
Article 1 

1. For the purposes of point 16.2 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV, the following third countries are recognised as being free from all strains of Xanthomonas campestris pathogenic to Citrus:
(a) all citrus-growing third countries in Europe, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey;
(b) Africa: South Africa, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Sudan, Swaziland and Zimbabwe;
(c) Central and South America and the Caribbean: the Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, El Salvador, Surinam and Venezuela;
(d) Oceania: New Zealand.
2. For the purposes of point 16.2 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV, the following areas are recognised as being free from all strains of Xanthomonas campestris pathogenic to Citrus:
(a) Australia: New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria;
(b) Brazil, except the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul;
(c) United States: Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Texas and the United States Virgin Islands;
(d) Uruguay, except the Departments of Salto, Rivera and Paysandu — north of River Chapicuy.
Article 2 
For the purposes of point 16.3 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV, the following third countries are recognised as being free from Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes:

((a)) all citrus-growing third countries in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia, except Yemen, Europe and Oceania;
((b)) all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, except Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Article 3 

1. For the purposes of point 16.4 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV, the following third countries are recognised as being free from all strains of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus:
(a) all citrus-growing third countries in North, Central and South America, except Argentina and Brazil, the Caribbean and Europe;
(b) all citrus-growing third countries in Asia, except Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan;
(c) all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, except South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
(d) all citrus-growing third countries in Oceania, except Australia and Vanuatu.
2. For the purposes of point 16.4 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV, the following areas are recognised as being free from all strains of Guignardia citricicarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus:
(a) South Africa: Western Cape; Northern Cape: magisterial districts of Hartswater and Warrenton;
(b) Australia: South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory;
(c) China: all areas, except Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang;
(d) Brazil: all areas, except the States of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul.
Article 4 
Decision 98/83/EC shall be repealed.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 July 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission