SPS Notification: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards requirements for the introduction into, and spread within the Union territory, of Aromia bungii (Faldermann) G/SPS/N/EU/876

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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):Prunus spp.

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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 requirements for the introduction into, and spread within the Union territory, of Aromia bungii (Faldermann). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 4+10

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_05256_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_05256_01_e.pdf

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Description of content: The draft legal act amends the EU measures on Aromia bungii (Faldermann) by extending the scope of host plants to all Prunus species and updating the regulated CN codes in the respective import requirements.

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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. 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): September 2025

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): October 2025

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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.

[ ]      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): 11 October 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