
Article 1 

1. Pursuant to Article 8(4) of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU, the Czech Republic and Spain may until 31 December 2022 certify pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material produced in the open field under non-insect-proof conditions of the species listed in the Annex, provided that the requirements set out in Articles 2, 3 and 4(1) are fulfilled.
2. Pursuant to Article 8(4) of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU, Belgium and France may until 31 December 2018 certify pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material produced in the open field under non-insect-proof conditions of the species listed in the Annex, provided that the requirements set out in Articles 2, 3 and 4(1) are fulfilled.
Article 2 

1. The pre-basic mother plants and the pre-basic material produced in the field shall be maintained in accordance with the requirements set out in Section A of the Annex for the Member States and species concerned.
2. Grafting and pruning tools and machinery shall be checked, cleaned and disinfected before and after each use on the pre-basic mother plants and the pre-basic material concerned.
3. There shall be an appropriate distance between pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material so as to minimise root contact between the pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material concerned.
Article 3 
In addition to the requirements set out in Articles 10 and 11 of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France and Spain shall ensure that the requirements set out in Section B of the Annex for the Member States and species concerned, are complied with.
Article 4 

1. In addition to the information required by Article 2(2) of Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU, the label of the pre-basic mother plants and the pre-basic material certified by the Czech Republic and Spain shall contain the indication: ‘Produced in the field in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/167; certification authorised until 31 December 2022.’.In addition to the information required by Article 2(2) of Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU, the label of the pre-basic mother plants and the pre-basic material certified by Belgium and France shall contain the indication: ‘Produced in the field in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/167; certification authorised until 31 December 2018.’.
2. Where an accompanying document is provided pursuant to Article 3(1) of Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU, the information on the official label referred to in paragraph 1 may be restricted to ‘Produced in the field’. In such a case in addition to the information required by Article 3(2) of Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU, the accompanying document of the pre-basic mother plants and the pre-basic material concerned shall contain the indication provided for in paragraph 1.
3. In addition to the information required by Article 2(2) of Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU, the label of all basic propagating material and all basic fruit plants and all certified propagating material and all certified fruit plants propagated from pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material certified pursuant to this Decision shall contain the indication: ‘Derived from material produced in the field in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/167’.
4. Where an accompanying document is provided pursuant to Article 3(1) of Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU, the information on the official label referred to in paragraph 3 may be restricted to ‘Derived from material produced in the field’. In such a case in addition to the information required by Article 3(2) of Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU, the accompanying document of all basic propagating material and all basic fruit plants and all certified propagating material and all certified fruit plants propagated from pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material certified pursuant to this Decision shall contain the indication provided for in paragraph 3.
Article 5 
Belgium, the Czech Republic, France and Spain shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of any certification pursuant to Article 1. The notification shall contain the quantity of the certified pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material, and the species to which those pre-basic mother plants and that pre-basic material belong.
Article 6 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2017.
Article 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 2017.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
SECTION A
1.  1.1. List of species:
Malus domestica Mill., Prunus avium, P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. persica, Pyrus communis L. and rootstocks of those species
 1.2.  1.2.1. 
Where visual inspections for the presence of insect vectors relevant for the pests listed in Part A of Annex I and in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU detect the presence of those vectors, there shall be an insecticide treatment.
 1.3.  1.3.1.  1.3.1.1. 
Pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material of Prunus avium, P. cerasus, P. domestica, and P. persica shall be prevented from flowering.

2.  2.1. List of species:
Castanea sativa Mill. and Juglans regia L.
 2.2.  2.2.1. 
In case of doubts concerning the presence of the relevant pests listed in Part A of Annex I and in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU on pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material, those pre-basic mother plants and that pre-basic material shall immediately be removed.
 2.2.2. 
Pre-basic mother plants shall be prevented from flowering through annual pruning at the beginning of each vegetative period.
 2.3.  2.3.1.  2.3.1.1. 
Pre-basic mother plants shall be planted in areas where visual inspections have confirmed the absence of vectors of cherry leafroll virus.

3.  3.1. List of species:
Castanea sativa Mill., Corylus avellana L., Cydonia oblonga Mill., Juglans regia L., Malus domestica Mill., Prunus amygdalus, P. armeniaca, P. avium, P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. persica, P. salicina, and Pyrus communis L.
 3.2.  3.2.1. 
Where visual inspections for the presence of insect vectors relevant for the pests listed in Part A of Annex I and in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU detect the presence of those vectors, there shall be an insecticide treatment.
 3.2.2. 
Pre-basic mother plants shall be grafted on rootstocks produced by in vitro culture where available.
 3.3.  3.3.1. 
Pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material of Prunus amygdalus, P. armeniaca, P. avium, P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. persica, and P. salicina shall be prevented from flowering.

4.  4.1. List of species:
Olea europaea L., Prunus amygdalus x P. persica, P. armeniaca, P. domestica, P. domestica x P. salicina, P. dulcis, P. persica, and Pyrus communis L.
 4.2.  4.2.1. 
Where visual inspections for the presence of insect vectors relevant for the pests listed in Part A of Annex I and in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU detect the presence of those vectors, there shall be an insecticide treatment.
 4.3.  4.3.1.  4.3.1.1. 
There shall be an isolation distance of at least 100 m to any cultivated or wild Olea europaea L. which is not subject to a certification scheme.
 4.3.2.  4.3.2.1. 
There shall be an isolation distance of at least 500 m to any cultivated or wild Prunus amygdalus, P. cerasus and P. prunophora which are not subject to a certification scheme.
 4.3.2.2. 
Pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material of Prunus amygdalus x P. persica, P. armeniaca, P. domestica, P. domestica x P. salicina, P. dulcis, and P. persica shall be prevented from flowering.
 4.3.3.  4.3.3.1. 
There shall be an isolation distance of at least 500 m to any cultivated or wild P. communis L. which is not subject to a certification scheme.
 4.3.3.2. 
Pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material of P. communis L. shall be prevented from flowering.

SECTION B
1.  1.1.  1.1.1. 
Visual inspections shall be carried out at least once per year for the presence of the insect vectors relevant for the pests listed in Part A of Annex I and in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU.
 1.2.  1.2.1.  1.2.1.1. 
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested every year for the insect-transmitted and pollen-transmitted viruses listed in Part A of Annex I and in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU.
 1.2.2.  1.2.2.1. 
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested every year and at each multiplication cycle for the insect-transmitted and pollen-transmitted viruses listed in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU.

2.  2.1.  2.1.1.  2.1.1.1. 
Visual inspections shall be carried out from April to May.
 2.1.2.  2.1.2.1. 
Visual inspections shall be carried out in late summer or autumn.

3.  3.1.  3.1.1. 
Visual inspections shall be carried out at least once per year.
 3.2.  3.2.1.  3.2.1.1. 
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested every year for apple mosaic virus (ApMV).
 3.2.2.  3.2.2.1. 
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested every year for apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV), apple stem-grooving virus (ASGV), apple stem-pitting virus (ASPV) and rubbery wood.
 3.2.3.  3.2.3.1. 
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested every year and at each multiplication cycle for prune dwarf virus (PDV) and Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV). In the case of P. persica, each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested every year and at each multiplication cycle for peach latent mosaic viroid (PLMVd).

4.  4.1.  4.1.1.  4.1.1.1. 
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested every year for the viruses and virus-like diseases listed in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU.
 4.1.2.  4.1.2.1. 
Sampling and testing shall be carried out every year for the viruses and virus-like diseases listed in Annex II of Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU.
