commiss decis decemb anim health certif condit import bee api mellifera bombu spp countri repeal decis ec notifi document number text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council direct eec juli lai anim health requir govern trade import commun anim semen ova embryo subject anim health requir laid specif commun rule refer annex direct eec articl indent articl articl thereof commiss decis ec juli health certif import bee hive queen attend countri lai health certif condit import countri requir direct eec small hive beetl aethina tumida exot pest affect honei bee spread african countri number countri creat problem apicultur industri effect safe treatment pest present introduc small hive beetl pose risk sustain apicultur industri commun agricultur environ ow result disrupt pollin small hive beetl list list diseas maintain intern offic epizoot diseas oie reason extent infest countri tropilaelap mite tropilaelap spp exot pest honei bee spread countri creat problem apicultur industri introduc similar sever consequ sustain apicultur industri commun pursuant regul ec presenc small hive beetl tropilaelap mite commun subject compulsori notif list direct eec present report found commun make presenc pest notifi commun lai addit requir import bee countri limit risk introduc small hive beetl tropilaelap mite commun interest protect commun statu apicultur health queen bee accompani small number attend singl queen bee cage easili check infest small hive beetl tropilaelap mite import bee principl limit consign evid tropilaelap mite infest coloni bumbl bee bombu spp addit small hive beetl shown infest bumbl bee coloni experiment condit document evid small hive beetl infest bumbl bee coloni natur environ small coloni bumbl bee bred rear environment control condit trade horticultur industri import queen bumbl bee wild remain breed purpos view import bumbl bee bombu spp authoris small consign bred rear sole environment control condit recognis establish assur free small hive beetl interest clariti commun legisl ensur harmonis commun anim health requir import decis ec repeal replac provis decis restrict authoris import queen bee api mellifera queen bumbl bee bombu spp small number attend small coloni bumbl bee bombu spp bred environment control condit recognis establish council direct ec decemb certif anim anim product lai standard certif valid certif prevent fraud ensur rule principl appli countri certifi offic provid guarante equival laid direct countri list part annex council decis eec authoris import bee commun measur provid decis accord opinion stand committe food chain anim health adopt decis articl member state authoris import bee api mellifera bombu spp foreseen direct eec provid requir compli countri part thereof list part annex decis eec accompani health certif accord specimen set annex compli guarante laid specimen consign limit maximum accompani attend queen bee singl queen bee cage design destin hive put offici control queen transfer cage introduc local coloni cage attend materi accompani queen countri origin laboratori examin presenc small hive beetl egg larva sign tropilaelap mite laboratori examin materi destroi articl derog articl indent member state authoris import consign bumbl bee bombu spp limit singl coloni maximum adult bumbl bee contain accompani health certif accord specimen set annex ii compli guarante laid specimen case derog articl suffici contain materi accompani bumbl bee countri origin destroi immedi end lifespan coloni articl decis ec repeal articl decis appli decemb articl decis address member state brussel decemb commiss david byrn member commiss oj amend commiss regul ec oj oj oj oj annex gt pic file quot en tif quot gt gt pic file quot en tif quot gt annex ii gt pic file quot en tif quot gt gt pic file quot en tif quot gt