G/SPS/N/AUS/445/Add.2  
 
4 December 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 4 December 2019, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Commencement of revised import conditions for Brassicaceous seed for sowing  
The final review of import conditions for Brassicaceous vegetable seeds for sowing was published on 
the Department of Agriculture website on 1 2 September 2019 (G/SPS/N/AUS/445/Add.1).  
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture (the department) is advi sing of the 
commencement of revised import conditions for Brassica rapa , Eruca vesicaria  and Raphanus sativus  
seed for sowing.  
1. From 5 December 2019, the following import conditions will be  in place:  
a) For Brassica rapa , seed must be treated with one of the following options:  
− Treatment with a broad spectrum fungicide, such as Thiram®;  
− Dry heat at 70  °C for 90 minutes;  
− Hot water at 53  °C for 10 minutes;  
− Hot water at 50  °C for 20 minutes;  
b) For Eruca vesicaria  and Raphanus sativus , seed must be treated with a  broad spectrum 
fungicide, such as Thiram®.  
2. General requirements  
Treatments can occur either offshore prior to export to Australian territory, or on -arrival in Australian 
territory.  
Phytosanitary certification is required to attest to any offshore treatments applied to seed lots prior 
to export. Where phytosanitary certification is not presented or accepted, consignments are subject 
to onshore treatment at a department's approved arrangement facility that is able to perform the 
required treatment, o r export or disposal.  
Seeds imported for sprouting or microgreen production do not require the additional management 
measures mentioned above. However, they must be germinated in an approved arrangement facility 
in Australia to ensure that the seeds are not directed for other uses.  
3. Next steps  
Australia is seeking to implement an additional option for Eruca vesicaria  and Raphanus sativus . 
This option will permit seed to be subject to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for the presence 
of Fusarium oxys porum  f. sp. raphani , once a validated protocol is available. The availability of PCR G/SPS/N/AUS/445/Add.2  
 
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  testing as an additional option for Eruca vesicaria  and Raphanus sativus  will be advised through 
another SPS addendum.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of fin al date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be  provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the adden dum to 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 Austral ian 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, [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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