G/SPS/N/AUS/491  
 
12 December 2019  
(19-8550) 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):  Containeised cargo, break bulk cargo and vessels  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tradin g partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Final pest risk analysis for brown marmorated stink 
bug ( Halyomorpha halys ). Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  115 
6. Description of content:  Final pest risk analysis and recommended measures to achieve 
Australia's appropriate level of protection for brown marmorated stink bug on at -risk 
goods from all countries with populations of brown marmorated stink bug. The final report 
includes:  
− Summary  
− Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk 
analysis  
− Method for pest risk analysis  
− Pest information  
− Pest risk assessment  
− Pest risk management  
− Pest categorisation  
− Host plants  
− Summary of recommendations for measures for cargo for the 2018 -19 BMSB season  
− Issues raised by stakeholders  
− Timeline of measures applied to manage BMSB risk  
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 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 Nos 2 and 11  G/SPS/N/AUS/491  
 
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  [ ] None  
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) : Already in place . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 December 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Already in force . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
The Australian SPS Notification Point  
GPO Box 858  
CANBERRA   ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Australian SPS Notification Point  
GPO Box 858  
CANBERRA   ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Report  available (in English) from the Department of Agriculture website: 
http://agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant/brown -marmorated -stink-bug.