# Commission Decision of 5 July 2006 recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) (notified under document number C(2006) 3024) (2006/473/EC), Article 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. For the purposes of point 16.4 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV, the following third countries are recognised as being free from all strains of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus:
( a ) all citrus-growing third countries in Europe, North, Central and South America and the Caribbean except for Argentina, Brazil, the United States and Uruguay;
(b) all citrus-growing third countries in Asia, except Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan;
(c) all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, except South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
(d) all citrus-growing third countries in Oceania, except Australia and Vanuatu.
2. For the purposes of point 16.4 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV, the following areas are recognised as being free from all strains of Guignardia citricicarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus:
(a) South Africa: Western Cape; Northern Cape: magisterial districts of Gordonia, Hartswater and Warrenton;
(b) Australia: South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory;
(c) China: all areas, except Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang;
(d) Brazil: all areas except the States of Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo;
(e) the United States: all areas except counties of Collier, Hendry, Lee and Polk located in the State of Florida.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/473/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-473/article-3
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