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Protected zones are
zones within the Community which receive, at
the request of the Member State(s) concerned,
special protection against the introduction of
one or more of the harmful organisms listed in
Directive 2000/29/EC. They are protected due to
the absence of the specified harmful organism,
despite the fact that environmental conditions
in the protected zone are favourable for its
establishment.
In some cases the
specified harmful organism is present in the
protected zone but is under eradication. A
protected zone may comprise an entire Member
State or cover only part of its territory and
each zone is defined separately in relation to
each particular harmful organism. The relevant
Member States must ensure that the specified
harmful organism(s) remain absent from the
protected zones, by following appropriate
Community measures and carrying out annual
surveys.
The additional
protection afforded to protected zones
includes:
- An additional list
of harmful organisms whose introduction into
and spread within protected zones is to be
prevented (listed in Annexes I.B and
II.B)
- An additional list
of plants and plant products whose
introduction into protected zones is
prohibited (listed in Annex III.B)
- An additional list
of specific requirements which must be met by
certain plants, plant products or other
objects if they are to be moved to and within
a protected zone (listed in Annex IV.B)
Legislation
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