G/SPS/N/AUS/425  
 
6 June 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 Tahitian limes ( Citrus latifolia ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicab le: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft report for the review of biosecurity import 
requirements for Tahitian limes from the Cook Islands, Niue,  Samoa, Tonga and 
Vanuatu , June 2017.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 80 
6. Description of content: Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve 
the appropriate level of protection for Australia for importation of Tahitian limes fr om the 
Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. The draft report includes:  
 Introduction and discussion of Australia's biosecurity policy framework;  
 Methods for pest risk analysis;  
 Description of typical production practices for Tahitian limes;  
 Pest ri sk assessments for quarantine pests;  
 Pest risk management;  
 Pest categoris ation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other da mage 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.  Terrest rial 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 G/SPS/N/AUS/425  
 
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  If no, descri be, 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/y y): 6 June 2017  
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 
notificat ion and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 August 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, 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 Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT  2601 
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@ agriculture.gov.au  
Report available (in English) from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture 
and Water Resources website:  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant -
reviews/draft -review -bio-import -req-tahitian -limes-cook-islands -niue-samoa -tonga -
vanuatu.pdf  
Additional background information on the  risk analysis is available at:  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant/tahitian -limes