. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/236 
3 September 2009 
 (09-4125) 
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):  Tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ), capsicum ( Capsicum annuum ) and chilli 
(Capsicum frutescens ) for human consumption 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  European Communities  
5. Title of the notified document:  Supporting documentation for the notification to amend 
the importation conditions for hosts and likely hosts of tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta . 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  Australia has amended the importa tion conditions for tomato fruit 
from the Netherlands, capsicum fruit from th e European Communities and chilli fruit from 
the European Union to manage the risk of  introduction to and spread and potential 
consequences in Australia of tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta . 
Consignments of these commodities must now be accompanied by a phytosanitary 
certificate, issued by the National Plant Protec tion Organisation of the country, stating that: 
"The fruit in this consignment has been sour ced from a place of  production which is free of 
Tuta absoluta " or "The fruit in this consignment has been subjected to a treatment effective 
against Tuta absoluta ". 
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)    G/SPS/N/AUS/236 
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  [X] 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) :  28 August 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 August 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  31 August 2009 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  2 November 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: