The fungus Neocucurbitaria salicis-albae Crous & R.K. Schumach. (Ascomycota, Pleosporales, Cucurbitariaceae) is most probably already present in Germany and has also been detected in Italy and some non-EU countries. 

It is not listed in the annexes to Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 or by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO). Due to the limited availability of information about the fungus, a complete Express PRA could not be carried out. 

It is assumed that N. salicis-albae can continue to establish in EU Member States where host plants are present due to suitable climatic conditions.

Due to the lack of information on distribution, damage, host plants, etc., and the predominant detection in decomposed wood and leaf litter, N. salicis-albae is not classified as a quarantine pest, and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 is therefore not applicable