. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/313 
31 July 2007  
 (07-3255) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:   Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General  - Directorate E – Safety of the Food Chain  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plants and live parts of plants, including seeds, of Angel's trumpets 
(Brugmansia  Pers. spp.) and Jasmine nightshade ( Solanum jasminoides Paxton) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Member States of the European Communities (EC) and third countries exporting the 
products concerned to the EC.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Commission Decision 
2007/410/EC of 12 June 2007 on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread 
within the Community of Potato spindle tuber viroid  ( O.J. L155, 15.6.2007, p. 71–73), 
(available in all EC languages, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  Reinforced protective measures to prevent the introduction or 
spread of Potato spindle tuber viroid ( PSTVd) in the European Communities.  These 
measures consist on specific requirements for imports and movement in the EC territory of plants of the genus Brugmansia  Pers. spp. and Solanum jasminoides  Paxton.  The measures 
will be reviewed after one year. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/pla nt pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The presence of Potato 
spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) has been detected  on EC territory and its interception notified 
to the Commission and EC member States recently.  
Available scientific information has shown th at the presence of PSTVd on plants of the 
genus Brugmansia  Pers. spp. and Solanum jasminoids  Paxton can lead to further spreading 
it. Furthermore, Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) is listed in S ection I of Part A of 
Annex I to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against 
the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and 
against their spread within the Community  (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1–112)  
The recent findings indicated that the protection against the introduction or spread of 
PSTVd with the above plants in the European  Communities needed to be strengthened. G/SPS/N/EEC/313 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ ] None  
If an international standard, guidelin e or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  This notification is in line the 
International Standard on Phytosanitary Measur es No.13 "Guidelines for the notification of 
non-compliance and emergency action".  Moreover, the European Communities follows 
International Standard for Phytosanitary Measur es No.4 for the establishment of pest-free 
areas. 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Commission 
Decision 2007/410/EC of 12 June 2007 on measures to prevent the introduction into and 
the spread within the Community of Potato spindle tuber viroid (Official Journal of the 
European Communities L 155, 15.6.2 007, pp. 71-73) available at: http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm   
More information on the EC plant health regime for the control of harmful organisms 
within the European Communities is av ailable at the link indicated below: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/organisms/emergency/index_en.htm  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  From 12 June 2007 
onwards 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] EC enquiry point, or a ddress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from: [ ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] EC enquiry point, or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu