Commission Directive 2006/56/ECShow full title

ANNEX III

1.

The elements to be considered in the determination of the extent of probable contamination under Article 5(1)(b) shall include:

• tubers or plants grown at a place of production designated as contaminated under Article 5(1)(a),

• place(s) of production with some production link to the tubers or plants, designated as contaminated under Article 5(1)(a), including those sharing production equipment and facilities directly or through a common contractor,

• tubers or plants produced in the place(s) of production referred to in the previous indent, or present in such place(s) of production during the period when the tubers or plants designated as contaminated under Article 5(1)(a) were present on the place of production referred to in the first indent,

• premises handling potatoes from the places of production referred to in the above indents,

• any machinery, vehicle, vessel, store, or units thereof, and any other objects including packaging material, that may have come into contact with the tubers or plants designated as contaminated under Article 5(1)(a),

• any tubers or plants stored in, or in contact with, any of the structures or objects listed in the previous indent, prior to the cleansing and disinfection of such structures and objects,

• as a result of the testing under Article 6, those tubers or plants with a sister or parental clonal relationship to the tubers or plants designated to be contaminated under Article 5(1)(a) and for which, although they may have tested negative for the organism, it appears that contamination is probable through a clonal link. Variety testing may be undertaken to verify the identity of the contaminated and clonally related tubers or plants,

  and

• place(s) of production of the tubers or plants referred to in the previous indent.

2.

The elements to be considered in the determination of the possible spread under Article 5(1)(c) shall include:

• the proximity of other places of production growing potatoes or other host plants,

• the common production and use of seed potato stocks.

3.

The notification referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 5(2) shall be provided as follows:

• immediately after the presence of the organism has been confirmed by laboratory testing, using the methods set out in Annex I, at least:

  • the variety name of the potato lot,

  • the type (ware, seed, etc.) and where applicable the seed category of potatoes,

• when there is a risk of contamination of potatoes from or into another Member States(s), the Member State in which the occurrence has been confirmed shall immediately notify the Member State(s) concerned of information needed to comply with Article 5(3), such as:

  • the variety name of the potato lot,

  • the name and address of the consignor and the consignee,

  • the date of delivery of the potato lot,

  • the size of the potato lot delivered,

  • a copy of the plant passport or at least the plant passport number where appropriate, or where appropriate the registration number of the grower or merchant and a copy of the delivery notice.

The Commission shall be notified immediately when such information has been provided.

• After all investigations have been finalised, for each case:

  • the date that contamination was confirmed,

  • a brief description of the investigation carried out to identify the source and possible spread of the contamination, including the level of sampling undertaken,

  • information on the identified or presumed sources(s) of contamination,

  • details of the extent of the designated contamination, including the number of places of production and the number of lots with an indication of the variety and, if seed potatoes, category,

  • details of the zone demarcation, including the number of places of production, not designated as contaminated, but included in the zone,

  • such other information relating to the confirmed outbreak(s) as the Commission may require.