Regulation No. 356 establishing measures for the fight in Italy against fire blight bacteria (Erwinia amylovora). Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 243, 15 October 1999. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Pests/diseases Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree entered into force on 16 October 1999. Abstract In order to prevent the introduction and the diffusion in Italy of Erwinia amylovora bacterium its fight is compulsory. The Regulation establishes the conditions for tests and analyses to be carried out by the entitled organisms in order to detect the presence of the bacterium in the plants potentially subject to such disease. The results of the tests should be communicated every year to the Central Plant protection service. A compulsory and immediate notification of the suspected presence of Erwinia amylovora to the competent authority must be ensured. Full text Italian