G/SPS/N/EU/44  
 
21 May 2013  
(13-2600)  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, Health and Consumers 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):  Plants and plant products (HS Codes: 06, 07, 08) 
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 "Regulation of the European Parliament and of 
the Council on protective measures against pests of plants"  Language(s):  English   
Number of pages:  128 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1931_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1931_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1931_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed regulation repeals Council Directive 2000/29/EC 
and is a new basic legislative act on plant health in the European Union. 
The objective of the proposed regulation is to  strengthen the protection of plants in the 
European Union against the risks posed by plant pests. The pests covered are regulated quarantine pests as well as regulated quality pests. General measures are set out on 
regulated pests and regulated commodities.  
The proposed regulation further aligns the ex isting legislation with the IPPC, for example 
as regards the equivalence of protected zones and pest-free areas. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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 seri al 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)  The 
Convention itself and the standards developed under it.  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/EU/44 
 
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  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  On the twentieth day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union. It will apply 36 months from the date of entry 
into force. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  120 days 
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 G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 295 99 22 Fax: +(32 2) 299 80 90 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 295 99 22 Fax: +(32 2) 299 80 90 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu