According to a report published by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) on 21 September, France is failing to take all the measures necessary to eradicate Xylella fastidiosa, a harmful organism that has been decimating olive trees in the Apulia region of Italy (see EUROPE 11829).
France is applying some but not all of the eradication measures set out in Commission Implementing Decision 2015/789 on measures to prevent the introduction into and spread within the EU of Xylella fastidiosa, says...