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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/AUS/277 
26 October 2011  
 (11-5378) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  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):  Fresh decrowned pineapple fruit ( Ananas comosus  (L.) Merr.) from Malaysia 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Malaysia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft import risk analysis report for fresh decrowned 
pineapple ( Ananas comosus  L. Merr.) fruit from Malaysia, 19 October 2011   Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  115 
6. Description of content:  Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve 
Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh decrowned pineapple fruit 
from Malaysia.  The draft report includes: 
 Summary; 
 Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this import risk 
analysis; 
 Method for pest risk analysis; 
 Malaysia's commercial production practices for fresh pineapple fruit; 
 Pest risk assessments for quarantine pests;  and 
 Pest risk management 
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/277 
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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)   
 ISPMs N° 2, 5, 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) :  19 October 2011 
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) :  19 December 2011 
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:  [X] 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