Chapter II lays down rules for the annual surveys for the presence of the specified pest on the basis of the level of risk and the contingency plans to set out necessary actions. Chapter III sets forth provisions on the establishment of demarcated areas consisting of an infected zone and a buffer zone by the Member State in order eradicate the specified pest and prevent its further spread in the rest of the Union. Chapter IV lays down eradication measures including removal of plants, phytosanitary treatments against the vector population of the specified pest in the infected zone, destruction of plants and parts of plants, annual surveillance of the demarcated area, and other relevant measures for the eradication of the specified pest. On the other hand, the competent authority of the Member State concerned may decide to apply the containment measures set out in Chapter V, instead of eradication measures, in an infected zone listed in Annex III. Furthermore, the provisions concerning the authorization concerning the planting of specified plants in infected zones are laid down in Chapter VI, the movement of specified plants within the Union in Chapter VII, the introduction of host plants into the Union in Chapter VIII, the official checks on movements of specified plants within, and of host plants into, the Union in Chapter IX, and communication activities such as awareness-raising campaigns in Chapter X. Member States shall transmit to the Commission and to the other Member States a report on the measures taken during the preceding year. Moreover, the Member States shall, as necessary in order to comply with this Regulation, repeal or amend the measures, which they have adopted to protect themselves against the introduction and spread of the specified pest.
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