(a)

in open-air, natural and urban areas, stops along the major roads, railways and other transport pathways, as well as in nurseries, garden centres, trading centres for specified plants, wood and bark, hardwood sawmills, and other relevant sites, as appropriate;

(b)

at appropriate times of the year with regard to the possibility to detect the specified pest, taking into account the biology of that pest, the presence and biology of the specified plants, and the scientific and technical information referred to in the Authority’s Pest Survey Card on Agrilus planipennis (4).

(a)

trapping of the specified pest, which may include use of trapping trees;

(b)

where appropriate, visual examination of the specified plants;

(c)

in case of suspicion, sampling and testing of the specified plants and the specified wood, including cut branches, and wood packaging material; and

(d)

where appropriate, use of specifically trained sniffer dogs.

(a)

an infested zone within a radius of at least 100 m around the infested plants, including the infested plants and all specified plants which are liable to become infested (‘infested zone’); and

(b)

a buffer zone with a width of at least 10 km beyond the boundary of the infested zone.

(a)

be based on the Authority’s Guidelines for statistically sound and risk-based surveys of Agrilus planipennis;

(b)

include branch sampling or other suitable methods, capable to detect the pest before emergence.

(a)

there is evidence that the specified pest has been introduced into the area with the plants or plant material on which it was found, and those plants were infested before their introduction into the area concerned and no multiplication of the specified pest has occurred or there is evidence that it is an isolated finding, not expected to lead to establishment of the specified pest;

(b)

it is ascertained that there is no establishment of the specified pest, and the spread and successful breeding of the specified pest is not possible due to its biology, based on the results of a specific investigation and eradication measures taken.

(a)

take measures to ensure the prompt eradication of the specified pest and to exclude the risk of its spread;

(b)

where appropriate, immediately increase the number of traps and the frequency with which the traps are checked in that area;

(c)

immediately intensify the visual examinations for the presence of adults, combined with branch sampling, or other suitable detection methods, capable to detect the specified pest before its emergence;

(d)

during at least one life cycle of the specified pest plus one additional year, survey an area with a width of at least 1 km around the infested plants, or the place where the specified pest was found, regularly and intensively during the flying period of the specified pest;

(e)

investigate the origin of the specified pest by tracing back the plants, wood, bark and other objects associated with the specified pest, and an examination thereof for any sign of infestation, including branch sampling and targeted destructive sampling;

(f)

raise public awareness of the threat of the specified pest; and

(g)

take any other measure which may help eradicate the specified pest, taking account of ISPM No 9 (5) and applying an integrated approach in accordance with the principles set out in ISPM No 14 (6).

(a)

immediate felling of all infested plants and plants suspected to be infested at the ground level;

(b)

immediate felling at the ground level of all specified plants within a radius of at least 100 m around infested plants and thorough examination of those specified plants for any sign of infestation, except in cases where the infested plants were found outside the flying period of the specified pest; in that case, the felling and removal of specified plants shall be carried out in time before the start of the next flying period;

(c)

removal, examination and safe disposal of the plants felled in accordance with points (a) and (b), taking all necessary precautions to avoid spreading of the specified pest during and after felling;

(d)

examination and safe disposal of the wood and bark associated with the infestation, taking all necessary precautions to avoid spreading of the specified pest;

(e)

prohibition of any movement of specified plants, wood and bark out of the demarcated area;

(f)

investigation of the origin of the infestation by tracing back the plants, wood, bark and other objects associated with the infestation, and examination thereof for any sign of infestation, including branch sampling and targeted destructive sampling;

(g)

replacement of specified plants by other non-susceptible plant species, where appropriate;

(h)

prohibition of the presence of new specified plants in the open air, in the area referred to in point (b), with the exception of the presence of trapping trees;

(i)

in cases where trapping trees are used, those shall be subject to regular inspections, and be destroyed and examined before the next flying period;

(j)

raising public awareness on the threat of the specified pest and the measures adopted to prevent its introduction into and spread within the Union territory, including the conditions regarding movement of specified plants, wood and bark from the demarcated area;

(k)

where necessary, specific measures to address any particularity or complication that could reasonably be expected to prevent, hinder or delay eradication, in particular those related to the accessibility and adequate eradication of all plants that are infested or suspected of infestation, irrespective of their location, public or private ownership or the person or entity responsible for them; and

(l)

any other measure which may contribute to the eradication of the specified pest, in accordance with International Standard for Phytosanitary Measure (‘ISPM’) No 9 and to applying a systems approach in accordance with the principles set out in ISPM No 14.

(a)

the actions for eradication of the specified pest, as set out in Article 7;

(b)

the precautionary measures related to movements of specified plants, wood and bark within the Union territory, as set out in Annex VIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 (7);

(c)

the official inspections to be carried out on movements of specified plants, wood and bark within the Union territory;

(d)

the minimum resources to be made available, and the procedures for making those additional resources available, in case of a confirmed or suspected presence of the specified pest;

(e)

the procedures for identifying the owners of the plants, wood and bark to be destroyed, notifying the order of removal and accessing private properties.