G/SPS/N/EU/507  
 
22 September 2021  
(21-7050) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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):  Xylella fastidios a host plants: the list of Annex I of Regulation 
2020/1201, is updated with the inclusion of the following species: Adenocarpus lainzii , 
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. hancei , Athyrium filix -femina , Catharanthus roseus , 
Digitarium , chium plantagineum , Erysimum hybrids , Humulus scandens (Lour.) Merr. , 
Lavatera cretica , Lonicera implexa , Lupinus aridorum , Lupinus villlosus , Perovskia 
abrotanoides , Polygala grandiflora , Psidium , Pteridium aquilinum , Ruta chalapensis , 
Salvia  officinalis , Salvia rosmarinus , Santolina magonica , Ulmus  
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) 2021/1688 
of 20 September 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201 as regards the 
lists of host plants and specified plants, and the tests for the identification of 
Xylella  fastidiosa . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6033_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6033_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6033_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  On 23 June 2021, the European Food Safety Authority updated 
the database of host plants susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa  (Wells et al.). Annexes I and II 
to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201 are therefore amended accordingly.  
For reasons of transpar ency and clarity, it is indicated, for each of the tests listed in 
Annex  IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201, the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 
that allows direct access to the scientific articles describing those tests.  
7. Objective and ration ale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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) :  G/SPS/N/EU/507  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 4, 
ISPM 8, ISPM 10 and ISPM 31  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 September 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 September 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of 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 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 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) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu