G/SPS/N/AUS/549  
25 October 2022  
(22-7961) 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, Fisheries and Forestry  
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):  - Mushrooms and truffles : (HS code(s): 07095)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendments to the additional declaration for 
mushrooms and truffles for human consumption . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:   
6. Description of content:  Following a review of the mushrooms and truffles for human 
consumption pathway, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has updated 
the text in the additional declaration required to reflect the biosecurity management of 
fresh truffles.  
Fresh truffles will now require one of the following additional declarations:   
"The product was harvested in the wild and are not cultivated"  
Or 
"The product was grown on a substrate totally free of animal products including animal 
by-products and faeces, and has not been subsequently contaminated with animal by -
products or faeces"  
Or 
"The product was grown on a substrate which was autoclaved at a gauge pressure of 
105 kPa (15 psi) to achieve a minimum substrate temperature of 121°C for 3 0 minutes 
and has not been subsequently contaminated with animal by -products or faeces."  
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/549  
 
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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 Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 12  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internati onal 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:  BICON 
cases: Mushrooms for human consumption: BICON - Australian Biosecurity Import 
Conditions (agriculture.gov.au)  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 October 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 14 October 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 December 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
Email: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: www. agriculture.gov.au  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] 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 
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
Email: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: www.agriculture.gov.au