Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2004 of 23 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing of pests and rules on the introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 is amended as follows: (1) Part A of Annex II is amended as follows: (a) table ‘2. Fungi and oomycetes’ is amended as follows: (i) points 13 and 18 are deleted; (ii) the following point is inserted between points 21 and 22: ‘21.1. Neofusicoccum laricinum (Sawada) Y. Hattori & C. Nakashima [GUIGLA]’ (b) table ‘3. Insects and mites’ is amended as follows: (i) point 22.5. is replaced by the following: ‘22.5. Choristoneura occidentalis biennis Freeman [CHONBI]’; (ii) point 23 is replaced by the following: ‘23. Cicadomorpha , known to be vectors of Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al .): 23.1. Acrogonia citrina Marucci [ACRGCI] 23.2. Acrogonia virescens (Metcalf) [ACRGVI] 23.3. Aphrophora angulata Ball [APHRAN] 23.4. Aphrophora permutata Uhler [APHRPE] 23.5. Bothrogonia ferruginea (Fabricius) [TETTFE] 23.6. Bucephalogonia xanthophis (Berg) [BUCLXA] 23.7. Clastoptera achatina Germar [CLASAC] 23.8. Clastoptera brunes Ball [CLASBR] 23.9. Cuerna costalis (Fabricius) [CUERCO] 23.10. Cuerna occidentalis Osman and Beamer [CUEROC] 23.11. Cyphonia clavigera (Fabricius) [CYPACG] 23.12. Dechacona missionum (Berg) [ONCMMI] 23.13. Dilobopterus costalimai Young [DLBPCO] 23.14. Draeculacephala sp. [DRAESP] 23.15. Ferrariana trivittata (Signoret) [FRRATR] 23.16. Fingeriana dubia Cavichioli [FINGDU] 23.17. Friscanus friscanus (Ball) [FRISFR] 23.18. Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) [GRCPAT] 23.19. Graphocephala conﬂuens ( Uhler) [GRCPCF] 23.20. Graphocephala versuta (Say) [GRCPVE] 23.21. Helochara delta Oman [HELHDE] 23.22. Homalodisca ignorata Melichar [HOMLIG] 23.23. Homalodisca insolita Walker [HOMLIN] 23.24. Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) [HOMLTR] 23.25. Lepyronia quadrangularis (Say) [LEPOQU] 23.26. Macugonalia cavifrons (Stal) [MAGOCA] 23.27. Macugonalia leucomelas (Walker) [MAGOLE] 23.28. Molomea consolida Schroder [MOLMCO] 23.29. Neokolla hieroglyphica (Say) [GRCPHI] 23.30. Neokolla severini DeLong [NKOLSE] 23.31. Oncometopia facialis Signoret [ONCMFA] 23.32. Oncometopia nigricans Walker [ONCMNI] 23.33. Oncometopia orbona (Fabricius) [ONCMUN] 23.34. Oragua discoidula Osborn [ORAGDI] 23.35. Pagaronia confusa Oman [PGARCO] 23.36. Pagaronia furcata Oman [PGARFU] 23.37. Pagaronia tredecimpunctata Ball [PGARTR] 23.38. Pagaronia triunata Ball [PGARTN] 23.39. Parathona gratiosa (Blanchard) [PTHOGR] 23.40. Plesiommata corniculata Young [PLSOCO] 23.41. Plesiommata mollicella (Fowler) [PLSOMO] 23.42. Poophilus costalis (Walker) [POOPCO] 23.43. Sibovia sagata (Signoret) [SIBOSA] 23.44. Sonesimia grossa (Signoret) [SONEGR] 23.45. Tapajosa rubromarginata (Signoret) [TAPARU] 23.46. Xyphon ﬂaviceps (Riley) [CARNFL] 23.47. Xyphon fulgida (Nottingham) [CARNFU] 23.48. Xyphon triguttata (Nottingham) [CARNTR]’ (iii) point 44.1. is replaced by the following: ‘44.1. Dimargarodes meridionalis Morrison [MARGME]’; (iv) point 44.4. is replaced by the following: ‘44.4. Eurhizococcus colombianus Jakubski [EURHCO]’; (v) the following point is inserted between points 52 and 53: ‘52.1. Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar) [PHYCFR]’ (vi) point 67 is deleted; (vii) point 77 is replaced by the following: ‘77. Tephritidae : 77.1. Acidiella kagoshimensis (Miyake) [ACIEKA] 77.2. Acidoxantha bombacis de Meijere [ACIXBO] 77.3. Acroceratitis distincta (Zia) [ACRSDI] 77.4. Adrama spp. [1ADRAG] 77.5. Anastrepha spp. [1ANSTG] 77.6. Anastrepha ludens (Loew) [ANSTLU] 77.7. Asimoneura pantomelas (Bezzi) [ASIMPA] 77.8. Austrotephritis protrusa (Hardy & Drew) [AUSHPR] 77.9. Bactrocera spp. [1BCTRG], except Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) [DACUOL] 77.10. Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) [DACUDO] 77.11. Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) [DACULA] 77.12. Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) [DACUZO] 77.13. Bistrispinaria fortis (Speiser) [BISRFO] 77.14. Bistrispinaria magniceps (Bezzi) BISRMA] 77.15. Callistomyia ﬂavilabris Hering [CLMYFL] 77.16. Campiglossa albiceps (Loew) [CAMGAL] 77.17. Campiglossa californica (Novak) [CAMGCA] 77.18. Campiglossa duplex (Becker) [CAMGDU] 77.19. Campiglossa reticulata (Becker) [CAMGRE] 77.20. Campiglossa snowi (Hering) [CAMGSN] 77.21. Carpomya incompleta (Becker) [CARYIN] 77.22. Carpomya pardalina (Bigot) [CARYPA] 77.23. Ceratitis spp. [1CERTG], except Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) [CERTCA] 77.24. Craspedoxantha marginalis (Wiedemann) [CRSXMA] 77.25. Dacus spp. [1DACUG] 77.26. Dioxyna chilensis (Macquart) [DIOXCH] 77.27. Dirioxa pornia (Walker) [TRYEMU] 77.28. Euleia separata (Becker) [EULISE] 77.29. Euphranta camelliae (Ito) [EPHNCA] 77.30. Euphranta canadensis (Loew) [EPOCCA] 77.31. Euphranta cassiae (Munro) [RHACCA] 77.32. Euphranta japonica (Ito) [RHACJA] 77.33. Euphranta oshimensis (Shiraki) [EPHNOS] 77.34. Eurosta solidaginis (Fitch) [EUOSSO] 77.35. Eutreta spp. [1EUTTG] 77.36. Gastrozona nigrifemur David & Hancock [GASZNI] 77.37. Goedenia stenoparia (Steyskal) [GOEDST] 77.38. Gymnocarena spp. [GYMRSP] 77.39. Insizwa oblita (Munro) [INZWOB] 77.40. Marriottella exquisita Munro [MARREX] 77.41. Monacrostichus citricola Bezzi [MNAHCI] 77.42. Neaspilota alba (Loew) [NEAIAL] 77.43. Neaspilota reticulata Norrbom & Foote [NEAIRE] 77.44. Neoceratitis asiatica (Becker) [NCERAS] 77.45. Neoceratitis cyanescens (Bezzi) [CERTCY] 77.46. Neotephritis finalis (Loew) [NTPRFI] 77.47. Paracantha trinotata (Foote) [PCANTR] 77.48. Parastenopa limata (Coquillett) [PSTELI] 77.49. Paratephritis fukaii Shiraki [PTEPFU] 77.50. Paratephritis takeuchii Ito [PTEPTA] 77.51. Paraterellia varipennis (Coquillett) [PTLLVA] 77.52. Philophylla fossata (Fabricius) [PHIPFO] 77.53. Procecidochares spp. [1PROIG] 77.54. Ptilona conﬁnis (Walker) [PTIOCO] 77.55. Ptilona persimilis Hendel [PTIOPE] 77.56. Rhagoletis spp. [1RHAGG], except Rhagoletis alternata (Fallén) [RHAGAL], Rhagoletis batava Hering [RHAGBA], Rhagoletis berberidis Jermy [RHAGBE], Rhagoletis cerasi L. [RHAGCE], Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew) [RHAGCI], Rhagoletis completa Cresson [RHAGCO], Rhagoletis meigenii (Loew) [CERTME], Rhagoletis suavis (Loew) [RHAGSU], Rhagoletis zernyi Hendel [RHAGZR] 77.57. Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) [RHAGPO] 77.58. Rioxoptilona dunlopi (Wulp) [ACNVDU] 77.59. Sphaeniscus binoculatus (Bezzi) [SFANBI] 77.60. Sphenella nigricornis Bezzi [SFENNI] 77.61. Strauzia spp. [1STRAG], except Strauzia longipennis (Wiedemann) [STRALO] 77.62. Taomyia marshalli Bezzi [TAOMMA] 77.63. Tephritis leavittensis Blanc [TEPRLE] 77.64. Tephritis luteipes Merz [TEPRLU] 77.65. Tephritis ovatipennis Foote [TEPROV] 77.66. Tephritis pura (Loew) [TEPRPU] 77.67. Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker [TOXTCU] 77.68. Toxotrypana recurcauda Tigrero [ANSTRE] 77.69. Trupanea bisetosa (Coquillett) [TRUPBI] 77.70. Trupanea femoralis (Thomson) [TRUPFE] 77.71. Trupanea wheeleri (Curran) [TRUPWH] 77.72. Trypanocentra nigrithorax Malloch [TRYNNI] 77.73. Trypeta ﬂaveola Coquillett [TRYEFL] 77.74. Urophora christophi Loew [URORCH] 77.75. Xanthaciura insecta (Loew) [XANRIN] 77.76. Zacerata asparagi Coquillett [ZACEAS] 77.77. Zeugodacus spp. [1ZEUDG] 77.78. Zonosemata electa (Say) [ZONOEL]’ (c) table ‘6. Viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas’ is amended as follows: (i) point 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. Citrus leprosis viruses: 6.1. Citrus leprosis virus C [CILVC0] 6.2. Citrus leprosis virus C2 [CILVC2] 6.3. Hibiscus green spot virus 2 [HGSV20] 6.4. Citrus strain of Orchid fleck virus [OFV00] (citrus strain) 6.5. Citrus leprosis virus N sensu novo [CILVNO] 6.6. Citrus chlorotic spot virus [CICSV0]’ (ii) the following point is inserted between points 12 and 13: ‘12.1. Rose rosette virus [RRV000]’ (iii) points 15 and 16 are deleted; (iv) points 17 and 21 are deleted; (2) in Annex III, in the table, in section (c) ‘Insects and mites’, in point 6, in the third column ‘Protected zones’, point (b) is deleted; (3) Annex IV is amended as follows: (a) in Part H, the following table is added: ‘ Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting (genus or species) Thresholds for pre-basic seed Thresholds for basic seed Thresholds for certified seed Tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV00] Glycine max (L.) Merr. 0 % 0 % 0 %’ (b) Part J is amended as follows: (i) in the table ‘Fungi and oomycetes’, the following row is inserted between the entries on ‘ Podosphaera mors-uvae (Schweinitz) Braun & Takamatsu [SPHRMU]’ and ‘ Rhizoctonia fragariae Hussain & W.E.McKeen [RHIZFR]’: ‘ Pucciniastrum minimum (Schweinitz) Arthur [THEKMI] Vaccinium L., other than pollen and seeds 0 %’ (ii) the table ‘Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas’ is amended as follows: (1) the entry ‘Fig mosaic agent [FGM000]’ is deleted; (2) the following row is inserted between the entries on ‘Strawberry vein banding virus [SVBV00]’ and ‘Tomato black ring virus [TBRV00]’: ‘Tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV00] Plants for planting other than pollen and seeds Vaccinium L. 0 %’ (3) the following row is added: ‘Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0] Plants for planting other than pollen and seeds Malus Mill. ; Prunus L. and Vaccinium L. Plants for planting other than pollen Rubus L. 0 %’ (4) in Part G of Annex V, in point ‘3. Additional measures for seed of oil and fibre plants’ the following point is inserted between points 4 and 5: ‘(4.1.) Measures on seeds of Glycine max (L.) Merr. to prevent the presence of Tobacco ringspot virus: (a) the seeds of Glycine max (L.) Merr. originate in areas known to be free from Tobacco ringspot virus, or (b) the production site has been subject to at least two