Scope
Article 1
Open ↗This Regulation sets out specific rules concerning the release from quarantine stations and confinement facilities of the specified material.
Source
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2148 of 13 December 2019 on specific rules concerning the release of plants, plant products and other objects from quarantine stations and confinement facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2148 of 13 December 2019 on specific rules concerning the release of plants, plant products and other objects from quarantine stations and confinement facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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Definitions
Article 2
Open ↗For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘specified material’ means the plants, plant products or other objects subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, or listed pursuant to Article 40(2) and (3), Article 41(2) and (3), Article 42(2) and (3), Article 48(1), Article 49(1), Article 53(2) and (3), and Article 54(2) and (3) thereof; (b) ‘specified pests’ means pests to which the specified material is known to be susceptible and which belong to one of the following categories: (i) Union quarantine pests, listed pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031; (ii) pests subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation; (iii) protected zone quarantine pests, listed pursuant to Article 32(3) of that Regulation; (c) ‘methods’ shall mean all methods within the meaning of Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Requirements for the release of the specified material
Article 3
Open ↗The specified material may only be released from quarantine stations and confinement facilities designated by the Member States pursuant to Article 60 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, if it fulfils the following conditions: (a) it has only been kept at the approved quarantine stations or confinement facilities under the requirements laid down in Articles 61 and 62 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031; (b) it has been found free from specified pests in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation.
Methods for the detection of specified pests on the specified material
Article 4
Open ↗1. The specified material shall be visually inspected and, as applicable for the biology of the material and the pests, sampled and tested using appropriate methods to detect the presence of specified pests. That inspection, sampling and testing shall be carried out at the appropriate times and last for the period necessary for the detection of those pests. 2. In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1, plants for planting shall be kept under the official supervision of the competent authorities during the entire time needed on the basis of the biology of the plants, under conditions allowing the detection of the presence of the specified pests or of any latent or asymptomatic infections by such pests, and by using the appropriate methods to that purpose.
Entry into force and application
Article 5
Open ↗This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 14 December 2019.
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