G/SPS/N/AUS/537  
 
10 June 2022  
(22-4391) 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:  Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment  
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 oriental melon and rockmelon fruit  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Korea, Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document:  Oriental melon and rockmelon fruit from Korea: 
biosecurity import requirements draft report . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  219 
https://www.awe.gov.au/biosecurity -trade/policy/risk -analysis/plant/melons -from-korea  
6. Description of content:  The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially 
produced greenhouse -grown oriental melon ( Cucumis melo  var. makuwa ) and rockmelon 
fruit ( Cucumis melo  var. cantalupo ) to Australia from all commercial production areas of 
the Republic of Korea be permitted, sub ject to a range of biosecurity requirements.  
The draft report contains details of:  
• pests that are of biosecurity concern to Australia that are potentially associated with 
the importation of commercially produced greenhouse -grown oriental melon and 
rockmelo n fruit from the Republic of Korea;  
• the risk assessments for the identified quarantine pests;  
• the proposed risk management measures to 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 there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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  G/SPS/N/AUS/537  
 
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  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) : 6 June 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquir y Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment  
GPO Box 858  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agri culture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.awe.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, Water and the Environment  
GPO Box 858  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.awe.gov.au