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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/AUS/148
30 July 2003
(03-4044)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Biosecurity Australia, Commonw ealth Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry - Australia
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 table grapes
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Chile
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:
Table grapes from Chile, draft import risk analysis (IRA) report June 2003 (Available in
English;  Part A = 92 pages;  Part B = 115 pages)
6. Description of content:  This draft IRA report concludes that the risks associated with the
importation of table grapes from Chile can be managed by applying a combination of risk
management measures, in particular:
• registration of vineyards and fumigation facilities;
• "Pest Free Area" status for one quarantine pest;
• packing, labelling and storage compliance;
• pre-shipment fumigation with SO 2/CO 2;
• fumigation with methyl bromide;
• phytosanitary inspection and phytosanitary certification by SAG;  and
• phytosanitary inspection by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS).
Details on these proposed risk management measures, including their objectives, are
provided within the draft IRA report.  Details are also provided on how these measures
may be implemented through the draft import conditions.
To assist the reader in considering the draft IRA report, Biosecurity Australia decided to
present it in two separate parts, Part A and Pa rt B. Part A includes key components of the
risk assessment, the proposed risk management measures, the draft import conditions and a
summary of the stakeholder comments on the Technical Issues Paper and Biosecurity
Australia’s response.  Part B contains detailed  technical components of the risk assessment.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
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8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   ISPM 11 has been followed.
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Import Risk Analysis
Handbook (in English) availabl e from national inquiry point.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To de determined.
12. Final date for comments:   Comments are requested by 12 August 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
The Australian SPS Notification Point
GPO Box 858
Canberra  ACT  2601
Australia
Fax:  +61 2 6272 3678
E-mail:  sps.contact@affa.gov.au
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: