
Article 1 
Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/789 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 3 is replaced by the following:
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Article 3 

1. Member States shall conduct annual surveys for the presence of the specified organism in their territory on the specified plants.Those surveys shall be carried out by the responsible official body, or under official supervision of the responsible official body. They shall consist of visual examinations and, in the case of any suspicion of infection by the specified organism, collection of samples and testing. Those surveys shall be based on sound scientific and technical principles and shall be carried out at appropriate times of the year with regard to the possibility to detect the specified organism by visual inspection, sampling and testing. Those surveys shall take account of the available scientific and technical evidence, the biology of the specified organism and its vectors, the presence and biology of specified plants, and any other appropriate information, concerning the presence of the specified organism. They shall also take into account the technical guidelines for the survey of Xylella fastidiosa provided on the Commission website.
2. The presence of the specified organism in areas other than demarcated areas, shall be screened by one molecular test, and in case of positive results, its presence shall be identified by carrying out, in line with international standards, at least one more positive molecular test. Those tests shall be listed in the Commission database of tests for the identification of the specified organism and its subspecies and target different parts of the genome.The presence of the specified organism in demarcated areas shall be screened by one test, and in case of positive results, its presence shall be identified by carrying out, in line with international standards, at least one positive molecular test. Those tests shall be listed in the Commission database of tests for the identification of the specified organism and its subspecies.
3. The Commission shall manage and update the database referred to in paragraph 2 and provide public access to it.The tests listed in that database shall be divided into two categories, depending on their appropriateness for the identification of the specified organism and its subspecies in demarcated areas and in areas other than demarcated areas.'
((2)) In Article 3a, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
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4. Member States shall, on request, communicate their contingency plans to the Commission and shall inform all relevant professional operators through publication on the internet.'
((3)) Article 4 is amended as follows:

