The Ministerial Decree regulates the compulsory fight against plane-tree coloured cancer caused by the "Ceratocystis fimbriata" Ell. et Halsted f. sp. platani Walter pathogen. The regional phytosanitary services shall perform annually sistematic assessments on existing plane-trees (art. 2). In case of detection of the pest, the Regions concerned shall immediately inform the Central Phytosanitary Service under the Ministry of Agricultural Policies. Infected plants, as well as adjacent plants, mus