COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2023/1134 
of 8 June 2023
on measures to prev ent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory 
of Spodopter a frugiper da (Smith), amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 and repealing 
Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on 
prote ctive measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) 
No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 
93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (1), and in particular Article 28(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e), 
(f), (h) and (i), and Article 41(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Spodopter a frugiper da (Smith) (‘the specifi ed pest ’) is listed in Part A of Annex II to Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 (2)as a pest not known to occur in the Union territory . It is also listed as a priority pest 
in the Annex to Commission Delega ted Regulation (EU) 2019/1702 (3).
(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638 (4)establishes emerg ency measures to prevent the introduction 
into and the spread within the Union territory of that pest.
(3) Since the adoptio n of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638, the specifi ed pest has continued to spread fast 
worldwide and towards the Union territory . In Januar y 2023, its presence was officially conf irmed in Cypr us.
(4) Further more, the number of cases of non-compliance with Union legislation as regar ds the presence of the specifi ed 
pest on imported commodities has remained high, and the number of plant species on whic h the specifi ed pest is 
inter cept ed, has been increasing.
(5) Given the continuing spread of the specified pest, its recent finding in the Union territory and the cases of non- 
compl iance with Union legislation in the trade with certain plants, measures are needed to prot ect the Union from 
that pest.
(6) Certain plants (‘specified plants’) should theref ore be listed in this Regulation and be subject to specifi c requirements. 
The list of specified plants should include plant species whose introduction into the Union has been related to non- 
compl iance with Union legislation as regards the presence of the specifi ed pest.
(7) Member States should perform annual surveys for the presence of the specifi ed pest, emplo ying a risk-based 
approach in line with the latest scientifi c and technical information and based on the Pest Survey Card on Spodopter a 
frugiper da(5)published by the European Food Safety Author ity (‘the Auth ority’). To ensure a better overview of the 
presence of the specifi ed pest, Annex I to this Regulation lists the host plants of the specified pest, whic h should be 
surveyed.
(1)OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4.
(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing unif orm conditions for the 
impl ementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regar ds protective measures agai nst 
pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementin g Regulation 
(EU) 2018/2019 (OJ L 319, 10.12.2019, p. 1).
(3)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/1702 of 1 August 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council by establishing the list of priority pests (OJ L 260, 11.10.2019, p. 8).
(4)Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638 of 23 Apr il 2018 establishing emergency measures to prevent the introduction 
into and the spread within the Union of the harmful organism Spodopter a frugiper da (Smith) (OJ L 105, 25.4.2018, p. 31).
(5)Pest survey card on Spodopter a frugiper da. EFSA suppor ting publication 2020:EN-1895. 29 pp. doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2020.EN-1895EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/62 9.6.2023  (8) Member States should draw up and keep up to date a contingenc y plan for the specifi ed pest in accordance with 
Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. To achieve a harmonised approach amongst Member State s, it is necessar y to adopt 
specifi c rules implementing Article 25 of that Regulation as regards continge ncy plans for the specifi ed pest 
ensur ing that the plan contains all the elements needed in case of new findings of the specif ied pest.
(9) In order to eradicate the specifi ed pest and prevent its spread in the Union territory, Member States should establish 
demarcate d areas consisting of an infest ed zone and a buffe r zone and apply eradication measures. The buffer zone 
should be at least 5 km and maximum 100 km wide, as such a large range is appropr iate consider ing the migrat ory 
capacity of the specifi ed pest, the presence of the host plants and the geographic charact eristics of the area.
(10) However , in cases of isolat ed findings of the specifi ed pest, the establishment of a demarcated area should not be 
required if the specif ied pest can be eliminate d from those plants and if there is evidence that those plants were 
infested before their introduction into the area or that it is an isolat ed finding not expecte d to lead to establishment 
of the specifi ed pest or a finding in a site of production with physical isolation against the specified pest or in a 
greenhouse in areas where the pest cannot be established outdoors. This is the most propor tionate approach if the 
surveys carried out in the area concer ned confir m the absence of the specified pest.
(11) In order to prevent further spread of the specifi ed pest to the rest of the Union territory, the surveys of the buff er 
zones should be carried out annually at the most appropr iate time of the year and with sufficient intensity . Lifting 
of the demarcation should occur after surveys for a sufficient time to confir m the absence of the specifi ed pest.
(12) Specifi c eradication measures should be taken by the compet ent author ities in the infest ed zones to eradicat e the 
specifi ed pest. Those measures include the control measures to eradicate the specifi ed pest and the mov ement of 
soil from the infected area.
(13) As the specified pest was found in the Union territory, it is justified to establish special requirements for the 
mov ement of the specifi ed plants out of the demarcate d areas.
(14) The special requirements for the import into the Union of fruits of Capsicum L., Momor dica L., Solanum aethiopicum L., 
Solanum macr ocar pon L. and Solanum melongena L. and plants of Zea mays L., and the provis ions regarding the survey 
oblig ations of the Member States laid down in Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638, should be included in this 
Regulation. This is necessar y to impro ve clarity and legal certainty concer ning the application of all temporal 
requirements regar ding the specified pest. For the same reason, that Implementing Decision should be repealed and 
succeeded by this Regulation.
(15) The phytosan itary risk of the specifi ed pest is not yet fully assessed, because the range of its specif ied plants remains 
uncer tain. It needs to be complet ed followi ng the current finding in the Union territory and its spread and 
establishment in third countr ies. This Regulation should theref ore apply until 31 December 2025 to allow further 
evaluation and review of the range of the specifi ed plants, the cases of non-com pliance with Union legislation in 
relation to the specified pest and the effectiveness of the measures taken in the Union territory .
(16) Plants of Aspar agus officinalis L., other than stems covered during their entire life by soil, live pollen, plant tissue 
cultures and seeds, should be listed in Part A of Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. This is 
necessar y in order to compl y with Article 72(1), points (c) and (e) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, whic h sets out 
the respective listing of plants subject to the provisions refer red to in those points.
(17) In order to address the risk of the specifi ed pest as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force on the 
third day follo wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The provision concer ning the 
contingenc y plans should apply from 1 August 2023 .EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/63  (18) The requirements concer ning the introduction of the specified plants into the Union and their movement out of the 
demarcate d areas to the rest of the Union territory , should apply from 1 July 2023 , in order to give compet ent 
author ities, business operators and third countr ies suffi cient time to adapt to requirements resulting from those 
provisions .
(19) The requirements concer ning the introduction into the Union of plants of Aspar agus officinalis L., other than stems 
covered during their entire life by soil, live pollen, plant tissue cultures and seeds, should apply from 1 Sept ember 
2023 . This is necessar y in order to give the compet ent author ities of the third countr ies suffic ient time to conduct 
the respective surveys for the presence of the specif ied pest on those plants.
(20) Consequently , Articles 3 and 4 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638 concer ning the introduction into the 
Union of the specifi ed plants should continue to apply until 30 June 2023 , in order to avoid any legal gap and 
ensure that the introduction into the Union of the respective plants remains subject to appropr iate requirements 
against the presence of the specified pest.
(21) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation sets out measures to prevent the introduction into the Union territory , and establishment and spread within 
that territory of Spodopter a frugiper da (Smith).
Article 2
Def initions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the followi ng definitions shall apply:
(1) ‘specified pest’ means Spodopter a frugiper da (Smith);
(2) ‘specified plants’ means:
(a) fruits of Capsicum L., Momor dica L., Solanum aethiopicum L., Solanum macrocar pon L. and Solanum melongena L.;
(b) plants of Aspar agus officinalis L., other than stems covered during their entire life by soil, live pollen, plant tissue 
cultures and seeds;
(c) plants of Zea mays L., other than live pollen, plant tissue cultures, seeds and grains;
(d) plants of Chrysanthemum L., Dianthus L. and Pelargonium l’Hér it. ex Ait., other than seeds;
(3) ‘host plants’ means plants liste d in Annex I.
Article 3
Sur veys of the Union territory
1. The compe tent author ities shall, without prejudice to the obligations provid ed for in Article 24 of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/2031, conduct annual risk-based surveys for the presence of the specifi ed pest on host plants, at appropr iate 
times of the year, on the basis of the scientific and technical information refer red to in the Author ity’s Pest Survey Card on 
Spodopter a frugiper da.
2. Those surveys shall be conduct ed in particular:
(a) on the basis of the level of the corresponding phyt osanitar y risk;EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/64 9.6.2023  (b) at areas close to regions where the pest is known to be present ;
(c) at areas where host plants enter the Union territory , where they are handled and repac ked, and where their wast e is 
disposed of;
(d) at airports and seapor ts;
(e) at nurser ies, garden centres and retail shops, as appropr iate;
(f) in sites of production with physical isolation against the specified pest and in greenhouses, on the basis of visual 
inspections.
3. The surveys shall in particular consist of:
(a) the use of traps, such as pheromone or light traps, and in the case of any suspicion of infestation by the specif ied pest, 
collection of samples and identification;
(b) visual examination, where appropr iate.
Article 4
Contingency plans
1. Each Member State shall, in addition to the oblig ations provid ed for in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, 
include in its contingency plan the actions to be taken in its territory concer ning:
(a) the procedures for identifying the owners of the plants to be destro yed, accessing private proper ties and notifying the 
order of destr uction;
(b) the procedures to mobilise the needed financial suppor t to eradicate the specifi ed pest ;
(c) where appropr iate, the information on the wind patt erns in the Member States’ territory that would facilitat e the 
migration of the specif ied pest ;
(d) the list of appropr iate control methods for the pest, which shall be kept update d based on the lates t scientifi c and 
technical information.
2. Member States shall update their contingency plans, as appropr iate, by 31 December of each year .
Article 5
Establishment of demarcated areas
1. Where the presence of the specified pest is conf irmed, the Member State concer ned shall, without dela y, establish a 
demarcate d area consisting of:
(a) an infested zone, including the location with the infest ed plants and all plants whic h are liable to become infest ed 
within a 100 m radius around the finding of the specified pest ; and
(b) a buff er zone of at least 5 km and maximum 100 km wide, beyond the boundar y of the infested zone.
The buffer zone may be expanded to more than 100 km if the Member State considers that necessar y for the prot ection of 
its territory from the specifi ed pest.
2. The delimitation of the demarcate d area shall take into account the scientifi c principles, the biology of the specif ied 
pest, including data on migration ability , the level of infestation, the geographic charact eristics of the area, the particular 
distr ibution of the host plants in the area concer ned, and the evidence of establishment of the specifi ed pest.
3. Within the demarcat ed areas, the compet ent author ities shall raise public awareness concer ning the threat of the 
specifi ed pest and the measures adopt ed to prevent its further spread outside those areas. They shall ensure that the general 
public and profes sional operat ors are aware of the delimitation of the demarcate d areas.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/65  Article 6
Derogations from the establishment of demarcated areas
1. By way of derog ation from Article 5, the compe tent author ities may choose not to establish a demarcated area, if at 
least one of the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) there is evidence that the specified pest has been introduced into the area with the plants on which it was found, and 
those plants were infested before their introduction into the area concer ned and no multiplication of the specifi ed pest 
has occur red;
(b) there is evidence that it is an isolate d finding not expect ed to lead to establishment of the specif ied pest ;
(c) the specifi ed pest is officially conf irmed in a site of production with physical isolation against it;
(d) the specified pest is officially conf irmed in a greenhouse, and there is evidence that the specified pest is not capable to 
survive the winte r conditions outside of that greenhouse.
2. Where the compet ent author ity uses the derogation provid ed for in paragraph 1, it shall:
(a) take measures to ensure the promp t eradication of the specifi ed pest and to excl ude the possibility of its spread;
(b) immediately increase the number of traps and the frequency with which the traps are check ed in that area;
(c) intensify the visual examinations, including scouting in the sites of production;
(d) carry out a survey by means of traps in an area of at least 5 km wide around the infested plants, or the site of 
production where the specified pest was found, regularly and intensively for at least two years. In areas where the 
specifi ed pest is not capable to survive the winter conditions, the survey period may be limited to the period before the 
start of the winter conditions;
(e) raise public awar eness of the threat of the specifi ed pest ; and
(f) take any other appropr iate measure to eradicat e the specifi ed pest.
Article 7
Sur veys in demarcated areas
Surveys carried out in the demarcated areas shall, in addition to the requirements specifi ed for surveys in Article 3, include 
the follo wing measures:
(a) increased number of traps and higher frequency with whic h the traps are check ed;
(b) scouting in sites of production where host plants are grown; and
(c) survey design and sampli ng sche me used for detection surveys, whic h is able to identify with at least 95 % of 
conf idence, a level of presence of the specifi ed pest of 1 %.
Article 8
Lifting of demarcation
The demarcation may be lifted when, on the basis of the surveys refer red to in Article 7, the specified pest is not detec ted in 
the demarcate d area for at least two consecutive years.
In areas where the specifi ed pest is not capable to survive the winte r conditions, that period may be limited to the period 
before the start of the winter conditions.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/66 9.6.2023  Article 9
Eradication measures
In the infest ed zones, the compet ent author ities shall take all of the followi ng measures to eradicate the specifi ed pest:
(a) appropr iate treatments against the specifi ed pest, in all the stages of its development, where the migrat ory nature of the 
adult pests, the distr ibution of host plants and the feeding habits of its larvae shall be considered;
(b) prohibition of the movement of the upper layer of the soil and of used growing media out of the infested zone, unless 
one of the following conditions has been fulfilled by the professional operat ors concer ned, under the super vision of the 
compet ent author ities:
(i) the soil or growing medium has been subject to appropr iate measures to eliminate the specifi ed pest and 
transpor ted within closed vehicles ensur ing that the pest cannot spread;
(ii) the soil or growing medium is transpor ted in closed vehicles ensur ing that the specif ied pest cannot spread and is 
deeply buried in landfi ll.
Article 10
Introduction into the Union of the specif ied plants
1. The specifi ed plants, other than plants of Chrysanthemum L., Dianthus L. and Pelargonium l’Hér it. ex Ait., may only be 
introduced into the Union if they fulfil one of the followi ng requirements:
(a) they originat e from a countr y where the pest is not kno wn to occur ;
(b) they originate from an area free from the specif ied pest, as established by the National Plant Protection Org anisation 
(NPPO) concer ned, in accordance with the Intern ational Standard for Phyt osanitar y Measures No 4; the name of that 
area shall be stated in the phytosanitar y certificate under the rubric ‘place of origin’;
(c) prior to expor t they have been subject to an offici al inspection and found free from the specifi ed pest, and originate 
from a site of production compl ying with the followi ng conditions:
(i) it is registere d and super vised by the NPPO in the countr y of origin;
(ii) official inspections have been carried out during the last three months prior to expor t, and no presence of the 
specifi ed pest has been detect ed on the specified plants;
(iii) it has physical isolation against the introduction of the specifi ed pest ;
(iv) information ensur ing traceability of the specifi ed plants to that site of production has been ensured during their 
move ment prior to expor t;
(d) prior to their expor t they have been subject to an official inspection and found free from the specified pest, and they 
originat e from a site of production complying with the following conditions:
(i) it is registere d and super vised by the NPPO in the countr y of origin;
(ii) official inspections have been carried out during the three months prior to expor t, and no presence of the specifi ed 
pest has been detected on the specifi ed plants;
(iii) the specifi ed plants have been subject ed to an effective treatment to ensure freedom from the specified pest ;
(iv) information ensur ing the traceability of the specified plants to that site of production has been ensured during 
their mov ement prior to expor t;
(e) they have been subjecte d to an effective post-har vest treatment to ensure freedom from the specified pest, and that 
treatment is indicate d on the phytosan itary certificate.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/67  2. The specified plants shall be accompan ied by a phytosanitary certificate indicating, under the heading ‘Additional 
Declaration’ , a reference to this Regulation, a reference to the respective point of paragraph 1 which it compl ies with, and 
the full wording of the respective option refer red to in that paragraph.
Article 11
Movement within the Union territor y of the specif ied plants
1. The specified plants, other than plants of Chrysanthem um L., Dianthus L. and Pelargonium l’Hér it. ex Ait., whic h have 
spent part of their lives in demarcated areas established in accordance with Article 5, may only be mov ed out of the 
demarcate d areas if they fulfil one of the followi ng requirements and are accompan ied by a plant passpor t issued after it is 
attes ted that one of those requirements has been fulfilled:
(a) prior to the their move ment, they have been subject to an inspection and found free from the specified pest, and 
originat e from a site of production complying with the following conditions:
(i) it is registere d for the purpose of controlling the requirements of this Regulation;
(ii) official inspections have been carried out during the three months prior to mov ement, and no presence of the 
specifi ed pest has been detect ed on the specified plants;
(iii) it is with physical isolation again st the introduction of the specified pest ;
(iv) information ensur ing the traceability of the specified plants to that site of production has been ensured prior to 
move ment out of the demarcated areas;
(b) prior to their movement, they have been subject to an inspection and found free from the specifi ed pest, and they 
originat e from a site of production complying with the following conditions:
(i) it is registere d for the purpose of controlling the requirements of this Regulation;
(ii) official inspections have been carried out during the three months prior to mov ement, and no presence of the 
specifi ed pest has been detect ed on the specified plants;
(iii) the specifi ed plants have been subject ed to an effective treatment to ensure freedom from the specified pest ;
(iv) information ensur ing the traceability of the specified plants to that site of production has been ensured prior to 
move ment out of the demarcated areas;
(c) they have been subjected to an effective post-har vest treatment to ensure freedom from the specified pest.
2. Plants of Chrysanthemum L., Dianthus L. and Pelargonium l’Hér it. ex Ait., other than seeds, originating in demarcat ed 
areas established in accordance with Article 5, may only be moved out of the demarcated areas, if they fulfil one of the 
follo wing requirements and are accompan ied by a plant passpor t issued after it is attested that one of those requirements 
has been fulfilled:
(a) no sign of the specifi ed pest has been obser ved at the place of production since the beginning of the last complet e cycle 
of vegetation;
(b) the plants have undergone appropr iate treatment to prote ct them from the specifi ed pest.
Article 12
Repor ting
By 30 Apr il of each year , Member States shall submit to the Commission and the other Member States:
(a) the results of the surveys carried out pursuant to Article 3(1), outside of the demarcated areas, during the preceding 
calendar year, using the template s refer red to in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1231 (6);
(6)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1231 of 27 August 2020 on the format and instr uctions for the annual repor ts on 
the results of the surveys and on the format of the multiannual survey programmes and the practical arrangem ents, respectively 
provi ded for in Articles 22 and 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 280, 28.8.2020, 
p. 1).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/68 9.6.2023  (b) a repor t on the measures take n during the preceding calendar year pursuant to this Regulation, and on the results of the 
measures provided for in Articles 5 to 9;
(c) the results of the surveys carried out, pursuant to Article 7, in the demarcate d areas, during the preceding calendar year, 
using one of the templat es referred to in Annex II.
Article 13
Amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
The followi ng point 13 is added in Part A of Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072:
‘13. Plants of Aspar agus officinalis L., 
other than stems covered during 
their entire life by soil, live pollen, 
plant tissue cultures and seedsOther vege tables, fresh or chilled :
— Aspar agus
ex 0709 20 00Third countr ies other than Switzerland’
Article 14
Repeal of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638
Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638 is repealed.
Articles 3 and 4 of that Decision shall apply until 30 June 2023 .
Article 15
Entr y into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union.
Article 4 shall apply from 1 August 2023 .
Articles 10 and 11 shall apply from 1 July 2023 .
However , Article 10 shall apply from 1 September 2023 regarding the introduction into the Union of plants of Aspar agus 
officinalis L., other than stems covered during their entire life by soil, live pollen, plant tissue cultures and seeds.
This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2025 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 June 2023 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/69  ANNEX I 
List of host plants
Abelmo schus esculentus (L.) Moenc h
Acalyp ha L.
Agrostis gigantea Roth
Agrostis stolonifer a L.
Alcea rosea L.
Allium cepa L.
Allium sativum L.
Amar anthus quitensis Kunth
Amar anthus spinosus L.
Andr opogon virginicus L.
Arachis hypog aea L.
Asclepias L.
Aspar agus officinalis L.
Asplenium nidus L.
Atropa belladonna L.
Avena sativa L.
Avena strigosa Schreb.
Beta vulgaris L.
Brassica napus L.
Brassica oleracea L.
Brassica rapa L.
Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth
Capsicum L.
Carduus L.
Carex L.
Carica papay a L.
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K.Koch
Cenchr us incer tus M.A. Curtis
Chenopodium album L.
Chenopodium quinoa Willd.
Chlor is gayana Kunth
Chrysanthem um L.
Cicer arietinum L.
Cichor ium intybus L.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Citrus aurantium L.
Citrus limon (L.) Osbec k
Citrus reticulata Blanco
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck
Codiaeum varieg atum (L.) A.Juss.
Coffea arabica L.Convo lvulus arvensis L.
Cucumis melo L.
Cucumis sativus L.
Cucurbita argyro sperma K.Koch
Cucurbita maxima Lam.
Cydonia oblong a Mill.
Cynar a cardunculus L.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Cyper us rotundus L.
Dactyl octenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Dahlia pinnata Cav.
Dendr anthema grandif lorum (Ramat.) Kitam.
Dianthus L.
Digitar ia Haller
Digitar ia sanguinalis (L.) Scop.
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
Echinochloa crus-g alli (L.) P.Beauv .
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaer tn.
Elymus repens (L.) Gould
Eremo chloa ophiuroides Hac k.
Eriochloa punctata (L.) Ham.
Eryngium foetidum L.
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.
Eucalyptus urophy lla S.T.Blake
Fago pyrum esculentum Moenc h
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Ficus L.
Fragaria ananassa (Duches ne ex Weston) Duchesne  
ex Rosier
Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Mill.
Fragaria vesca L.
Gladiolus L. and Gladiolus L. hybr ids
Glyci ne max (L.) Mer r.
Gossypium herbaceum L.
Gossypium hirsutum L.
Helianthus annuus L.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/70 9.6.2023  Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Juss.) Müll.Arg.
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
Hordeum vulgare L.
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
Lactuca sativa L.
Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.
Linum usitatissimum L.
Lolium multif lorum Lam.
Malpighia glabra L.
Malus domestica (Suc kow) Borkh.
Mangifer a indica L.
Mar anta L.
Medicago sativa L.
Meg athyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W .L.Jacobs
Melilotus albus Medik .
Miscanthus giganteus J.M.Greef & Deut er ex Hodk. & Ren voize
Momor dica L.
