Open AccessCommodity risk assessment of grafted plants of Malus domestica from Moldova
Author(s) -
Bragard Claude,
Baptista Paula,
Chatzivassiliou Elisavet,
Gonthier Paolo,
Jaques Miret Josep Anton,
Fejer Justesen Annemarie,
MacLeod Alan,
Magnusson Christer Sven,
Milonas Panagiotis,
NavasCortes Juan A,
Parnell Stephen,
Potting Roel,
Reignault Philippe Lucien,
Stefani Emilio,
Thulke HansHermann,
Van der Werf Wopke,
Vicent Civera Antonio,
Zappalà Lucia,
Di Serio Francesco,
Gómez Pedro,
Urek Gregor,
Lucchi Andrea,
Carluccio Anna Vittoria,
Chiumenti Michela,
Fanelli Elena,
Bernardo Umberto,
Marzachì Cristina,
Bubici Giovanni,
de la Peña Eduardo,
Gardi Ciro,
Yuen Jonathan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7201
Subject(s) - risk assessment , malus , pest analysis , european union , european commission , quarantine , commodity , business , agricultural science , toxicology , risk analysis (engineering) , biology , computer science , horticulture , marketing , international trade , ecology , computer security , finance
The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by defoliated and in dormant phase, grafted bare rooted plants for planting of Malus domestica imported from Moldova, taking into account the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by the applicant country. A list of 1,118 pests potentially associated with the commodity species was compiled. The relevance of these pests was assessed following defined criteria and based on evidence. The EU‐quarantine pest Xiphinema rivesi non‐EU populations fulfilled these criteria and was selected for further evaluation. For this pest, the risk mitigation measures proposed in the technical dossier from Moldova were evaluated taking into account the possible limiting factors. For this pest, an expert judgement is given on the likelihood of pest freedom taking into consideration the risk mitigation measures acting on it, including uncertainties associated with the assessment. The Expert Knowledge Elicitation indicated, with 95% certainty, that between 9,991 and 10,000 plants per 10,000 would be free of X. rivesi .