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Ref. Ares(2017)2546398 - 18/05/2017 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY Health and food audits and analysis DG(SANTE) 2016-8797 - MR FINAL REPORT OF AN AUDIT CARRIED OUT IN SPAIN FROM 17 OCTOBER 2016 TO 28 OCTOBER 2016 IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION AND CONTROLS FOR TRIOZA ERYTREAE AND TECIA SOLANIVORA In response to information provided by the competent authority, any factual error noted in the draft report has been corrected; any clarification appears in the form of a footnote. Executive Summary This report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety in Spain from 17 to 28 October 2016. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the situation of the African citrus psyllid (Trioza erytreae) and the Guatemalan potato moth (Tecia solanivora) and the measures applied for their control. The audit also gathered information on the surveillance and control strategy, including contingency planning, for Candidatus Liberibacter spp., the causal agent of Huanglongbing. The audit found that a comprehensive survey programme is in place for both T. erytreae and T. solanivora. This has established the distribution of both pests within Spain, and in particular the areas that are free from T. erytreae, necessary for the movement of host plants. Control measures are implemented following the appearance of either harmful organism. These have effectively addressed the risk of further spread of both pests through the movement of host plants. However, the measures intended to inhibit the natural spread of T. erytreae are not systematically implemented, and as a result, its further spread, at least into the remaining free areas of Galicia, is considered inevitable. The control measures for T. solanivora largely focus on the place of its detection, which is not necessarily the source of the pest. As a result, the measures are unlikely to eradicate the pest, although they should effectively inhibit its spread from the infected areas, in line with EU legislation. A comprehensive survey for Ca. Liberibacter spp., has been established which has confirmed that the harmful organism and its only other known vector Diaphorina citri, are not present in Spain. A national contingency plan has been drafted, which should ensure that appropriate action will be taken in the event that it appears in the future. The report includes recommendations to address the shortcomings identified during the audit. I Table of Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................1 2 Objectives and scope......................................................................................................................1 3 Legal Basis.....................................................................................................................................2 3.1 Relevant EU legislation...........................................................................................................2 3.2 International standards.............................................................................................................2 4 Background ....................................................................................................................................2 4.1 Previous audits and country profile.........................................................................................2 4.2 Trioza erytreae and Candidatus Liberibacter spp....................................................................3 4.3 Production of host plants of Trioza erytreae ...........................................................................4 4.4 Tecia solanivora.......................................................................................................................5 4.5 Production of hosts of Tecia solanivora ..................................................................................5 5 Findings and Conclusions ..............................................................................................................6 5.1 Organisation of official controls..............................................................................................6 5.1.1 Competent authorities ......................................................................................................7 5.1.2 Legislation........................................................................................................................7 5.1.3 Registration of producers .................................................................................................9 5.1.4 Communication with stakeholders and the public .........................................................10 5.2 Situation of Trioza erytreae and Candidatus Liberibacter spp ..............................................10 5.2.1 Notifications of presence of Trioza erytreae..................................................................11 5.2.2 Surveys for Trioza erytreae and Ca. Liberibacter spp....................................................11 5.3 Control measures for Trioza erytreae ....................................................................................16 5.3.1 Control measures for Trioza erytreae outside of Galicia ...............................................16 5.3.2 Control measures for Trioza erytreae in Galicia ............................................................17 5.4 Contingency plan for Candidatus Liberibacter spp ...............................................................25 5.5 Situation of Tecia solanivora.................................................................................................28 5.5.1 Notification of presence of Tecia solanivora .................................................................28 5.5.2 Surveys for Tecia solanivora..........................................................................................29 5.6 Control measures for Tecia solanivora..................................................................................33 5.6.1 Control measures for Tecia solanivora in Galicia..........................................................34 5.6.2 Control measures for Tecia solanivora in Asturias ........................................................35 6 Overall Conclusions .....................................................................................................................36 7 Closing Meeting...........................................................................................................................37 8 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................37 II ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS REPORT Abbreviation Explanation AC Autonomous Community CABI Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International EC European Community EPPO European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation EU European Union ha Hectares HLB Huanglongbing (citrus greening) IPPC International Plant Protection Convention ISPM International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures MAGRAMA Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentacion y Medio Ambiente) TRAGSA Transformacion Agraria Sociedad Anonima, SA is a public company funded for the performance of works and services in rural areas TRAGSATEC Tecnologías y Servicios Agrarios, SA is a subsidiary of Tragsa established for carrying out consulting and engineering projects. III 1 INTRODUCTION This audit took place in Spain from 17 to 28 October 2016 as part of the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety’s planned audit programme. It was carried out in parallel with an audit to evaluate the situation and controls for pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) in Spain (Ref: DG(SANTE)2016-8803), for which a separate report has been issued. The audit team consisted of two auditors from the Commission services and one national expert from a Member State. It was accompanied throughout the audit by representatives of the Single Authority for plant health, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA). An opening meeting was held on 17 October 2016 at the headquarters of MAGRAMA in Madrid, during which the objectives, scope and itinerary for the audit were confirmed and additional information necessary for the conduct of the audit was requested. Unless specified otherwise, the data quoted in the following sections and elsewhere in the report, was provided by the Single Authority. 2 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE The objective of the audit was to evaluate the situation of Trioza erytreae (African citrus psyllid) in Spain and the measures applied for its control. The audit also gathered information on the surveillance and control strategy, including any contingency planning, for Candidatus Liberibacter spp., the causal agent of Huanglongbing (HLB – also known as citrus greening). In agreement with the Single Authority, the objectives of the audit were extended shortly before the audit to include an evaluation of the situation of Tecia solanivora (the Guatemalan potato moth) and the measures applied for its control following its recent appearance in Spain (see section 5.5 below). The audit focused on the surveys for T. erytreae and T. solanivora and the control measures that have been taken, or are planned to be taken, in order to eradicate or inhibit the spread of these harmful organisms, including, in the case of T. erytreae, the conditions