G/SPS/N/EU/132  
 
29 June 2015  
(15-3330)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Specified host plants to Asian longhorned beetle 
[Anoplophora glabripennis  (Motschulsky)], including certain categories of specified wood 
thereof 
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 Implementing Decision 2015/893/EU of 
9 June 2015 as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within 
the Union of Anoplophora glabripennis  (Motschulsky)  Language(s): English, French 
and Spanish  Number of pages: 13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2511_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2511_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2511_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: In addition to the general conditions applicable to regulated 
harmful organisms with quarantine status, detailed measures are laid down against the 
introduction into and spread within the European Union of Anoplophora glabripennis  
(Motschulsky) through the import, production and movement of specified plants, and their wood. The measures provide conditions for the import and movement of specified plants (including their specified wood) which are host to the insect, targeted surveys for 
its possible presence, and for its eradication. 
Specified articles include plants for planting, other than seeds, of Acer spp., 
Aesculus  spp., Alnus  spp., Betula  spp., Carpinus  spp., Cercidiphyllum  spp., Corylus  spp., 
Fagus  spp., Fraxinus  spp., Koelreuteria  spp., Platanus  spp., Populus  spp., Salix spp., 
Tilia spp. and Ulmus  spp., and specified categories (CN codes are provided) of wood of 
these plants. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/132 
 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: Although Asian 
longhorned beetle has been listed amongst regulated harmful organisms for the European Union (Council Directive 2000/29/EC ) since 2002, a number of outbreaks and 
findings of the insect have been recently reported at increasing frequency by several 
EU member States. It has been considered necessary to urgently adopt detailed emergency measures to prevent its further introduction into and spread within the 
European Union. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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) ISPMs No.1, 
2, 4, 10, 11 
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  More 
information on EU plant health regime for the control of harmful organisms at import 
into and moving within the European Union is available at the link indicated below: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosecurity/index_en.htm  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
10 June 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 G6-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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
European Commission 
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit G6-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