G/SPS/N/AUS/564  
5 May 2023  
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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):  Whole egg, egg yolk, and egg white powder  
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:  Australian import conditions for whole egg, egg yolk, 
and egg white powder – Review of import conditions . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  13 
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -trade/policy/risk -analysis/animal/egg -powder  
6. Description of content:  Australia has conducted a policy review of the Australian import 
conditions for whole egg, egg yolk, and egg white powder. New heat treatment 
requirements have been proposed which are lower than existing heat treatment 
requirements and are closer to standa rd industry practices. The new conditions will 
manage the biosecurity risks to meet Australia's appropriate level of protection (ALOP).  
There will be a 60 day period for stakeholders to comment on the review.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [ X] animal health, [  ] 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 Commissi on (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Health Code, Chapters 10.4 
and 10.9  
[ ] International Plant Pr otection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Current scientific literature has been used to develop the heat 
treatment requirements. Due to uncertainty around the inactivation of thermostable G/SPS/N/AUS/564  
 
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  strains of avian orthoavulavirus 1, the required heat treatments are at the upper end of 
the assessed industr y standard practices to mitigate this biosecurity risk.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
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) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 July 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availa ble) of other body:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://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  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au