G/SPS/N/AUS/584  
20 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:  Australian Government 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 (chilled and frozen) beef and beef products  
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:  Animal biosecurity risks of fresh beef and beef products 
derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and legally importe d and 
slaughtered in the United States – Draft report . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  54 
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -trade/policy/risk -analysis/animal/fresh -chilled -
frozen -beef 
6. Description of content:  The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries 
and Forestry (the department) has released the draft review for the Animal biosecurity 
risks of fresh beef and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or 
Mexico and legally  imported and slaughtered in the United States for comment.  
The draft review focusses on whether the biosecurity risk of fresh (chilled and frozen) beef 
and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and legally 
imported and sla ughtered in the United States is different to product derived from bovines 
born, raised and slaughtered in the United States.  
The findings of the draft review support that the current United States Department of 
Agriculture protocols for the import of bovi nes from Canada and Mexico apply control 
measures which can address Australia's biosecurity concerns for beef sourced from 
immediate slaughter and other -than-immediate slaughter bovines legally imported from 
Canada and immediate slaughter, feeder and breed er bovines legally imported from 
Mexico.  
The draft review can be accessed at https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -
trade/policy/risk -analysis/animal/fresh -chilled -frozen -beef. 
Trading partners are invited to provide comments on the draft review until 11:59 pm 
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) 20 May 2024.  
Comments may also be submitted through thi s website: 
https://app.converlens.com/agriculture -au/us -beef-sourced -from-canadian -or-mexican -
cattle . 
The department will carefully consider all comments while preparing the final review.  G/SPS/N/AUS/584  
 
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  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.   
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 2023 , 
Chapter 3.3  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed reg ulation 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) : 20 March 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[X] Trade facilitating measu re  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fa x 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  
Email: 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  
Email: sps.contact@aff.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au