G/SPS/N/AUS/557  
 
14 December 2022  
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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, Fisheries and Forestry  
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):  Nursery stock (tissue culture, cuttings, budwood, rooted plants, 
corms and bulbs) and seed for sowing  
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:  Pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus 
Xylella  - draft report . Language(s):  English. Number of pages:  121 
Further information on the risk analysis, draft report and announcement information paper 
can be found via the following link:  
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -trade/policy/risk -analysis/plant/xylella . 
6. Description of content:  The Department of Agriculture, Fi sheries and Forestry initiated a 
pest risk analysis to assess the biosecurity risks of all Xylella  species, and to determine 
whether the emergency measures manage the biosecurity risks associated with the trade 
in commercially produced plants for planting and seeds for sowing.  
The draft report contains details of:  
• Xylella  as a plant pathogen, including an overview of biology, insect vectors, plants 
hosts, geographical distribution, transmission pathways, diagnosis and treatment;  
• Pest risk assessment of Xyle lla spp. associated with nursery stock and seed for sowing;  
• Pest risk management which proposes risk management measures, combined with 
operational systems, and/or a period of post -entry quarantine in Australia prior to 
release, to ensure biosecurity standards are met.  
This pest risk analysis relates to following SPS notifications regarding emergency measures 
for nursery stock, tissue culture and seed for sowing pathways against Xylella  fastidiosa  
and related Xylella  species: G/SPS/N/AUS/37 6, G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.1, 
G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.2, G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.3, G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.4 and 
G/SPS/N/AUS/538.  
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) :  G/SPS/N/AUS/557  
 
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  [ ] 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 2 and 
ISPM 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:   
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) : 16 December 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating m easure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2023  
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:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.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:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au