# Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al., Division 1

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

The official surveys referred to in Article 2(2)(a) shall be based on the biology of the organism and the particular production systems in the Member State concerned and shall comprise:
(i) in the case of potato,
at appropriate times, visual inspection of the growing crop, and/or sampling of both seed and other potatoes in the growing season or in store. These samples shall be subjected to official or officially supervised visual inspection by cutting of tubers, and
in the case of seed potatoes, and where appropriate for other potatoes, official or officially supervised laboratory testing using the method set out in Annex II,
(ii) in the case of tomato,
visual inspection, at appropriate times, of at least the growing crop of plants intended for replanting for professional use.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/57/annex/I/section/II/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-57/annex-I/section-II/division-1
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