G/SPS/N/EU/567  
 
18 May 2022  
(22-3824) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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):  Plants for planting, that have a stem or root collar diameter of 1 cm 
or more at their thickest point, of Acer spp., Aesculu s hippocastanum, Alnus  spp., 
Betula  spp., Carpinus  spp., Citrus  spp., Cornus  spp., Corylus  spp., Cotoneaste r spp., 
Crataegus  spp., Fagus  spp., Lagerstroemia  spp., Malus  spp., Melia spp., Ostrya spp., 
Photinia spp., Platanus  spp., Populus  spp., Prunus laurocerasus , Pyrus  spp., Rosa spp., 
Salix spp., Ulmus  spp. and  Vaccinium corymbosum  
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:  Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
establishing measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within 
the Union territory of Anoplophora chinensis  (Forster) and repealing Decision 
2012/138/EU . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_3462_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_3462_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Update of the current EU phytosanitary measures for 
Anoplophora chinensis , including the import requirements , strengthened surveillance and 
update of the list of host plants.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protec tion, 
[X] 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/EU/567  
 
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  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) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days from the date of publication and for the import requirements on 
1 July 2024.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 July 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
avail able) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
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: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu