G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.1  
28 August 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 27 August 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 high -risk plant products that are hosts of khapra 
beetle ( Trogoderma granarium ) to safeguard Australia against the entry, establishment and spread 
of this pest.  
Australia has now commenced Phase 1 of the emergency measures. From 3 September 2020, high -
risk plant products (in various raw and processed forms for any end use) will not be pe rmitted entry 
from any country into Australia within unaccompanied personal effects (UPEs), or within low value air 
and sea freight (lodged through self -assessed clearance (SAC)), but excluding goods imported as 
commercial trade samples or for research pur poses.   
Failure to comply with the emergency measures will result in export or destruction of the goods upon 
arrival in Australia.  
High-risk plant products within UPEs or imported as low value air and sea freight (SAC) that have not 
been inspected and rele ased prior to 3 September 2020 will not be permitted entry into Australia. 
High-risk plant products found in consignments on inspection will be exported or destroyed.  
Further information on Phase 1 of the emergency measures is outlined in the Biosecurity I mport 
Conditions system (BICON) on the Australia's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 
website: https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/BiconWeb4.0/Home/Notice/  
Addendums to this SPS notification will be published to notify the measures and implementation dates 
for subsequent phases. Specific details regarding the measures will be outlined in BICON on the 
Australia's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Envir onment website prior to the implementation 
date. 
High-risk plant products  
The emergency measures will be applied to the following plant products (in various raw and 
physically -processed forms for any end use), which have been identified as high -risk: 
Rice (Oryza sativa ); Chickpeas ( Cicer arietinum ); Cucurbit seed ( Cucurbita  spp.; Cucumis  spp.; 
Citrullus  spp.); Cumin seed ( Cuminum cyminum ); Safflower seed ( Carthamus tinctorius ); Bean seed 
(Phaseolus  spp.); Soybean ( Glycine max ); Mung beans, cowpeas ( Vigna  spp.); Lentils 
(Lens culinaris ); Wheat ( Triticum aestivum ); Coriander seed ( Coriandrum sativum ); Celery seed 
(Apium graveolens ); Peanuts ( Arachis hypogaea ); Dried chillies/capsicum ( Capsicum  spp.); Faba 
bean ( Vicia faba ); Pigeon Pea ( Cajanus cajan ); Pea see d (Pisum sativum ); Fennel seed G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.1  
 
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  (Foeniculum  spp.) The following exclusions apply: goods that are thermally processed that are 
commercially manufactured and packaged such as retorted, blanched, roasted, fried, boiled, puffed, 
malted or pasteurised goods, fre sh vegetables, and commercially manufactured frozen food and 
frozen plant products or oils derived from vegetables or seed.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously noti fied regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[X] Other: Additional information on the implementation of Phase 1 of emergency 
measures.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] 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   
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] 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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