G/SPS/N/EU/272/Add.1  
 
22 November 2018  
(18-7336) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 20 November 2018 , is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation o  the European Union . 
 
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Information required for dossiers to support demands for import of high risk plants, plant products 
and other objects as foreseen in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031  
On 26 September 2018 , the European Union notified the draft Commission Implementing Regulation 
establishing a provisional list of high risk plants, plant produ cts or other objects, within the meaning 
of Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and a list of plants for which phytosanitary certificates are 
not required for introduction into the Union, within the meaning of Article 73 of that Regulation 
(G/SPS/N/EU/ 272).  
The European Union would like now to inform its trade partners about the publication by the European 
Food Safety Authority (EFSA) of a Technical Report detailing the "Information required for dossiers 
to support demands for import of high risk plants , plant products and other objects as foreseen in 
Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 ". This technical report details all the information that third 
countries will need to submit to the European Commission in order for the European Union to carry 
out the risk assessment required for the authorisation of imports into the Union of plants, plants 
products and other objects listed as high risk plants. The European Union would like to highlight that 
dossiers shall only be submitted after the adoption of the Commission Implementing Regulation listing 
high risk plants, which is expected in December 2018.  
This document is available at EFSA's website ( http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/supp orting/pub/en -
1492) and attached to this notification for information.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6018_00_e.pdf  
This addendum conc erns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Information of the publication of Technical Report published by the European 
Food Safety Authority (EFSA) detailing the information that third countries need to 
submit . G/SPS/N/EU/272/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other  
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral In ternational Relations  
Rue Froissart 101, B -1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
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  
 
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