G/SPS/N/EU/759  
2 May 2024  
(24-3517) 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 products and other objects (HS chapters: 06 (live 
plants), 07 (vegetables), 08 (fruits), 09 (Spices), 14 (vege table products), 44 (wood), 94 
(prefabricated buildings of wood))  
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 the listing of pests and rules on the 
introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and 
other objects . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  34 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_02918_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_02918_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). Furthermore, it lays down phytosanitary import and internal movement 
requirements for plants, plant products and other objects th at may pose a phytosanitary 
risk to the European Union.  
The draft amendment of Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 stipulates:  
• Addition of new pests in the list of Union quarantine pests ( Neoceratitis asiatica  
(Becker), Neoceratitis cyanescens  (Bezzi) and Neotephritis finalis  (Loew), Rose Rosette 
Virus, Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Germar));  
• Deregulation of Union quarantine pests ( Melampsora medusae  f. sp. tremuloidis , 
Ripersiella hibisci  Kawai and Takagi, Tobacco ringspot virus, Tomato ringspot virus, 
Sweet po tato chlorotic stunt virus and Sweet potato mild mottle virus);  
• Changes in scientific names of pests;  
• Addition of new pests in the list of RNQPs ( Pucciniastrum minimum  (Schweinitz), 
Tobacco ringspot virus and Tomato ringspot virus);  
• Deregulation of RNQPs (Fig mosaic agent);  
• Deletion of a Protection Zone for Gonipterus scutellatus  Gyllenhal;  
• Addition of new import and internal movement requirements;  
• Deletion of existing import movement requirements;  
• Revision of import and internal movement requirements;  
• Addition/Revision in CN codes.  G/SPS/N/EU/759  
 
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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 Organi zation 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 management  
− 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. 28: Phytosanitary treatments for regulated pests  
− ISPM No. 31: Methodologie s for sampling of consignments  
− ISPM No. 42: Requirements for the use of temperature treatments as 
phytosanitary measures  
− ISPM No. 44: Requirements for the use of modified atmosphere treatments as 
phytosanitary measures  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulatio n 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.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : July-August 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : July-August 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : For the trade facilitating measures , 20 days after publication and for other 
measures , six months after publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2024  
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 A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/759  
 
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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 A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu