G/SPS/N/AUS/472  
 
29 April 2019  
(19-2884) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water 
Resources  
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):  High pressure  processed chicken meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Report on the assessment of the scientific aspects 
of high pressure processing as an equivalent risk management measure to heat 
treatments in the Generic import risk analysis for chicken meat: final import risk analysis 
report  (2008) . Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/animal  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the 
department) has released a draft report on its assessment of high pressure processing 
(HPP) of chicken meat as an alternative risk management measure to the heat treatments 
in the department's Generic  import risk analysis report for chicken meat: final report 2008 
(chicken meat IRA).  
The draft report has concluded that HPP of chicken meat is not considered to be a suitable 
alternative risk management measure to the heat treatments in the chicken meat I RA. 
Stakeholder submissions are sought regarding the scientific aspects of the assessment.  
The department intends to release a final report on HPP of chicken meat following 
consideration of submissions received in response to the draft report.  
The draft re port can be accessed via http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -
analysis/animal . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/AUS/472  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(2015); Section 5 - Trade Measures, Import/Export Procedures and Veterinary 
Certific ation 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 June 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National E nquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: