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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/245 
23 February 2010  
 (10-1006) 
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):  Table grapes 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Import Risk Analysis (IRA) report for table grapes 
from the People's Republic of China , February 2010  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  325   
6. Description of content:  Draft pest risk analysis and the measures that would achieve 
Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of table grapes 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 table grapes; 
• Pest risk categorisation; 
• Pest risk assessments; 
• Pest risk management and operational framework;  and 
• Additional data for quarantine pests. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] 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)   G/SPS/N/AUS/245 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM N°2 and 
ISPM N°11  
[ ] 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:  -   
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 April 2010 (60 days from date of release on 19 February 2010). 
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
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