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Article 7Annual surveys in demarcated areas#
1.In the demarcated areas, the competent authorities shall carry out annual surveys, as referred to in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, to detect the presence of the specified pest, taking into account the information referred to in the pest survey card.
2.Those surveys shall consist of:
(a)visual examinations, at the most appropriate times to detect the specified pest, on fields of the specified plants and natural or artificial wetlands, such as rivers, lakes, ponds, irrigation channels; and
(b)sampling and testing, in the case of findings or suspicion of findings of the specified pest.
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