{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-56/annex-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-56/annex-III.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2006/56",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2006/56/EC of 12 June 2006 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 93/85/EEC on the control of potato ring rot",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-56",
  "path": "annex/III",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1.. The elements to be considered in the determination of the extent of probable contamination under Article 5(1)(b) shall include:\ntubers or plants grown at a place of production designated as contaminated under Article 5(1)(a),\nplace(s) of production with some production link to the tubers or plants, designated as contaminated under Article 5(1)(a), including those sharing production equipment and facilities directly or through a common contractor,\ntubers or plants produced in the place(s) of production referred to in the previous indent, or present in such place(s) of production during the period when the tubers or plants designated as contaminated under Article 5(1)(a) were present on the place of production referred to in the first indent,\npremises handling potatoes from the places of production referred to in the above indents,\nany machinery, vehicle, vessel, store, or units thereof, and any other objects including packaging material, that may have come into contact with the tubers or plants designated as contaminated under Article 5(1)(a),\nany tubers or plants stored in, or in contact with, any of the structures or objects listed in the previous indent, prior to the cleansing and disinfection of such structures and objects,\nas a result of the testing under Article 6, those tubers or plants with a sister or parental clonal relationship to the tubers or plants designated to be contaminated under Article 5(1)(a) and for which, although they may have tested negative for the organism, it appears that contamination is probable through a clonal link. Variety testing may be undertaken to verify the identity of the contaminated and clonally related tubers or plants,\nand\nplace(s) of production of the tubers or plants referred to in the previous indent.\n2.. The elements to be considered in the determination of the possible spread under Article 5(1)(c) shall include:\nthe proximity of other places of production growing potatoes or other host plants,\nthe common production and use of seed potato stocks.\n3.. The notification referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 5(2) shall be provided as follows:\nimmediately after the presence of the organism has been confirmed by laboratory testing, using the methods set out in Annex I, at least:\nthe variety name of the potato lot,\nthe type (ware, seed, etc.) and where applicable the seed category of potatoes,\nwhen there is a risk of contamination of potatoes from or into another Member States(s), the Member State in which the occurrence has been confirmed shall immediately notify the Member State(s) concerned of information needed to comply with Article 5(3), such as:\nthe variety name of the potato lot,\nthe name and address of the consignor and the consignee,\nthe date of delivery of the potato lot,\nthe size of the potato lot delivered,\na copy of the plant passport or at least the plant passport number where appropriate, or where appropriate the registration number of the grower or merchant and a copy of the delivery notice.\nThe Commission shall be notified immediately when such information has been provided.\nAfter all investigations have been finalised, for each case:\nthe date that contamination was confirmed,\na brief description of the investigation carried out to identify the source and possible spread of the contamination, including the level of sampling undertaken,\ninformation on the identified or presumed sources(s) of contamination,\ndetails of the extent of the designated contamination, including the number of places of production and the number of lots with an indication of the variety and, if seed potatoes, category,\ndetails of the zone demarcation, including the number of places of production, not designated as contaminated, but included in the zone,\nsuch other information relating to the confirmed outbreak(s) as the Commission may require.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/56/annex/III",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:35.204179+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."
}