G/SPS/N/EU/89  
 
7 July 2014  
(14-3850)  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 Consumers 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): Fruits of Citrus  L., Fortunella  Swingle, Poncirus  Raf., and 
their hybrids, other than fruits of Citrus aurantium  L. and Citrus latifolia  Tanaka 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: South Africa  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/422/EU 
setting out measures in respect of certain citrus fruits originating in South Africa to 
prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Phyllosticta citricarpa  
(McAlpine) Van der Aa  Language(s): English, French and Spanish  Number of 
pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2993_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2993_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2993_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Citrus fruits imported from areas which are not recognized as 
citrus black spot (CBS) free in South Africa will have to be subject to treatments against 
Phyllosticta citricarpa  (McAlpine) Van der Aa or CBS, as well as official inspections in the 
field of production and intensive sampling. Al so testing requirements have been fixed. 
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: The European 
Food Safety Authority published a pest risk assessment on CBS in February 2014. In light of that pest risk assessment, the Euro pean Union concluded that the requirements 
regarding this specified organism set out in Directive 2000/29/EC for the introduction 
into the Union of citrus fruits originating in fields outside an area recognised as being free from CBS were not sufficient to protect the Union against its introduction. Given the recurring number of interceptions in the previous years of citrus fruits originating in 
South Africa infested with CBS, the European Union considered it necessary to take 
stricter measures without delay in order to improve protection of the Union against the introduction of this organism. G/SPS/N/EU/89 
 
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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 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. 20 
"Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system" 
[ ] 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:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
24 July 2014 
[ ] 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 Consumers, 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. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
European Commission 
DG Health and Consumers, 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