G/SPS/N/GBR/50/Add.1  
12 February 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 9 February 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the United Kingdom . 
 
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Amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072  
G/SPS/N/GBR/50 of 21 December 2023 notified planned amendments to England, Scotland and Wales 
(Great Britain) retained legislation (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)2019/2072).  
Regarding the addition of Solanum sisymbriifolium  seed as a new known host to the existing 
Regulated Non -Quarantine Pest (RNQP) Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd), we would like to clarify 
that seed of Solanum sisymbriifolium  will require official testing to certify pest freedom. In addit ion, 
the seed of all Solanum  species will require a Phytosanitary Certificate and additional checks 
(however, if additional checks are already being applied no further additional checks would be 
needed). This amendment will come into force on 9 November 20 24. 
The addition of Agrilus mali , Lonsdalea populi  and Orgyia leucostigma  as provisional quarantine pests 
will come into force on 9 November 2024.  
Further information on all the measures can be found at:  
https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/assets/Proposed -legislative -
changes.pdf https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/assets/PH051 -QA-v2.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[X] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Link to documents containing further information.  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new dea dline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days fr om the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/GBR/50/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if  available) of other 
body:  
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St  
London SW1P 4DF  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
Website:  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/departm ent-for-environment -food-rural-
affairs  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
UK WTO SPS National No tification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St  
London SW1P 4DF  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
Website:  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisat ions/department -for-environment -food-rural-
affairs  
 
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