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC
Musa paradisiaca L.
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Oryza sativa L.
Panicum miliaceum L.
Panicum virgatum L.
Paspalum dilatatum Poir.
Paspalum distichum L.
Paspalum fimbr iatum Kunth
Paspalum notatum Flügg é
Paspalum urvillei Steud .
Passif lora laurifolia L.
Pelargonium l’Hér it. ex Ait.
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chio v.
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br .
Phalar is canar iensis L.
Phaseolus lunatus L.
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Phleum pratense L.
Pinus caribaea Morelet
Piper L.
Pisum sativum L.
Platanus occidentalis L.
Plumer ia Tourn. ex L.
Plumer ia rubra L.
Poa annua L.Poa pratensis L.
Portulaca oleracea L.
Prunus persica (L.) Batsc h
Psidium guajava L.
Puer aria montana (Lour .) Mer r.
Pyrus communis L.
Raphanus sativus L.
Ricinus communis L.
Rosa L.
Sacchar um officinar um L.
Schlumberger a truncata (Haw .) Moran
Secale cereale L.
Sesamum indicum L.
Setar ia italica (L.) P.Beauv .
Setar ia parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen
Setar ia viridis (L.) P.Beauv .
Solanum aethiopicum L.
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Solanum macrocar pon L.
Solanum melongena L.
Solanum tuberosum L.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moenc h
Sorghum caffror um (Retz.) P.Beauv .
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf
Spinacia oleracea L.
Tanacetum ciner ariifolium (Trevis.) Sch. Bip.
Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg.
Terminalia catappa L.
Trifolium Tourn. ex L.
Trifolium incar natum L.
Trifolium pratense L.
Trifolium repens L.
Triticum aestivum L.
Urochl oa decumbens (Stapf) R.D.W ebste r
Urochl oa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguy en
Urochl oa ramosa (L.) T.Q.Nguy en
Urochl oa texana (Buchl.) R.D.W ebst er
Vaccinium corymbosum L.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/71  Vicia faba L.
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Viola L.
Vitis vinifer a L.
Wister ia sinensis (Sims) DC.Xanthium strumar ium L.
Zea mays L.
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Zoysia Willd.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/72 9.6.2023  ANNEX II 
Templates for repor ting of the results of the surveys carried out pursuant to Article 7
PART A
1.Template for repor ting of results of annual surveys1. Descr iption of the Demarcated Area (DA)
2. Initial size of DA (ha)
3. Updated size of DA (ha)
4. Approach (eradication)
5. Zone
6. Sur vey sites
7. Risk areas identif ied
8. Risk areas inspected
9. Plant mater ial/Commodity
10. List of host plant species
11. Timing12. Sur vey details
13. No of  
sympt omatic  
samples analysed:
i:Total
ii:Positive
iii: Neg ative
iv:Undeterm ined14. No of 
asymptoma tic 
samples  
analysed:
i:Total
ii:Positive
iii: Negative
iv:Undeter ­
mined15. Notif ication 
number of the  
outbreaks notif ied, 
as applicable, in  
accordance with 
Implementing  
Regulation 
(EU) 2019/1715
16. CommentsA) Number of visual examinations
B)Total number of sam ples taken
C)Type of traps (or other altern ative method (e.g. 
sweep nets))
D) Number of traps (or other capturi ng method)
E)Number of trapping sites, when different from data 
repor ted in (D)
F)Type of tests (e.g. microscopic identif ication, PCR, 
ELISA, etc.)
G) Total number of tests
H) Other measures (e.g. sniff er dogs, drones, helicop ­
ters, awareness raising campai gns etc.)Name 
Date of  
establishment 
Descr iption 
Number I)Number of other measures
Number 
Date A B C D E F G H I i ii iii iv i ii iii ivEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/73  2.Instr uctions how to fill in the template
If this template is filled, the template in Part B of this Annex is not to be filled.
For column 1: Indicate the name of the geographical area, outbreak number or any information that allows identification of this demarcated area (DA) and the date when it was 
established.
For column 2: Indicate the size of the DA before the start of the survey.
For column 3: Indicate the size of the DA after the survey.
For column 4: Indicate the approach : Eradication. Please, include as man y rows as necessar y, depending on the number of DA per pest and the approac hes these areas are subject 
to.
For column 5: Indicate the zone of the DA where the survey was carried out, including as man y rows as necessar y: Infest ed (IZ) or buff er zone (BZ), using separate rows. When 
applicable, indicate the area of the IZ where the survey was carried out (e.g. last 20 km adjacent to the BZ, around nurser ies, etc.) in different rows.
