Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1584 on measures to prevent the establishment and spread of Popillia japonica Newman and on measures for the eradication and containment of that pest within certain demarcated areas of the Union territory.

Country/Territory: European Union
Document type: Regulation
Date: 2023
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Official Journal of the European Union L 194, 2 August 2023, pp. 17-38.

Subject: Cultivated plants
Keyword: Data collection/reporting Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Pests/diseases Plant protection Precautionary principle Risk assessment/management
Geographical area: European Union Countries
Entry into force notes: This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 3(2) shall apply from 1 January 2026. Article 4 shall apply from 1 August 2023. Article 7(2) shall apply from 1 January 2025.

Abstract: This Regulation sets out measures to prevent the establishment and spread within the Union territory of Popillia japonica Newman, measures for its eradication, where it is found present in that territory, and measures for its containment, when eradication is no longer possible. Article 3 lays down the requirements of pest surveys of the Union territory outside of demarcated areas and obliges the competent authorities to conduct annual risk-based surveys for the presence of the specified pest outside of the demarcated areas, in the areas of the Union territory where the specified pest is not known to be present, but could become established, taking into account the information referred to in the pest survey card. Furthermore, this Regulation determines the obligations of the Member States for the effective management of that specified pest.
Full text: English
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References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No. 228/2013, (EU) No. 652/2014 and (EU) No. 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2016 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Certification, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Quarantine, Traceability/product tracing, Early warning system, Risk assessment/management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX