Decree on emergency measures to prevent the introduction and spread within the Italian territory of the pine wood nematode. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 119, 24 May 2014. Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Timber Pests/diseases Wild flora Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract In implementation of Decision 2012/535/EU, this Decree lays down at the national level emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Italian territory of the pine wood nematode (PWN). The Regional Phytosanitary Services shall be responsible for carrying out annual assessments to verify the presence of PWN. Full text Italian Website www.gazzettaufficiale.it References - Legislation Implements Commission Implementing Decision 2012/535/EU on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Union of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode). Legislation | European Union | 2012 Keyword: Timber, Pests/diseases, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX