G/SPS/N/AUS/418  
 
23 March 2017  
(17-1624) 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: Department of Agriculture and Water Resources  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specifi ed in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): All plants and plant based products subject to plant 
export certification  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant  or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Update to plant export certificates . Language(s): 
English . Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The notice advises trading partne rs of the visual changes to 
Australian plant export certificates on 10 April 2017. These changes ensure certificates 
comply with International Plant Protection Convention standards and they will not affect 
trade.  
https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/countrynews/2017/02/update -to-plant-
export -certificates/  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/export/controlled -goods/plants -plant-
products/ian/2017/2017 -07 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disea se, [ ]  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 Organizat ion for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM N° 12 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standa rd?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/AUS/418  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 April 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 February 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 10 April 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the  date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 bo dy:  
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra  ACT  2601  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fa x 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