EU emergency measures for Spodoptera frugiperda and tomato brown rugose fruit virus
In the EU, emergency measures to prevent the introduction, establishment and spread of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae – EPPO A2 List) and tomato brown rugose fruit virus (Tobamovirus, ToBRFV – EPPO A2 List) were first adopted in 2018 and 2019, respectively. These measures have been revised and new Commission Implementing Regulations published recently.
In particular, the emergency measures for Spodoptera frugiperda include requirements for fruits of Capsicum, Momordica, Solanum aethiopicum., Solanum macrocarpon. and Solanum melongena as well as for plants of Asparagus officinalis, Chrysanthemum, Dianthus, Pelargonium and Zea mays.
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1134 of 8 June 2023 as regards measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638. OJ L 149 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1134/oj
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1032 of 25 May 2023 establishing measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union territory of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1191, OJ L 139, http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1032/oj