G/SPS/N/EU/196/Add.1  
 
4 August 2017  
(17-4247) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 4 August 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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New phytosanitary import requirements to the European Union  
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/196 (13 February 2017) is now adopted as Commission 
Implementing Directive (EU) 2017/ 1279 of 14 July 2017 amending Annexes I to V to Council 
Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of 
organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community 
[OJ L 184].  
NEW PROCEDURE:  
The European Commission invites non -EU trading countries to communicate prior to 1 January 
2018, the date of the application of the above mentioned  Directive, the following information:  
 for the import requirements for the bacterial causative agent of the citrus canker disease, 
whether the country is free from the harmful organism or the pest free areas of the country 
recognized in accordance with the  relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures. In the case of the export of fruits subjected to a treatment, the details of the 
treatment applied need to be communicated and its efficacy documented (see the new point 
(16.2) and point (18.4) of Annex IV Part A Section I of Council Directive 2000/29/EC regarding 
the import requirements for Xanthomonas citri  citri and Xanthomonas citri  pv. aurantifolii) ; 
 for the import requirements for Cercospora angolensis, whether the country is free from the 
harmful organism or the pest free areas of the country recognized in accordance with the 
relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (see the new point (16.3) of 
Annex IV Part A Section I of Council Directive 2000/29/EC);  
 for the import req uirements for citrus black spot, whether the country is freefrom the harmful 
organism or the pest free areas of the country recognized in accordance with the relevant 
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (see the new point (16.4) of Annex IV Part 
A Section I of Council Directive 2000/29/EC of Phyllosticta citricarpa) ; 
 for the import requirements for false codling moth, the treatment applied to the fruits. In 
addition, the effectiveness of the mentioned treatment needs to be documented (see the  new 
point (16.6) of Annex IV Part A Section I of  Thaumatotibia leucotreta).  
The requested information should be sent to the plant health contact point of the European 
Commission, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety:  
SANTE -G1-PLANT -HEALTH@ec.eur opa.eu  
In case the information is not provided before 1 January 2018, the import into the EU territory of 
the following commodities will not be allowed:  
 Fruits of Citrus , Fortunella  Swingle, Poncirus  Raf., Microcitrus  Swingle,  Naringi  Adans.,  
Swinglea  Merr., and their hybrids origi nating in all non -EU countries;  
 Fruits of Capsicum  (L.), Punica granatum  originating in countries of the African continent, 
Cabo Verde,  Saint Helena, Madagascar, La Ré union, Mauritius and Israel;  G/SPS/N/EU/196/Add.1  
 
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   Plants of Microcitrus  Swingle, Naringi Adans. and Swinglea  Merr., other than fruits and seeds 
originating in all non -EU countries.  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3506_00_e. pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3506_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3506_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content a nd/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
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 Notificati on 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  
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 Safe ty, 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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