G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.4  
 
10 December 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 9 December 2020, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle  
On 4 August 2020, Australia issued a SPS notification (G/SPS/N/AUS/502) informing trading partners 
of its intention to implement emergency measures to plant products that are hosts of khapra beetle 
(Trogoderma granarium ) to safeguard Australia against the entry, establishment and spread of this 
pest. 
The purpose of this addendum is to provide trading partners with advance notification that Australia 
will be updating its list of khapra beetle target risk countries. This amendment is sup ported by a 
recent assessment of the current international distribution of khapra beetle ( Trogoderma granarium) . 
From 16 December 2020,  Australia's list of khapra beetle target risk countries will be updated to the 
following list:  
Afghanistan ; Albania ; Algeria; Bangladesh ; Benin ; Burkina Faso ; Côte d'Ivoire ; Cyprus ; Egypt ; 
Ghana ; Greece ; India; Iran; Iraq; Israel ; Kuwait , the State of ; Leban ese Republic;  Libya ; Mali; 
Mauritania ; Morocco ; Myanmar ; Nepal ; Niger ; Nigeria ; Oman ; Pakistan ; Qatar ; Saudi Arabia , 
Kingdom of ; Senegal ; Somalia ; South Sudan ; Sri Lanka ; Sudan ; Syrian Arab Republic;  Timor -Leste ; 
Tunisia ; Turkey ; United Arab Emirates (UAE)  and Yemen.  
Certification requirements  
Australia's phytosanitary certification requirements for certai n plant products differ depending on the 
country of origin or export. FCL consignments of seeds, grains and dried plant products imported 
from a:  
− Khapra beetle target risk country must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with the 
following additi onal declaration: " The plant product(s) were inspected and found free from Khapra 
beetle (Trogoderma  granarium) "; 
− Country not listed as a  khapra beetle target risk country must be accompanied by a phytosanitary 
certificate.  
As notified in previous addend a, Australia will also implement revised phytosanitary certification 
requirements for certain plant products as part of its emergency measures to address khapra beetle 
in mid -late 2021. These revisions will affect both khapra beetle target risk count ries and countries 
not listed as a khapra beetle target risk country.  
Further information  
Additional information on the Australia's khapra beetle emergency measures can be found on the 
department's website: https://agriculture.gov.au/pests -diseases -weeds/plant/khapra -beetle/urgent -
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  Complete import conditions and details regarding these measures will be outlined in the Biosecurity 
Import Conditions syst em (BICON) prior to the implementation date.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[ ] Other:  
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 A uthority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@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:  
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
 
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