G/SPS/N/AUS/585  
28 March 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fresh chillies (HS code(s): 070960)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Fiji 
5. Title of the notified document:  Fresh chillies for human consumption from Fiji . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -trade/policy/risk -analysis/plant/capsicum -
from-pacific -island -countries  
6. Description of content:  Australia has published import conditions for the import of fresh 
chilli fruit from Fiji (except the Island of Rotuma). Three varieties of fresh chillies are 
permitted to be imported into Australia – 'bird's eye', 'hot rod' and 'red fire'.  
Australia and Fiji have agreed to the phytosanitary measure, conditional non -host, to 
manage the quarantine fruit flies, Bactrocera passiflorae  and Bactrocera xanthodes , to 
achieve the appropriate level o f protection for Australia.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant internatio nal standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 2 and 
ISPM 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/AUS/585  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Australian  Biosecurity  Import  Conditions  database  (BICON): 
https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/BiconWeb4.0  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2024  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2024  
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 Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61) 2 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@aff.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au  
13. 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  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61) 2 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@aff.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au