. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/240 
3 November 2009  
 (09-5472) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fresh apple fruit from the US Pacific Northwest states (PNW) of Washington, 
Oregon and Idaho 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  The US Pacific Northwest states (PNW) of 
Washington, Oregon and Idaho  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft import risk analysis (IRA) report for fresh apple 
fruit from the United States of America Pacific Northwest states , October 2009  Language:  
English  Number of pages:  478 
6. Description of content:  Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures that would 
achieve Australia’s appropriate level of prot ection for the import of fresh apple fruit from 
the US PNW.  The draft IRA report includes: 
• Summary 
• Introduction, including Australia’s biosecur ity policy framework and this import risk 
analysis 
• Method for pest risk analysis 
• The US commercial production practices for apples 
• Pest risk categorization 
• 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/240 
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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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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 United States of America , 
July 2008 available (in English) fro m Biosecurity Australia's website 
http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed 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. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  21 December 2009.  21 December 2009, being sixty (60) days from 
date of release on 22 October 2009. 
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:    
13. Texts 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 Point  
GPO Box 858 
Canberra ACT  2601 - Australia 
Fax:  +61 2 6272 3678 E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au 
Report available (in English) from Biosecurity Australia's website:  
http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au