G/SPS/N/AUS/478  
 
4 June 2019  
(19-3816) 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  
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 strawberry fruit ( Fragaria  x ananassa ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to  the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft report for the review of biosecurity import 
requirements for fresh strawberry fruit from Japan, June 2019 . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:   
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant -
reviews/draft -report -strawberry -fruit-japan.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve 
Australia's appropriate level of  protection for the import of fresh strawberries from Japan.  
The draft report includes:  
− Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk analysis;  
− Method for pest risk analysis;  
− Japan's commercial production practices for strawberries;  
− Pest risk assessments;  
− Pest risk management;  
− Pest categorization.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pes ts.  
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) :  
[ ] 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 N° 2 
and 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/AUS/478  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whene ver possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Further  information about the project is available from the Australian Government 
Department of Agriculture's  website:  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant/strawberries -from-japan  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 June 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measur e  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Report available (in English) from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture's 
website:  http://www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/biosecurity/risk -
analysis/plant -reviews/draft -report -strawberry -fruit-japan.pdf  
 
The Australian SPS Noti fication Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au