((a)) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. Where the presence of the specified organism is identified, the Member State concerned shall without delay demarcate an area in accordance with paragraph 2, hereinafter ‘demarcated area’.By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, where the presence of one particular subspecies of the specified organism is confirmed, the Member State concerned may demarcate an area with regard to that subspecies only.Where the presence of more than one subspecies of the specified organism is identified, the Member State concerned shall demarcate that area with regard to the specified organism and all of its possible subspecies.Where the identification of the presence of a subspecies is pending, the Member State concerned shall demarcate that area with regard to the specified organism and all of its possible subspecies.The identification of the presence of the subspecies shall be based on the results of tests referred to in Article 3(2).'
((b)) In paragraph 2, the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'The buffer zone shall be of a width of at least 5 km surrounding the infected zone. The buffer zone may be reduced to a width of no less than 1 km if there is a high degree of confidence that the initial presence of the specified organism did not result in any spread, and if all of the following conditions have been fulfilled:
((a)) all host plants, irrespective of their health status, have been immediately removed within a radius of 100 m around the plant found infected;
((b)) no other plants have been found infected by the specified organism in the infected zone since the eradication measures have been taken, on the basis of official tests carried out at least once during the course of the year, taking into account the technical guidelines for the survey of Xylella fastidiosa provided on the Commission website. Those tests shall be based on a sampling scheme able to identify with 99 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 1 % or above, and targeting symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones;
((c)) a delimiting survey has been carried out in a zone with a width of at least 5 km surrounding the infected zone, concluding that the specified organism has not been found present in that zone. That survey shall be based on a grid split into 100 m × 100 m squares within a zone of a width of at least 1 km surrounding the infected zone, and a grid split into 1 km × 1 km squares within the rest of the buffer zone. In each of those squares, the Member State concerned shall carry out visual inspections of the specified plants and sample and test symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones;
((d)) no vectors carrying the specified organism have been detected in the infected zone since the eradication measures have been taken, on the basis of tests carried out twice during the flight season of the vector, and in accordance with international standards. Those tests shall lead to the conclusion that natural spread of the specified organism is excluded.When reducing the width of the buffer zone, the Member State concerned shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the justification for that reduction.In the case of an infected zone for the purpose of containment measures as referred to in Article 7(1), the buffer zone shall be of a width of at least 10 km.'
((c)) Paragraphs 4 and 5 are replaced by the following:
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4. Member States shall keep and update a list of the demarcated areas established in their respective territories and shall publish that list and any updates. They shall notify the Commission of their list and any updates in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision 2014/917/EU.On the basis of those notifications, the Commission shall update and publish its list of demarcated areas.
5. Where based on the surveys referred to in Article 3 and on the monitoring referred to in Article 6(7) the specified organism is not detected in a demarcated area for a period of 5 years, this demarcation may be lifted. In such cases, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission and other Member States.By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, where the Member State concerned has reduced the buffer zone to a width of no less than 1 km pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 2, that Member State may lift that demarcated area after 12 months since its initial establishment, if both of the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) as result of the measures taken pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 2, it is concluded with a high degree of confidence that the initial presence of the specified organism was an isolated case and no further spread occurred in the respective demarcated area;
(b) as practically close to the time of lifting, official tests have been carried out within the demarcated area, taking into account the technical guidelines for the survey of Xylella fastidiosa provided on the Commission website, using a sampling scheme able to identify with 99 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 1 % in accordance with international standards, and targeting symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones.Where a demarcated area is lifted pursuant to the second subparagraph, the specified plants located in the previously established demarcated area shall be subject to intensive surveys during the following two years. That survey shall be carried out using a sampling scheme able to identify with 99 % reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 1 % or above in accordance with international standards and based on scientific and technical principles related to the potential spreading of the specified organism in the immediate surroundings, and targeting symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones.When lifting the demarcated area after 12 months since its initial establishment, the Member State concerned shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the justification for that lifting.'
((d)) In paragraph 6, point (a) is replaced by the following:
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(a) there is evidence that the specified organism was recently introduced into the area with the plants on which it was found, or that the specified organism has been found in a site with physical protection from the vectors of that organism;
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((4)) In Article 5, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member State concerned may grant authorisations for the planting of the host plants within the infected zones listed in Annex II where containment measures pursuant to Article 7 are applied, except in the 20 km area referred to in Article 7(7)(c). When granting those authorisations, the Member State concerned shall give preference to host plants belonging to varieties assessed as being resistant or tolerant to the specified organism.'
((5)) Article 6 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following paragraph 2a is inserted:
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2a. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 2, Member States may decide that individual host plants officially designated as plants with historic value do not need to be removed, provided that all of the following conditions have been fulfilled:
(a) the host plants concerned have been sampled and tested in accordance with Article 3(2) and have been confirmed not to be infected by the specified organism;
(b) the individual host plants or the area concerned have been appropriately physically isolated from the vectors in such a way that those plants do not contribute to the further spread of the specified organism;
(c) appropriate agricultural practices for the management of the specified organism and its vectors have been applied.Before a derogation is granted, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission with the outcome of the sampling and testing referred to in point (a), the description of the measures referred to in points (b) and (c) which are intended to be taken, the justification for them, and the location of the individual plants. The Commission shall publish the list and the location of the host plants for which such derogation is granted.Each of those plants shall be officially inspected, during the flight season of the vector, for symptoms of the specified organism and for checking the appropriateness of the physical isolation. When symptoms are present, the plant shall be subject to sampling and testing for the presence of the specified organism.'
((b)) Paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:
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7. The Member State concerned shall monitor the presence of the specified organism by annual surveys, taking into account the technical guidelines for the survey of Xylella fastidiosa provided on the Commission website. It shall carry out visual inspections of the specified plants and sample and test symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones, in accordance with the respective provisions of Article 3(1) and (2).In buffer zones, the surveyed area shall be based on a grid split into 100 m × 100 m squares within a zone of a width of at least 1 km surrounding the infected zone, and a grid split into 1 km × 1 km squares within the rest of the buffer zone. In each of those squares, the Member State concerned shall carry out visual inspections of the specified plants and sample and test symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones.'
((6)) Article 7 is amended as follows:

((a)) Paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
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1. By way of derogation from Article 6, only in an infected zone listed in Annex II the responsible official body of the Member State concerned may decide to apply the containment measures set out in paragraphs 2 to 7 (hereinafter: ‘containment area’).
2. The Member State concerned shall remove all plants which have been found to be infected by the specified organism on the basis of the official surveys referred to in paragraph 7.That removal shall take place immediately after the official identification of the presence of the specified organism.All necessary precautions shall be taken to avoid spreading of the specified organism during and after removal.'
((b)) Paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:
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7. The Member State concerned shall monitor the presence of the specified organism by annual official surveys, taking into account the technical guidelines for the survey of Xylella fastidiosa provided on the Commission website, at least in the following locations:
(a) in the proximity of the sites referred to in Article 9(2);
(b) in the proximity of the sites of plants with particular cultural, social or scientific value;
(c) within an infected zone listed in Annex II and situated within an area measuring at least 20 km from the border of that infected zone with the rest of the Union territory.Those surveys shall be based on a grid split into 100 m × 100 m squares. In each of those squares, the Member State concerned shall carry out visual inspections of the specified plants and sample and test symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones, in accordance with the respective provisions of Article 3(1) and (2).The Member State concerned shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of any official identification of the presence of the specified organism in the locations referred to in point (c).Point (c) of the first subparagraph shall not apply in the case of islands which are entirely containment areas and are situated more than 10 km to the nearest Union land territory.'
((7)) Article 9 is amended as follows:

((a)) In paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
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1. This Article shall only apply to the movement of specified plants other than:
(a) plants which have been grown for the entire production cycle in vitro; or
(b) plants belonging to varieties of specified plants listed in Annex III.'
((b)) In paragraph 2, points (d), (e) and (f) are replaced by the following:
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((d)) it is surrounded by a zone with a width of 100 meters which has been subject to official inspections twice per year and where all the plants found to be infected with the specified organism or to have symptoms, have been immediately removed and appropriate phytosanitary treatments against the vectors of the specified organism have been applied before that removal;
((e)) it is subject to phytosanitary treatments at appropriate times of the year to maintain freedom from vectors of the specified organism; those treatments may include, as appropriate, removal of plants;
((f)) it is subjected annually, together with the zone referred to in point (d), to at least two official inspections, taking into account the technical guidelines for the survey of Xylella fastidiosa provided on the Commission website;'
((c)) Paragraphs 7 and 8 are replaced by the following:
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7. Specified plants which have been grown for at least part of their life in a demarcated area shall only be moved to and within the Union territory, if they are accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with Commission Directive 92/105/EEC.
8. Host plants which have never been grown inside the demarcated areas shall only be moved within the Union if the following conditions have been fulfilled:
(a) they have been grown in a site that is subject to annual official inspection, and, in the case of symptoms of the specified organism, sampling, taking into account the technical guidelines for the survey of Xylella fastidiosa provided on the Commission website, as well as testing in line with international standards for the presence of the specified organism;
(b) they are accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with Directive 92/105/EEC.However, plants for planting, other than seeds, of Coffea, Lavandula dentata L., Nerium oleander L., Olea europaea L., Polygala myrtifolia L. and Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, shall only be moved within the Union if they have been grown in a site that is subject to annual official inspection, sampling, taking into account the technical guidelines for the survey of Xylella fastidiosa provided on the Commission website, as well as testing in line with international standards for the presence of the specified organism, confirming the absence of the specified organism, using a sampling scheme able to identify with 99 % reliability the level of presence of infected plants of 5 %. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 3(2), the presence of the specified organism shall be screened by one test, and in case of positive results, its presence shall be identified by carrying out, in line with international standards, at least one positive molecular test. Those tests shall be listed in the Commission database of tests for the identification of the specified organism and its subspecies. Sampling shall target symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones.Without prejudice to Part A of Annex V to Directive 2000/29/EC, no plant passport shall be required for the movement of the host plants referred to in this paragraph to any person acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business or profession, and who acquires those plants for his own use.'
((d)) The following paragraph 9 is added:
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9. Without prejudice to paragraph 8, pre-basic mother plants as defined in Article 1(3) of Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU or pre-basic material as defined in Article 2(5) of Council Directive 2008/90/EC which belong to the species Juglans regia L., Olea europaea L., Prunus amygdalus Batsch, P. amygdalus × P. persica, P. armeniaca L., P. avium (L.) L., P. cerasus L., P. domestica L., P. domestica × P. salicina, P. dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, P. persica (L.) Batsch, and P. salicina Lindley and which have been grown outside the demarcated areas and spent at least part of their life outside insect proof facilities, shall only be moved within the Union if they are accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with Directive 92/105/EEC and if the following conditions have been fulfilled:
(a) they are subject to the authorisation provided for in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/167;
(b) within the shortest possible time prior to their movement, they have been subjected to visual inspection, sampling and molecular testing for the presence of the specified organism carried out in accordance with international standards.Without prejudice to Part A of Annex V to Directive 2000/29/EC, no plant passport shall be required for the movement of the pre-basic mother plants and pre-basic material referred to in this paragraph to any person acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business or profession, and who acquires those plants for its own use.'
((8)) Article 10 is amended as follows:

