. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/229 
23 January 2009  
 (09-0313) 
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, Australian Government Department of 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
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 apple fruit 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Import Risk Analysis (IRA) Report for Fresh Apple 
Fruit from the People's Republic of China , January 2009  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  308 
6. Description of content:  Pest Risk Analysis and the measures that would achieve 
Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh apples fruit from China.  
The draft IRA report includes: 
• Summary 
• Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this import risk 
analysis 
• Method for pest risk analysis 
• China's commercial production practices for apples 
• Pest risk categorisation 
• Pest risk assessments 
• Pest risk management and operational framework 
• Additional data for quarantine pests 
• Summary of stakeholders' comments on the issues paper and Biosecurity Australia's 
responses. 
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.    G/SPS/N/AUS/229 
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  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 N°)   ISPM 1, ISPM 2, 
ISPM 4, ISPM 5, ISPM 10, ISPM 11, ISPM 18, ISPM 22, ISPM 26 have been followed.  
[   ] 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:  Issues paper 
for the Import Risk Analysis (IRA) for fresh apple fruit from the People's Republic of 
China , July 2008 from Biosecurity Australia's website: 
http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined.  
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
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 ):  23 March 2009 
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:     
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] 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 Email:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au  
Report from Biosecurity Australia's website http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au
 
(available in English)