New EU Regulation for Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens
The European Union (EU) has established temporary measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens (EPPO A2 List), a bacterium causing bacterial wilt of Fabaceae.
This pathogen is absent from the EU but, in recent years, it was detected in imported seeds and several outbreaks occurred in the EU (EPPO RS 2022/110, RS 2024/224, RS 2025/044, RS 2025/125). From April 2026, import requirements will apply to plants for planting (including seed) of Glycine max, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Vicia faba, Vigna angularis, Vigna mungo, Vigna radiata and Vigna unguiculata.
Sources
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1316 of 2 July 2025 on temporary measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens (Hedges) Collins and Jones, and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. OJ L, 2025/1316. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1316/oj