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G/SPS/N/AUS/312 
20 December 2012  
 (12-7004) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Australian Government Department  of Agriculture, Fisheries and 
Forestry (DAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fresh island cabbage (pele) ( Abelmoschus manihot ) leaves for human 
consumption 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft pest risk analysis report for fresh island cabbage 
from the Pacific (Cook Islands, Fiji, Samo a, Tonga and Vanuatu), December 2012 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  123 
6. Description of content:  Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve 
Australia's appropriate level of protection for the importation of fresh island cabbage leaves 
from Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. 
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.    G/SPS/N/AUS/312 
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8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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 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 
 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) :  To be determined. 
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 notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  11 February 2013.  60 days from date of release on 13 December 
2012. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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 CANBERRA  ACT  2601 AUSTRALIA Fax:  +(61 2) 6272 3678 
E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au 
 Report available (in English) from Department  of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
website:  http://www.daff.gov.au/ba/reviews/current-plant