G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.13  
3 August 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 3 August 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Notification of emergency measures for Khapra Beetle  
On 4 August 2020, Australia issued a SPS notification (G/SPS/N/AUS/502) informing trading partners 
of its intention to implement emergency measures to safeguard Australia against the entry, 
establishment and spread of khapra beetle ( Trogoderma granarium ). The emergency measures are 
being implemented in phases and will result in changes to import conditions for plant products and 
sea containers. This addendum is to notify trading partners of updates to the exclusion list for 
high-risk plant products.  
Exclusion list:  
The exclusion list of high -risk plant products is relevant to khapra beetle emergency measures under 
Phases 1 to 3 and Phase 6A part 1.  
The following plant products exported on or after 2 August 2021 are no longer considered  high-risk: 
− Commercially prepared and packaged goods that have been thermally processed so that the 
nature of the material has been transformed from their original raw form.  
 
− Goods that are commercially milled or ground to a powder, meal or flakes and pack aged in bags 
less than 25kg.  
Note: these goods do not require mandatory treatment from khapra beetle target risk countries but 
commercial consignments will require a phytosanitary certificate verifying freedom from khapra 
beetle.  
− Breakfast cereals, instant  cereal beverage mixes, couscous meal mixes and snack foods that are 
commercially prepared and retail packaged. * 
 
− Bakery and bread mixes (including whole seeds) that are commercially prepared and retail 
packaged. *  
 
− Commercially prepared and packaged herbal teas, with or without seeds (including loose leaf and 
tea bags).  
* An imported good is considered retail packaged if it has been commercially prepared and 
packaged overseas and is in a final state that requires no further processing, packaging or labelling 
prior to sale or use in Australia.  G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.13  
 
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  Note: The exclusion list for other risk plant products has also been updated. However, this list only 
applies to Phase 4 of the emergency measures which has been placed on hold.  
The excl usions list has been updated on our website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/pests -
diseases -weeds/plant/khapra -beetle/urgent -actions  
Further i nformation:  
Information on the emergency measures for containers can be found on the department's website: 
http://www.awe.gov.au/khapra -containers  
Addendums to this SPS notification will be published to notify the measures and implementation 
dates for subsequent phases. Complete import conditions and details regarding the measures will 
be outlined in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) prior to the implementation date.  
For: 
− questions and i nformation related directly to offshore khapra beetle treatments, please 
email  offshoretreatments@agriculture.gov.au . 
 
− all other enquiries regarding these measures, please email  imports@agriculture.gov.au  (please 
title the subject line of the email with "Plant Tier 2 – khapra urgent actions "). 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[X] Other: Additional information on the implementation of Phase 3 of emergency 
measures.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [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  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
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 A CT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
 
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