Official re-sampling and testing with a view to revoke the measures in an infested production site
Article 12
1. The competent authorities may carry out re-sampling of an infested production site designated pursuant to Article 5(1), and testing, in accordance with one of the following methods: (a) official re-sampling of the production site, and testing, using one of the methods specified in Annex III, after a minimum period of six years counting from the positive confirmation of the specified pest, or counting from the growing of the last potato crop; or (b) official re-sampling of the production site, and testing, using one of the methods specified in Annex III, after a water inundation in accordance with the following conditions: (i) the inundation shall take place during an uninterrupted period of 12 weeks with a soil temperature of at least 16 °C at a depth of 15 cm and a water layer of at least 5 cm above the ground; (ii) runoff from the inundation area due to terrain elevation shall be excluded; (iii) inundation is not allowed on sites of production, which are under official control due to the presence of Synchytrium endobioticum ; (iv) if the inundation is carried out in the open field or if surface water is used from a source for which contamination with Ralstonia solanacearum cannot be excluded, no plants of Solanum tuberosum or Solanum lycopersicum shall be planted in the treated production site at least during the growing season following the inundation. The period provided for in paragraph 1, point (a), may be reduced to a minimum of three years, if effective and officially approved control measures have been implemented. 2. If the presence of the specified pests is not confirmed, following the official re-sampling and testing referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities shall update the official record referred to in Article 3(4) and in Article 5(1) and immediately revoke any restrictions imposed on the respective production site.