1.When notifying the Commission and the other Member States of the presence or the appearance of any harmful organism as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 16(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC or of the actual appearance of any harmful organism as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of that Directive, Member States shall submit the information provided for in the Annex.
2.When notifying the Commission and the other Member States of the suspected appearance of any harmful organism as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC, Member States shall submit, where applicable, the information provided for in the Annex.
1.No later than eight working days following the date of the official confirmation by the responsible official body of the presence, or actual appearance, of the harmful organism as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 16(1) and in the first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC, Member States shall submit a notification containing at least the information indicated in points 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2., 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 6.4 and 8 of the Annex.
2.No later than thirty days following the date of the official confirmation by the responsible official body of the presence or actual appearance of the harmful organism as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 16(1) and in the first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC, Member States shall submit a notification containing the information indicated in the points of the Annex which are not referred to in paragraph 1.
3.No later than eight working days following the date on which the responsible official body suspects the appearance of a harmful organism as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC, Member States shall submit a notification containing at least the information indicated in points 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2., 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.4 and 8 of the Annex.
4.No later than thirty days following the date on which the responsible official body suspects the appearance of a harmful organism as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC, Member States shall submit a notification containing the information indicated in the points of the Annex which are not referred to in paragraph 3.
5.Member States shall update the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4, as soon as any relevant new information has been made available to, and verified by, them, or as soon as they have taken any new measures.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 2014.
For the Commission
Vytenis Andriukaitis
Member of the Commission