G/SPS/N/EU/257  
 
16 May 2018  
(18-2923) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Fruits of Capsicum L., Momordica L., Solanum aethiopicum L., 
Solanum macrocar pon L. and Solanum melongena L.; and Plants of Zea mays L., with the 
exception of live pollen, plant tissue cultures, seeds and grains  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, 
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Botswana, Brazil, 
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Central Af rican Republic, 
Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea , Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, 
The Gambia, Ghana, G renada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, 
Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, 
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, 
Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Ric o, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, 
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Suriname, 
Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United  States of 
America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638 of 
23 April 2018 establishing emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the 
spread within the Union of the harmful organism Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) . 
Language(s): English, French, Spanish.  Number of pages: 4 
https://memb ers.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2472_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2472_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2472_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Additional emergency import requirements are put in place in 
relation to Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) which is already regulated as harmful organism 
in the EU.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Invasion and fast 
spread of the pest in Africa, observed damages and behaviour in this area . 
9. 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) :  
ISPMs No.: 1, 4, 5, 7, 12 and 29.  
[ ] 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 language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 1 June 
2018 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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 Bru ssels 
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