G/SPS/N/EU/545  
 
10 February 2022  
(22-1201) 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):  HS Code(s): 07, 0 8 
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 amending 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards requirements for the introduction 
into the Union of certain fruits of Capsicum  (L.), Citrus  L., Citrus sinensis  Pers., Prunus 
persica  (L.) Batsch and Punica granatum  L.. Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  
4 + 6 (Annex)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_1550_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_1550_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 contains the list of Union 
Quarantine pests, Protected Zone Quarantine Pests and Regulated Non -Quarantine Pests 
(RNQPs). Furth ermore, it lays down phytosanitary import and internal movement 
requirements for plants, plant products and other objects that may pose a phytosanitary 
risk to the European Union.  
The draft amendment of Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 stipulates:  
− Revisio n of the import requirements for fruits of Capsicum  (L.), Citrus , other than 
Citrus aurantiifolia  (Christm.) Swingle Citrus limon  (L.) Osbeck., Prunus persica  (L.) 
Batsch and Punica granatum  L. in relation to the pest Thaumatotibia leucotreta  
(Meyrick).  
− -Specific import requirements for Citrus sinensis  Pers. in relation to the pest 
Thaumatotibia leucotreta  (Meyrick).  
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.   G/SPS/N/EU/545  
 
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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 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.10: "Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of 
production and pest free production sites"  
− ISPM No.11: "Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests"  
− ISPM No.14: "The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest risk 
managem ent" 
− ISPM No.42: "Requirements for the use of temperature treatments as 
phytosanitary measures"  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it devi ates 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  
− Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 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 Commissi on Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 (consolidated version), available in all the 
official languages of the European Union  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : April-May 2022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : April-May 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union  
[ ] 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 April 202 2 
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: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/545  
 
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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) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu