. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/211 
5 April 2007 
 (07-1411) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  AUSTRALIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Wine  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  Imported (as well as domestically  produced) foods sold in Australia. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Assessment for 
Application A562 – Copper Citrate as a Pro cessing Aid for Wine (available in English, 
15 pages). 
6. Description of content:  FSANZ has received an Application from the Winemakers' 
Federation of Australia to vary Standard 1.3. 3 – Processing Aids and St andard 4.5.1 – Wine 
Production Requirements (Australia only) of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards 
Code in relation to the use of copper citrate as a processing aid in winemaking, without the 
current restriction of it being on a bentonite base. 
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  To allow the use of a wider range of copper citrate forms; to 
give wine manufacturers access; to a greater va riety of products; and to remove sulphide 
compounds from their products. 
All applications to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  must be 
assessed in the context of the fo llowing objectives:  (a) the protection of public health and 
safety; (b) the provision of adequate informati on relating to food to enable consumers to 
make informed choices; and (c) the prev ention of misleading or deceptive conduct.  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/AUS/211 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Australia New 
Zealand Food Standards Code  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Notification to Government anticipated August 2007 with 
adoption (gazettal) to follow, pending Government consideration. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of gazettal pending Government consideration 
(see 10. above). 
12. Final date for comments:  8 June 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or 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:  slo@foodstandards.gov.au  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Documents are available from the Food St andards Australia New Zealand website: 
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsdev elopment/documentsforpublicco868.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