# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1231 of 27 August 2020 on the format and instructions for the annual reports on the results of the surveys and on the format of the multiannual survey programmes and the practical arrangements, respectively provided for in Articles 22 and 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, Division

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

For column 10: ‘Method sensitivity’ is defined as the probability of a method to correctly detect pest presence. The method sensitivity is defined as the probability that a truly positive host is detected and confirmed positive and it is not misidentified. It is the multiplication of the sampling effectiveness (i.e. probability of selecting infected plant parts from an infected plant) by the diagnostic sensitivity (characterised by the visual examination and/or laboratory test used in the identification process).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1231/annex/II/part/II/division/2/division/2.2/annotation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1231/annex-II/part-II/division-2/division-2.2/annotation/12
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