Fire-Blight Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Steiermark Document type Regulation Date 2003 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the regional government of Styria on the control of fireblight in Styria. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant protection Pests/diseases Vegetables/legumes Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Quarantine Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Styria Plant Protection Law of 16 April 2002 (LGBl. No. 82/2002). The purpose of the present Ordinance is the control of fire-blight in Sytria. Article 8 establishes that affected plants or parts of plants shall be removed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authorities. If there is reasonable doubt that host plants that are in close proximity to infected plants are also affected, these are also to be removed and destroyed. The text consists Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at