G/SPS/N/AUS/367  
 
29 July 2015  
(15-3900)  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 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 mango fruit ( Mangifera indica  L.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing 
policy for fresh mango fruit from Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 247 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/bio security/risk-analysis/memos  
6. Description of content: Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve 
Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh mango fruit from 
Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam. The draft report includes: 
 Summary; 
 Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk 
analysis; 
 Method for pest risk analysis; 
 Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnams commercial production practices for mangoes; 
 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  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 G/SPS/N/AUS/367 
 
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  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) : 26 August 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:  
The Australian SPS Notification Point 
GPO Box 858 CANBERRA  ACT  2601 
Australia 
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678 E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au 
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/bio security/risk-analysis/memos .