G/SPS/N/EU/311  
 
15 March 2019  
(19-1589) 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): HS Code(s): 010619, 010639, 0301, 0407, 051191, 060290, 
120999  
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: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending 
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141 to update the list of invasive alien species 
of Union concern . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 6 
https://members.wto.org/cr nattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_1483_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_1483_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation is a new legislative act which 
updates the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern in implementation of the 
Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the 
prevention and management of the introduction a nd spread of invasive alien species. 
The list was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141 and 
was updated by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/1263. The notified 
proposal for a draft Regulation adds further species  to the list.  
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 regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/EU/311  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : July 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : August 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of  publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 May 2019  
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