G/SPS/N/EU/143  
 
27 July 2015  
(15-3843)  Page: 1/2  
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, Directorate-General for the Environment 
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): HS Code(s): ex 01061900, ex 01063980, ex 01064900, 
ex 03019918, ex 03062480, ex 03062910, ex 04071990, ex 05119190, ex 06029045, ex 06029049, ex 06029050, ex 12093000, ex 12099999 
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: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation adopting 
a list of invasive alien species of Union concern pursuant to Regulation (EU) 
No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2887_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2887_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation is a new legislative act which 
adopts the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern in implementation of the 
Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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:   G/SPS/N/EU/143 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : End of 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : End of 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2015 
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 Notifi cation 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