G/SPS/N/DEU/10  
 
30 July 2015  
(15-3933)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  GERMANY 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Food and Agriculture 
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): Winter grain seed exposed to pesticide containing 
Clothianidin, Imidacloprid or Thiamethoxam 
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: Regulation on the marketing and the sowing of seeds 
for winter crops treated with certain pesticides  Language(s): German (English and 
French: available shortly)  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.bvl.bund.de/Shared Docs/Downloads/04_Pflanzen schutzmittel/rechtsgrundla
gen/02_national/Pflanzenschutz_Getr eidesaatgut_Anwendungsverordnung.pdf  
6. Description of content: Seeds for winter crops, which has been treated with a 
pesticide which comprises the active ingredient Clothianidin, Imidacloprid or Thiamethoxam or containing such active substance or which such pesticides adheres, 
should not be imported or placed on the market.  
Objective of the Regulation is to prevent Bees from hazardous contamination 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: The treatment of 
seed with Clothianidin, Imidacloprid or Thiamethoxam is already prohibited in Germany. Urgent action is needed in order to prevent bees from toxication from the relevant 
substances since the circulation and sowing of winter grain seed will start in very near 
future. In the absence of a European Commission decision covering winter cereals, to establish a safeguard measure in accordance with the provisions of Article 71 of 
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of 
21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC. G/SPS/N/DEU/10 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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)   
[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 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Plant Protection Act from 6 February 2012 §19 paragraph 2, §32 paragraph 4 number 1 
each in conjunction with §72 and §1 paragr aph 2 of the Responsibility Amendment Act 
from 16 August 2002 and the organisational decree from 17 December 2013 (available 
in German) 
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pflschg_2012/  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
21 July 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Division 512, Rochustr. 1, 52123 Bonn; 
E-mail: 512@bmel.bund.de; Tel: +(49 228) 99529 4661  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Division 512, Rochustr. 1, 52123 Bonn; 
E-mail: 512@bmel.bund.de; Tel: +(49 228) 99529 4661 
http://www.bvl.bund.de/Shared Docs/Downloads/04_Pflanzen schutzmittel/rechtsgrundla
gen/02_national/Pflanzenschutz_Getr eidesaatgut_Anwendungsverordnung.pdf