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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):Xylella fastidiosa host plants: the list of Annex I of Regulation 2020/1201, is updated with the inclusion of the following species:Anthyllis barba-jovisL.; Arbutus unedo L.; Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Sch.Bip.; Berberis thunbergiiDC.; Calocephalusbrownii(Cass.) F.Muell.; Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck; Citrus paradisiMacfad.;Citrus reticulataBlanco; ClematisvitalbaL.; Cortaderiaselloana(Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn.; Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter; Elaeagnus angustifolia L.; Elaeagnus x submacrophylla Servett.;Erica cinerea L.;Eriocephalus africanus L.; Ficus carica L.; Gazania rigens (L.) Gaertn.; Genista hirsuta Vahl.;Hypericum androsaemum L.; Hypericum perforatum L.; Jacobaea maritima (L.) Pelser & Meijden; Magnolia x soulangeana Soul.-Bod.; Myoporum laetum G. Forst.; Myrtus communis L.;Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris (Mill.) Rouy; PelargoniumgraveolensL'Hér.; PhlomisitalicaL.; Retama monosperma (L.) Boiss.; Ruta graveolensL.; Salvia apiana Jeps.; Scabiosa atropurpureavar. maritimaL.; StrelitziareginaeAiton; SyringavulgarisL.; Thymusvulgaris L.; UlexeuropaeusL.; ViburnumtinusL.; Vitex agnus-castusL. |
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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) 2020/1201 as regards the list of host plants known to be susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa.Language(s):English.Number of pages:15 (text + annex) https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_09385_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_09385_01_e.pdf |
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Description of content:On 9 January 2023, the European Food Safety Authority updated the database of host plants susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.). Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201 are therefore amended accordingly. |
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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. |
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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 Nos. 4, 8, 10 and 31 [ ] 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: |
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy):July 2023 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):To be determined. |
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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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. [ ] 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):3 July 2023 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) 29 54263 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) 29 54263 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |