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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/196 
23 March 2006 
 (06-1316) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  AUSTRALIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)  
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):  Processed foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries supplying food to Australia, as we ll as domestically produced foods sold in 
Australia.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Assessment for 
Application A564 – Food derived from insect-p rotected corn line LY038 (Available in 
English, 71 pages).  
6. Description of content:  FSANZ has received an Application to amend Standard 1.5.2 – 
Food Produced using Gene Technology in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code 
to approve the use of food products derived from genetically modified high lysine corn line 
LY038.   
Corn line LY038 has been developed primar ily for animal feed, however some may 
inadvertently enter the food supply.  Food derive d from this corn could enter the market in 
Australia via imported products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
Foods produced using gene technology are requi red to undergo a pre-market assessment of 
their safety, to ensure that they are as safe as their conventional counterparts. 
All applications to change the Code must be assessed in the context of the following 
objectives:  (a) the protection of public health and safety; (b) the provision of adequate information relating to food to enable consum ers to make informed choices; and (c) the 
prevention of misleading or deceptive conduct.  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/AUS/196 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Australia New 
Zealand Food Standards Code  (English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Notification to Government anticipated July 2006 with 
adoption (gazettal) to follow, pending Government consideration.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of Gazettal pending Government consideration 
(see 10. above).  
12. Final date for comments:  12 May 2006  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Food Standards Aust ralia New Zealand 
PO Box 7186 
Canberra BC  ACT  2610 
Australia Fax: + 61 2 6271 2278 E-mail:  slo@foodstandards.gov.au
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Documents are available fro m the Food Standards Austra lia New Zealand website: 
www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsdevelopment
.   
Copies are also available from: 
 
The Australian SPS Notification Point GPO Box 858 CANBERRA  ACT  2601 AUSTRALIA 
Fax:  +61 2 6272 3678 
E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au