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Requirements to be complied with, as referred to in Article 1, in addition to the requirements for tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. laid down in parts A and B of Annexes I, II and IV to Directive 2000/29/EC:
The pest-free areas referred to in Article 1 shall comprise either a ‘sector’ (administrative unit already established which covers a group of ‘basins’) or a ‘basin’ (irrigation unit) and shall be identified by their individual official code numbers.
prepared in lots, each of which shall be made up exclusively of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. which were harvested in one single area as specified in point 1;
clearly labelled on each bag which is sealed, under the control of the competent Egyptian authorities, with an indelible indication of the relevant individual official code number given in the list of pest-free areas referred to in Article 1, and of the relevant lot number;
accompanied by the official phytosanitary certificate required under Article 13(1)(ii) of Directive 2000/29/EC indicating the lot number(s) under the section ‘Distinguishing marks’ of the certificate, and the official individual code number(s), referred to in point 2.2(b), under the section ‘Additional declaration’ of the certificate;
exported by an officially registered exporter, the name or trademark of which shall be indicated on each consignment.
In the case of suspect and confirmed findings of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. Member States shall notify immediately the Commission and Egypt thereof. The notification of a suspect finding shall be on the basis of a positive result in the rapid screening test(s), as specified in point 1 of section I and section II of Annex II to Directive 98/57/EC, or screening test(s) as specified in point 2 of section I and section III of Annex II to that Directive.
Member States shall lay down appropriate labelling requirements with regard to tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., including a requirement to indicate the Egyptian origin, with the aim of preventing the tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. from being planted. They shall also take appropriate measures for the disposal of waste after packaging or processing of the tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. to prevent any spread of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. as a result of a possible latent infection.
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