G/SPS/N/AUS/360  
 
28 May 2015  
(15-2770)  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 
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): Fresh nectarine fruit ( Prunus persica  var. nectarina ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: China  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing 
policy for fresh nectarine fruit from China, May 2015  Language(s): English  Number 
of pages: 291 
6. Description of content: Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve 
Australias appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh nectarine fruit from China. The draft report includes: 
 Summary 
 Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk 
analysis; 
 Method for pest risk analysis; 
 China's commercial production practices for nectarines; 
 Pest risk assessments for quarantine pests; 
 Pest risk management; and 
 Pest categorisation. 
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 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?   G/SPS/N/AUS/360 
 
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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) : 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) : 28 June 2015 
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:   
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 
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au 
Report available (in English) from the Department of Agriculture website: 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecu rity/risk-analysis/memos/ba2015-04 .