G/SPS/N/AUS/556/Add.1  
15 August 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 15 August 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Dragon fruit from the Philippines: biosecurity import requirements final report  
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has 
finalised a risk analysis in response to the market access request for commercially produced dragon 
fruit ( Selenicereus  spp. that were previously known as Hylocereus  spp. and hybrids thereof) from the 
Philippines into Australia for human consumption.  
The final report recommends a combination of risk management measures and a system of 
operational procedures that will reduc e the risk associated with the importation of dragon fruit from 
the Philippines to achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection.  
The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced dragon fruit from the 
Philippines into Austral ia be permitted, subject to the application of the phytosanitary measures, as 
outlined in the final report for fruit flies, mealybugs, and thrips species of biosecurity concern to 
Australia.  
The draft report for this risk analysis was published on the depa rtment's website on 9 December 2022 
for a 75 -day stakeholder consultation period (and also notified in G/SPS/N/AUS/556).  
The completed final report is available in English on the Australian Government Department of 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry websi te at https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -
trade/policy/risk -analysis/plant/dragon -fruit-from-Philippines . 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/AUS/556/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum ma y vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax n umber 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  
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  
 
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