G/SPS/N/GBR/7  
 
7 April 2021  
(21-2901) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Plants for planting (HS Codes: 06 02 10, 06 02 20, 06 02 90, 06 04 
20, 06 04 90, 12 11 90, 14 04 90), wood (HS Codes: 44 01 12, 44 01 40,  44 01 22, 44 
03 12, 44 03 91, 44 03 99, 44 04 20, 44 06 12, 44 06 92, 44 07 91, 44 07 99, 44 08 90, 
44 16 00, 94 06 10, 14 04 90)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Canada; China; Japan; Korea, Democratic 
People's Republic of ; Korea, Republic of; Russian Federation; Chinese Taipei; 
Turkey; United States of America; Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document:  The Phytosanitary Conditions  (Amendment) 
Regulations 2021 . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/GBR/21_2447_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This instrument amends the retained Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 ("the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation") 
pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal 
Agreement Act 2020). It will introduce me asures in England, Scotland and Wales 
(Great  Britain) for certain pests ( Neocerambyx raddei and Agrilus bilineatus ) against the 
import of host plants and other relevant regulated goods of Quercus , Castanea , and 
Castaniopsis  from certain countries.  
Pest Ris k Analyses (PRAs), conducted by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection 
Organisation (EPPO), have recommended both pests for regulation and suggested the 
approach that Great Britain are introducing to tackle these risks to biosecurity. Based on 
these PRAs, these pests were added in January 2021 as provisional quarantine pests 
(PQPs) in GB legislation (The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) 
(EU Exit) Regulations 2020). No objections were raised by the countries concerned. 
This PQP li sting means there is already an obligation to ensure freedom from these pests, 
but no specific requirements about how this must be achieved or a mechanism to monitor 
compliance through declarations on the phytosanitary certificate. The measures being 
notified define the requirements, to provide clarity to National Plant Protection 
Organisations (NPPOs) and industry and set in place the process by which we can be 
assured that pest freedom will be achieved.  
Further, a failure to implement the legislation as s oon as possible extends the period that 
Great Britain is exposed to the serious biosecurity threat presented by these two pests as 
set out in the EPPO PRAs.  G/SPS/N/GBR/7  
 
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  For these reasons, the measures will be laid following closure of the comment period and 
will come in to force 21 days later. This will limit the period in which specific requirements 
are not in place, and therefore provide biosecurity assurances for the United Kingdom.  
In addition, this instrument amends the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation to make 
provision that in effect re -instates a derogation as referenced in the Commission Decision 
(EU) 2002/499/EC, that expired on 31  December 2020, in respect to bonsai plants from 
the Republic of Korea.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISPM 4 on the requirements for establishment of pest free areas  
− ISPM 10 on the requirements for the establishment of pest free places of 
production and pest free production sites  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Regulations come into force on 17 June 
2021.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Laying these Regulations on 27 May 
2021.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publi cation , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 June 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 May 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk