G/SPS/N/EU/234  
 
21 March 2018  
(18-1706) 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): Live animals of the Order Caudata,  HS Code(s) : 01069000  
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 (EU) 2018/320 of 
28 February 2018 on certain animal health protection measures for intra -Union trade in 
salamanders and the introduction into the Union of such animals in relation to the fungus 
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans  (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s): English, 
French, Spanish  .  Number of pages: 16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_1566_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_1566_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_1566_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Animal health protection measures for intra -Union trade in 
consignments of salamanders and the introduction of such consignments into the Union on 
the tax onomic order of Caudata, in order to ensure that the fungus Batrachochytrium 
salamandrivorans  (Bsal) is not spread by such international trade in those animals. These 
measures take into account risk mitigation measures referred to in an EFSA Assistance 
(see below under point 9) and in particular provide for the appropriate quarantine, 
diagnostic testing and treatment of salamanders as well as for certification of their health 
status for their trade in and introduction into the Union. These measures are of t emporary 
and emergency nature. A list of non -EU countries authorised for introduction into the 
Union of consignments of salamanders is also established.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect huma ns 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: Urgent measures to 
protect susceptible species in the EU from Bsal.  G/SPS/N/EU/234  
 
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  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 
Anima l 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 language(s) in which these are available:  European 
Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Scientific and technical assistance concerning the survival, 
establishment and spread of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) in the EU, EFSA 
Journal 2017; 15(2):4739 . 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2 017.4739/full   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
25 March 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry P oint. 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) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
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) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu