G/SPS/N/AUS/571  
21 July 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)  
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):  HS code: 0805.10.00 (oranges), HS code: 0805.20.00 (mandarins 
and tangerines), HS code: 0805.40.00 (grapefruit), HS code: 0805.50.00 (lem ons and 
limes), HS code: 0805.90.00 (other)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Egypt  
5. Title of the notified document:  Arrangement Document Importation of Fresh Citrus 
Fruit from Egypt . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  22 
The Arrangement Document is a government -to-government document and is not publicly 
available.  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the 
department) has removed the following additional phytosanitary declaration for fresh citrus 
from Egypt:  
"The citrus fruit in this consignment were produced in orchards that are free from citrus 
canker".  
7. Objectiv e and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standa rd: 
[ ] 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 No. 12  
[ ] 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 
internat ional standard:   G/SPS/N/AUS/571  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 July 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2023  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2023  
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:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@aff.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@aff.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au