For column 6: Indicate the number and the descr iption of the survey sites, by choo sing one of the following entr ies for the descr iption:
1.Open air (production area):
1.1. field (arable, pasture);
1.2. orchar d/vineyard;
1.3. nurser y;
1.4. forest ;
2.Open air (other):
2.1. private garden;
2.2. public sites;
2.3. conser vation area;
2.4. wild plants in areas other than conser vation areas;
2.5. other , with specifi cation of the particular case (e.g. garden centre, commercial sites that uses wood pack aging mater ial, wood industr y, wetlands, 
irrigati on and drainage netw ork, etc.);
3.Phys ically closed conditions:
3.1. greenhouse;
3.2. private site, other than greenhouse;
3.3. public site, other than greenhouse;
3.4. other , with specifi cation of the particular case (e.g. garden centre, commercial sites that uses wood packag ing mate rial, wood industr y).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/74 9.6.2023  For column 7: Indicate, which are the risk areas identified based on the biology of the pest(s), presence of host plants, eco-climatic conditions and risk locations.
For column 8: Indicate the risk areas included in the survey, from those identified in column 7.
For column 9: Indicate plants, fruits, seeds, soil, packag ing mater ial, wood, machi nery, vehicles, water , other , specifying the specific case.
For column 10: Indicate the list of plant species/ge nera surveyed using one row per plant species/gen era.
For column 11: Indicate the months of the year when the survey was carried out.
For column 12: Indicate the details of the survey, depending on the specifi c legal requirements of each pest. Indicate with N/A when the information of certain column is not 
applicable.
For columns 13 and 14: Indicate the results, if applicable, providing the information available in the corresponding columns. ‘Undetermined’ are those analysed sample s for whic h no 
result was obtained due to diffe rent factors (e.g. below detection level, unp rocessed sam ple-not identif ied, old).
For column 15: Indicate the outbreak notifications of the year when the survey took place for findings in the BZ. The outbreak notifi cation number does not need to be included 
when the compet ent author ity has decided that the finding is one of the cases refer red to in Article 14(2), Article 15(2) or Article 16 of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/2031. In this case, indicate the reason for not provi ding this information in column 16 (‘Comments ’).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/75  PART B
1.Template for repor ting of the results of statist ically -based annual surveys1. Descr iption of the Demarcate d  
Area (DA)
2. Initial size of DA (ha)
3. Update d size of DA (ha)
4. Approach
5. Zone
6. Survey sites
7. TimingA. Survey definition (input paramet ers for RiBESS+) B.Sampling effort C.Survey results
25. Comments8.Target  
population
9. Epidemiological units
10. Dete ction 
methods
11. Sampling effectiveness
12. Method sensitivity13. Risk factors  
(activities, locations and 
areas)
14. N° of epidemiological units inspected
15. N° of visual examinations
16. N° samples
17. N° of traps
18. N° of trapping sites
19. N° of tests
20. N° of other measures21. Results22.
Notification 
number of 
the  
outbreak s 
notified, as 
applicable, 
in  
accordance 
with  
Implement ­
ing  
Regulation 
(EU) ­
2019/1715
23 Achieved Confidence level
24. Design prevalenceName 
Date of establishment 
Descr iption 
Number 
Host species 
Area (ha or other more relevant unit) 
Inspection units 
Descr iption 
Units 
Visual examinations 
Trapping 
Testing 
Other methods 
Risk factor 
Risk levels 
N° of locations 
Relative risks 
Propor tion of the host population 
Positive 
Negative 
Undet ermined 
Number 
Date EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/76 9.6.2023  2.Instr uctions on how to fill in the template
Explain the underlying assum ptions for the survey design per pest. Summar ise and justify:
— the target population, epidemiological unit and inspection units;
— the detection method and method sensitivity ;
— the risk factor(s), indicating the risk levels and corresponding relative risks and propor tions of host plant population.
For column 1: Indicate the name of the geographical area, outbreak number or any information that allows identif ication of this demarcate d area (DA) and the date when it was 
established.
For column 2: Indicate the size of the DA before the start of the survey.
For column 3: Indicate the size of the DA after the survey.
For column 4: Indicate the approach: Eradication. Please, include as man y rows as necessar y, depending on the number of DA per pest and the approaches these areas are subject to.
For column 5: Indicate the zone of the DA where the survey was carried out, including as man y rows as necessar y: Infested zone (IZ) or buffe r zone (BZ), using separate rows . Where 
applicable, indicate the area of the IZ where the survey was carried out (e.g. last 20 km adjacent to the BZ, around nurser ies, etc.) in differ ent rows.
