OBJECTIVE: the adoption of measures to combat the pathogen Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith)
Smith.
SUBSTANCE: the proposal is for a control directive which sets the measures to be taken by the
Member States against the pathogen Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith, the pathogen which
causes brown rot in potatoes and bacterial wilt of tomatoes, with a view to confining the pathogen,
preventing its occurrence and spread and acting to eradicate it. This proposal was drawn up even
though there were aspects of the biology and epidemiology of this organism which are still little
known and it is assumed that with developments in the understanding and detection of the organism
it will be necessary to specify further measures to be taken.
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