S.L. 433.7 Art. 3Official surveys.

The Plant Health Department shall conduct annual systematic official surveys for the organism on the listed plant material originating in Malta. In order to identify other possible sources of contamination threatening the production of the listed plant material, the Plant Health Department shall carry out a risk assessment and, unless no risk of spread of the organism has been identified during that assessment, it shall, in production areas of the listed plant material, conduct targeted official surveys for the organism on plants other than the listed plant material, including wild solanaceous host plants, as well as on surface water which is used for irrigation or spraying of listed plant material and on liquid waste discharged from industrial processing or packaging premises handling listed plant material and used for irrigation or spraying of listed plant material. The extent of these targeted surveys shall be determined according to the risk identified. The Plant Health Department may also conduct official surveys for the organism on the material, such as growing medium, soil and solid waste from industrial processing or packaging premises.