G/SPS/N/AUS/454/Add.1  
 
13 February 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 February 2019 , is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dates from the Middle East 
and North Africa region  
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed this risk 
analysis for loose, fresh date fruit (greater than 30% moisture content) ( Phoenix dactylifera ) from 
Algeria, the Kingdom of  Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the Lebanese 
Republic, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen into Australia. 
The final report recommends a combination of risk management measures and a system of 
operational procedures that will reduce the risks associated with the importation of fresh date fruit 
from countries and territories in the Middle East an d North Africa region to achieve Australia's 
appropriate level of protection.  
The final report recommends that the importation of fresh date fruit into Australia from the Middle 
East and North Africa region meets Australian biosecurity requirements subject  to a range of risk 
management measures, including measures for spider mites (three species), fruit flies (three species) 
and mealybugs (two species).  
The draft report for this risk analysis was published on the Australian Government Department of 
Agricult ure and Water Resources website on 31 July 2018 for a 60 day stakeholder consultation 
period, SPS notification G/SPS/N/AUS/454.  
The completed report is available in English on the Australian Government Department  
of Agriculture and Water Resources website  at http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -
analysis/memos/ba2019 -P02. 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/AUS/454/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at leas t 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] 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  
Email: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au   
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The Aus tralian SPS Contact Point  
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au   
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