Subject matter
This Regulation sets out measures to prevent the introduction into, the establishment and spread within the Union territory of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), and its eradication or containment if found present in that territory.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1)
‘specified pest’ means Anoplophora chinensis (Forster);
(2)
‘specified plants’ means plants for planting, that have a stem or root collar diameter of 1 cm or more at their thickest point, of Acer spp., Aesculus hippocastanum, Alnus spp., Betula spp., Carpinus spp., Citrus spp., Cornus spp., Corylus spp., Cotoneaste r spp., Crataegus spp., Fagus spp., Lagerstroemia spp., Malus spp., Melia spp., Ostrya spp., Photinia spp., Platanus spp., Populus spp., Prunus laurocerasus , Pyrus spp., Rosa spp., Salix spp., Ulmus spp. and Vaccinium corymbosum ;
(3)
‘place of production’ means a place of production as defined in the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (‘ISPM’) No 5 ( 4 ) ;
(4)
‘host plants’ means plants for planting, that have a stem or root collar diameter of 1 cm or more at their thickest point, of Acer spp., Aesculus hippocastanum , Alnus spp., Betula spp., Carpinus spp., Chaenomeles spp ., Citrus spp., Cornus spp., Corylus spp., Cotoneaster spp., Crataegus spp., Cryptomeria spp., Fagus spp., Ficus spp., Hibiscus spp., Lagerstroemia spp., Malus spp., Melia spp., Morus spp., Ostrya spp., Parrotia spp ., Photinia spp., Platanus spp., Populus spp., Prunus laurocerasus , Pyrus spp., Rosa spp., Salix spp., Ulmus spp. and Vaccinium corymbosum ;
(5)
‘sentinel plants’ means specified plants specifically planted to support the early detection of the specified pest and used for surveillance.