G/SPS/N/EU/314  
 
27 March 2019  
(19-1953) 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): Numerous positions under chapters 6 (Live trees and other plan ts), 
7 (Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers), 8 (Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus 
fruits or melons), 44 (Wood and articles of wood)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partn ers  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/66 
on rules on uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on 
plants, plant products and other objects in order to verify compliance with Union rules on 
protective measures against pests of plants applicable to those goods . Language(s): 
English, French and Spanish.  Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_1761_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_1761_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_1761_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Rules on uniform practical arrangements for the performance 
of official controls on plants, plant products and other objects in order to verify compliance 
with Union rules on protective measures against pests of plants applicable to those goods.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed reg ulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/EU/314  
 
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  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) : 16 January 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 January 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measu re  
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