G/SPS/N/AUS/433/Add.6  
 
27 October 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 26 October 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Agricultural Export Legislation - Release of the Exposure Draft Export Control Rules 2020 - tranche 
two. 
The Australian Government is making improvements to its agricultural export legislation. A new 
legislative framework for Australia's agricultural exports will commence on 28 March 2021, comprising 
the Export Control Act 2020  and the Export Control Rules 20 20 (the Rules).  
The Rules will set out the operational details for regulating the exports of commodities. Once finalised, 
the Rules will replace the current legislation.  
The Australian Government has already released tranche one of the Exposure Drafts of t he Export 
Control Rules 2020 (the draft Rules), which included 7 commodities for consultation. We are now 
releasing tranche two of the draft Rules, which includes 3 draft Rules. The final draft Rules - for wood 
and non -prescribed goods will be released for  consultation at a later date.  
Tranche two includes the draft Rules:  
− Exposure Draft Export Control (Animals) Rules 2020  
− Exposure Draft Export Control (Rabbit and Ratite Meat and Rabbit and Ratite Meat Products) 
Rules 2020  
− Exposure Draft Export Control (W ild Game Meat and Wild Game Meat Products) Rules 2020  
The draft Rules and supporting information can be found on the Department of Agriculture, Water   and 
the Environment's website - https://www.agriculture.gov.au/market -access -trade/improving -export -
legislation . Submissions on the tranche two of the draft Rules close on 8 January 2021.  
The focus for consultation with stakeholders, including trading partners, is to ensure the improved 
legislative framework is clear and fit -for-purpose - supporting growth and innovation, while 
maintaining the standards our trading partners expect.  
There is no change to Australia's commitment to meet the importing requi rements of our trading 
partners, and the improved legislation will continue to meet Australia's international obligations - 
including those under the SPS agreement.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date o f entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/AUS/433/Add.6  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least  60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Submissions on the tranche two of the draft Rules close on 
8 January  2021.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601; Australia  
Email: sps.contact@agric ulture.gov.au   
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Email: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au   
 
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