field inspections during the growing season at appropriate times for detecting symptoms of infection from Tobacco ringspot virus, and all symptomatic plants have been removed and destroyed immediately after inspection and at the final inspection no plants have been found showing symptoms of Tobacco ringspot virus.’; (5) in Annex VI, in point 16., in the column ‘CN code’, ‘ex 1209 91 80 ’ is added; (6) Annex VII is amended as follows: (a) the following point is inserted between points 4.2. and 5: ‘4.3. Plants for planting grown in fresh water or in soil that is permanently saturated with fresh water, other than seeds ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 30 00 ex 0602 40 00 ex 0602 90 20 ex 0602 90 30 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Third countries Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in a country recognised as being free from Pomacea (Perry), in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, or (b) originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Pomacea (Perry), in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, or (c) have been inspected immediately prior to export and have been found free from Pomacea (Perry).’ (b) in point 7, in the column ‘Plants, plant products and other objects’, the second sentence, indents ‘Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus’ and ‘Sweet potato mild mottle virus’ are deleted; (c) point 27 is deleted; (d) the following points are inserted between points 27 and 28: ‘27.1. Plants for planting of Rosa L., other than pollen, seeds and plants in tissue culture ex 0602 40 00 Canada, India, and United States Official statement that: (a) the plants originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Rose rosette virus and its vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar), in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, or (b) the plants: (i) originate in a place of production where no symptoms of Rose rosette virus and its vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar), nor the presence of the vector, have been observed during official inspections since the start of the last growing season, and (ii) prior to export, have been sampled and tested for Rose rosette virus and have been found free of that pest in those tests and (iii) have been handled, packaged and transported in a manner to prevent infestation by the vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar). 27.2. Plants in tissue culture of Rosa L. ex 0602 40 00 Canada, India, and United States Official statement that: (a) the plants originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Rose rosette virus and its vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar), in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, or (b) the plants: (i) have been produced from mother plants tested and found free from Rose rosette virus, and (ii) have been handled in a manner to prevent infestation by the vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar). 27.3. Cut flowers of Rosa L. ex 0603 11 00 Canada, India, and United States Official statement that: (a) the cut flowers originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Rose rosette virus and its vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar), in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, or (b) the cut flowers: (i) originate in a place of production where no symptoms of Rose rosette virus and its vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar), nor the presence of the vector, have been observed during official inspections since the start of the last growing season, and (ii) prior to export, they have been inspected and, in case of symptoms of Rose rosette virus, they have been sampled and tested and found free of Rose rosette virus, and (iii) have been handled, packaged and transported in a manner to prevent infestation by the vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar).’ (e) in point 30.1., in the column ‘Plants, plant products and other objects’, the text is replaced by the following: ‘Plants for planting of Ceratonia siliqua L., Cercis siliquastrum L., Clematis vitalba L., Cotoneaster Medik., Crataegus L., Cydonia oblonga L., Diospyros kaki L., Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., Ficus carica L., Hedera L., Magnolia L., Malus Mill., Melia L., Mespilus germanica L., Myrtus communis L., Parthenocissus Planch., Photinia Lindley., Prunus L., Psidium guajava L., Punica granatum L., Pyracantha M. Roem., Pyrus L., Rosa L. and Wisteria Nutt., other than seeds, pollen and plants in tissue culture’; (f) point 36 is replaced by the following: ‘36. Plants of Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L., other than fruit, pollen, seeds and plants in tissue culture ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 50 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 99 ex 0604 20 90 Belarus, Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and United States Official statement that the plants originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 4 (*), and located at a minimum distance of 100 km to the closest known area, where the presence of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire has been officially confirmed. The pest free area is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin.’ (g) point 40 is deleted; (h) points 46, 47 and 48 are replaced by the following: ‘46. Plants for planting of Malus Mill., other than seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Third countries where Cherry rasp leaf virus is known to occur Official statement that: (a) the plants have been: (i) officially certified under a certification scheme requiring that they are derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to official testing for at least Cherry rasp leaf virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from this pest, or (ii) derived in direct line from material which is maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing for at least Cherry rasp leaf virus using appropriate indicators or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from this pest; (b) no symptoms caused by Cherry rasp leaf virus have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. 47. Plants for planting of Prunus L., other than seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 41 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 48 ex 0602 90 70 ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 Third countries where American plum line pattern virus, Cherry rasp leaf virus, Peach mosaic virus, Peach rosette mosaic virus are known to occur Official statement that: (a) the plants have been: (i) officially certified under a certification scheme requiring that they are derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to official testing at least for the relevant Union quarantine pests using appropriate indicators for the presence of those pests or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from those pests, or (ii) derived in direct line from material which is maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing at least for the relevant Union quarantine pests, using appropriate indicators for the presence of those pests or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from those Union quarantine pests; (b) no symptoms of diseases caused by the relevant Union quarantine pests have been observed on plants at the place of production or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last three complete cycles of vegetation. 48. Plants for planting of Rubus L. ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 ex 1209 99 91 ex 1209 99 99 Third countries where Black raspberry latent virus is known to occur Official statement that the plants are free from aphids, including their eggs, and (i) the plants have been: — officially certified under a certification scheme requiring that they are derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to official testing at least for Black raspberry latent virus, using appropriate indicators for the presence of Black raspberry latent virus or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from Black raspberry latent virus, or — derived in direct line from material which is maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing at least for Black raspberry latent virus, using appropriate indicators for the presence of Black raspberry latent virus or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from Black raspberry latent virus; (ii) no symptoms of diseases caused by Black raspberry latent virus have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation. 48.1. Plants for planting of Rubus L., other than seeds ex 0602 10 90 ex 0602 20 20 ex 0602 20 80 ex 0602 90 45 ex 0602 90 46 ex 0602 90 47 ex 0602 90 48 Third countries where Raspberry leaf curl virus, Cherry rasp leaf virus are known to occur Official statement that the plants are free from aphids, including their eggs, and (i) the plants have been: — officially certified under a certification scheme requiring that they are derived in direct line from material which has been maintained under appropriate conditions and subjected to official testing at least for the relevant Union quarantine pests, using appropriate indicators for the presence of those pests or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from those Union quarantine pests, or — derived in direct line from material which is maintained under appropriate conditions and has been subjected, within the last three complete cycles of vegetation, at least once, to official testing at least for the relevant Union quarantine pests, using appropriate indicators for the presence of those pests or equivalent methods and has been found free, in these tests, from those Union quarantine pests; (ii) no symptoms of diseases caused by the relevant Union quarantine pests have been observed on plants at the place of production, or on susceptible plants in its immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.’ (i) point 62 is replaced by the following: ‘62. Cut flowers of Rosa L. and fruits of Capsicum (L.), Citrus L., other than Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck and Citrus sinensis Pers., Prunus persica (L.) Batsch and Punica granatum L. 0603 11 00 0709 60 10 0709 60 91 0709 60 95 0709 60 99 ex 0805 10 80 0805 21 10 0805 21 90 0805 22 00 0805 29 00 0805 40 00 ex 0805 90 00 0809 30 20 0809 30 30 0809 30 80 ex 0810 90 75 Countries of the African continent, Cape Verde, Saint Helena, Madagascar, La Reunion, Mauritius and Israel Official statement that: (a) the cut flowers and the fruits originate in a country recognised as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, or (b) the cut flowers and the fruits originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick), in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 4 (*). The pest free area is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, or (c) the cut flowers and the fruits: (i) originate in a place of production established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 10 (**), and which is included in the list of place of production codes that has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, and (ii) have been subjected to official inspections carried out in the place of production at appropriate times during the growing season and prior to export, including a visual examination with an intensity to enable at least the detection of a 2 % level of infestation, with a level of confidence of 95 % in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 31 (***) and including destructive sampling for fruits in case of symptoms, and have been found to be free from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick), and (iii) are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate that indicates the place of production codes, or (d) the cut flowers and the fruits: (i) have been produced in an approved site of production, which is included in the list of production site codes that has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, and (ii) have been subjected to an effective systems approach to ensure freedom from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick), in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 14 (****), or an effective stand-alone post-harvest treatment to ensure freedom from Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick), provided that the respective systems approach used or the post-harvest treatment, together with documentary evidence of its effectiveness, have been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin and that postharvest treatment has been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority, and (iii) prior to export, have been subjected to official inspections for the presence of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick), with an intensity to enable at least the detection of 2 % level of infestation, with a level of confidence of 95 % in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 31 (***) and including destructive sampling for fruits in case of symptoms, and (iv) are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate that indicates the production site codes and mentions the details of the post-harvest treatment used, or the use of the systems approach.’ (j) points 87, 87.1., 87.2., 88 and 89 are replaced by the following: ‘87. Wood of Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L., other than in the form of — chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste and scrap, obtained in whole or part from these trees, — wood packaging material, in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, dunnage, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, except dunnage supporting consignments of wood, which is constructed from wood of the same type and quality as the wood in the consignment and which meets the same Union phytosanitary requirements as the wood in the consignment, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, and other objects made of untreated wood. ex 4401 12 00 ex 4403 12 00 ex 4403 99 00 ex 4404 20 00 ex 4406 12 00 ex 4406 92 00 4407 95 10 4407 95 91 4407 95 99 ex 4407 99 27 ex 4407 99 40 ex 4407 99 90 ex 4408 90 15 ex 4408 90 35 ex 4408 90 95 ex 4409 29 10 ex 4409 29 91 ex 4409 29 99 ex 4416 00 00 ex 9406 10 00 Belarus, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan and Ukraine Official statement that: (a) the wood originates in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 4 (*), and located at a minimum distance of 100 km to the closest known area, where the presence of the specified pest has been officially confirmed. The pest free area is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, or (b) the bark and at least 2,5 cm of the outer sapwood have been removed in a facility authorised and supervised by the