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2.The delimitation of the demarcated area shall take into account the scientific principles, the biology of the specified pest, the level of infestation, the particular distribution of the specified plants in the area concerned, and the evidence for establishment of the specified pest.The initial demarcation of the infested zone shall be immediately followed by a delimiting survey, with a design and sampling scheme allowing to detect, with a 95 % level of confidence, a 1 % presence of infested plants.The delimiting survey shall:
(a)be based on the Authority’s Guidelines for statistically sound and risk-based surveys of Agrilus planipennis;
(b)include branch sampling or other suitable methods, capable to detect the pest before emergence.
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