G/SPS/N/ESP/6  
26 April 2018 
(18-2636) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : SPAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente  
(Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment) Dirección general de 
Sanidad de la Producción Agraria (Directorate -General of Agrarian Health)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposit ed with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS code : 44 Wood packaging material, of a thickness exceeding 
6mm, such as packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box 
pallets and other load boards,  pallet collars, dunnage, which are used or not used for the 
transport of goods of all kinds.  
The following are not covered:  
a) Wood in the rough, of a thickness not exceeding 6mm;  
b) Wood packaging made entirely from processed wood material, such as plywood, 
particle board, oriented strand board and veneer which are produced using glue, 
heat and pressure, or a combination thereof;  
c) Barrels of wine and spirits that have been heated during manufacture, to ensure 
that they are free of pests, in accordance with the r equirements established by this 
Order;  
d) Gift boxes for wine, cigars and other commodities made from wood that has been 
processed and/or manufactured in a way that renders it free of pests;  
e) Sawdust, wood shaving, wood wool ; and 
f) Wood components permanently at tached to freight vehicles and containers.  
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 : Proyecto de orden por  la que se establecen los requisitos 
fitosanitarios para la entrada de embalajes y estibas de madera en la Comunidad 
Autónoma de Canarias  (Draft Order establishing the phytosanitary requirements for the 
entry of wood packaging material and dunnage into the  Autonomous Community of the 
Canary Islands) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
Text available at:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ESP/18_22 40_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Order establishes the phytosanitary technical 
standard to be met by wood packaging material, including wood dunnage, in accordance 
with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15: Regulation of 
wood packaging material in international trade, for the entry of wood packaging material 
and dunnage into the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.  G/SPS/N/ESP/6  
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  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. 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15: Regulation of wood 
packaging material in international trade  
[ ] 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) : 1 October 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 April 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 5 April 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 25 June 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
European Commission  
Directorate -General for 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  
Email : sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
European Commission  
Directorate -General for Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 - 
Multilateral international relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B -1049 Brussels  
Tel.: (32 2) 2 9 54263  
Fax: (32 2) 29 98090  
Email : sps@ec.europa.eu