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European Union
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201 (Wells et al.)
Chapter V
Article 15
2.
(a)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201 (Wells et al.)

In forceThis text since 24 Nov 2025law://eu/reg/2020/1201/art_15__para_2__pnt_a@2026-11-12

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Contents

1. The Member State concerned shall, at least in the parts of…
2. The Member State concerned shall monitor, at the most appr…1 change
3. Point (a) of paragraph 2 shall not apply in the case of is…
4. In buffer zones, the Member State concerned shall sample a…
5. The Member State shall monitor the presence of the specifi…

Contents

1. The Member State concerned shall, at least in the parts of…
2. The Member State concerned shall monitor, at the most appr…1 change
3. Point (a) of paragraph 2 shall not apply in the case of is…
4. In buffer zones, the Member State concerned shall sample a…
5. The Member State shall monitor the presence of the specifi…

(a)within an area measuring at least 2 km from the border of the infected zone with the buffer zone;

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Type: Implementing regulation · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201
Adopted: 14 Aug 2020
In force: 20 Aug 2020
Applies from: 1 Jan 2023
Text current to: 24 Nov 2025
Made by: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Official: EUR-Lex 32020R1201 · ELI

Topics

import (EU)originating product plant disease plant health control protection of plant life surveillance concerning imports third country trade restriction Plant health Plant health legislation

History · 1 version

24 Nov 2025Reading
changed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2507

Connections

Amended by 1: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2507
Cited by 4: this act4 provisions; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2231 (Wells et al.)4 provisions; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/250713 provisions; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1320 (Wells et al.)4 provisions

Defined terms · 7

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Epidemiological unit
means a homogeneous area where the interactions between the pest, the host plants and the abiotic and biotic factors and conditions would result into the same epidemiology, should the pest be present.
host plants
means all plants for planting, other than seeds, belonging to the genera or species listed in Annex I;
Inspection unit
means plants, plant parts, commodities, materials, pest vectors that had been scrutinised for identifying and detecting the pests.
Method sensitivity
means the probability of a method to correctly detect pest presence.
specified pest
means Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) and any of its subspecies;
specified plants
means host plants for planting, other than seeds, belonging to the genera or species listed in Annex II and known to be susceptible to the specific subspecies of the specified pest;
vector
means Cicadomorpha insects known to transmit the specified pest to plants, or any other insect suspected of transmitting the specified pest to plants.

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