WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/47
9June1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2384)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: European Commission -Directorate General forAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Fruits ofCitrus
L.,Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., andtheirhybrids
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
Draft Commission Directive amending Annex IVtoCouncil Directive 77/93/EEC on
protective measures against theintroduction intotheCommunity oforganisms harmful
toplants orplant products andagainst theirspread within theCommunity (6pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Modified phytosanitary measures inrespect ofXanthomonas
campestris (allstrains pathogenic toCitrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. etMendes
andGuignardia citricarpa Kiely (allstrains pathogenic toCitrus), incitrus fruit
originating from thirdcountries.
6. Objective andrationale: Toensure continued adequate protection oftheCommunity
against Xanthomonas campestris (allstrains pathogenic toCitrus) -citrus canker -,
Cercospora angolensis Carv. etMendes -citrus leafspot-andGuignardia citricarpa
Kiely (allstrains pathogenic toCitrus) -citrus black spot-
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 1676/VI/97-EN-Rev.1
9. Proposed date ofadoption: September 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: January 1998
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11. Final date forcomments: 29July1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: European Community Enquiry
Point
12. Texts available from: European Community enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax
number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother body: