L 81/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.3.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 12 March 2001 requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pinewood nematode) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur (notified under document number C(2001) 692) (2001/218/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion of an eradication programme. However trees showing symptoms of infestation by PWN were still found during surveys of the area where it was previously known to occur. Community, . T Ty g 7 In official surveys carried out by the other Member Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 @) States on wood }i,solate d bark an dy lants of Abies Mill on protective measures against the introduction into the Cedrus T Lavix Mill. Picea A D'p Pinus L. Pseudo. Commupity of qrganisms ha.r m.ﬁﬂ to plants or plant produc.t S tsZgTSCaif.Wa,ndar]l“)scugal C.,arrl.c e?)rig-inaltfi:;rg” inwf[]}ilseir”coziitr;_ and against their spread within the Community (), and in none of the samples taken and analysed tested positive particular Article 16(3) thereof, for the presencepof the PWN 4 p Wh : ereas (8) It is therefore necessary for Portugal to continue to take specific measures. It may also be necessary for the other (1)~ Where a Member State considers that there is an immi- Member States to continue to adopt additional measures nent danger of the introduction into its territory of to protect themselves. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al,, I(\t/[}::nbzlrneStaZO?td mr:;lnltitr?l(;l:)ra(rli)l\)yljﬁ;e grr?;na d?lrilt(i)grllea{ (9)  The above measures should refer to movements of measures necéssa to protect itself from that dancer wood, isolated bark and host plants within demarcated b ger- areas in Portugal and from such areas into other areas of Portugal and into the other Member States. (2)  Portugal informed the other Member States and the C.O rmission on 2.5 J une 1999 . that some samp .les of (10) It is also necessary that Portugal continues to take meas- pine trees originating in its territory were identified as es to control the soread of PWN with the aim of infested by PWN. Complementary reports supplied by lelr di t'oc ntr prea Wi m Portugal indicated that more samples of pine trees radication. showed infestation by it. (11)  The effect of the emergency measures will be assessed (3)  Sweden, on the basis of the abovementioned informa- continually during 2001 and 2002, in particular on the ion adopted on 29 S ber 1 in additional basis of information to be provided by Portugal and the tion adopte 103. 9 epteml }elr 999, certain ad glona other Member States. If it becomes apparent that the nllceasulres incuding ? speﬁla Zatl treatment an lt ¢ Ese emergency measures referred to in the present Decision ol a pant passp}?rt,. or att wood feaving Por;tlugg ’ Wl(; d are not sufficient to prevent the spread of PWN or have Zilsr‘:] Otfq ;{;ﬁﬁg}roe:;ngoﬁflOt:f tion against the introduc- not been complied with, more stringent or alternative gak measures should be envisaged. @ Itfhas not yet .been lp}(lj smb}lle eilther to 1 dgpt1fy t}ﬁe sourie (12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in of contamination athougn elements indicate that pack- accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee aging material is the most likely pathway. on Plant Health (5)  The Commission, by Decision 2000/58/EC (?) authorised Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of PWN, as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: occur. ' (6)  From an assessment by the Food and Veterinary Office . (FVO) in May and October 2000 and additional infor- Atticle 1 mation supplied by Portugal, it appears that the phytosa- nitary situation has improved as a result of the applica- In this Decision: () O] L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. — ‘the pine wood nematode (PWN)' means Bursaphelenchus () O] L 21, 26.1.2000, p. 36. xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al.,