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10 May 2022  
(22-3654) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 10 May 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the United Kingdom . 
 
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Revision of GB approach for risk -targeted plant health import inspections  
G/SPS/N/GBR/9/Rev.1 of 6 December 2021 notified the introduction of a risk -targeted approach to 
plant health import inspections in Great Britain, which i s applicable to a wide range of goods of 
phytosanitary relevance based on the risk associated with a particular commodity and origin.  
Following further consideration, the categories of goods ha ve been refined to facilitate greater 
differentiation of goods b ased on risk.  
This addendum provides an update to the publication and entry into force date for the final legislation 
which will now be published on 30 June 2022, and will enter into force on 22 July 2022.  
A copy of the check frequencies is made available here:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GBR/22_3339_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[X] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date o f entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least  60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
UK SPS Contact Point  
Defra  
Nobel House  
London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk  G/SPS/N/GBR/9/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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  Text(s) available from: []  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
UK SPS  Contact Point  
Defra  
Nobel House  
London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk  
 
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