G/SPS/N/ESP/9  
15 December  2020 
(20-9071) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : SPAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Dirección General 
de Sanidad de la Producción Agraria  (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 
Directorate -General of Agrarian Health)  
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 applicab le): HS codes : 28, 29 (excluding 29.35, 29.36, 29.37, 29.39 and 29.40) 
and 38.08 (excluding 38.08.10.20, 38.08.20.20 and 38.08.90.92) ; ICS number : 65.100  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de real decreto por el que se establecen las 
condiciones de comercialización, control oficial y autorización de ensayos con productos 
fitosanitarios  (Draft Roy al Decree establishing the requirements for the marketing and 
official control of plant protection products, and for the authorization of tests involving 
these products) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 28 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ESP/20_7705_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
The notified draft Royal Decree:  
(a) Regulates the storage conditions for, trade (import and export) with third countries 
in, and distance selling of plant protection products;  
(b) Creates an electronic register of transactions and operations involving plant 
protection products;  
(c) Establishes specific provisions for the implementation in Spain of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 5 March 2 017, relating 
to the performance of official controls on the marketing of plant protection products 
and the development of the official control programme for the marketing of these 
products;  
(d) Establishes the register and requirements for the authorization of bodies that conduct 
tests involving plant protection products.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/ESP/9  
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  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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard : The draft Royal Decree complies with Articles 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 
of the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management  of the Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and 
Articles 4, 5, 7.4, 8 and 10 of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and 
Use of Pesticides of the FAO.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 October 2 020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 November 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2 021 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if av ailable) of other body:  
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B -1049 Brussels, Belgium  
Tel.: (+32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: (+32 2) 29 98090  
Email : sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 1 01 
B -1049 Brussels, Belgium  
Tel.: (+32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: (+32 2) 29 98090  
Email : sps@ec.europa.eu