((a)) The following paragraph 2a is inserted:
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2a. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply to the supply of plants for planting of Coffea, Lavandula dentata L., Nerium oleander L., Olea europaea L., Polygala myrtifolia L. and Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb which have never been grown within a demarcated area.'
((b)) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. Professional operators shall keep the records referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 2a for 3 years from the date on which the respective lot was supplied to or by them.'
((9)) In Article 16, the following second subparagraph is added:
'Plants for planting, other than seeds, of Coffea, Lavandula dentata L., Nerium oleander L., Olea europaea L., Polygala myrtifolia L., and Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb shall only be introduced into the Union if they have been grown in a site that is subject to annual official inspection, with sampling and testing carried out at the appropriate times on those plants for the presence of the specified organism and in accordance with international standards, confirming the absence of the specified organism, using a sampling scheme able to identify with 99 % reliability the level of presence of infected plants of 5 %, and targeting symptomatic plants, as well as asymptomatic plants in the proximity of the symptomatic ones.'
((10)) In Article 17(4), points (c), (d) and (e) are replaced by the following:
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((c)) it is surrounded by a zone with a width of 100 meters which has been subject to official inspections twice per year and where all of the plants found to be infected with the specified organism or to have symptoms have been immediately removed, and appropriate phytosanitary treatments against the vectors of the specified organism have been applied before that removal;
((d)) at appropriate times throughout the year, it is subject to phytosanitary treatments to maintain freedom from vectors of the specified organism; those treatments may include, as appropriate, removal of plants;
((e)) it is subjected annually, together with the zone referred to in point (c), to at least two official inspections during the flight season of the vector;'
((11)) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.
((12)) Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Decision.
((13)) Annex III is added, the text of which is set out in Annex III to this Decision.
Article 2 
Point (7)(c) of Article 1 as regards the second subparagraph of Article 9(8) of Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/789 shall apply from 1 March 2018.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 2017.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/789 is amended as follows:

((1)) The following entries are inserted in alphabetical order:
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 Acacia dealbata Link
 Anthyllis hermanniae L.
 Calicotome villosa (Poiret) Link
 Cercis siliquastrum L.
 Chenopodium album L.
 Chitalpa tashkentensis T. S. Elias & Wisura
 Cytisus villosus Pourr.
 Eremophila maculata F. Muell.
 Erigeron bonariensis L.
 Erigeron sumatrensis Retz.
 Erysimum
 Fraxinus
 Genista corsica (Loisel.) DC.
 Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don
 Heliotropium europaeum L.
 Lavandula × allardi (syn. Lavandula × heterophylla)
 Lavandula × intermedia
 Pelargonium
 Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass.
 Phillyrea latifolia L.
 Rosa canina L.
 Streptocarpus'
((2)) The following entries are deleted:
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 Chitalpa tashkinensis T. S. Elias & Wisura
 Fraxinus americana L.
 Fraxinus dipetala hook. & Arn.
 Fraxinus latifolia Benth
 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall
 Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn
 Pelargonium graveolens L'Hér.'.

ANNEX II

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ANNEX II 
PART A
The infected zone of Italy includes the following areas:


1.. The province of Lecce
2.. Municipalities located in the province of Brindisi:

Brindisi 
Carovigno 
Ceglie Messapica, Only land registry plots (Fogli) 11, 20 to 24, 32 to 43, 47 to 62, 66 to 135
Cellino San Marco 
Erchie 
Francavilla Fontana 
Latiano 
Mesagne 
Oria 
Ostuni Only land registry plots (Fogli) 34 to 38, 48 to 52, 60 to 67, 74, 87 to 99, 111 to 118, 141 to 154 and 175 to 222
San Donaci 
San Michele Salentino 
San Pancrazio Salentino 
San Pietro Vernotico 
San Vito dei Normanni 
Torchiarolo 
Torre Santa Susanna 
Villa Castelli 
3.. Municipalities located in the province of Taranto:

Avetrana 
Carosino 
Faggiano 
Fragagnano 
Grottaglie Only land registry plots (Fogli) 5, 8, 11 to 14, 17 to 41, 43 to 47 and 49 to 89
Leporano Only land registry plots (Fogli) 2 to 6 and 9 to 16
Lizzano 
Manduria 
Martina Franca Only land registry plots (Fogli) 246 to 260
Maruggio 
Monteiasi 
Monteparano 
Pulsano 
Roccaforzata 
San Giorgio Ionico 
San Marzano di San Giuseppe 
Sava 
Taranto Only: (Section A, land registry plots (Fogli) 49, 50, 220, 233, 234, 250 to 252, 262, 275 to 278, 287 to 293 and 312 to 318) (Section B, land registry plots (Fogli) 1 to 27) (Section C, land registry plots (Fogli) 1 to 11)
Torricella 

PART B
The infected zone in France includes the following area:

The region of Corsica

PART C
The infected zone in Spain includes the following area:

The Autonomous Community of Balearic Islands
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ANNEX III

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ANNEX III 
Varieties Species of varieties Subspecies of specified organism
Cabernet Sauvignon Vitis vinifera L. Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST 53
Negroamaro Vitis vinifera L. Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST 53
Primitivo Vitis vinifera L. Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST 53'
