Updated list of countries mentioned in Annex No. 4 in Ministerial Decree No. 322 of 2018 concerning the regulation of the importation of plant hosts from countries that have recorded infections of the autumn cluster insect (Spodoptera Frugiperda: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Following the Decree No. 322 of 2018 on the Regulation of the importation plant hosts from countries that have recorded infections of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) which was notified and published in SPS notification G/SPS/N/ARE/142/Add.1, United Arab Emirates is applying an emergency measure to prevent the risk of entrance of the pest from India and Yemen. Therefore, the competent authority in affected countries should apply the phytosanitary measures described in the mentioned decree, and declare the measures in the phytosanitary certificate. Annex No. 4 of the list of countries, which have recorded infections of the autumn cluster insect (Spodoptera Frugiperda: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has been updated.