pest control measures (unless included in (a)).

pest control measures (unless included under (a));

(b) pest and disease control, including general and product-specific pest and disease control measures, such as early-warning systems, quarantine and eradication;

b) encourage inter-regional cooperation in promoting harmonized phytosanitary measures for controlling pests and in preventing their spread and/or introduction.

` Area of low pest prevalence` - an area, whether all of a country, part of a country, or all or parts of several countries, as identified by the competent authorities, in which a specific pest occurs at low levels and which is subject to effective surveillance, control or eradication measures;

Area of low pest or disease prevalence - An area, whether all of a country, part of a country, or all or parts of several countries, as identified by the competent authorities, in which a specific pest or disease occurs at low levels and which is subject to effective surveillance, control or eradication measures.

A pest- or disease-free area may surround, be surrounded by, or be adjacent to an area - whether within part of a country or in a geographic region which includes parts of or all of several countries -in which a specific pest or disease is known to occur but is subject to regional control measures such as the establishment of protection, surveillance and buffer zones which will confine or eradicate the pest or disease in question.

With the purpose of securing common and effective action to prevent the spread and introduction of pests of plants and plant products, and to promote appropriate measures for their control, the contracting parties undertake to adopt the legislative, technical and administrative measures specified in this Convention and in supplementary agreements pursuant to Article XVI.

pest and disease control, including general and product-specific pest and disease control measures, such as early-warning systems, quarantine and eradication;

Pests, diseases and weeds shall be controlled by a combination of the following measures:

disease and pest control (for example, type and dose of insecticide for plants, or antibiotics for animals, or alternative measures),

- sanitary and phytosanitary measures issued to reduce the risk for entrance of animal diseases, plant pest, and to control its erradication or spread; and

RESOLVED to take the fullest account of the risk of spread of animal infections, diseases and pests and of the measures put in place to control and eradicate such infections, diseases and pests, to protect public, animal and plant health while avoiding unnecessary disruptions to trade;

(d) any additional measures beyond the basic requirements of their respective measures taken to control or eradicate animal diseases or pests or protect public health and any changes in prophylactic policies, including vaccination policies.

Egypt informed the Commission that administrative measures had been strengthened to apply a strict control system to ensure and maintain freedom within 'approved pest-free areas' from the above pathogen and confirmed that measures were taken against exporters who violate Egyptian instructions on the export of potatoes destined for the European Union.

3.Pests, diseases and weeds shall be controlled by a combination of the following measures:

Whereas there is a permanent risk to potato cultivation throughout the Community if effective measures are not taken to control this pest and prevent it from spreading;

Whereas there is a permanent risk to the cultivation of woody dicotyledonous plants throughout the Community if effective measures are not taken to control this pest and prevent it from spreading;

Whereas it is appropriate that Member States make an annual report to the Commission on the results of their control measures so as to enable information concerning levels of pesticide residues to be collected for the Community as a whole;

parcels treated with a product not listed in part B of Annex II as part of a compulsory disease or pest control measure imposed by the competent authority of the Member State within its own territory or in certain parts thereof for a specific crop production;

that product, which satisfies the maximum residue levels applied by its Member State of origin, has been subjected in the Member State of destination to measures whose effect is to prohibit or restrict its putting into circulation, on the grounds that the product contains pesticide residue levels in excess of the maximum residue level accepted in the Member State of destination, and - either the Member State of destination has introduced new maximum residue levels or has altered the levels laid down in its legislation, or it has made changes to its controls which are disproportionate and/or discriminatory compared with those for its domestic production, or the maximum residue level applied by the Member State of destination differs substantially from the corresponding levels established by other Member States, or the maximum residue level applied by the Member State of destination represents a disproportionate level of protection compared with the level of protection applied by the Member State to pesticides carrying a similar risk or to similar agricultural products or foodstuffs, the following exceptional provisions shall apply:

products in the unprocessed state or having undergone only simple preparation such as milling, drying or pressing, derived from plants, but excluding plants themselves as defined in point 6; 'harmful organisms' pests of plants or plant products belonging to the animal or plant kingdom, and also viruses, bacteria and mycoplasmas and other pathogens; 'animals' animals belonging to species normally fed and kept or consumed by man; 'placing on the market' any supply, whether in return for payment or free of charge, other than for storage followed by consignment from the territory of the Community or disposal. Importation of a plant protection product into the territory of the Community shall be deemed to constitute placing on the market for the purposes of this Directive; 'authorization of a plant protection product' administrative act by which the competent authority of a Member State authorizes, following an application submitted by an applicant, the placing on the market of a plant protection product in its territory or in a part thereof; 'environment' water, air, land, wild species of fauna and flora, and any interrelationship between them, as well as any relationship with living organisms; 'integrated control' the rational application of a combination of biological, biotechnological, chemical, cultural or plant-breeding measures whereby the use of chemical plant protection products is limited to the strict minimum necessary to maintain the pest population at levels below those causing economically unacceptable damage or loss. General provisions

sanitary and phytosanitary measures issued to reduce the risk for entrance of animal diseases, plant pest, and to control its erradication or spread; and

any additional measures beyond the basic requirements of their respective measures taken to control or eradicate animal diseases or pests or protect public health and any changes in prophylactic policies, including vaccination policies.