# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1217 of 25 August 2020 on a derogation from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 concerning the introduction into the Union of naturally or artificially dwarfed plants for planting of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and certain species of Pinus L., originating in Japan, and repealing Decision 2002/887/EC, Division 4: In the case of Juniperus plants, the plants of the genera Chaenomeles Lindl., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Juniperus L., Malus Mill., Photinia Ldl. and Pyrus L., which have been grown in the two last years prior to import in the naturally or artificially dwarfed plants nurseries mentioned in point 3 and in their immediate vicinity, shall have been officially inspected at least six times a year at appropriate intervals for the presence of the pests of concern. In the case of Chamaecyparis and Pinus plants, the plants of the genus Chamaecyparis Spach and of the genus Pinus L. which have been grown in those naturally or artificially dwarfed plants nurseries and in their immediate vicinity shall have been officially inspected at least six times a year at appropriate intervals, for the presence of pests of concern.

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

The pests of concern are:
(a)for Juniperus plants:
(i)Aschistonyx eppoi Inouye,
(ii)Gymnosporangium asiaticum Miyabe ex Yamada and G. yamadae Miyabe ex Yamada,
(iii)Oligonychus perditus Pritchard et Baker,
(iv)Popillia japonica Newman,
(v)any other quarantine pest or pest subject to the measures referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 which is not known to occur in Great Britain;
(b)for Chamaecyparis plants:
(i)Popillia japonica Newman,
(ii)any other quarantine pest or pest subject to the measures referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 which is not known to occur in Great Britain;
(c)for Pinus parviflora Sieb. & Zucc. (Pinus pentaphylla Mayr) plants:
(i)Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Bührer) Nickle et al.,
(ii)Coleosporium paederiae Dietel ex Hirats. f.,
(iii)Crisicoccus pini (Kuwana),
(iv)Cronartium kurilense (Dietel) Y. Ono,
(v)Cronartiumquercuum (Berk.) Miyabe ex Shirai,
(vi)Dendrolimus sibiricus Chetverikov,
(vii)Dendrolimus spectabilis (Butler),
(viii)Dendrolimus superans Butler,
(ix)Monochamus spp. ...,
(x)Pissodes nitidus Roelofs,
(xi)Popillia japonica Newman,
(xii)Pseudocercospora pini‐densiflorae (Hori & Nambu) Deighton,
(xiii)Thecodiplosis japonensis Uchida & Inouye,
(xiv)any other quarantine pest or pest subject to the measures referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 which is not known to occur in Great Britain;
(d)for Pinus thunbergii Parl plants:
(i)Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Bührer) Nickle et al.,
(ii)Coleosporium asterum (Dietel) Sydow & P.Sydow,
(iii)Coleosporium phellodendri Komarov,
(iv)Crisicoccus pini (Kuwana),
(v)Cronartium orientale Kaneko,
(vi)Dendrolimus sibiricus Chetverikov,
(vii)Dendrolimus spectabilis (Butler),
(viii)Dendrolimus superans Butler,
(ix)Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet,
(x)Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell,
(xi)Monochamus spp. (non-European populations),
(xii)Pissodes nitidus Roelofs,
(xiii)Popillia japonica Newman,
(xiv)Pseudocercospora pini‐densiflorae (Hori & Nambu) Deighton,
(xv)Sirex nitobei Mats.,
(xvi)Thecodiplosis japonensis Uchida & Inouye,
(xvii)Urocerus japonicus (F. Sm.),
(xviii)any other quarantine pest or pest subject to the measures referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 which is not known to occur in Great Britain.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1217/annex/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1217/annex/division-4
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