{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-490/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-490/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2018/490",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/490 of 21 March 2018 repealing Decision 2007/365/EC on emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (notified under document C(2018) 1607)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-490",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/490\nof 21 March 2018\nrepealing Decision 2007/365/EC on emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)\n(notified under document C(2018) 1607)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, and in particular the fourth sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDespite the measures set out by the Commission Decision 2007/365/EC to prevent the introduction into and spread within the Union of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), it appears from the annual surveys carried out by the Member States pursuant to that Decision that the organism is now widespread throughout most parts of the endangered area.\n(2)\nAs a result, it is not feasible to prevent its further introduction into and spread within most of the Union territory.\n(3)\nDecision 2007/365/EC should therefore be repealed.\n(4)\nThis Decision should apply from the same date as Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/484 to ensure consistency with the provisions of that Directive.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Decision 2007/365/EC of 25 May 2007 on emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (OJ L 139, 31.5.2007, p. 24)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/484 of 21 March 2018 amending Directive 93/49/EEC as regards requirements to be fulfilled by the propagating material of certain genera or species of Palmae in respect of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (see p. 10 of this Official Journal)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/490/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:09.402606+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}