. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/260 
14 April 2011  
 (11-1893) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Biosecurity Australia, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and 
Forestry 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fresh mango fruit 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Pakistan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft non-regulated analysis:  Extension of existing fresh 
mango fruit import policy to Pakistan  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  151 
6. Description of content:  Biosecurity Australia has completed this policy review in 
response to the market access request for fr esh mango fruit from Pakistan into Australia.  
The draft report proposes a combination of risk management measures and operational 
systems that will reduce the risk associated with the importation of fresh mango fruit from 
Pakistan to achieve Australia's Appropriate Level of Protection. 
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 stan dard?  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 
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[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/AUS/260 
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   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) :  8 April 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 June 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Australian SPS Contact Point 
Trade and Market Access Division Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry GPO Box 858 
Canberra Act 2601 
Australia Fax:  +(61 2) 6272 3678 E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Australian SPS Contact Point  
Trade and Market Access Division 
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry GPO Box 858 Canberra Act 2601 Australia Fax:  +(61 2) 6272 3678 
E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au 
Website:  http://www.daff.gov.au/ba