November 9, 2004
From: European Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), Reporting Service, 2004 No. 8 [edited]

2004/127 EPPO report on notifications of non-compliance (detection of regulated pests)

The EPPO Secretariat has gathered the notifications of non-compliance for 2004 received since the previous report (EPPO RS 2004/081) from the following countries: Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom. When a consignment has been re-exported, and the country of origin is unknown, the re-exporting country is indicated in brackets. When the occurrence of a pest in a given country is not known to the EPPO Secretariat, this is indicated by an asterisk (*).

The EPPO Secretariat has selected notifications of non-compliance made because of the detection of regulated pests. Other notifications of non-compliance due to prohibited commodities, missing or invalid certificates are not indicated. It must be pointed out that the report is only partial, as many EPPO countries have not yet sent their notifications.

Note: In EPPO RS 2004/084, a report was made by the NPPO of France about a finding of imported _Pelargonium_ plants infected by _Ralstonia solanacearum_ causing an outbreak which was later eradicated.
Investigations done to trace back the origin of the material had shown that plants might have come from different origins. Among these, Israel was mentioned as a possibility. The NPPO of Israel stressed that _R.
solanacearum_ is a regulated quarantine pest which is totally absent from its territory, and denied the fact that plants could have been produced in Israel.

Pest / Consignment / Type of commodity / Country of origin / C. of destination / nb

Bacteria

_Clavibacter michiganensis_ [Cm] was detected in _Lycopersicon esculentum_ (Seeds) originating in India and shipped to France / 1

Cm subsp. _michiganensis_ [Cmm] was detected in _Solanum tuberosum_ (Ware potatoes) originating in Germany and shipped to Lithuania / 2 Cmm was detected in _Solanum tuberosum_ (Ware potatoes) originating in Poland and shipped to Lithuania / 1

_Ralstonia solanacearum_ [Rs] was detected in _Solanum tuberosum_ (Ware potatoes) originating in Egypt and shipped to Hungary / 1

Rs was detected in _Solanum tuberosum_ (Ware potatoes) originating in Egypt and shipped Italy / 1

Rs was detected in _Solanum tuberosum_ (Seed potatoes) originating in the Netherlands and shipped to Italy / 1

_Xanthomonas_ sp. was detected in _Citrus clementina_ (Fruits) originating in Argentina and shipped to Spain / 3

_Xanthomonas vesicatoria_ was detected in _Capsicum annuum_ (Seeds) originating in Chile and shipped to Italy / 1

Fungi

_Fusarium_ sp. was detected in _Lycopersicon esculentum_ (Seeds) originating in Thailand and shipped to Israel / 1

_Monilinia fructicola_ [Mf] was detected in _Prunus domestica_ (Fruits) originating in Argentina and shipped to France / 2

Mf was detected in _Prunus persica_ (Fruits) originating in Argentina and shipped to France / 1

_Guignardia citricarpa_ [Gc] was detected in _Citrus limon_ (Fruits) originating in Argentina and shipped to Spain / 1

Gc was detected in _Citrus sinensis_ (Fruits) originating in Argentina and shipped to the Netherlands / 1

Gc was detected in _Citrus sinensis_ (Fruits) originating in Argentina and shipped to Spain / 3

Gc was detected in _Citrus sinensis_ (Fruits) originating in South Africa and shipped to the Netherlands / 3

Nematodes

_Globodera_ sp. was detected in _Solanum tuberosum_ (Ware potatoes) originating in Italy and shipped to Ireland / 2

_Globodera_ sp. was detected in _Solanum tuberosum_ (Seed potatoes_ originating in the Netherlands and shipped to Germany / 2

_G. rostochiensis_ was detected in _Solanum tuberosum_ (Ware potatoes) originating in Italy and shipped to Ireland / 4

Phytoplasmas

Grapevine flavescence doree phytoplasma was detected in _Vitis vinifera_ (Plants for planting) originating in France and shipped to Germany / 1

Viruses

Maize dwarf mosaic potyvirus was detected in _Zea mays_ (Seeds) originating in the United States and shipped to Israel / 1

Pepino mosaic potexvirus [PepMV] was detected in _Lycopersicon esculentum_ (Seeds) originating in Chile and shipped to France / 3

PepMV was detected in _Lycopersicon esculentum_ (Vegetables) originating in the Netherlands and shipped to Sweden / 1

PepMV was detected in _Lycopersicon esculentum_ (Vegetables) originating in the Netherlands and shipped to the United Kingdom / 1

PepMV was detected in _Lycopersicon esculentum_ (Vegetables) originating in Spain and shipped to the United Kingdom / 1

PepMV was detected in _Lycopersicon esculentum_ (Vegetables) originating in Spain (Canary isl.) and shipped to the United Kingdom / 1

Plum pox virus (PPV) was detected in _Prunus domestica_ (Plants for planting) originating in Serbia & Montenegro and shipped to the Netherlands / 1 PPV was detected in _Prunus domestica_ (Cuttings) originating in Serbia &
Montenegro and shipped to the Netherlands / 1

Source: EPPO Secretariat, 2004-09.
NPPO of Israel, 2004-09.

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[As usual, bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens were the most common. Potato (8) and tomato (7) were the most common infected hosts. - Mod.DH]