Establishment of demarcated areas
Article 4
1. Where the presence of the specified pest in the Union territory is confirmed, each Member State concerned shall immediately establish a demarcated area. 2. If the presence of the specified pest is confirmed in the buffer zone, the Member State concerned shall immediately review and modify accordingly the delimitation of the infested zone and the buffer zone. 3. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the number and locations of the demarcated areas established for the specified pest pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. 4. Where, on the basis of the surveys referred to in Article 8, the specified pest is not detected in a demarcated area for a period of 3 consecutive years, that demarcated area may be abolished. In such cases, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission and the other Member States that the demarcated area has been abolished pursuant to Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.