G/SPS/N/EU/407  
 
19 August 2020  
(20-5640) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety 
Directorate -General  
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):  Seeds, plants and  fruits of Solanum lycopersicum  L. and Capsicum  
spp. 
Seeds, plants and fruits of Capsicum  spp. varieties which are known to be resistant to 
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) are excluded from the measure.  
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:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1191 
of 11 August 2020 establishing measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread 
within the Union of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and repealing Implementing 
Decision (EU) 2019/1615 . Lang uage(s): English, French, Spanish . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4871_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4871_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnat tachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4871_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Implementing Regulation updates the measures to prevent 
the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus 
(ToBRFV).  
After the adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1615, more recent scientific 
information has been collected on the spread of the specified pest and on testing methods, 
which justifies the need for more detailed measures than those provided for under 
Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1615. In particular, seeds of Solanum lycopersicum  L. 
and Capsi cum spp. should be tested regardless of their origin. This is necessary because 
of the uncertainties surrounding the presence of the pest worldwide.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The pest is 
spreading worldwide and more testing is needed on Solanum lycopersicum  L. and 
Capsi cum spp. G/SPS/N/EU/407  
 
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  9. 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 1, 
ISPM 8 and ISPM31.  
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
15 August 2020 Period of application: until 31 May 2022   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 2 99 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu