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G/SPS/N/AUS/294 
3 May 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
(DAFF) 
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):  Potato propagative material 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft review of policy:  importation of potato (Solanum 
tuberosum) propagative material into Australia  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  112 
"http://www.daff.gov.au/ba/reviews/current-
plant/review_potato_propagative_material/ potato_propagative_material_draft_review " 
6. Description of content:  This review of policy was initiate d after the range expansion of 
several economically important pathogens of pot ato propagative material that are currently 
not present in Australia.  This review iden tifies the biosecurity risks, evaluates the 
appropriateness of existing risk manage ment measures and proposes new import 
conditions.  This review also proposes appropria te import conditions to permit the entry of 
potato seed tubers into Australia.  Finally, this review proposes a framework for 
accreditation of high health sources, and pro poses that Science and Advice for Scottish 
Agriculture (SASA) be approved as a high health source. 
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/294 
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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 number)  
ISPM No. 2 and 11   
[ ] 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) :  To be determined 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 April 2012 
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) :  21 May 2012 
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   
Texts are available at the following web addr ess, or alternatively, from the Australian SPS 
Notification Point. 
"http://www.daff.gov.au/ba/reviews/current-
plant/review_potato_propagative_material/ potato_propagative_material_draft_review "