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Amendment of article 2 (general interpretation)

3.—(1) In article 2(1)(1)—

(a)for the definition of “Decision 2006/473/EC”, substitute—

“Decision 2006/473/EC” means Commission Decision 2006/473/EC recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus)(2), as amended from time to time;;

(b)after the definition of “Decision 2007/433/EC”, insert—

“Decision 2012/138/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/138/EU as regards emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)(3), as amended from time to time;

“Decision 2012/270/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/270/EU as regards emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix similaris (Gentner), Epitrix subcrinita (Lec.) and Epitrix tuberis (Gentner)(4), as amended from time to time;

“Decision 2012/697/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/697/EU as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of the genus Pomacea (Perry)(5), as amended from time to time;

“Decision 2012/756/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/756/EU as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa, Serizawa, Ichikawa, Tsuyumu & Goto(6), as amended from time to time;;

(c)omit the definition of “Decision 2008/840/EC”;

(d)after the definition of “official body of point of entry”, insert—

“official documentation” means documentation issued by or with the authority of the responsible official body of the member State in which the documentation is issued;;

(e)for the definition of “protected zone”, substitute—

“protected zone” means a member State or an area in a member State which is recognised as a protected zone exposed to particular plant health risks for the purposes of Directive 2000/29/EC, as listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 690/2008(7);;

(f)after the definition of “registered”, insert—

“Regulation (EC) No 690/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community, as amended from time to time;.

(2) In paragraph (3) of article 2, for “species”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “genus or species”.

(1)

The definition of “Decision 2006/473/EC” was inserted by S.I. 2007/2716 (W. 229), article 3(2). The definition of “Decision 2008/840/EC” was inserted by S.I. 2010/2976 (W. 247), article 2(2). The definition of “protected zone” was amended by S.I. 2007/2716 (W. 229), article 3(4). There are other amendments to article 2(1), but none is relevant.

(2)

OJ No L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 35.

(3)

OJ No L 64, 3.3.2012, p. 38.

(4)

OJ No L 132, 23.5.2012, p. 18.

(5)

OJ No L 311, 10.11.2012, p. 14.

(6)

OJ No L 335, 7.12.2012, p. 49.

(7)

OJ No L 193, 22.7.2008, p. 1.