G/SPS/N/GBR/39  
27 July 2023  
(23-5107) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
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):  All plants, plant products and other objects  
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:  Details of planned amendments to England, Scotland 
and Wales (Great Britain) retained legislation (Commission Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2019/2 072). Language(s):  English . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  The instrument will amend England, Scotland and Wales (Great 
Britain) retained legislation (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072) and 
will introduce updated pest measures.  
Summary:  
• Deregulation of GB quarantine pests (QPs) which have been assessed as not meeting 
the criteria to be a QP;  
• Addition of new GB QPs which have been assessed as meeting the criteria to be a QP;  
• Addition of new GB provisional quarantine pest s (PQPs) which have been assessed as 
meeting the criteria to be a QP based on a provisional assessment;  
• Update of import requirements for potato plants to cover plants for planting, including 
micro plants;  
• Amendment of Annex 7, Part A, Item 83A to ensure t hat the commodities covered by 
this requirement will be subject to the same import requirements from all countries;  
• Incorporation into GB legislation of the requirements of retained EU derogations which 
are due to expire, and that GB intends to maintain;  
• Inclusion in legislation of the current easement on Tomato brown rugose fruit virus 
("ToBRFV") testing requirements for seeds.  
Further details:  
1. Measure: Removal of various pests from the Annex 2 quarantine pest ("QP") lists  
Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae 
Haplaxius crudus  
Coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma  
Cowpea mild mottle virus  
Changes introduced by the measure: These pests have been assessed and are not 
considered to meet the criteria to be GB QPs. Therefore they will no longer be subject to 
specific import requirements.  
2. Measure: Addition of the following viruses of tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum ) to the 
Annex 2 GB QP list  G/SPS/N/GBR/39  
 
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  Citrus exocortis viroid  
Columnea latent viroid  
Pepper chat fruit viroid  
Tomato planta macho viroid  
Changes introduced by the measure: Pests added to the quarantine pest list will be 
subject to increased awareness raising, surveillance and action on detection within the UK 
to protect biosecurity.  
3. Measure: Addition of the following viruses of peppers ( Capsicum annuum ) to the Annex 
2 GB QP list  
Pepper chat fruit viroid  
Changes introduced by the measure: Pests added to the quarantine pest list will be 
subject to increased awareness raising, surveillance and action on detection within the 
United Kingdom to  protect biosecurity.  
4. Measure: Addition of the following various pests to the Annex 2A GB provisional 
quarantine pests lists:  
Raffaelea lauricola  
Raffaelea quercivora  
Platypus quercivorus  
Changes introduced by the measure: Pests added to the provisiona l quarantine pest 
list will be subject to increased awareness raising, surveillance and action on detection 
within the United Kingdom to protect biosecurity pending a full risk assessment.  
5. Measure: Expansion of the current specific import requirements i n Annex 7 for tuber of 
Solanum tuberosum  to cover plants for planting, including micro plants, of potato (other 
than seeds).  
Changes introduced by the measure: All potato plant commodity types, moving from 
the European Union, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland , will need to be compliant with specific 
import requirements.  
6. Measure: Changes to Tomato brown rugose fruit virus ("ToBRFV") testing requirements 
for seeds produced before 15 August 2020.  
Changes introduced by the measure: Imports of seeds of pepper ( C. annuum ) and 
tomato ( S. lycopersicum ) produced before 15 August 2020 can continue to be imported 
where the seed lot has been tested and found free of ToBRFV in the exporting country but 
will not need to have been produced from mother plants which have had  a growing season 
inspection.  
7. Measure: Derogation of ash wood from Canada and the United States of America  
Changes introduced by the measure: This measure will incorporate into GB legislation 
the requirements of a retained EU derogation which is due to expire. Ash wood from 
Canada and the United States of America will continue to be subject to the existing import 
requirements.  
8. Measure: Derogation of certain conifer species of bonsai trees from Japan  
Changes introduced by the measure: This measure will  incorporate into GB legislation 
the requirements of a retained EU derogation which is due to expire. Certain types of 
conifer species of bonsai from Japan will continue to be subject to the existing import 
requirements.  
9. Measure: Amend Annex 7, Part A, Item 83A of the England, Scotland and Wales (Great 
Britain) retained legislation (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072).  
Changes introduced by the measure: These specific import requirements will apply to 
imports from EU member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. This change will ensure 
that imports of the commodities covered by this requirement will be subject to the same 
import requirement as the rest of the world.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/GBR/39  
 
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  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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISPM 2 - Framework for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM 11 - Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM 45 - Requirements for national plant protection organizations if 
authorizing entities to perform phytosanitary actions  
[ ] 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) : 2 November 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 November 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  
− Facilitative measures and those to maintain derogations come into force  on 
24 November 2023 (Measures 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 as set out in section 6 above)  
− Non-urgent measures to come into force on 2 May 2024 (Measures 4, 5, 6 and 9 as set 
out in section 6 above)  
[ ] Trade f acilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk