WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/259 
13 April 2011  
 (11-1875) 
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 mango ( Mangifera indica  L.) fruit for human consumption 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  India  
5. Title of the notified document:  Revised conditions for importing fresh mango fruit from 
India, final report  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  18 
6. Description of content:  Australia is proposing to amend the conditions for the importation 
of fresh mango ( Mangifera indica  L.) from India to Australia to include alternative 
quarantine measures to irradiation that will re duce the risk associated with the importation 
of fresh mango fruit from India to meet Australia 's appropriate level of  protection (ALOP).  
Prior to irradiation being considered, other equivalent measures for fresh mango fruit from 
India were previously specified in the 2004 draft IRA report.  Those measures were 
reassessed for this policy amendment and found to be appropriate measures of equivalence 
for fruit flies, mango pulp and seed weevils and mealy bugs, subject to meeting the specific quarantine requirements of the policy amendment.   Additionally, annual surveys have been 
determined appropriate for red banded mango caterpillar.  
The report recommends that the importati on of fresh mango fruit from all commercial 
production areas of India be permitted under the amended arrangements, subject to a range 
of quarantine conditions, including verification of  pest status in the areas nominated by 
India to export fresh mango fruit to 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.    G/SPS/N/AUS/259 
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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)  ISPM 1, 
ISPM 2, ISPM 4, ISPM 5, ISPM 10, ISPM 11, ISPM 22 have been followed.  
[ ] 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:   
(1) Provisional final import risk analysis report for fresh mango fruit from India, 
May 2008.  Available at: 
  http://www.daff.gov.au/ba/ira/final-plant/mangoes_from_india   
 (available in English) 
(2)  Draft revised conditions for the importation of mango fruit from India, 
December 2010. Available at: 
 http://www.daff.gov.au/ba/ira/final-plant/mangoes_from_india   
 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  11 April 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  11 April 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) :  N/A 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:     G/SPS/N/AUS/259 
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  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 
Text available on  Biosecurity Australia's website at: 
http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au