejo, Azores, Beira Interior, Beira Litoral, Entre Douro e
Minho, Madeira, Ribatejo e Oeste and Trás-os-Montes), Finland, Sweden,
United Kingdom

3. Cephalcia lariciphila (Klug.)

Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey)

4. Dendroctonus micans Kugelan

Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom (Scotland, Northern heland, Jersey, England:
the following counties, districts and unitary authorities: Barnsley, Bath and
North East Somerset, Bedfordshire, Bournemouth, Bracknell Forest, Bradford,
Bristol, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, Calderdale, Cambridgeshire,
Cornwall, Cumbria, Darlington, Devon, Doncaster, Dorset, Durham, East
Riding of Yorkshire, East Sussex, Essex, Gateshead, Greater London, Hamp-
shire, Hartlepool, Hertfordshire, Kent, Kingston Upon Hull, Kirklees, Leeds,
Leicester City, Lincolnshire, Luton, Medway Council, Middlesbrough, Milton
Keynes, Newbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, North-
umberland, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Tyneside,
North West Somerset, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Peter-
borough, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Reading, Redcar and Cleveland, Roch-
dale, Rotherham, Rutland, Sheffield, Slough, Somerset, Southend, South-
ampton, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Suffolk, Sunderland, Surrey,
Swindon, Thurrock, Torbay, Wakefield, West Sussex, Windsor and Maiden-
head, Wokingham, York, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly,
and the following parts of counties districts and unitary authorities: Derby
City: that part of the unitary authority which lies to the north of the northern
boundary of the A52(T) road together with that part of the unitary authority
which lies to the north of the A6(T) road; Derbyshire: that part of the county
which lies to the north of the northern boundary of the A52(T) road, and that
part of the county which lies to the north of the northern boundary of the
A6(T) road; Gloucestershire: that part of the county which lies to the east of
the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road; Leicestershire: that part
of the county which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way
Roman road, together with that part of the county which lies to the east of
the eastern boundary of the B4114 road, and that part of the county which
lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the M1 motorway; North Yorkshire:
the whole county, except that part of the county which comprises the district
of Craven; South Gloucestershire: that part of the unitary authority which lies
to the south of the southern boundary of the M4; Warwickshire: that part of
the county which lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way
Roman road; Wiltshire: that part of the county which lies to the south of the
southern boundary of the M4 motorway, and that part of the county which
lies to the east of the eastern boundary of the Fosse Way Roman road)

5. Gilpinia hercyniae (Hartig)

Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey)

6. Globodera
Behrens

pallida

(Stone)

Finland

7. Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll

Greece, Portugal (Azores; district of Beja: all concelhos; district of Lastelo
Branco: concelhos de Lastelo Branco, Fundão and Penamacôr, Idanha-a-Nova;
district of Évora with the exception of concelhos de Montemor-O-Novo, Mora
and Vendas Novas; district of Faro: all concelhos; district of Portalegre:
concelhos de Arronches, Campo Maior, Elvas, Fronteira, Monforte and Sousel)

8. Ips amitinus Eichhof

Greece, France (Corsica), Ireland, United Kingdom

9. Ips cembrae Heer

Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and Isle of Man)

10. Ips duplicatus Sahlberg

Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom

11. Ips sexdentatus Boerner

Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and Isle of Man)

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Harmful organisms

Protected zones: territory of

12. Ips typographus Heer

Ireland, United Kingdom

13. Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say

Spain (Ibiza and Menorca), Ireland, Portugal (Azores and Madeira), Finland
(districts of Åland, Håme, Kymi, Pirkanmaa, Satakunta, Turku, Uusimaa),
Sweden (counties of Blekroge, Gotlands, Halland, Kalmar and Skåne), United
Kingdom

14. Matsuccocus feytaudi Duc.

France (Corsica)

15. Sternochetus mangiferae Fabricius

Spain (Granada and Malaga), Portugal (Alentejo, Algarve and Madeira)

16. Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Den.

Spain (Ibiza)

and Schiff.)

(b) Bacteria

1. Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv.
flaccumfaciens (Hedges) Col.

2. Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Wirisl.

et al.

Greece, Spain, Portugal

Spain, France (Corsica), Ireland, Italy (Abruzzi; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania;
Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini;
Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont;
Apulia; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces
of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto), Austria (Burgenland,
Carinthia, Lower Austria, East Tyrol, Styria, Vienna), Portugal, Finland, United
Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)

(c) Fungi

1. Glomerella gossypii Edgerton

Greece

2. Gremmeniella abietina Morelet

Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

3. Hypoxylon mammatum (Wahl.)

Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

J Miller

(d) Viruses and virus-like organisms

1. Beet necrotic yellow vein virus

Denmark, France (Brittany),
United Kingdom

Ireland, Portugal

(Azores), Finland, Sweden,

2. Tomato spotted wilt virus

Finland, Sweden

3. Citrus tristeza virus (European
to fruit of
strains) harmful
Fortunella Swingle,
Citrus L.,
Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids,
with leaves and peduncles

Greece, France (Corsica), Italy, Portugal