G/SPS/N/AUS/377  
 
11 December 2015  
(15-6564)  Page: 1/2  
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 and Water 
Resources 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Carrot ( Daucus carota ) seeds for sowing and tissue 
culture; celery ( Apium graveolens ) tissue culture; and parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa ) tissue 
culture 
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: Draft pest risk analysis for " Candidatus Liberibacter 
solanacearum" associated with apiaceous crops  Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 87 
6. Description of content: The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and 
Water Resources initiated this pest risk analysis to review the scientific basis for Australia's emergency measures to manage " Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" 
associated with apiaceous propagative material, including carrot ( Daucus carota ) seeds 
for sowing and tissue culture and celery ( Apium graveolens ) tissue culture. Since the 
introduction of the emergency measures, parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa ) has also been 
reported to be a natural host of this bacterium. This pest risk analysis proposes that the 
emergency measures become the standard import conditions for carrot and celery propagative material and to extend these conditions to parsnip propagative material. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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?   G/SPS/N/AUS/377 
 
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  [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) : 11 December 2015 
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) : 25 January 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
Canberra ACT 2601 Australia 
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecu rity/risk-analysis/memos/ba2015-23  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecu rity/risk-analysis/memos/ba2015-23  
 
Texts are available at the following web addr ess, or alternatively, from the Australian 
SPS Notification Point. 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ba/memos