CELEX: 31995L0044
Language: en
Date: 1995-07-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Directive 95/44/EC of 26 July 1995 establishing the conditions under which certain harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council Directive 77/93/EEC may be introduced into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections

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Commission Directive 95/44/EC of 26 July 1995 establishing the conditions under which certain harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council Directive 77/93/EEC may be introduced into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections  

Official Journal L 184 , 03/08/1995 P. 0034 - 0046

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 95/44/EC of 26 July 1995 establishing the conditions under which certain  harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council  Directive 77/93/EEC may be introduced into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones  thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selectionsTHE  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 95/4/EC  (2), and in  particular Articles 3 (7) (e), 4 (5), 5 (5) and 12 (3c), thereof, Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, harmful organisms listed in its Annexes I and  II, whether singly or associated with the relevant plants or plants products listed in Annex II to  the said Directive, may not be introduced into and spread by movement within the Community or  certain protected zones thereof; Whereas under the same Directive, plants, plant products and other objets listed in its Annex III,  may not be introduced into the Community or into certain protected zones thereof; Whereas also plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annex IV to the said Directive, may  not be introduced into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof unless the  relevant special requirements indicated in the said Annex are met; Whereas plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annex V, Part B to the said Directive  coming from third countries may not be introduced into the Community unless they comply with the  standards and requirements laid down in the said Directive and are accompanied by an official  phytosanitary certificate ensuring such compliance and are, moreover, inspected on an official  basis for compliance with these provisions; Whereas, however, Articles 3 (7) (e), 4 (5), 5 (5) and 12 (3c) of the said Directive provide for  those rules not to apply to the introduction and movement of such harmful organisms, plants, plant  products and other objects, for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections,  to certain conditions which shall be determined at Community level; Whereas therefore, it is necessary to determine the conditions which must be satisfied in the case  of such introductions or movements, in order to ensure that there is no risk of harmful organisms  spreading; Whereas, however, the conditions for such introductions of potato breeding material have already  been determined by Commission Decision 80/862/EEC  (3), as last amended by Decision 91/22/EEC  (4),  and are therefore not affected by this Directive; whereas furthermore, the conditions for such  introductions of soil and growing medium originating in third countries have also already been  determined by Commission Decision 93/447/EEC  (5), as amended by Decision 94/9/EC  (6), and are  therefore not affected by this Directive; Whereas the conditions laid down for material under Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 of 3  December 1982 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in  endangered species of wild fauna and flora  (7), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No  558/95  (8), and under Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into  the environment of genetically modified organisms  (9), as amended by Commission Directive  94/15/EEC  (10), and other more specific Community provisions regarding endangered species of wild  fauna/EC and flora and genetically modified organisms, are not affected by this Directive; Whereas 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 1.  Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Decisions  80/862/EEC and 93/447/EEC for potato breeding material, and for soil and growing medium,  respectively, Member States shall ensure that for any activity for trial or scientific purposes and  for work on varietal selections, hereinafter referred to as 'the activities`, which would involve  the use of harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects under Articles 3 (7) (e), 4  (5), 5 (5) or 12 (3c) of Directive 77/93/EEC, hereinafter referred to as 'the material`, an  application shall be submitted to the responsible official bodies prior to the introduction into,  or movement within, any Member State or relevant protected zones thereof, of any such material. 2.  The application referred to in paragraph 1, shall specify at least the following: -  the name and address of the person responsible for the activities, -  the scientific name or names of the material, including the harmful organism concerned, where  appropriate, -  the type of material, -  the quantity of material, -  the place of origin of the material, with appropriate documentary evidence for material to be  introduced from a third country, -  the duration, nature and objectives of the activities envisaged, including at least, a resumé of  the work and a specification for trial for scientific purposes or work on varietal selections, -  the address and description of the specific site or sites for quarantine containment and, where  appropriate, for testing, -  the place of first storage or of first planting, as appropriate, after the material has been  officially released, where appropriate, -  the proposed method of destruction or treatment of material on completion of the approved  activities, where appropriate, -  the proposed point in entry into the Community for material to be introduced from a third  country. Article 2 1.  Member States on receipt of the application referred to in Article 1 shall approve  the activities concerned, if it is established that the general conditions laid down in Annex I are  satisfied. Member States shall withdraw the said approval at any time if it is established that the conditions  laid down in Annex I cease to be met. 2.  Following the approval of the activities referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall  approve the introduction into or movement within the Member State or relevant protected zones, of  the material referred to in the application, provided that such material is accompanied in all  cases by a letter of authority for such introduction or movement of harmful organisms, plants,  plant products and other objects of trial for scientific purposes and for work on varietal  selections, hereinafter referred to as a 'letter of authority`, conforming to the model set out in  Annex II and issued by the responsible official body of the Member State in which the activities  are to be undertaken and, (a)  the case of material originating in the Community: (i)  where the place of origin is in another Member State, the said accompanying letter of  authority shall be officially endorsed by the Member State of origin for movement of the material  under quarantine containment conditions; and (ii)  for those plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annex V, Part A to Directive  77/93/EEC, the material shall also be accompanied by a plant passport issued in accordance with  Article 10 of Directive 77/93/EEC, on the basis of the examination carried out pursuant to Article  6 of that Directive for compliance with the provisions laid down therein, other than those relating  to any harmful organism in respect of which the activites have been approved under the first  subparagraph of paragraph 1. The plant passport shall contain the following statement: 'This  material is moved under Directive 95/44/EC`. In cases where the address of the specific site or sites for quarantine containment is located in  another Member State, the Member State responsible for issuing the plant passport shall issue a  plant passport only on the basis of information regarding the approval referred to in the first  subparagraph of paragraph 1 received officially from the Member State responsible for the approval  of the activities, and on the assurance that quarantine containment conditions shall be applied  during movement of the material; and (b)  in the case of material introduced from a third country; (i)  Member States shall ensure that the said letter of authority is issued on the basis of  appropriate documentary evidence as regards the place of origin the material; and (ii)  for plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annex V, Part B to Directive 77/93/EEC  the material shall also be accompanied wherever possible by a phytosanitary certificate issued in  the country of origin in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 77/93/EEC, on the basis of the  examination carried out pursuant to Article 6 of that Directive for compliance with the provisions  laid down therein, other than those relating to any harmful organism in respect of which the  activities have been approved under the first subparagraph of paragraph  1. The certificate shall, under 'Additional declaration`, contain the following indication: 'This  material is imported under Directive 95/44/EC`. The relevant harmful organism or organisms shall  also be specified, where appropriate. In all cases Member State shall ensure that the material is held under quarantine containment  conditions during the said introduction or movement, and is moved directly and immediately to the  site or sites specified in the application. 3.  The responsible official body shall monitor the approved activities and shall ensure that: (a)  the quarantine containment conditions and other general conditions specified in accordance  with Annex I are complied with throughout the duration of the activities, by examination of the  premises and activities at appropriate times; (b)  the procedures set out below are followed according to the type of approved activities: (i)  for plants, plant products or other subjects intended for release from quarantine: -  the plants, plant products or other objects shall not be released without approval by the  responsible official body, hereinafter referred to as 'official release`. Prior to official release  the plants, plant products or other objects shall have been subject to quarantine measures  including testing, and must have been found free by such measures from any harmful organism, unless  it is identified as one which is known to occur in the Community and is not listed in Directive  77/93/EEC, -  the quarantine