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Trees and other plants – European Union

Official title

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) on amending Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)

The European Union issued an addendum on 6 February 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/EU/842. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 19 March 2025. The comment period closed on 18 May 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Plants for planting, that have a stem or root collar diameter of 1 cm or more at their thickest point, Acer spp., Aesculus spp., Betula spp., Fraxinus spp., Populus spp., Salix spp. and Ulmus spp. for Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) - (HS Chapters: 06 (live plants) Plants for planting, that h

HS codes
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 06 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE
Notifying member
European Union
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/EU/842Latest notice: G/SPS/N/EU/842/Add.1
Keywords
Plant health, Pests, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 18 May 2025
Proposed adoption
June 2025
Proposed entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 18 May 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/EU/842/Add.1; it can take them up with the European Union.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/EU/842/Add.1⁩, 6 February 2026)

Measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/842 (19 March 2025) is now adopted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1953 of 29 September 2025 amending Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The draft legal act amends the consolidates the EU measures regarding import and internal movement requirements for Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) in the Annexes of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. It amends the scope of host plants subject to measures and establishes the list of countries where the pests are present.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/EU/842/Add.1

    Measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)

    The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/842 (19 March 2025) is now adopted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1953 of 29 September 2025 amending Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document (French) (opens in a new tab)Notified document (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/EU/842

    Comment deadline: Closed on 18 May 2025

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) on amending Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)

    The draft legal act amends the consolidates the EU measures regarding import and internal movement requirements for Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) in the Annexes of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. It amends the scope of host plants subject to measures and establishes the list of countries where the pests are present.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

All updates from the European Union

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