G/SPS/N/AUS/487/Add.1  
27 July 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 23 July 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh pomegranate whole fruit and 
processed 'ready -to-eat' arils from India  
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has completed 
the risk analysis for the importation of fresh pomegranate whole fruit and processed 'ready -to-eat' 
arils from India into Australia. The final report recommends a combination of risk management 
measures and a system of operational procedures that will reduce the risk associated with the 
importation of pomegranate whole fruit and processed arils from India to achieve Australia's 
appropriate level of protection.  
The final report recommends that the importation of fresh pomegranate whole fruit and processed 
arils from India into Australia be permitted, subject to the application of the phytosanitary measures, 
as outlined in the final report, for Bactrocera  species (thre e species), a scale insect, spider mites 
(two species), thrips (three species), mealybugs (three species) and bacterial blight of pomegranate.  
The draft report for this risk analysis was published on the Australian Government Department of 
Agriculture, Wat er and Environment website on 18 October 2019 for a 60 -day stakeholder 
consultation period and was notified to WTO members (G/SPS/N/AUS/487).  
The final report is available in English on the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water 
and Environ ment website at:  
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant/pomegranates -from-india. 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of 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 s hould 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 t he addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  G/SPS/N/AUS/487/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
The Australian SP S Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra  ACT 2601 
Australia  
Email:  sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au   
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra  ACT 2601 
Australia  
Email:  sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au   
 
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