. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/234 
19 August 2009  
 (09-3944) 
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, 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 greenhouse-grown capsicum (paprika) fruit from the Republic of Korea 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Korea (Republic of)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Policy determination on th e importation of fresh 
greenhouse-grown capsicum (paprika) fruit from the Republic of Korea 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  1   
6. Description of content:  The importation of fresh greenhouse-grown capsicum (paprika) 
fruit from the Republic of Korea may be permitted, subject to the Quarantine Act 1908 and 
the application of phytosanitary measures as specified in the Final Import Risk Analysis 
Report for Fresh Greenhouse-Grown Capsicum (Paprika) Fruit from the Republic of 
Korea .  These measures are designed to limit quarantine risk to a level which achieves 
Australia’s appropriate level of protection. 
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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/AUS/234 
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   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:   
1. Final Import Risk Analysis Repor t for Fresh Greenhouse-Grown Capsicum 
(Paprika) Fruit from the Republic of Korea.  
2. Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA ) 2009/19 Policy determination for fresh 
greenhouse-grown capsicum (paprika) fruit from the Republic of Korea. 
All documents are available (in English) from Biosecurity Australia’s website 
http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  6 August 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  11 August 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  6 August 2009 
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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:    
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 Contact Point  
GPO Box 858 Canberra  ACT  2601 
Australia 
Fax:  +(61 2) 6272 3678 E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au 
The policy determination and the final import risk analysis report are available (in English) 
on Biosecurity Australia’s website http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au