NOTIFICATION
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Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION If applicable, name of local government involved: |
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Agency responsible: European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment- |
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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):ex 0602 90 48, ex 1209 99 99, ex 0106 39 80, ex 0407 19 90, ex 0308 90 10, ex 0106 90 00, ex 0106 49 00, ex 0106 19 00, ex 0306 39 10, ex 0307 91 00, ex 0602 90 50, ex 0301 99 17, ex 0511 91 90, ex 1212 29 00, ex 0106 39 80, ex 0602 90 50 |
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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) No 2016/1141 to update the list of invasive alien species of Union concern. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 6 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01694_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01694_01_e.pdf |
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Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation is a new legislative act which updates the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern in implementation of the Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. The list was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141 and was updated by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/1263, by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No (EU) 2019/1262 and by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No (EU) 2022/1203. The notified proposal for a draft Regulation adds further species to the list. |
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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): [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): [X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [ ] 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):June 2025 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):July 2025 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy):On the 20thday 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):29 April 2025 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 |
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