The Directive concerns the measures to be taken within the Member States against Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann et Kotthoff) Davis et al., the cause of potato ring rot (hereinafter referred to as ‘the organism’), in order to:
locate it and determine its distribution;
prevent its occurrence and spread; and
if found, to prevent its spread and to control it with the aim of eradication.