G/SPS/N/AUS/422/Add.2  
 
28 March 2018  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 27 March 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Prawns and prawn products from all countries for human consumption  
As set out in Biosecurity Advice 2018/06 on the department's website at: 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/bi osecurity/risk -analysis/memos/ba2018 -06. 
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is conducting a review 
of Australia's import conditions for prawns and prawn products (from all countries) for human 
consumption.  
The review was announced in May 2017 in Biosecurity Advice 2017/07.  
As part of the review, Australia invites submissions from trading partners on specific issues with 
(1) Australia's current prawn import conditions and (2) the "Final generic import risk analysis 
report for prawns and prawn products" (released in 2009). Australia's current prawn import 
conditions were implemented on 7 July 2017 and notified in G/SPS/N/AUS/412/Add.8.  
Australia's current prawn import conditions and the "Final generic import risk analysis  report for 
prawns and prawn products" are available on the department's website at: 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/animal/prawns . 
Submissions should include a scientific basis for any proposed changes. Submissions will be 
considered when preparing a draft report as part of the review of import conditions for prawns and 
prawn products. Trading partners will be informed of the release of  the draft report and will have 
the opportunity to provide comment.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Opportunity for submissions from trading partners.  
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 ext ension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  G/SPS/N/AUS/422/Add.2  
 
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  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 4 June 2018  
Agency or authority designated t o 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 36 78 
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  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au   
 
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