G/SPS/N/EU/643  
13 June 2023  
 
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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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):   
(a) Fruits of Capsicum  L., Momordica  L., Solanum aethiopicum  L., Solanum macrocarpon  
L. and Solanummelongena L.; 
(b) Plants of Asparagus officinalis  L., other than stems covered during their entire life by 
soil, live pollen, plant tissue cultures and seeds;  
(c) Plants of Zea mays  L., other than live pollen, plant tissue cultures, seeds and grains;  
(d) Plants of Chrysanthemum  L., Dianthus  L. and Pelargonium  l'Hérit. ex Ait., other than 
seeds  
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:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1134 
of 8 June 2023 on measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread 
within the Union territory of Spodoptera  frugiperda  (Smith), amending Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 20 19/2072 and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/638 . 
Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2 023/SPS/EEC/23_10187_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_10187_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_10187_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of  content:  Emergency import requirements are put in place in relation to 
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith).  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Given the continuing 
spread of Spodoptera frugiperda , its recent finding in the Union territory and the cases of 
non-compliance with Union legislation in the trade with certain plants, measures are 
needed urgently to protect the Union from that pest.  G/SPS/N/EU/643  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? 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, 
4, 5, 7, 12, 29  
[ ] 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 language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Hea lth and Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. 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 A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu