G/TBT/N/ESP/43  
3 November  2020 
(20-7775) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : SPAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación  (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notificatio n shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección general de Sanidad de la Producción Agraria (Directorate -General of Agrarian 
Health)  
Tel.: (+34) 913475042  
Fax: (+34) 913478248  
Bzn-dgspa@mapa.es  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : HS codes 
28, 29 (excluding 29.35, 29.36, 29.37, 29.39 and 29.40) and 38.08 (excluding 
38.08.10.20, 38.08.20.20 and 38.08.90.92)  
ICS number 65.100  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO DE 
REAL DECRETO POR EL QUE SE ESTABLECEN LAS CONDICIONES DE 
COMERCIALIZACIÓN, CONTROL OFICIAL Y AUTORIZACIÓN DE ENSAYOS CON 
PRODUCTOS FITOSANITARIOS  (Draft Royal Decree establishing the requirements for the 
marketing and official control of plant protection products, and for the authorization of 
tests involving these products) (28 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  
(a) Regulat ion of  the storage conditions for, trade (import and export) with third countries 
in, and distance selling of plant protection products;  
(b) Creat ion of  an electronic register of transactions and operations involving plant 
protection products;  
(c) Establishment of specific provisions for the implementation in Spain of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 5 March 2 017, relating to 
the performance of official controls on the marketing of plant protection products and the 
develo pment of the official control programme for the marketing of these products;  
(d) Establish ment of  the register and requirements for the authorization of bodies that 
conduct tests involving plant protection products.  G/TBT/N/ESP/43  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The current regulations on plant protection produc ts are not up -to-date in 
their coverage of various activities linked to the marketing and use of these products . It 
is therefore necessary to adopt relevant basic regulatory provisions on the marketing and 
use of plant protection products, including their import and export . These provisions 
regulate control points and the certification required for foreign trade (Articles 9, 10, 11 
and 12) . The provisions of the Royal Decree apply to anyone responsible for plant 
protection products engaged in activities suc h as the storage of these products, their 
import or export, purchase or sales transactions or treatments for third parties, distance 
selling or tests involving plant protection products . The Royal Decree also contains 
provisions for government authorities on the development of the official control 
programme for the marketing of plant protection products, including foreign trade in these 
products . Moreover, it is necessary to update the legal framework for tests involving plant 
protection products and the bo dies conducting these tests.  
8. Relevant documents : PROYECTO DE REAL DECRETO POR EL QUE SE ESTABLECEN LAS 
CONDICIONES DE COMERCIALIZACIÓN, CONTROL OFICIAL Y AUTORIZACIÓN DE 
ENSAYOS CON PRODUCTOS FITOSANITARIOS  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 30 September 2 020 
Proposed date of entry into force : 15 May 2 021 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://www.mapa.gob.es/images/es/borradorrdcomercializacionfito_tcm30 -523316.pdf