G/SPS/N/AUS/422  
 
17 May 2017  
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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 and Water Resources  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specifie d in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Cooked and uncooked prawns and prawn products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trad ing partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Biosecurity Advice 2017/07 Prawns and prawn 
products from all countries for human consumption.  Language(s): English . Number of 
pages: 1 
6. Description of content: As set  out in the Biosecurity Advice 
(http://www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/ba/memos/2017/ba2017 -
07.pdf ), Australia's Director of Biosecurity is con ducting a review of Australia's import 
requirements for prawns and prawn products for human consumption from all countries. 
The review will identify and categorise hazards of biosecurity concern associated with 
the importation of these products, including undertaking risk assessments of disease 
agents as required.  
Trading partners will be informed of the release of the draft report and will have the 
opportunity to provide comment.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant pr otection, 
[ ] 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 numbe r of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulati on conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/AUS/422  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Final generic imp ort risk analysis report for prawns and prawn products 2009  – 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/about/iraap -prawns.pdf  
(available i n English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adoption anticipated late 2019.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Publication anticipated mid -2019.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/ yy): Entry into force anticipated late 2019.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 July 2017  
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:  
13. 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 ACT 2601  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au