• root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne chitwoodi, M. fallax and M. enterolobii, and cyst nematodes, Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis, species that are very damaging because they are difficult to eradicate due to their wide host range in the case of the former and their survival form, the cyst, in the case of the latter. Biovigilance is maintained for other Meloidogyne species likely to be introduced into the country or already sporadically present in Europe;

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• Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, a phloem bacterium transmitted by psyllids that causes Zebra Chip disease on potatoes in North America and New Zealand. Certain haplotypes, different from those responsible for Zebra Chip, have been detected in several European countries on Apiaceae and sporadically on potatoes (Spain, Finland); 

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• Phytoplasmas and pospiviroids that occur sporadically in Europe and have recently been detected in certain EU countries. Biovigilance is therefore maintained for these Regulated Non-Quarantine Organisms (RNQO), for which no tolerance is permitted.

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The aim of this programme is therefore to maintain the health status of the region and its crops in relation to quarantine organisms and emerging parasites, in particular by stepping up biovigilance and prophylaxis initiatives and rethinking pest control strategies.