Potato Ring Rot Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Salzburg Document type Regulation Date 1998 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the regional government of Salzburg on the fight against the potato ring rot. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant protection Pests/diseases Planting material/seeds Quarantine Vegetables/legumes Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements articles 9 and 17 of the Salzburg Cultivated Plants Protection Law (LGBl. No. 43/1949). The Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the fight against the potato ring rot. Article 2 establishes periodical controls to be carried out to detect the disease. Samples of stored plants must be analysed by authorized laboratories. Anyone suspecting the presence of ring rot on his field, or on stored potatoes, is due to inform at once the competent authority. Article 5 lays down detailed safety measures in case of contamination. For example, the area must be isolated and declared contaminated area; plant materials have to be destroyed, etc. The text consists of 15 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implements Salzburg Cultivated Plants Protection Law. Legislation | Austria | 1949 (2001) Keyword: Plant production, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 93/85/EEC on the control of potato ring rot. Legislation | European Union | 1993 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Planting material/seeds, Quarantine, Vegetables/legumes, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Potato Cyst Nematodes Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2011 Keyword: Plant protection, Vegetables/legumes, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX