G/SPS/N/AUS/507  
 
27 October 2020  
(20-7445) 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, Water and the Environment  
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):  Fresh apple fruit from the Pacific Northwest states of the United 
States of America . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft report for the review of biosecurity import 
requirements for fresh apple fruit from the Pacific Northwest states of the United States 
of America . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  375 
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant/apples -usa-2018 
6. Description of content:  The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially 
produced fresh apple fruit to Australia from all production areas of the Pacific Northwest 
states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington, USA (PNW -USA) be permitted, subject to a 
range of biosecurity  requirements.  
The draft report contains details of pests that are of biosecurity concern to Australia and 
are potentially associated with the importation of fresh apple fruit from the PNW -USA, the 
risk assessments for the identified quarantine pests, and the proposed risk management 
measures to reduce biosecurity risks to an acceptable level.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory fro m 
other damage from pests.   
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 2 and ISPM 11.  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/AUS/507  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international 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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 October 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 January 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) of other body:   
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra  ACT 2601; Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au   
13. 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