Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa, Serizawa, Ichikawa, Tsuyumu & Goto, hereinafter ‘the specified organism’, shall not be introduced into or spread within the Union.
Live pollen and plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Actinidia Lindl., hereinafter ‘the specified plants’, originating in third countries may only be introduced into the Union if they comply with the specific requirements for introduction, as set out in Annex I.
The specified plants may only be moved within the Union if they meet the specific requirements, as set out in Annex II.
1.Member States shall conduct official annual surveys for the presence of the specified organism on the specified plants.
Member States shall notify the results of those surveys to the Commission and to the other Member States by 31 January of the year following the year of the survey.
2.Each Member State shall immediately notify in writing the Commission and the other Member States of the presence of the specified organism in a part of its territory where that presence was previously unknown.
3.If the specified organism is found or suspected to be present in an area where its presence was previously unknown, the responsible official bodies shall immediately be notified.
Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of the measures they have taken to comply with this Decision.
This Decision shall apply until 31 March 2016.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 December 2012.
For the Commission
Tonio Borg
Member of the Commission