A professional operator or other person suspecting or becoming aware of the presence of a Union quarantine pest in a plant, plant product or other object which is or was under its control should be under an obligation to notify the competent authority of that suspicion or awareness, to take all measures that may be appropriate as regards the elimination of the pest and the withdrawal or recall of the plants, plant products or other objects concerned, and to provide to the competent authority, other persons in the trade chain and the public with information.
Ba cheart go mbeadh oibleagáid ar oibreoir gairmiúil nó ar dhuine eile ag a bhfuil amhras nó a thagann ar an eolas gurb ann do lotnaid choraintín de chuid an Aontais i bplanda, i dtáirge planda nó i réad eile atá nó a bhí á rialú aige, fógra a thabhairt don údarás inniúil faoin amhras nó faoin eolas sin, gach beart is iomchuí a dhéanamh maidir le díothú na lotnaide sin agus le haistarraingt nó le haisghairm na bplandaí, na dtáirgí plandaí nó na réad eile lena mbaineann agus an t-údarás inniúil, daoine eile sa slabhra trádála agus an pobal a chur ar an eolas.