Establishment of demarcated areas
Article 4
1. Where the presence of the specified pest is officially confirmed, the Member State concerned shall without delay establish a demarcated area. Where only the presence of one or more particular subspecies of the specified pest is confirmed, the Member State concerned may demarcate an area with regard to those subspecies only. Where the confirmation of the presence of a subspecies is pending, the Member State concerned shall demarcate that area with regard to the specified pest and all of its possible subspecies. 2. The demarcated area shall consist of an infected zone and a buffer zone. The infected zone shall have a radius of at least 50 m around the plant found infected by the specified pest. The buffer zone shall be of the following width: (a) at least 2,5 km in the case of an infected zone established for the purpose of taking the eradication measures referred to in Articles 7 to 11; (b) at least 5 km in the case of an infected zone established for the purpose of taking the containment measures referred to in Articles 12 to 17. 3. The Commission shall update and publish a list of the demarcated areas established by Member States, as notified pursuant to Article 18(6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.