The notified draft resolution amends Resolution No. 136 of 7 January 2021, which establishes regulations governing the importation of the following stone fruit species: Prunus armeniaca, P. avium, P. cerasifera, P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. dulcis, P. mahaleb, P. persica, P. persica var, Nucipersica and P. salicina, coming from the United States of America.

The draft resolution makes the following amendments to SAG Resolution No. 136, which establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of plants, cuttings and slips of stone fruit species: Subparagraph 1.1.2 of the operative part is replaced. "1.1.2. The consignment is free from the following arthropods: − Acleris spp. (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae) − Anarsia lineatella (Lepidoptera; Gelechiidae) − Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) − Archips spp. (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae) − Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae) − Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae) − Chrysobothris spp. (Coleoptera; Buprestidae) − Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (=Quadraspidiotus ostreaeformis) (Hem; Diaspididae) − Enarmonia formosana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) − Eotetranychus carpini (Tetranychidae) − Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae) − Euzophera semifuneralis (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae) − Hedya spp. (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae) − Metcalfa pruinosa (Hemiptera; Flatidae) − Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera; Geometridae) − Parlatoria oleae (Hemiptera; Diaspididae) − Phenacoccus aceris (Hemiptera; Pseudococcidae) − Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) − Pulvinaria vitis (Hemiptera; Coccidae) − Recurvaria nanella (Lepidoptera; Gelechiidae) − Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Hemiptera; Coccidae) − Spilonota ocellana (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae) − Synanthedon pictipes (Lepidoptera; Sesiidae) − Synanthedon exitiosa (Lepidoptera; Sesiidae) − Taeniothrips inconsequens (Thysanoptera; Thripidae) − Tetranychus mcdanieli (Tetranychidae) − Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera; Scolytidae) − Zeuzera pyrina (Lepidoptera; Cossidae)" The reference to "Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum" is deleted from point 1 in the "Additional Declaration" column in the table under section 1.1.3 of the operative part, for the species, Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus), Sweet cherry (Prunus avium), Common plum (Prunus domestica) Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), Apricot (Prunus armeniaca), Peach (Prunus persica) and Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucupersica). Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.