G/SPS/N/AUS/399/Add.1  
 
13 January 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 January 2017, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit from  Viet Nam  
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed this 
risk analysis in response to the market access request for dragon fruit from Viet  Nam into 
Australia. The final report recommends that the importation of dragon fruit into Australia from 
Viet Nam meets Australia's biosecurity requirements subject to a range of risk management 
measures for fruit flies (three species) and mealybugs (four species). One pest requiring risk 
management, the Pacific mealybug, has been identified as a regional quarantine pest for Western 
Australia.  
The final report recommends a range of risk management measures, combined with operational 
systems to reduce the risks posed by the seven quarantine pests to achieve the appropriate level  
of protection for Australia. These measure s are consistent with Australia' s existing policy and 
include:  
 area freedom or vapour heat treatment for fruit flies  
 consignment freedom verified by visual inspection and, if detected, remedial action for 
mealybug s. 
The completed final report is available in English at : 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant/dragon -fruit-from-vietnam/final -
report . 
The draft report for this risk analysis was published on the Australian Government Department of 
Agriculture and Water Resources website on 13 September 2016 for a 60 day stakeholder 
consultation period and was published as an SPS notif ication with reference number 
G/SPS/N/AUS/399.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously noti fied draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/AUS/399/Add.1  
 
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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) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National En quiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other body:  
   
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The Austra lian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
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