G/SPS/N/EU/513  
 
28 October 2021  
(21-8150) 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, Directorate -General for Environment  
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): ex 0301 99 17, ex 0511 91 90, ex 0301 99 17, ex 0106 
19 00, ex 0308 90 10, ex 0106 19 00, 0106 19 00, ex 0602 90  50, ex 1209 99 99, 
ex 0301 11 00, ex 0301 99 17, ex 0306 39 10, ex 0301 11 00, ex 0301 99 17, ex 0301 11 
00, ex 0301 99 17, ex 0602 90 50, ex 0602 90 50, ex 0301 19 00, ex 0301 99 85, 
ex 0307 91 00, ex 0307 91 00, ex 0301 99 17, ex 0301 99 85, ex 0307 31 90, ex 0602 90 
50, ex 0602 90 50, ex 0301 19 00, ex 0301 99 85, ex 0106 39 80, ex 0407 19 90, 
ex 1212 29 00, ex 0308 90 10, ex 0106 49 00, ex 0106 90 00  
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) 2016/1141 to update the list of invasive alien species of 
Union concern . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6809_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6809_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed draft Regulation is a new legislative act which 
updates the list of invasive alien species of Union concern in implementation of the 
Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the 
prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. 
The list was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141, and 
was updated by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/1263 and by 
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/1262. The notified proposal for a draft 
Regulation adds  further species to the list.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant internat ional 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/EU/513  
 
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
inter national standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : March 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : On the 20th 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) : 27 December 2021  
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  
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