measures including testing shall be carried out by scientifically trained staff  of that body or of any officially approved body, and shall be carried out in accordance with the  provisions laid down in Annex III to this Directive for the plants, plant products and other  objects specified, -  any plants, plant products or other objects which have not been found free, by such measures,  from harmful organisms as specified in the first indent, and any other plants, plant products or  other objects with which they have been in contact or which may have become contaminated shall be  destroyed or subjected to an appropriate treatment or quarantine measure aimed at eradicating the  relevant harmful organisms; the provisions of (ii), second indent shall apply accordingly. (ii)  for all other material (including harmful organisms), at the end of the duration of the  approved activities, and for all material found to be contamined during the activities: -  the material (including the harmful organisms and any contamined material) and any other plants,  plant products or other objects with which it has been in contact or which may have become  contamined shall be destroyed, sterilized or otherwise treated in a manner to be specified by the  responsible official body, and -  the premises and facilities at which the activities in question have been undertaken shall be  sterilized or otherwise cleaned, as necessary, in a manner to be specified by the responsible  official body; (c)  any contamination of the material by harmful organisms listed in Directive 77/93/EEC and any  other harmful organism considered a risk to the Community by the responsible official body and  detected during the activity shall be notified immediately to the responsible official body by the  person responsible for the activities, along with notification of any event resulting in the escape  of the abovementioned organisms into the environment. 4.  Member States shall ensure that for activities utilizing plants, plant products and other  objects listed in Annex III to Directive 77/93/EEC and not covered by Part A, Sections I to III of  Annex III to this Directive, appropriate quarantine measures including testing shall be carried  out. These quarantine measures shall be notified to the Commission and to the other Member States.  The details of such quarantine measures shall be completed and inserted in Annex III to this  Directive once the necessary technical information is available. Article 3 1.  Before 1 September each year, Member States shall send to the Commission and to the  other Member States a list, with quantities, of the introductions and movements of material  approved under this Directive during the preceding period of one year ending on 30 June, and of any  contamination by harmful organisms of such material, which has been confirmed under the quarantine  measures including testing carried out under Annex III, during the same period. 2.  Member States shall cooperate administratively through the authorities established or  designated pursuant to Article 1 (6) of Directive 77/93/EEC, with regard to the provision of  details of the quarantine containment conditions and measures imposed for activities approved under  this Directive. Article 4 1.  Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative  provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on 1 February 1996. They shall immediately  inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or  shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for  such reference shall be adopted by Member States. 2.  Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission all provisions of national law  which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other  Member States thereof. Article 5 This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 6 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1995. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission  ANNEX I 1.  For the purposes of Article 2 (1) of this Directive the following general  conditions shall apply: -  the nature and objectives of the activities for which the material is to be introduced or moved  shall have been examined by the responsible official body and found to comply with the concept of  trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections provided for under Directive  77/93/EEC, -  the quarantine containment conditions of the premises and facilities at the site or sites at  which the activities are to be undertaken shall have been inspected for compliance with the  provisions laid down in point 2 and approved by the responsible official body, -  the responsible official body shall limit the quantity of material to an amount that is adequate  for the approved activities and in any case the amount shall not exceed quantities which have been  determined having regard to available quarantine containment facilities, -  the scientific and technical qualifications of the personnel by whom the activities are to be  undertaken, shall have been examined and approved by the responsible official body. 2.  For the purposes of paragraph 1, the quarantine containment conditions of the premises and  facilities at the site or sites at which the activities are to be undertaken shall be sufficient to  ensure a safe handling of the material such that any harmful organisms of concern are contained and  the risk of spreading such harmful organisms eliminated. For each activity specified in the  application, the risk of spread of the harmful organisms held under quarantine containment  conditions shall be determined by the responsible official body, having regard to the type of  material and the activity envisaged, and to the biology of the harmful organisms, the means of  their dispersal, the interaction with the environment and other relevant factors relating to the  risk posed by the material concerned. As a result of the assessment of the risk the responsible  official body shall consider and lay down as appropriate: (a)  the following quarantine measures concerning the premises, facilities and working procedures: -  physical isolation from all other plant/harmful organism material, including consideration of  control of vegetation in surrounding areas, -  designation of a contact person responsible for the activities, -  restricted access to the premises and facilities, and to the surrounding area, as appropriate,  to named personnel only, -  appropriate identification of the premises and facilities indicating the type of activities and  the personnel responsible, -  maintenance of a register of the activities performed and a manual of operating procedures,  including procedures in the event of escape of harmful organisms from containment, -  appropriate security and alarm systems, -  appropriate control measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the premises  of harmful organisms, -  controlled procedures for sampling and for transfer between premises and facilities, of the  material, -  controlled waste, soil and water disposal, as appropriate, -  appropriate hygiene and disinfection procedures and facilities for personnel, structures and  equipment, -  appropriate measures and facilities for disposal of experimental material, -  appropriate indexing (including testing) facilities and procedures; and (b)  further quarantine measures according to the specific biology and epidemiology of the type of  material involved and the activities approved, -  maintenance in facilities which separate chamber 'double door` access to personnel, -  maintenance under negative air pressure, -  maintenance in espace-proof containers with appropriate mesh size and other barriers e.g. water  barrier for mites, closed soil containers for nematodes, electric insect traps, -  maintenance in isolation from other harmful organisms and material, e.g. viruliferous plant food  material, host material, -  maintenance of material for breeding in breeding cages with manipulation devices, -  no interbreeding of the harmful organisms with indigenous strains or species, -  avoidance of continuous culture of the harmful organisms, -  maintenance under conditions that strictly control the multiplication of the harmful organism,  e.g. under an environmental regime such that diapause does not occur, -  maintenance in such a way that no spread by propagules can occur, e.g. air streams should be  avoided, -  procedures to check the purity of cultures of the harmful organisms for freedom from parasites  and other harmful organisms, -  appropriate control programmes for the material to eliminate possible vectors, -  for in vitro activities, handling of the material under sterile conditions: equipping the  laboratory for the performance of aseptic procedures, -  maintenance of harmful organisms spread by vectors under conditions such that there is no spread  via the vector e.g. controlled mesh size, containment of soil, -  seasonal isolation to ensure the activities are done during periods of low plant health risk.  ANNEX II Model Letter of Authority for the introduction and/or movement of harmful  organisms, plants, plant products and other objects for trial or scientific purposes and for work  on varietal selections >START OF GRAPHIC>EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES LETTER OF AUTHORITY  1.  Name and address of consignor/Plant protection organization of the country of origin 2.  Name and address of person responsible for the approved activities Letter of Authority for the introduction and/or movement of harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects  for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections (issued under Directive  95/44/EC)    3.  Name of the responsible official body of the Member State of issue   4.  Address and description of the specific site or sites for quarantine containment 5.  Place of  origin (documentary evidence attached for material originating in a third country)    6.  Plant passport number:   7.  Declared point of entry for material introduced from a third country or Phytosanitary  certificate number:   8.  Scientific name(s) of the material, including the harmful organisms concerned 9.  Quantity of  material   10.  Type of material 11.  Additional declaration This material is introduced into / moved within   (1) the Community under Directive 95/44/EC 12.  Additional information  13.  Endorsement by the responsible official body of the Member State of origin of the material 14.   Stamp of the responsible official body of issue Place of endorsement: Place of issue: Date: Date: Name and signature of authorized officer: Name and signature of authorized officer:    (1)  Delete if not applicable. >END OF GRAPHIC> ANNEX III QUARANTINE MEASURES INCLUDING TESTING ON PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER  OBJECTS INTENDED FOR RELEASE FROM QUARANTINE PART A For certain plants, plant products and  other objects listed in Annex III to Directive 77/93/EEC Section  I:  Plants of Citrus L.,  Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids, other than fruit and seeds 1.  The plant material, as appropriate, shall be subjected to appropriate therapy procedures as  laid down in FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines. 2.  The plant material, following the therapy procedures carried out in point 1, shall be subjected  to indexing procedures in its entirety. All plant material including indexing plants, shall be held  at the approved facilities under the quarantine containment conditions laid down in Annex I. Plant  material intended for approval for official release shall be held under conditions conducive to a  normal cycle of vegetative growth and be subjected to visual inspection for signs and symptoms of  harmful organisms including all relevant harmful organisms listed in Directive 77/93/EEC, on  arrival and subsequently, at appropriate times, during the period of the indexing procedures. 3.  For the purposes of point 2, the plant material shall be indexed for harmful organisms (tested  for and identified) according to the following procedures: 3.1  The testing shall use appropriate laboratory methods and, where appropriate, indicator plants,  including Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, C. aurantifolia Christm. Swing, C. medica L., C. reticulata  Blanco and Sesamum L., in order to detect at least the following harmful organisms: (a)  Citrus greening bacterium (b)  Citrus variegated chlorosis (c)  Citrus mosaic virus (d)  Citrus tristeza virus (all isolates) (e)  Citrus vein enation woody gall (f)  Leprosis (g)  Naturally spreading psorosis (h)  Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli & Gikashvili (i)  Satsuma dwarf virus (j)  Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al (k)  Tatter leaf virus (l)  Witches' broom (MLO) (m)  Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus). 3.2  For diseases such as Blight and Blight-like for which there are no short-term indexing  procedures the plant material must be subjected upon arrival to shoot-tip grafting onto seedling  stock grown under sterile culture as set out in FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines, and the resulting  plants subjected to therapy procedures according to point 1. 4.  The plant material subjected to the visual inspections referred to in point 2 and on which  signs and symptoms of harmful organisms have been observed shall be subjected to an investigation  including testing where necessary, to determine as fas as possible, the identity of the harmful  organisms causing the signs and symptoms. Section  II:  Plants of Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L. and Pyrus L. and their hybrids and  Fragaria L., intended for planting, other than seeds 1.  The plant material, as appropriate, shall be subjected to appropriate therapy procedures as  laid down in FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines. 2.  The plant material, following the therapy procedures carried out in point 1, shall be subjected  to indexing procedures in its entirety. All plant material including indexing plants, shall be held  at the approved facilities under the quarantine containment conditions laid down in Annex I. Plant  material intended for approval for official release shall be held under conditions conducive to a  normal for signs and symptoms of harmful organisms including all relevant harmful organisms listed  in Directive 77/93/EEC, on arrival and subsequently, at appropriate times, during the period of the  indexing procedures. 3.  For the purposes of point 2 the plant material shall be indexed for harmful organisms (tested  for and identified) according to the following procedures: 3.1  In the case of Fragaria L., irrespective of the country of origin of the plant material, the  testing shall use appropriate laboratory methods and, where appropriate, indicator plants,  including Fragaria vesca, F. virginiana and Chenopodium spp. for the detection of at least the  following harmful organisms: (a)  Arabis mosaic virus (b)  Raspberry ringspot virus (c)  Strawberry crinkle virus (d)  Strawberry latent 'C` virus (e)  Strawberry latent ringspot virus (f)  Strawberry mild yellow edge virus (g)  Strawberry vein banding virus (h)  Strawberry witches' broom mycoplasm (i)  Tomato black ring virus (j)  Tomato ringspot virus (k)  Colletotrichum acutatum Simmonds (l)  Phytophthora fragariae Hickman var fragariae Wilcox & Duncan (m)  Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy & King. 3.2  In the case of Malus Mill: (i)  where the plant material originates from a country which is not known to be free of any of the  following harmful organisms: (a)  Apple proliferation mycoplasm; or (b)  Cherry rasp leaf virus (American), the testing shall use appropriate laboratory methods and, where appropriate, indicator plants for  the detection of the relevant harmful organisms, and (ii)  irrespective of the country of origin of the plant material, the testing shall use  appropriate laboratory methods and, where appropriate, indicator plants for the detection of at  least the following harmful organisms: (a)  Tobacco ringspot virus (b)  Tomato ringspot virus (c)  Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. 3.3  In the case of Prunus L., as appropriate for each Prunus species: (i)  where the plant material originates from a country which is not known to be free of any of the  following harmful organisms: (a)  Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm; (b)  Cherry rasp leaf virus (American); or (c)  Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al.) Young et al., the testing shall use appropriate laboratory methods and, where appropriate, indicator plants for  the detection of the relevant harmful organisms; and (ii)  irrespective of the country of origin of the plant material, the testing shall use  appropriate laboratory methods and, where appropriate, indicator plants for the detection of at  least the following harmful organisms: (a)  Little cherry pathogen (non-European isolates) (b)  Peach mosaic virus (American) (c)  Peach phony rickettsia (d)  Peach rosette mosaic virus (e)  Peach rosette mycoplasm (f)  Peach X-disease mycoplasm (g)  Peach yellows mycoplasm (h)  Plum line pattern virus (American) (i)  Plum pox virus (j)  Tomato ringspot virus (k)  Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni (Smith) Dye. 3.4  In the case of Cydonia Mill. and Pyrus L. irrespective of the country of origin of the plant  material, testing by appropriate laboratory methods, and, where appropriate, indicator plants, for  detection of at least the following harmful organisms: (a)  Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. (b)  Pear decline mycoplasm. 4.  The plant material subjected to the visual inspections referred to in point 2 and on which  signs and symptoms of harmful organisms have been observed shall be subject to an investigation  including testing where necessary, to determine as far as possible, the identity of the harmful  organisms causing the signs and symptoms. Section  III:  Plants of Vitis L., other than fruits 1.  The plant material shall be subjected, as appropriate, to appropriate therapy procedures, as  laid down in FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines. 2.  The plant material, following the therapy procedures carried out in point 1, shall be subjected  to indexing procedures in its entirety. All plant material including indexing plants, shall be held  at the approved facilities under the quarantine containment conditions laid down in Annex I. Plant  material intended for approval for official release shall be held under conditions conducive to a  normal cycle of vegetative growth and shall be subjected to visual inspection for signs and  symptoms of harmful organisms including those of Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) and of all other  relevant harmful organisms listed in Directive 77/93/EEC, on arrival and subsequently, at  appropriate times, during the period of the indexing procedures. 3.  For the purposes of point 2 the plant material shall be indexed for harmful organisms (tested  for and identified) according to the following procedures: 3.1  Where the plant material originates in a country which is not known to be free of the  following harmful organisms: (i)  Ajinashika disease The testing shall use an appropriate laboratory method. In the event of a negative result, the  plant material shall be indexed on the vine variety Koshu and kept under observation during at  least two cycles of vegetation. (ii)  Grapevine stunt virus The testing shall use appropriate indicator plants, including the vine variety Campbell Early, and  observation shall take place during one year. (iii)  Summer mottle The testing shall use appropriate indicator plants, including the vine varieties Sideritis,  Cabernet-Franc and Mission. 3.2  Irrespective of the country of origin of the plant material, the testing shall use appropriate  laboratory methods and, where appropriate, indicator plants for the detection of at least the  following harmful organisms: (a)  Blueberry leaf mottle virus (b)  Grapevine Flavescence dorée MLO and other grapevine yellows (c)  Peach rosette mosaic virus (d)  Tobacco ringspot virus (e)  Tomato ringspot virus (strain 'yellow vein` and other strains) (f)  Xylella fastidiosa (Well & Raju) (g)  Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos) Willems et al. 4.  The plant material subjected to the visual inspections referred to in point 2 and on which  signs and symptoms of harmful organisms have been observed shall be subjected to an investigation  including testing where necessary, to determine as far as possible, the identity of the harmful  organisms causing the signs and symptoms. PART B For plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes II and IV to Directive  77/93/EEC 1.  The official quarantine measures shall include appropriate inspection or testing for  the relevant harmful organisms listed in Annexes I and II to Directive 77/93/EEC and shall be  carried out in respect of the special requirements laid down in Annex IV to Directive 77/93/EEC and  shall be carried out in respect of the special requirements laid down in Annex IV to Directive  77/93/EEC for specific harmful organisms, as appropriate. In respect of such special requirements  the methods used for the quarantine measures shall be those laid down in Annex IV to Directive  77/93/EEC or other equivalent officially approved measures. 2.  The plants, plant products and other objects must be found free, according to the provisions of  paragraph 1, from the relevant harmful organisms specified in Annexes I, II and IV to Directive  77/93/EEC for the said plants, plant products and other objects.