G/SPS/N/AUS/436  
 
21 September 2017  
(17-5001) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Apiaceous crop seeds for sowing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be af fected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft review of import conditions for apiaceous crop 
seeds for sowing into Australia . Language(s): English.  Num ber of pages: 229 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/memos/ba2017 -21 
6. Description of content: The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water 
Resources initiated this review in response to confirmation that 'Candidatus  Liberibacter 
solanacearum ' can be seed -borne and transmitted in apiaceous crops. The review has 
identified seed -borne pathogens of several apiaceous crops, meeting the International 
Plant Protection Convention criteria for a quarantine pest. The identified quarantine pests, 
in addi tion to 'Candidatus  Liberibacter solanacearum ' include Cercospora foeniculi , 
Cercospora  malkoffii , Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. coriandrii, Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp. 
cumini , Phoma complanata, Phomopsis diachenii,  Ramularia coriandri , Ramularia foeniculi  
and Strawberry latent ringspot virus . 
This review evaluates the effectiveness of existing risk management measures for 
identified biosecurity risks and proposes additional mandatory phytosanitary measures to 
reduce the risk of introduction of the identified qua rantine pests for Australia. Standard 
requirements for the importation of seed for sowing apply to apiaceous seeds from all 
sources. The department proposes additional phytosanitary measures for Apium 
graveolens, Anthriscus cerefolium, Carum carvi , Coriand rum sativum , Cuminum cyminum , 
Daucus carota , Foeniculum vulgare , Pastinaca sativa, Petroselinum crispum and Pimpinella 
anisum . 
The proposed additional phytosanitary measures include:  
 mandatory testing or treatment (off -shore or on -shore) for Anthriscus cer efolium , 
Apium graveolens, Carum carvi , Coriandrum sativum , Cuminum cyminum , Daucus 
carota , Foeniculum vulgare , Pastinaca sativa, Petroselinum crispum and Pimpinella 
anisum seed as specified in this review ; 
 a requirement that seed lots tested or treated off -shore be accompanied by an official 
government Phytosanitary Certificate endorsed with the additional declaration that the 
consignment has undergone mandatory treatment or testing in accordance with 
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  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 standard? 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) : 12 September 2017  
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) : 13 November 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  
Texts are available at the following web address:  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/memos/ba2017 -21