G/SPS/N/EU/342  
 
12 August 2019  
(19-5247) Page: 1/3 
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, plant pro ducts and other objects  (HS Chapters: 06 (live 
plants), 07 (vegetables), 08 (fruits), 10 (cereals), 12 (seeds), 14 (pollen), 44 (wood), 84 
(machinery), 87 (vehicles) ) 
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  
establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU)  2016/2031 of 
the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests 
of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No690/2008 and Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  
11 + 197 (annexes)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4429_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4429_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation lays down phytosanitary import conditions 
for plants, plant products and other objects that may pose a phytosanitary risk  to the 
European Union. The draft is based on the current import conditions as laid down in the 
Council Directive 2000/29/EU, which will be repealed and replaced with the provisions 
notified herewith, and on the existing plant health rules for marketing of  certain seeds 
and propagating material.  
The draft Regulation contains a number of Annexes that establish the list of plants, plant 
products and other objects (regulated articles) that shall be accompanied by a 
Phytosanitary Certificate when introduced int o the European Union, the EU lists of 
quarantine pests and regulated non -quarantine pests, the list of protected zones in the 
European Union and the list of quarantine pests relevant thereto, the list of regulated 
articles the import of which into the Euro pean Union is prohibited and the lists of 
phytosanitary requirements that imported regulated articles shall comply with when 
introduced into the European Union or into specific protected zones.  
In addition, the draft Regulation also contains several Annexe s establishing the rules for 
the internal movement of regulated articles in the European Union. These Annexes are 
provided for information and clarity purposes.  G/SPS/N/EU/342  
 
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  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 No.4: "Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas"  
− ISPM No.11: "Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests"  
− ISPM No.15: "Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade"  
− ISPM No.16: "Regulated non -quarantine pests: concept and application"  
− ISPM No.19: "Guidelines on lists of regulated pests"  
− ISPM No.21: "Pest risk analysis for regulated non quarantine pests"  
− ISPM No.40: "International movement of growing media in association with  
    plants for planting"  
− ISPM No.41: "International movement of used vehi cles, machinery and  
    equipment"  
[ ] 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:  
Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants  available in all 
the official languages of the European Union  
Council Directive 2000/29/EC  (consolidated version) and  its last amendment  
Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/523 , available in all the official languages 
of the European Union  
EU legislation on marketing requirements for certain seeds and propagating material , 
available in all the official language s of the European Union.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : October 2019  
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) : 14 December 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 2019  
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: +(3 2 2) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299  8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/342  
 
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  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) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299  8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu