G/SPS/N/EU/94  
 
29 July 2014  
(14-4365)  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 Consumers Directorate-
General 
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): Plants for planting, other than seeds, of Catharanthus  
G. Don, Nerium  L., Olea L., Prunus  L., Vinca  L., Malva  L., Portulaca  L., Quercus  L. and 
Sorghum  L. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Countries in which the bacterium Xylella 
fastidiosa  (Well and Raju) is known to be present.  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/497/EU of 
23 July 2014 as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Xylella fastidiosa  (Well and Raju)  Language(s): English, French and 
Spanish  Number of pages: 9 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_3365_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_3365_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_3365_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Provisional emergency measures to prevent the introduction 
into and the spread within the Union of Xylella fastidiosa  (Well and Raju). The measures 
provide conditions on the import and movement of particular plants which host, or are likely to host, this bacterium, its timely identification in the affected areas as well as its eradication. The measures include obligations to notify any outbreak, official annual 
surveys, demarcation of infected areas, sampling, testing and monitoring, and removal 
and destruction of infected plants. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: The presence of 
the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa  (Well and Raju) has recently been detected in a limited 
area of the Union territory. Xylella fastidiosa  (Well and Raju) is a regulated harmful 
organism in the European Union, whose introduction into and spread within all 
EU member States shall be banned. Emergency measures are needed to prevent the spread of the bacterium outside the demarcated areas, to achieve its eradication from 
the EU territory, and to prevent its new introduction via import of certain plants. G/SPS/N/EU/94 
 
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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 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) ISPM No.1 
"Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade" 
[ ] None 
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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
More information on EU plant health regime for the control of harmful organisms within 
the European Union is available at the link indicated below: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/organisms/emergency/index_en.htm  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
24 July 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Consumers, 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. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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) 29 54263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu