The EURL organizes Proficiency Tests (PT) on detection and identification of regulated quarantine plant-parasitic nematodes in order to assess and ensure the reliability and accuracy of the analyses carried out by the National Reference Laboratories (NRLs).
Proficiency tests are performed under accreditation according to the ISO 17043 standard.
Proficiency tests registration, participation and information are accessed by the following link: https://leila.anses.fr/
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Plant Parasitic Nematodes yearly organizes a workshop, especially intended for the National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) in the European Union. The purpose of these workshops is to inform the participants about the activities of the EURL, to present and discuss the results of Proficiency Tests (PT), to present and discuss scientific research projects and to exchange information on the European Union legislation, methods, and other relevant subjects.
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EURL work program
The current EURL work program describes the tasks that the EURL for plant-parasitic nematodes plans to carry out during the year 2022.
The work program is created as an enumeration of the different activities around a group of plant-parasitic nematodes considered as important threats by the European Commission.
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EU Quarantine Pests: Nematodes
This list includes the Pine Wilt Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Please find below a list of the plant-parasitic nematode Union Quarantine Pests, with links to further information on these species, and any past and/or present projects relating to them:List of EU quarantine pests
On the 14th December 2019 the Directive 2000/29/EC, which outlined protective measures against the introduction and spread of organisms harmful to plants, was repealed and replaced by Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 ("Plant Health Law") of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning protective measures against pests of plants. Article 5(2) of this Plant Health Law calls for the establishment of a “list of Union quarantine pests”. This list was established and is available in Annex II of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. A separate list of Union regulated non-quarantine pests (‘RNQPs’) is documented in Annex IV of this regulation. A number of plant-parasitic nematodes can be found in these lists.
In 2021, a new regulation Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2285 was published. In Annex II of this regulation the nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii was added as a Union quarantine pest.
A list of “priority pests” can be found in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1702, established in accordance with Article 6(2) of the “Plant Health Law”. Article 6(2) empowers the Commission to; “adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 105 supplementing this Regulation by establishing a list of the priority pests”.
This list includes the Pine Wilt Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosecurity/legislation/new_eu_rules_en
EPPO & IPPC standards and diagnostic protocols
EPPO & IPPC standards and protocols
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EPPO & IPPC standards and protocols
International Year of Plant Health 2020
In December 2018, the United Nations declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). This initiative, implemented by FAO and IPPC, have the intention of raising awareness that protecting plant health is crucial for environmental protection, economic development and reducing poverty and hunger. The IYPH focus is on preventing plant pests and diseases from spreading. To find out more about IYPH information, actions, messages, and events visit the official website www.ippc.int/en/iyph/