G/SPS/N/EU/290  
 
19 December 2018  
(18-8044) 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): Numerous positions under chapters 6 (Live trees and other plan ts), 
7 (Edible vegetables), 8 (Edible fruit), 44 (Wood and articles of wood), 84 (Machinery) 
and 87 (Vehicles)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countrie s:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Commission Implementing Decision amending 
Annexes I to V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the 
introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and 
against their spread within the Community . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 
34 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6527_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6527_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This text introduces amen dments to the Annexes of the 
EU Plant Health Directive (Council Directive 2000/29/EC) listing the EU regulated harmful 
organisms (quarantine plant pests) and regulated articles, as well as laying down 
provisions for the introduction into, and movement within, the Union of plants, plant 
product s and other objects.  
The following harmful organisms are added to the list of EU quarantine pests: Aromia 
bungii  (Faldermann), Elsinoë australis  Bitanc. and Jenk., Elsinoë citricola  X.L. Fan, 
R.W. Barreto & Crous., Elsinoë fawcettii  Bitanc. and Jenk,  Fusar ium circinatum  Nirenberg 
& O'Donnell, Geosmithia morbida  Kolarík, Freeland, Utley & Tisserat, Neoleucinodes 
elegantalis  (Guenée), Oemona hirta  (Fabricius), Pityophthorus juglandis  Blackman.  
The listing of the following harmful organisms has been amended:  
Ceratocystis platani  (J. M. Walter) Engelbr. & T. C. Harr, Elsinoë  spp. Bitanc. and Jenk. 
Mendes, Grapholita packardi  Zeller, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) and Liriomyza 
trifolii  (Burgess).  
The following new regulated articles are added to the EU list of plants, plant products and 
other objects that have to be accompanied by a Phytosanitary C ertificate at import into 
the European Union , and are subject to phytosanitary import inspection: fruits of Actinidia  
Lindl., Carica papaya  L., Fragaria  L., Persea americana  Mill., Rubus  L. Solanaceae,  and 
Vitis L.; part of plants of Convolvulus  L., Ipomoea  L., Micromeria  Benth and Solanaceae ; 
and machinery and vehicles, which have been operated for agricultural or forestry 
purposes. In addition, for already listed f ruits of Annona  L., Cydonia  Mill., Diospyros  L., G/SPS/N/EU/290  
 
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  Malus L., Mangifera  L., Passiflora  L., Prunus  L., Psidium  L., Pyrus  L., Ribes  L., Syzygium  
Gaertn. and Vaccinium L., the geographical scope has been broadened. Amendments in 
the Phytosanitary Certificate requirements for part of plants and wood of Fraxinus  L., 
Juglans  L., Platanus  L., and Ulmus  davidiana  L. are included.  
Import requirements for plants or plant products of the following plant 
orders/families/genera/species are introduced or are amended:  
Capsicum  L., Capsicum annuum  L., Citrus  L., Fortunella  Swingle, Poncirus  Raf., and their 
hybrids, Crataegus  L., Cydonia  Mill., Juglans  L., Malus  L., Mangifera  L., Platanus  L., 
Prunus  L., Prunus persica  (L.), Punica granatum L., Pyrus  L., Pterocarya  Kunth, 
Solanaceae , Solanum  aethiopicum  L., Solanum lycopersicum  L., Solanum melongena  L., 
Solanum tuberosum, and Vaccinium  L. 
Import requirements have also been introduc ed or amended for bulbs, corms, rhizomes 
and tubers, intended for planting, root and tubercle vegetables, soil and growing media. 
as well as for machinery and vehicles, which have been operated for agricultural or 
forestry purposes.  
Requirements for protec ted zones have been amended for plants of Begonia  L., intended 
for planting, other than seeds, tubers and corms, and plants of Ajuga  L., Crossandra  
Salisb., Dipladenia  A.DC., Euphorbia  pulcherrima  Willd Ficus L., Hibiscus  L., Mandevilla  
Lindl., Nerium oleander  L. and Quercus  L. 
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 internation al 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. 1:  "Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade"  
 ISPM No. 40: "International movement of growing me dia in association with 
plants for planting"  
 ISPM No. 41: "International movement of used vehicles, machinery and 
equipment"  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation 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: 
A consolidated text of Council Directive 2000/29/EC is available at https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?qid=1544635196401&uri=CELEX:02000L0029 -
20180401  (available in all EU official languages.)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : March 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Application date foreseen Augus t/September 2019.  
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2019  
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 5426 3 
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