national plant protection organisation, or (c) the wood has undergone ionizing irradiation to achieve a minimum absorbed dose of 1 kGy throughout the wood. 87.1. Wood of Fraxinus L. other than in the form of — chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste and scrap, obtained in whole or part from these trees, — wood packaging material, in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, dunnage, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, except dunnage supporting consignments of wood, which is constructed from wood of the same type and quality as the wood in the consignment and which meets the same Union phytosanitary requirements as the wood in the consignment, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, and other objects made of untreated wood. ex 4401 12 00 ex 4403 12 00 ex 4403 99 00 ex 4404 20 00 ex 4406 12 00 ex 4406 92 00 4407 95 10 4407 95 91 4407 95 99 ex 4408 90 15 ex 4408 90 35 ex 4408 90 95 ex 4409 29 10 ex 4409 29 91 ex 4409 29 99 ex 4416 00 00 ex 9406 10 00 Canada and United States Official statement that: a) the wood originates in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 4 (*) and located at a minimum distance of 100 km to the closest known area, where the presence of the specified pest has been officially confirmed. The pest free area is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, or b) the wood has undergone ionizing irradiation to achieve a minimum absorbed dose of 1 kGy throughout the wood, or (c) (i) the wood has undergone all of the following steps: — debarking, i.e. the wood is either completely debarked or only contains visually separate and clearly distinct pieces of bark. Each of the pieces is less than 3 cm in width or, if they are larger than 3 cm in width, has a surface of less than 50 cm 2 ; — sawing; — heat treatment, i.e. the wood is heated through its profile to at least 71 °C for 1 200 minutes in a heat chamber approved by the national plant protection organisation in the third country or an agency approved by that organisation; and — drying, i.e. the wood is dried following industrial drying schedules of at least two-week duration, recognised by the national plant protection organisation in the third country, and the final moisture content of the wood does not exceed 10 % expressed as a percentage of dry matter; and (ii) the wood has been produced, handled or stored in a facility which fulfils all of the following requirements: — it is officially approved by the national plant protection organisation in the third country or by an agency approved by that organisation, pursuant to its certification programme concerning Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire; — it is registered in a database published on the website of the national plant protection organisation in the third country; — it is audited by the national plant protection organisation in the third country or an agency approved by that organisation, at least once per month and it has been concluded that it complies with the requirements of this Annex point. In case the audits have been performed by an agency other than the national plant protection organisation in the third country, that organisation has carried out audits of this work at least every six months. Those audits have included the verification of the procedures and documentation of the agency, and audits at approved facilities; — it uses equipment for the treatment of wood which has been calibrated consistently with the equipment’s manual of operation; — it keeps record of its procedures for verification by the national plant protection organisation in that country or an agency approved by that organisation, including the duration of treatment, temperatures during treatment and for each specific bundle to be exported, the compliance check and final moisture content, and (iii) each bundle of the wood visibly displays both a number and a label with the words “HT-KD” or “Heat Treated – Kiln Dried”. That label has been issued by, or under the supervision of, a designated officer of the approved facility after verifying that the processing requirements set out in point (i) and the requirements for facilities set out in point (ii) have been complied with, and (iv) the wood destined for the Union has been inspected by the national plant protection organisation in that country, or an agency officially approved by that authority, to ensure that the requirements laid down in points (i) and (iii) are met. The bundle number(s) corresponding to each specific bundle being exported and the name of the approved facility(ies) in the country of origin shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate referred to under the rubric “Additional declaration”. 