This proficiency test aims to evaluate the ability of participating laboratories to identify and detect Ceratocystis platani, by both morphological or/and molecular methods.

The participating laboratories may use any approach described in the EPPO standard PM7/14(2): Ceratocystis platani https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CERAFP/documents.

Moreover, the EURL will organise an online "informative session" addressed to EU-NRLs where the context of the PT and different aspects will be discusses, as well as the possible methods participants can use for the detection and identification of this pathogen.