Containment measures
Article 6
1. In the demarcated areas listed in Annex II, the competent authority shall apply all of the following measures for the purpose of containing the specified pest within those areas and preventing its spread outside those areas: (a) specified seeds may be sown and specified plants may be planted only if one of the following phytosanitary measures has been carried out: (i) continuous flooding for at least 6 months since the last harvest; (ii) trap-crop method whereby specified plants shall be destroyed within five weeks after planting; (iii) crop rotation with non-host plants or cultivated host plants of the genus Brassica L. or species Allium cepa L., Glycine max (L.) Merr., Hordeum vulgare L., Panicum miliaceum L., Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, Triticum aestivum L. and Zea mays L., intended for the production of bulbs, vegetables or grains for final users other than the use as plants for planting; (b) volunteer host plants shall be regularly eliminated; (c) specified objects that have been used in the infested field shall be cleaned from soil and plant debris before moving them to the surrounding fields. During cleaning, residue dispersal out of the infested field shall be avoided. 2. If survey results demonstrate that the presence of the specified pest has increased, the competent authority shall apply the measures referred to in Article 5 in the respective demarcated areas.