G/SPS/N/AUS/430  
 
2 August 2017  
(17-4199) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Englis h 
 
  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): Fresh peach ( Prunus persica ); Fresh plum ( Prunus 
domestica  and Prunus salicina) and Fresh apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ) 
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: Extension of nectarine import risk analysis to peaches, 
plums and apricots from China  – Draft review of biosecurity import requirements.  
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 18 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/AUS/17_3467_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/AUS/17_3467_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed phytosanitary 
measures to achieve the appropriate level of protection for Australia for importation o f 
fresh peach, plum and apricot fruits from China. The draft report includes:  
 Summary  
 Introduction and discussion of Australia's biosecurity policy framework  
 Pest risk assessments for quarantine pests  
 Pest risk management  
 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 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 Conve ntion (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM No 2 and 11  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/AUS/430  
 
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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 rel evant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
This draft report should be read in conjunction with the Final rep ort for the non -
regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh nectarine fruit from China  released in 
April 2016.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2017  
11. Proposed date of en try 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) : 30 August 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 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  
Report available (in En glish) from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture 
and Water Resources website:  
http://agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/memos  
Additional background informat ion on the risk analysis is available at:  
http://agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/plant/nectarines -from-china