Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/434 on measures to prevent the establishment and spread of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire within the Union territory.

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 2(2) shall apply from 1 January 2027.

Abstract

This Regulation sets out measures to prevent the establishment and spread of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire within the Union territory in case it is found to be present there. Article 2 lays down the requirements of surveys of the Union territory in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and obliges the competent authorities to conduct risk-based surveys for the presence of the specified pest annually in the areas of their territories where it is not known to occur. Furthermore, this Regulation determines the obligations of the Member States for the effective management of that specified pest.

Full text

English

Website

europa.eu

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