NOTIFICATION
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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: Adenocarpus lainzii, Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. hancei, Athyrium filix-femina, Catharanthus roseus, Digitarium, chium plantagineum, Erysimum hybrids, Humulus scandens (Lour.) Merr., Lavatera cretica, Lonicera implexa, Lupinus aridorum, Lupinus villlosus, Perovskia abrotanoides, Polygala grandiflora, Psidium, Pteridium aquilinum, Ruta chalapensis, Salvia officinalis, Salvia rosmarinus, Santolina magonica, Ulmus |
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: |
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Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1688 of 20 September 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201 as regards the lists of host plants and specified plants, and the tests for the identification of Xylella fastidiosa. Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 13 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6033_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6033_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6033_00_s.pdf |
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Description of content: On 23 June 2021, 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. For reasons of transparency and clarity, it is indicated, for each of the tests listed in Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201, the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) that allows direct access to the scientific articles describing those tests. |
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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 4, ISPM 8, ISPM 10 and ISPM 31 [ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 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): 20 September 2021 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 21 September 2021 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 11 October 2021 |
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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable 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 D2-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 |
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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 D2-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 |