. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/243 
21 January 2010  
 (10-0321) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) 
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):  Semi-dried tomatoes and ingredients 
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:  Initial Consideration Report for Proposal P1012 – Semi-
dried Tomatoes & Ingredients – Traceability & Processing  Language:  English  Number 
of pages:  18   
6. Description of content:  Traceability and processing requirements for semi-dried tomatoes 
and foods likely to be used in semi-dried tomatoes to protect public health and safety. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  To protect public health 
and safety in relation to traceability and processing requirements for semi-dried tomatoes and ingredients.  All proposals to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code , 
must be assessed in the context of the following  objectives:  (a) the protection of public 
health and safety;  (b) the provision of ade quate information relating to food to enable 
consumers to make informed choices;  and (c) the prevention of misleading or deceptive 
conduct. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Principles for Traceability / Product Tracing as a Tool within a 
Food Inspection and Certification System CAC/GL 60-2006 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   G/SPS/N/AUS/243 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes   [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The international standard does not prescribe specific processing 
requirements to ensure foods do not contain hepatitis A virus. 
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Australia 
New Zealand Food Standards Code (available in English) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  Date of 
Gazettal immediately following FSANZ Board consideration in early February 2010 (see 10. above). 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Food Standards Australia New Zealand  
PO Box 7186 Canberra BC ACT 2610 Australia Fax:  +(61 2) 6271 2278 
E-mail:  standards.management@foodstandards.gov.au 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Food Sta ndards Australia New Zealand website:  
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/ changingthecode/documentsforpublicco86
8.cfm  
Copies are also available from: 
The Australian SPS Notification Point 
GPO Box 858 Canberra Act 2601 Australia Fax:  +(61 2) 6272 3678 
Email:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au