(a) Capability of entry

The pest shall be considered capable of entry into the territory in question, or, if present but not widely distributed, into the part of that territory where it is absent (‘relevant part of the endangered area’), either by natural spread, or if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: it is associated, as regards plants, plant products or other objects which are moved into the territory in question, with those plants, plant products and other objects in the territory where they originate or from where they are moved into the territory in question; it survives during transport or storage; it may be transferred to a suitable host plant, plant product or other object in the territory in question.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.