EUROPEAN COMMISSION HEALTH AND CONSUMERS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

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1 Ref. Ares(2017) /07/2017 EUROPEAN COMMISSION HEALTH AND CONSUMERS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL Deputy Director General for the Food chain Brussels, SANTE.G1 /PMY/MM/ag (2017) Dear Mr Uri, Subject: Request to provide scientific and technical assistance on survey guidelines relevant for plant health for the EU territory I would like to submit a formal request to the European Food Safety Authority for scientific and technical assistance in the field of plant health. EFSA is requested to produce practical and concise survey data sheets for pests included in the EU co-financing survey programme (Task A). Furthermore, EFSA is requested to provide technical assistance to Member States in the planning of their surveillance programmes and subsequently produce surveillance guideline for some of those pests (Task B). Specifications are included in the Annex to this letter. I propose for the delivery of the work the following timelines: Task A is expected to be delivered by end of 2019 in two batches (first half by the end of 2018 and second half by the end of 2019). Task B is foreseen as a pilot, as detailed in the terms of reference, and the request is to be delivered by end of The need for its continuation will be re-assessed at the end of this period. A technical/methodological report, as detailed in the terms of references, is expected to be delivered by the end of Mr Bernhard Uri Executive Director European Food Safety Authority Via Carlo Magno 1A Parma, Italy Commission européenne/europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel Office: B 232 4/67 - Tel. direct line Fax

2 My colleagues Panagiota Mylona and Maria Mirazchiyska (Unit Gl, responsible for Plant Health) and Marina Marini (Unit Dl, responsible for Science, Stakeholders, Enforcement) are available for any further clarifications which may be required (contact details below). Yours sincerely, Ladislav Miko Contacts: Ms P. Mylona, Tel: , Ms M. Mirazchiyska Tel: and Ms M. Marini, Tel: , Marina. europa, eu C.c.: Annex: Mr H. Verhagen, Mr N. Kriz, Mr G. Stancanelli (EFSA), Mr B. Van Goethem, Ms D. André, Mr L. Terzi, Mr H. Ārijs, Ms M. Marini, Ms P. Mylona, Ms M. Mirazchiyska (DG SANTE) Background, Terms of Reference and list of pests for the development of survey guidance Electronically signed on 04/07/ :26 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563 2

3 Ref. Ares(2017) /07/2017 ANNEX Background Council Directive 2000/29/EC lays down the phytosanitary provisions and the control checks to be carried out at the place of origin on plants and plant products destined for the Union or to be moved within the Union. In its annexes the list of harmful organisms (pests) whose introduction into or spread within the Union is prohibited, is detailed together with specific requirements for import or internal movement. An evaluation of the plant health regime led to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, on protective measures against pests of plants, which was adopted on 26 October 2016 and will be applying from December 2019, repealing Directive 2000/29/EC. An extra focus on prevention and risk targeting has been given. In addition, Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 is laying down the provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material. The Commission co-finances annually the survey activities of Member States for plant harmful organisms ("pests") relevant to the EU's plant health policy. The specifications are included in the Commission's work programme. In line with the principles of the above mentioned legislation and within the spirit of preparedness and early prevention for plant health, EFSA is requested to offer technical assistance in surveillance. The aim is to facilitate the Member States in their planning and execution of their survey activities. Terms of reference EFSA is requested, pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, to provide scientific and technical assistance in the field of plant health. TASK A EFSA is requested to deliver survey data sheets, for the pests included in the list below (list may be further adapted by the Commission). The factsheets are expected to be practical and appropriate for end-users, focusing i.e. on host plants, areas and timing of survey, sampling procedures, and list of available detection methods. TASK B EFSA has developed software that allows the calculation of statistically significant sampling for pests during surveillance activities. The RiBESS tool was developed in the context of the animal health and was aiming at supporting the Member States to demonstrate absence of Echinococcus multilocularis. In addition, the SAMPELATOR tool enables the pest prevalence estimation in countries/areas that are not free of a particular pest. EFSA is requested to give access to European Commission and Member States to these tools and present them to the Member States. The aim is to allow Member States to use these tools in the planning and design of their annual survey programmes for plant pests. This support is 1

4 expected to have an initial pilot phase to allow the adaptation and further development of the IT tools for the plant health purposes. Up to 3 plant pests will be used for this pilot phase which are included in category A or B from the list of pests given below. The Commission will be consulted on the choice of pests for the pilot phase before decision is taken. A technical/methodological report describing the surveillance framework, its goals and applications for plant health, including possible grouping of some pests will be provided for the onset of the pilot phase with the Member States. Subsequently, EFSA is requested to produce pest surveillance guidelines for the initial pilot of 3 plant pests included in category A or B. These guidelines are expected to be concise and in accordance to ISPM 6 guidelines for surveillance on specific surveys. The output is expected to be a practical guidance document, fit to the needs of the end-users. The outcome of the pilot and the need to develop pest surveillance guidelines for the other pests included in the list below will be considered by the Commission. Upon decision from the Commission, EFSA will be requested to produce survey guidelines for the other pests included in the list below (list may be further adapted by the Commission). Where appropriate, the surveillance guidelines may combine more than one pest, e.g. for potato pests, citrus pests, deciduous trees etc. In the case of guidelines for surveillance for Xylella fastidiosa, EFSA is expected to comment and adapt if needed the existing guidelines. List of plant pests Work programme for for the implementation of EU co-financed survey programmes A) Pests included in Annex IAI or Annex IIAI of Directive 2000/29/EC i) pests of fruit trees and plants: Aleurocantus spp. Citrus tristeza virus (non-european strains) Diaporthe vaccinii Shear The following non-european Tephritidae o Dacus dorsalis (Hendel) o Pterandrus rosa Karsch o Rhagoletis fausta (Osten-Sacken) Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa Toxoptera citrida 2

5 Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Candidatus Liberibacter spp. causal agent of Huanglongbing disease of citrus or "citrus greening disease", and its vectors (Diaphorina citri Kuway and Trioza erytreae Del Guercio) ii. pests of cereal crops: Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye iii. pests of deciduous trees: Agrilus anxius Gory Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire iv. pests of coniferous trees: Atropellis spp. Dendrolimus sibiricus Chetverikov Monochamus spp. (non-european) Pissodes spp. (non-european) v. miscellaneous pests: Anthonomus eugenii Cano Scirtothrips sp. B) Pests for which emergency measures exist: Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Epitrix spp. Gibberella circinata Nirenberg & O Donnell Pomacea (Perry) Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa, Serizawa, Ichikawa, Tsuyumu & Goto Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju) 3

6 C) Pests which have the potential to generate a crisis situation i) Potato pests: Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann & Kotthoff) Davis et al. Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens and G. rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens ii) Others: Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor) Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma Popillia japonica Newman Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne D) Pests which represent an emerging risk for the Union territory Agrilus auroguttatus Schaeffer Aromia bungii (Faldermann) Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Liefting et al.) Geosmithia morbida Kolarík et al. and its vector Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman Hop stunt viroid and Citrus bark cracking viroid Polygraphus proximus Blandford Scaphoideus titanus Ball Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) Thrips setosus Moulton Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) E) Other pests not included in the work programme Scrobipalpopsis (Tecia) solanivora Povolny 4