G/SPS/N/AUS/537/Add.1  
 
20 February 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 20 February 2023, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Oriental melon and rockmelon  fruit from Korea: biosecurity import requirements final report  
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has 
finalised a risk analysis in response to the market access request for greenhouse -grown fresh oriental 
melon and rockmelon fruit from the Republic of Korea (Ko rea) into Australia for human consumption. 
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 oriental melon and 
rockmelon fruit from Kor ea to achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection.  
The final report recommends that the importation of fresh greenhouse -grown oriental melon and 
rockmelon fruit from Korea into Australia be permitted, subject to the application of the phytosanitary  
measures, as outlined in the final report, for fruit flies, spider mites, and thrips species of biosecurity 
concern to Australia.  
The draft report for this risk analysis was published on the department's website on 6 June 2022 for 
a 60 day stakeholder con sultation period (G/SPS/N/AUS/537).  
The completed final report is available in English on the Australian Government Department of 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website at:  
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -trade/policy/risk -analysis/plant/melons -from-korea . 
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 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 applicab le G/SPS/N/AUS/537/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:  
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO B ox 858  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.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:  
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au  
 
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