SPS Notification: Amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing of pests and rules on the introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects G/SPS/N/EU/900

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Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General

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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): Plants, plant products and other objects (HS chapters: 01 (beehives), 06 (live plants), 07 (vegetables), 08 (fruits), 09 (Spices), 12 (seeds), 14 (vegetable products), 44 (wood), 46 (beehives), 84 (machinery), 87 (vehicles), 94 (prefabricated buildings of wood))

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing of pests and rules on the introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects. Language(s): English.Number of pages: 38

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Description of content: Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 contains the list of Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs). Furthermore, it lays down phytosanitary import and internal movement requirements for plants, plant products and other objects that may pose a phytosanitary risk to the European Union.

The draft amendment of Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 stipulates:

• Addition of new pests in the list of Union quarantine pests (Agrilus bilineatus (Weber), Gymnandrosomaaurantianum Lima and Naupactus xanthographus (Germar));
• Removal of certain Tephritidaespecies from the list of Union quarantine pests;
• Deletions and revisions of the Protection Zones for Erwinia amylovora(Burrill) Winslow et al.;
• Addition of new import and internal movement requirements;
• Revision of existing import and internal movement requirements;

Addition/Revision in CN codes.

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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.

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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 No.4: Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas

-    ISPM No.10: Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest free production sites

-    ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests

-    ISPM No. 14: The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest risk management

-    ISPM No. 18: Guidelines for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure

-    ISPM No. 19: Guidelines on lists of regulated pests

-    ISPM No. 31: Methodologies for sampling of consignments

[ ]        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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants available in all the official languages of the European Union.

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): March-April 2026

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): March-April 2026

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and certain measures shall apply six months after publication.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):06 February 2026

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 A4-Multilateral International Relations

Rue Froissart 101

B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263

E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu

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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 A4-Multilateral International Relations

Rue Froissart 101

B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263

E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu