G/SPS/N/EU/148  
 
19 October 2015  
(15-5490)  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 Food Safety 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):  Certain vegetables originating in Ghana 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Ghana  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1849 
of 13 October 2015 on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of harmful organisms as regards certain vegetables originating in Ghana
  
Language(s): English, French and Spanish  Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_4155_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_4155_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_4155_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Temporary ban of the introduction into the territory of the 
Union of plants other than seeds, of Capsicum  L., Lagenaria  Ser., Luffa Mill., 
Momordica  L. and Solanum  L., other than S. lycopersicum  L. originating in Ghana. 
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: Plant health 
checks carried out by member States on consignments of certain plants and plant products originating in Ghana revealed that a high number of these plants and plant 
products were infested with harmful organisms. Most of the interceptions concern plants 
other than seeds, of Capsicum  L., Lagenaria  Ser., Luffa Mill., Momordica  L. and Solanum  
L. other than S. lycopersicum  L. Therefore, it was concluded that the current 
phytosanitary safeguards of Ghana are insufficient to ensure that consignments of the 
mentioned commodities originating in Ghana are free from harmful organisms or to avoid the risk of introduction of harmful organisms into the Union through the import of the specified commodities. G/SPS/N/EU/148 
 
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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  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)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) 
 ISPM No. 13 "Guidelines for the notification of non-compliance and emergency 
action" 
[ ] 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/plant_health_biosafety/legislation/emergency_control_m
easures_en.htm  (available in English) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
14 October 2015 
[ ] 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 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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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