G/SPS/N/AUS/556  
 
12 December 2022  
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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 dragon fruit ( Selenicereus spp. that were previously known as 
Hylocereus spp. and hybrids thereof) (HS code: 0810.90)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Philippines  
5. Title of the notified document:  Dragon fruit from the Philippines: biosecurity import 
requiremen ts draft report . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  121 
Further information and a link to the draft report is available on the Department of 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -
trade/policy/risk -analysis/plant/dragon -fruit-from-Philippines . 
6. Description of content:  The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially 
produced dragon fruit ( Selenicereus spp. that were previously known as Hylocereus spp. 
and hybrids thereof) to Australia from all commercial export production areas of the 
Philippines be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.  
The draft report contains details of pests tha t are of biosecurity concern to Australia that 
are potentially associated with the importation of commercially produced dragon fruit from 
the Philippines, the risk assessments for the identified quarantine pests, and the proposed 
risk management measures t o reduce biosecurity risks to an acceptable level.  
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 pests.   
8. Is ther e 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 2 and 
ISPM 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/AUS/556  
 
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  [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) : 9 December 2022  
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) : 22 February 2023  
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:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.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:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au