EU Legislation on Forest Plant Health: An Overview with a Focus on Fusarium circinatum

Anna Vettraino, Roel Potting, Rosa Raposo
2018 Forests  
The increase in arrivals of new forest pests highlights the need for effective phytosanitary legislation and measures. This paper introduces legislation targeted at prevention and management of potential introductions of forest pests and pathogens. An overview is given on plant health regulations on global and regional level with detailed information on the situation in the European Union (EU). The current and new European legislation is discussed, and a particular focus is given on eradication
more » ... and contingency plans for Fusarium circinatum. We identified key aspects relevant for the improvement of the efficacy of measures aimed to prevent alien pests.
doi:10.3390/f9090568 fatcat:3nxz6rwr5zctrgngw2mli7ihfy