. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/254 
17 September 2010  
 (10-4679) 
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, 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):  Plants in the Rutaceae family - hosts of " Candidatus Liberibacter species" 
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 Pest Risk Analysis Report:  " Candidatus  
Liberibacter species" and their vectors associated with Rutaceae  Language:  English  
Number of pages:  228   
6. Description of content:  Biosecurity Australia initiated this pest risk analysis due to the 
continued expansion in the range of " Candidatus Liberibacter species" and their psyllid 
vectors and the identification of new pathways for their entry.  This pest risk analysis 
assesses the quarantine risks asso ciated with these pests and the importation of host plant 
material into Australia. 
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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM 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:    G/SPS/N/AUS/254 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Previously 
emergency measures to deal with this pest species were published in the following SPS 
notification:  G/SPS/N/AUS/237 dated 2 October 2009.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 August 2010 
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) :  29 October 2010 
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:   
Australian SPS Contact Point 
Trade and Market Access Division 
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
http://www.daff.gov.au/ba  
Australian SPS Contact Point  
Trade and Market Access Division 
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia