The European Commission requested EFSA Panel on Plant Health to evaluate a dossier from Israel in
which the application of the systems approach to mitigate the risk of entry of Thaumatotibia leucotreta to
the EU when trading citrus fruits is described. After collecting additional evidence from the Plant Protection
and Inspection Services (PPIS) of Israel, and reviewing the published literature, the Panel performed an
assessment on the likelihood of pest freedom for T. leucotreta on citrus fruits at the point of entry in the
EU considering the Israelian systems approach. An expert judgement is given on the likelihood of pest
freedom following the evaluation of the risk mitigation measures on T. leucotreta, including any
uncertainties. The Expert Knowledge Elicitation indicated, with 95% certainty that between 9,863 and
10,000 citrus fruits per 10,000 will be free from this pest. The Panel also evaluated each risk mitigation
measure in the systems approach and identified any weaknesses associated with them. Specific actions
are identified that could increase the efficacy of the systems approach