For column 6: Indicate the number and the descr iption of the survey sites, by choosing one of the followi ng entr ies for the descr iption:
1.Open air (production area):
1.1. field (arable, pasture);
1.2. orch ard/vineyard;
1.3. nurser y;
1.4. forest ;
2.Open air (other):
2.1. private gardens;
2.2. public sites;
2.3. conser vation area;
2.4. wild plants in areas other than conser vation areas;
2.5. other , with specifi cation of the particular case (e.g. garden centre, commercial sites that uses wood packag ing mat erial, wood industr y, wetlands, irrigation and 
drainag e network, etc.);
3.Physically closed conditions:
3.1. greenhouse;
3.2. private site, other than greenhouse;
3.3. public site, other than greenhouse;
3.4. other , with specification of the particular case (e.g. garden centre, commercial sites that uses wood packag ing mater ial, wood industr y).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/77  For column 7: Indicate the months of the year when the surveys were carried out.
For column 8: Indicate the chosen target population providing according ly the list of host species/genera and area covered. The targe t population is defined as the ensemble of inspection 
units. Its size is defined typically for agricultural areas as hectares, but could be lots, fields, greenhouses etc. Please justify the choice made in the underlying assump tions. 
Indicate the inspection units surveyed. ‘Inspection unit’ means plants, plant parts, commodities, mate rials, pest vect ors that had been scrutinised for identifying and 
detecting the pests.
For column 9: Indicate the epidemiological units surveyed, indicating its descr iption and unit of measurement. ‘Epidemiological unit ’ means a homogeneous area where the interactions 
between the pest, the host plants and the abiotic and biotic factors and conditions would result into the same epidemiology , should the pest be present. The 
epidemiological units are a subdivision of the target population that are homog enous in term s of epidemiology with at least one host plant. In some cases the whole host 
population in a region/area/countr y may be defined as epidemiological unit. They could be Nomenclature of territori al units for statistics (NUTS) regions, urban areas, 
forests, rose gardens or farms, or hectares. The choice of the epidemiological units has to be justif ied in the underlying assum ptions.
For column 10: Indicate the methods used during the survey including the number of activities in each case, depending on the specif ic legal requirements of each pest. Indicate with N/A 
when the information of certain column is not available.
For column 11: Indicate an estimation of the sampli ng effectiveness. Sam pling effectiveness means the probability of selecting infected plant parts from an infected plant. For vect ors, it is 
the effectiveness of the method to captur e a positive vect or when it is present in the survey area. For soil, it is the effectiveness of selecting a soil sample containing the 
pest when the pest is present in the survey area.
For column 12: ‘Method sensitivity’ means the probability of a method to correctly detect pest presence. The method sensitivity is defined as the probability that a truly positive host tests 
positive. It is the multiplication of the sampling effectiveness (i.e. probability of selecting infect ed plant parts from an infect ed plant) by the diagnostic sensitivity 
(characteri sed by the visual inspection and/or laboratory test used in the identif ication process).
For column 13: Prov ide the risk factors in different rows, using as man y rows as necessar y. For each risk factor indicate the risk level and corresponding relative risk and propor tion of host 
population.
For column B: Indicate the details of the survey, depending on the specif ic legal requirements for each pest. Indicate with N/A when the information of certain column is not applicable. 
The information to be provided in these columns is relat ed to the information included in the column 10 ‘Det ection methods’.
For column 18: Indicate the number of trapping sites in case this number diffe rs from the number of traps (column 17) (e.g. the same trap is used in different places).
For column 21: Indicate the number of sample s found positive, negat ive or undeterm ined. ‘Undeter mined’ are those analysed sam ples for which no result was obtained due to diffe rent 
factors (e.g. below detection level, unprocessed sam ple-not identif ied, old).
For column 22: Indicate the outbreak notifi cations of the year when the survey took place. The outbreak notification number does not need to be included when the compe tent author ity 
has decided that the finding is one of the cases referred to in Article 14(2), Article 15(2) or Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. In this case, indicate the reason for 
not provi ding this information in column 25 (‘Comments ’).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 149/78 9.6.2023  For column 23: Indicate the sensitivity of the survey, as defined in Internati onal Standard for Phytosan itary Measures (ISPM) 31. This value of the achieved confidence level of pest freedom 
is calculat ed based on the examinations (and/or sam ples) performed given the method sensitivity and the design prevalence.
For column 24: Indicate the design prevalence based on a pre-sur vey estimate of the likely actual prevalence of the pest in the field. The design prevalence is set as a goal of the survey and 
corresponds to the compr omise the risk manage rs are making between the risk of having the pest and the resources available for the survey. Typically , for a detection 
survey a value of 1 % is set.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.6.2023 L 149/79  