This Regulation prescribes the method for determining plant protection-sanitary protected zones; sets out necessary conditions for carrying out systematic reviews of declared protected zones; and provides for the lists of protected zones. Protected zones are determined through an examination aimed to determine the presence of harmful organisms in a specific area. This text also complies with the provisions of Commission Directive 92/70/EEC of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for surveys to be carried out for purposes of the recognition of protected zones in the Community.
The Annex is also part of this text (containing the list of areas recognized as protected zones in the European Union).