G/SPS/N/EU/336  
 
1 August 2019  
(19-5039) 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 and plant products  
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 Delegated Regulation supplementing 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules 
concerning the performance of specific official controls of wood packaging material, 
notification of certain consignments  and measures to be taken in case of non -compliance . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4213_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  It follows from Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls 
and other official activities performed to ensure the application of plant health and plant 
protection products, that certain categories of goods entering the Union must be subject 
to specific official controls.  
Based on Article 77(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2 017/625 this draft Delegated Regulation 
lays down rules for performance of specific official controls of wood packaging material or 
wood products (excluding paper products) intended for supporting, protecting or carrying 
a commodity entering the Union terr itory, whether or not actually in use in transport of 
objects of all kind.  
This Regulation does not apply to wood packaging material concerning the exemptions 
provided under the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 - Regulation 
of Wood P ackaging Material in International Trade (ISPM15).  
Regulation also establishes cases where and conditions under which the competent 
authorities may request operators to notify the arrival of certain consignments entering 
the Union territory in which wood p ackaging material is present and establishes measures 
to be taken in cases when non -compliances is found during physical checks.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pes t or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/336  
 
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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 n°15  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant interna tional 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 October 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 October 2019  
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 the date of application 
is 14 December 2019. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : not applicable  
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) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 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: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu