G/SPS/N/AUS/481  
 
19 July 2019  
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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  
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):  Cooked duck meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or prac ticable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Thailand  
5. Title of the notified document:  Importation of cooked duck meat from Thailand - Draft 
Review . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  72 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/animal/cooked -duck-meat-
thailand  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Agricu lture has released a draft review of 
the risk management of cooked duck meat from Thailand for a 60 -day stakeholder 
consultation period.  
The draft review recommends that the importation of cooked duck meat be permitted 
from Thailand provided the following measures are applied which will reduce any 
biosecurity risks identified to a level that is consistent with Australia's appropriate level 
of protection:  
− cooking duck meat to a minimum core temperature of 70 °C for at least 8.2 minutes;  
− sourcing duck meat fr om abattoirs and processing facilities approved by Thailand's 
Department of Livestock Development and from birds hatched and continually 
resident in Thailand;  
− importing muscle meat or muscle meat with overlying fat and skin only (no whole 
birds).  
Submissions proposing equivalence measures for cooking time and temperature will be 
assessed on a case -by-case. 
The Department of Agriculture intends to release a final review on the risk management 
of cooked duck meat from Thailand following consideration  of comments received in 
response to the draft review.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/AUS/481  
 
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  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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
− Chapter 2.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2019) - Import risk 
analysis  
− Section 10 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2019) - Aves 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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 advised.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 July 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be advised.  
[X] Trade facil itating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 2019  
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:   
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
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 Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au