G/SPS/N/AUS/409  
 
15 December 2016   
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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: Department of Agriculture and Water Resources  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specifi ed in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh fruit, vegetables, cut -flowers and foliage  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft group pest risk analysis for thrips and 
tospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut -flower and foliage imports . Language(s): 
English . Number of pages: 193 
6. Description of content: The draft group pest risk analysis considers the biosecurity 
risk posed by all members of the insect order Thysanoptera (commonly referred to as 
thrips) and all members of the virus genus Tospovirus that are (or are likely) to be 
associated with fresh fruit, vegetables, cut flowers or foliage imported into Australia as 
commercial consignments from any country. Phytosanitary measures are identified in 
the draft report for use in specific cases where measures are required. The draft r eport 
includes eight chapters and seven appendixes as follows:  
Summary  
1. Introduction  
2. Pest categorisation of thrips (part A)  
3. Pest categorisation of thrips (part B)  
4. Pest categorisation of tospoviruses  
5. Pest risk assessment of thrips  
6. Pest risk assessment of tos poviruses  
7. Key findings  
8. Pest risk management measures  
Appendixes A -H 
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 pe sts.   
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 Aq uatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   G/SPS/N/AUS/409  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 2 
and ISPM 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whe never 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) : Following finalisation of the pest risk  
analysis . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Following finalisation of the pest risk analysis.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comm ents: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 90 days from date of publication (14 March 2017)  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Ad dress, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Australian SPS Noti fication Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Report also available (in English) from the Australian Government Department of 
Agriculture and Water Resources website:  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant/draft -group -pra-thrips -
tospoviruses .