Commission Directive 2006/35/EC of  24 March 2006  amending Annexes I to IV to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community
Date: 2006-03-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: parasitology, plant disease, plant health control, plant health legislation

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/35/EC

of 24 March 2006

amending Annexes I to IV to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the
introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against
their spread within the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

protected zone in respect of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)
Winsl. et al.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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
their spread within the Community (1), and in
and against
particular point
the second paragraph of Article 14
thereof,

(c) of

After consulting the Member States concerned,

Whereas:

for certain measures
Directive 2000/29/EC provides
against the introduction into the Member States from
other Member States or third countries of organisms
which are harmful to plants or plant products. It also
provides for certain zones to be recognised as protected
zones.

From information supplied by Portugal,
it appears that
Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) is now estab-
lished in the Alentejo region and in some communes of
the Ribatejo e Oeste
the
Portuguese territory should therefore no longer be
recognised as a protected zone in respect of
that
harmful organism.

region. These parts of

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Italy has submitted information showing that Erwinia
et al.
amylovora (Burr.) Winsl.
is now established in
some parts of its territory. Those parts of the Italian
territory should therefore no longer be recognised as a
protected zone in respect of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)
Winsl. et al.

Lithuania has submitted information showing that Beet
necrotic yellow vein virus is now established in its
should therefore no longer be
territory. Lithuania
recognised as a protected zone in respect of Beet
necrotic yellow vein virus.

The relevant Annexes to Directive 2000/29/EC should
therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Plant Health,

the

in this Directive are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annexes I
accordance with the text in the Annex to this Directive.

to IV to Directive 2000/29/EC are amended in

Article 2

From information supplied by Slovenia, it appears that
Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. is now established in
the Gorenjska and Maribor regions. These regions should
no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of
Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al.

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 April 2006
at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions
and a correlation table between those provisions and this
Directive.

From information supplied by Slovakia,
it appears that
Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. is now established in
the Dunajská Streda, Levice,
certain communes of
Topoľčany, Poltár, Rožňava
and Trebišov Counties.
These communes should no longer be recognised as a

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Directive 2006/14/EC (OJ L 34, 7.2.2006, p. 24).

They shall apply those provisions from 1 May 2006.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such a reference is to be made.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law
which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 24 March 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Annexes I to IV to Directive 2000/29/EC are amended as follows:

(1) In Annex I, Part B is amended as follows:

(a)

in point 1 of heading (a) the words in brackets after ‘P’ are replaced by the following:

‘Azores, Beira Interior, Beira Litoral, Entre Douro e Minho, Madeira, Ribatejo e Oeste (communes of Alcobaça,
Alenquer, Bombarral, Cadaval, Caldas da Rainha, Lourinhã, Nazaré, Obidos, Peniche and Torres Vedras) and
Trás-os-Montes’;

(b) in point 1 of heading (b) ‘LT’ is deleted.

(2) In Annex II, Part B is amended as follows:

in the third column of point 2 of heading (b):

(a)

the words ‘(with exclusion of the provincial area situated to the North of the State road n. 9 — Via Emilia)’
are added after each of the words ‘Forli-Cesena’ and ‘Rimini’;

(b) the words ‘Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous province of Trento;’ are deleted;

(c)

the following words are inserted after the word ‘SI’: ‘(except the Gorenjska and Maribor regions)’;

(d) the following words are inserted after the word ‘SK’: ‘(except the communes of Blahová, Horné Mýto and Okoč
(Dunajská Streda County), Hronovce and Hronské Kľačany (Levice County), Veľké Ripňany (Topoľčany County),
Málinec (Poltár County), Hrhov (Rožňava County), Kazimír, Luhyňa, Malý Horeš, Svätuše and Zatín (Trebišov
County))’.

(3) In Annex III, Part B is amended as follows:

in the second column of points 1 and 2:

(a)

the words ‘(with exclusion of the provincial area situated to the North of the State road n. 9 — Via Emilia)’
are added after each of the words ‘Forli-Cesena’ and ‘Rimini’;

(b) the words ‘Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous province of Trento;’ are deleted;

(c)

the following words are inserted after the word ‘SI’: ‘(except the Gorenjska and Maribor regions)’;

(d) the following words are inserted after the word ‘SK’: ‘(except the communes of Blahová, Horné Mýto and Okoč
(Dunajská Streda County), Hronovce and Hronské Kľačany (Levice County), Veľké Ripňany (Topoľčany County),
Málinec (Poltár County), Hrhov (Rožňava County), Kazimír, Luhyňa, Malý Horeš, Svätuše and Zatín (Trebišov
County))’.

(4) In Annex IV, Part B is amended as follows:

(a)

in the third column of point 20.1, ‘LT’ is deleted;

(b) in the third column of point 20.2, ‘LT ’is deleted;

(c)

in the third column of point 21, the words ‘Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous province of Trento;’ are deleted;

(d)

in the third column of points 21 and 21.3:

1. the words ‘(with exclusion of the provincial area situated to the North of the State road n. 9 — Via Emilia)’

are added after each of the words ‘Forli-Cesena’ and ‘Rimini’;

2. the following words are inserted after the word ‘SI’: ‘(except the Gorenjska and Maribor regions)’;

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3. the following words are inserted after the word ‘SK’: ‘(except the communes of Blahová, Horné Mýto and Okoč
(Dunajská Streda County), Hronovce and Hronské Kľačany (Levice County), Veľké Ripňany (Topoľčany County),
Málinec (Poltár County), Hrhov (Rožňava County), Kazimír, Luhyňa, Malý Horeš, Svätuše and Zatín (Trebišov
County))’.

(e)

in the third column of point 22, ‘LT’ is deleted;

(f)

in the third column of point 23, ‘LT’ is deleted;

(g)

in the third column of points 24.1, 24.2 and 24.3;

the words in brackets after ‘P’ are replaced by the following words ‘Azores, Beira Interior, Beira Litoral, Entre
Douro e Minho, Madeira, Ribatejo e Oeste (communes of Alcobaça, Alenquer, Bombarral, Cadaval, Caldas da
Rainha, Lourinhã, Nazaré, Obidos, Peniche and Torres Vedras) and Trás-os-Montes’.

(h) in the third column of point 25, ‘LT’ is deleted;

(i)

in the third column of point 26, ‘LT’ is deleted;

(j)

in the third column of point 27.1, ‘LT’ is deleted;

(k)

in the third column of point 27.2, ‘LT’ is deleted;

(l)

in the third column of point 30, ‘LT’ is deleted.