G/SPS/N/AUS/395  
 
25 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measure s 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 ite m number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh strawberries ( Fragaria  × ananassa ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practic able: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Korea, Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft report for the non -regulated analysis of existing 
policy for fresh strawberry fruit from the Republic of Korea, August 2016   Language(s): 
English   Number of pages: 158 
6. Description of content: Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve 
Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh strawberry fruit from 
the Republic of Korea. The draft re port includes:  
 Summary;  
 Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk 
analysis;  
 Method for pest risk analysis;  
 Korea's commercial production practices for fresh strawberries;  
 Pest risk assessments for quarantine pests;  
 Pest risk management; 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 C ode, 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?   G/SPS/ N/AUS/395  
 
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  [X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and w hy 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/yy) : 11 August 2016  
11. Propo sed 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) : 25 October 2016  
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:  
The Australian SPS Notification Point  
GPO Box 858  
Canber ra  ACT  2601  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Au stralian SPS Notification Point  
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/biosecurity/risk -
analysis/plant/strawberries -from-korea/draft -report -consultation .