Decree laying down measures to combat chestnut Dryocosmus kuriphilus. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Pests/diseases Inspection Planting material/seeds Early warning system/emergency intervention system Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree establishes special measures to be applied within the national territory to combat chestnut Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu. The Regional Phytosanitary Services, in conjunction with the National Forest Corps, shall carry out annual surveys and inspections and shall transmit all the relevant information to the Central Phytosanitary Service. Particular preventive measures shall be applied with respect to chestnut propagation material (art. 8). Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it