. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/385 
29 July 2010  
 (10-4074) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumers 
Directorate-General Directorate E – Safety of the Food Chain 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Specified host plants to c itrus longhorned beetle [ Anoplophora chinensis 
(Forster)] 
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:  "Commission Decision of 7 July 2010 amending Decision 
2008/840/EC as regards emergency measures to prevent the introduction into the Union of 
Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)"  Language:  English  Number of pages:  5  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_2949_00_e.pdf
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/EEC/10_2949_00_f.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_2949_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Modification of emergency measures against the introduction into 
and spread within the European Union of Anoplophora chinensis  (Forster) through the 
import, and control of specified plants in the European Union. 
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.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  As a result of findings in 
the European Union concerning specified plants imported from third countries where Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is present, the Decision 2008/840/EC has been amended as 
regards import of specified plants fro m third countries, mainly China. 
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  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)   G/SPS/N/EEC/385 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  This 
notification complies with the Internati onal Standard for Phytosanitary Measures 
No.13 "Guidelines for the notification of  non-compliance and emergency action".  
Moreover, the European Union follows the International Standard for Phytosanitary 
Measures No.4 concerning the est ablishment of pest-free areas. 
[ ] 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:    
"Commission Decision of 7 November 2008 on emergency measures to prevent the 
introduction into and the spread within the Community of Anoplophora chinensis  (Forster)" 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriSer v.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:300:0036:0041:EN:PDF  
More information on EU plant health regime for the control of harmful organisms within 
the European Union is available at the link indicated below: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/organisms/emergency/index_en.htm  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  July 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Consumers, Unit D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral) 
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels 
Tel.:  +322 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +322 2998090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral) 
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel.:  +32 (0) 2 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +32 (0) 2 2998090 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu