G/SPS/N/AUS/480  
 
8 July 2019  
(19-4517) 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):  Seeds, grains and stored plant products (excluding fresh produce)  
4. Regions or countries like ly to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Spain, Switzerland, 
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Changes to the Khapra beetle country list maintained 
by Australia . Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  The Australian Government Department of Agriculture (the 
department) has updated the list of countries that are regulated as known Khapra beetle 
countries (the full list is available at:  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/arrival/pests/khapra_beetle  
The following countries have been added to the list of countries that are known Khapra 
beetle countries and are now regulated as a country known to have Khapra beetle:  
1. Kazakhstan ; 
2. Kyrgyz Republic;  
3. Spain;  
4. Switzerland;  
5. Tajikistan;  
6. Uzbekistan.  
For seed, grain and stored plant products (excluding fresh produce) arriving as a Full 
Container Load (FCL) from a listed Khapra beetle country, the consignments must be 
accompanied with a phytosanitary certificate, issued by the exporting countries National 
Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) with the following additional declaration "The plant 
product(s) were inspected and found free from Khapra beetle ( Trogoderma granarium )." 
For FCL con signments arriving to Australia from known Khapra beetle countries without a 
phytosanitary certificate with the required phytosanitary declaration the consignment will 
be subjected to a full unpack (for inspection) at a class 1.1 approved arrangement site.  
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.   G/SPS/N/AUS/480  
 
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  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 P lant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 12, 
Guidelines for phytosanitary certificates  
[ ] 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) : 24 May 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2019  
[ ] 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: [X]  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  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.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:   
The Australian SPS Notification Point 
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au