G/SPS/N/AUS/459  
 
4 October 2018  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water 
Resources  
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 breadfruit ( Artocarpus altilis ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to  be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Fiji, Samoa, Tonga  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft report for the review of biosecurity import 
requirements for fresh breadfruit from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga . Language(s): English.  
Number of pages: 84 
6. Description of content: Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve 
the appropriate level of protection for Australia for the import of fresh breadfruit from Fiji, 
Samoa and Tonga. The draft report includes:  
Summary; Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest 
risk analysis; method for pest risk analysis; commercial production practices for 
breadfruit; pest risk assessments for quar antine pests; pest risk management; 
conclusion; and pest categorisation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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 No 2 
and 11  
[ ] None  
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:  G/SPS/N/AUS/459  
 
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  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) : 4 October 2018  
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) : 3 December 2018  
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  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
Email: 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  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
Email: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Report available (in English) from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture 
and Water Resources website:  
http://www.agricu lture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant -
reviews/pacific -breadfruit -draft-report.pdf  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/bios ecurity/risk -analysis/plant/breadfruit -pacific