87.2. Wood of Chionanthus virginicus L., other than in the form of — chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste and scrap, obtained in whole or part from these trees, — wood packaging material, in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, dunnage, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, except dunnage supporting consignments of wood, which is constructed from wood of the same type and quality as the wood in the consignment and which meets the same Union phytosanitary requirements as the wood in the consignment, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, and other objects made of untreated wood. ex 4401 12 00 ex 4403 12 00 ex 4403 99 00 ex 4404 20 00 ex 4406 12 00 ex 4406 92 00 ex 4407 99 27 ex 4407 99 40 ex 4407 99 90 ex 4408 90 15 ex 4408 90 35 ex 4408 90 95 ex 4409 29 10 ex 4409 29 91 ex 4409 29 99 ex 4416 00 00 ex 9406 10 00 Canada and United States Official statement that: (a) the wood originates in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 4 (*), and located at a minimum distance of 100 km to the closest known area, where the presence of that pest has been officially confirmed. The pest free area is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin, or (b) the wood has undergone ionizing irradiation to achieve a minimum absorbed dose of 1 kGy throughout the wood. 88. Wood in the form of chips, particles, shavings, wood waste and scrap obtained in whole or in part from Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L. ex 4401 22 90 ex 4401 49 00 Belarus, Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and United States Official statement that the wood originates in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 4 (*), and located at a minimum distance of 100 km to the closest known area, where the presence of the specified pest has been officially confirmed. The pest free area is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin. 89. Isolated bark and objects made of bark of Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L. ex 1404 90 00 ex 4401 49 00 Belarus, Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and United States Official statement that the bark originates in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 4 (*), and located at a minimum distance of 100 km to the closest known area, where the presence of the specified pest has been officially confirmed. The pest free area is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin.’ (7) Annex VIII is amended as follows: (a) the following point is inserted between points 2.1. and 3: ‘2.2. Plants for planting grown in fresh water or in soil that is permanently saturated with fresh water, other than seeds. Official statement that the plants: (a) originate in areas which have been found free from Pomacea (Perry), or (b) have been inspected immediately prior to movement and have been found free from Pomacea (Perry).’ (b) in point 17.1., in the column ‘Plants, plant products and other objects’, the text is replaced by the following: ‘Plants for planting of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, Ceratonia siliqua L., Cercis siliquastrum L., Clematis vitalba L., Cotoneaster Medik., Crataegus L., Cydonia oblonga L., Diospyros kaki L., Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., Ficus carica L., Hedera L., Magnolia L., Malus Mill., Melia L., Mespilus germanica L., Myrtus communis L., Parthenocissus Planch., Photinia Lindley., Prunus L., Psidium guajava L., Punica granatum L., Pyracantha M. Roem., Pyrus L., Rosa L., Vitis L. and Wisteria Nutt., other than seeds, pollen and plants in tissue culture’; (c) points 26 to 29 are replaced by the following: ‘26. Plants of Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L., other than fruit and seeds. The plants shall originate in an area which is known to be free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire and located at a distance of not less than 100 km to the closest area where the presence of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire has been officially confirmed, except in the cases of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/434. 27. Wood of Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L., originating in an area located at a distance of less than 100 km to the closest area, where the presence of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire has been officially confirmed, except in the cases of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/434, other than in the form of — chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste and scrap, obtained in whole or part from these trees, — wood packaging material, in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, dunnage, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, except dunnage supporting consignments of wood, which is constructed from wood of the same type and quality as the wood in the consignment and which meets the same Union phytosanitary requirements as the wood in the consignment, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, and other objects made of untreated wood. Official statement that: (a) the bark and at least 2,5 cm of the outer sapwood have been removed in a facility authorised and supervised by the national plant protection organisation, or (b) the wood has undergone ionizing irradiation to achieve a minimum absorbed dose of 1 kGy throughout the wood. 28. Wood in the form of chips, particles, shavings, wood waste and scrap obtained in whole or in part from Chionanthus virginicu s L. and Fraxinus L. The wood shall originate in an area which is known to be free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire and located at a distance of not less than 100 km to the closest area where the presence of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire has been officially confirmed, except in the cases of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/434. 29. Isolated bark and objects made of bark of Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L. The bark shall originate in an area which is known to be free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire and located at a distance of not less than 100 km to the closest area where the presence of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire has been officially confirmed, except in the cases of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/434.’ (8) in Annex X, in the table, in point 19, in the column ‘Protected zones’, point (b) is deleted; (9) Part A of Annex XI is amended as follows: (a) point 3 (‘Parts of plants, other than fruits and seeds, of’) is amended as follows: (i) the entry ‘ Zea mays L.’ is replaced by the following: ‘ Zea mays L. Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: – – – Sweetcorn: ex 0709 99 60 Maize (corn), other: ex 1005 90 00 Vegetable products of maize ( Zea mays ), not elsewhere specified or included, fresh: ex 1404 90 00 Third countries other than Switzerland’ (ii) the entry ‘ Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L., Juglans L., Pterocarya Kunth and Ulmus davidiana Planch.’ is replaced by the following: ‘ Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L. Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh: ex 0604 20 90 Belarus, Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and United States’ (b) in point 8 (‘Seeds of:’), the entry ‘ Solanum tuberosum L.’ is deleted; (c) in point 11 (‘Isolated bark of:’), the entry ‘ Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L., Juglans L., Pterocarya Kunth and Ulmus davidiana Planch.’ is replaced by the following: ‘ Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L. Vegetable products of bark, not elsewhere specified or included: ex 1404 90 00 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: – Other: ex 4401 49 00 Belarus, Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and United States’ (d) in point 12 (‘Wood, where it:’), the entry ‘ Chionanthus virginicus L., Fraxinus L., Juglans L., Pterocarya Kunth and Ulmus davidiana Planch., …’ is replaced by the following: ‘ Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L., and including wood which has not kept its natural round surface Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: – Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms: – – Non-coniferous: ex 4401 12 00 – Wood in chips or particles: – – Non-coniferous: – – – Other, than of eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus spp.): ex 4401 22 90 – Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: – – Other: ex 4401 49 00 Wood in the rough, not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared: – Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: – – Non-coniferous: ex 4403 12 00 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared: – Other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: ex 4403 99 00 Split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise: – Non-coniferous: ex 4404 20 00 Non-coniferous railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood: – Not impregnated: ex 4406 12 00 – Other (than not impregnated): ex 4406 92 00 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm: – – Of ash ( Fraxinus spp.): 4407 95 10 4407 95 91 4407 95 99 – – Other: ex 4407 99 27 ex 4407 99 40 ex 4407 99 90 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm: ex 4408 90 15 ex 4408 90 35 ex 4408 90 95 Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed: - - - Non-coniferous, other: ex 4409 29 10 ex 4409 29 91 ex 4409 29 99 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves: ex 4416 00 00 Prefabricated buildings of wood: ex 9406 10 00 Belarus, Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and the United States’ (10) in Annex XIII, point 4.1. is replaced by the following: ‘4.1. Wood of Chionanthus virginicus L. and Fraxinus L., as referred to in point 27 of Annex VIII.’; (11) in Annexes VI, VII, X, XI and XII, all the references to CN code ‘ex 4401 40 90 ’ are replaced by ‘ex 4401 49 00 ’; (12) in Annexes VII, X and XI, all the references to CN code ‘ex 4401 40 10 ’ are replaced by ‘ex 4401 41 00 ’.

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