G/SPS/N/EU/201  
 
6 March 2017  
(17-1322) 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 Health and Food 
Safety  
3. Products covered (provide tarif f item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code (s): ex 01061900, ex 01063980, ex 04071990, 
ex 06029050, ex 12099999  
4. Regions or countries likely to be aff ected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation updating 
and amending the list of invasive alien species of Union con cern established by 
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 
No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 3 and 4  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_1178_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_1178_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation is a new legislative act which 
updates 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 th e 
prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. 
The list was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141 
and the proposed draft Regulation adds further species to it.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. 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) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :   
[X] None  G/SPS/N/EU/201  
 
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   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:   
9. Other relevant documents and la nguage(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after 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) : 5 May 2017  
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 Consumers, 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  
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 Consumers, 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