Eradication measures
Article 6
The eradication measures shall include the following: (a) the removal and destruction of the specified pest; (b) intensive monitoring for the presence of the specified pest, by inspections twice a year with a specific focus on the buffer zone; (c) a hygiene protocol for all used agriculture and aquaculture machinery, which may come into contact with the specified pest and be capable of spreading it; (d) a hygiene protocol for all the equipment for nautical activities and boats, including fishing nets, that remain static in the demarcated area; (e) a combination of treatments against the specified pest and water management, including desiccation of plots, artificial lakes, ponds and irrigation channels, in those areas where it is applicable.