. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/233 
7 August 2009  
 (09-3827) 
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 unshu mandarin fruit from Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Four designated export areas in the Shizuoka 
Prefecture in Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Policy determination on the importation of fresh unshu 
mandarin fruit from Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan   Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  The importation of fresh unshu mandarin fruit from four 
designated export areas in the Shizuoka Prefectu re in Japan 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 Unshu Mandarin Fruit from the Shizuoka 
Prefecture in Japan .  These measures are designed to lim it 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM N° 2 
and 11  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/AUS/233 
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   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) Final Import Risk Analysis Report for F resh Unshu Mandarin Fruit from Shizuoka 
Prefecture in Japan  
(2) Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) 2009/17 Policy determination for fresh unshu 
mandarin fruit from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan  
All documents are available in English from Biosecurity Australia's website: 
http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  29 July 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 August 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  29 July 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:  [ ] 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  
The policy determination and the final import ri sk analysis report are available in English 
on Biosecurity Australia's website:  http://www.biosecurityaustralia.gov.au