G/SPS/N/AUS/433/Add.7  
 
10 December 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 9 December 2020, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Agricultural Export Legislation - Release of the Exposure Draft Export Control Rules 2020 - Tranche 3  
The Australian Government is making improvements to its agricultural export legislation. A new 
legislative framework for Australia's agricultural exports will commence on 28 March 2021, comprising 
the Export Control Act 2020  and the Export Control Rules 20 20 (the Rules).  
The Rules will set out the operational details for regulating the exports of commodities. Once finalised, 
the Rules will replace the current legislation.  
The Australian Government has already released tranches 1 and 2 of the Exposure Draft Export 
Control Rules 2020 (the draft Rules) for comment, which addressed 10 commodities. We are now 
releasing tranche 3 of the draft Rules, which includes:  
− Exposure Draft Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2020;  
− Exposure Draft Export Control (Miscel laneous) Rules 2020.  
The tranche 3 draft Rules and supporting information are available on the Department of Agriculture, 
Water and the Environment's website - https://www.agriculture.gov.au/market -access -
trade/improving -export -legislation . Submissions on the tranche 3 draft Rules close on 
24 January  2021.  
Tranche 1 of the draft Rules closed for comments on 5 November 2020 and tranche 2 of the draft 
Rules will close for comments on 8 January 2021.  
The focus for consultation with stakeholders, including trading partners, is to ensure the improved 
legislative framework is clear and fit -for-purpose - supporting growth and innovation, while 
maintaining the  standards our trading partners expect.  
There is no change to Australia's commitment to meet the importing requirements of our trading 
partners, and the improved legislation will continue to meet Australia's international obligations - 
including those unde r the SPS Agreement.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] 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:  G/SPS/N/AUS/433/Add.7  
 
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  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 addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 8 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 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, [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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