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G/SPS/N/AUS/266 
15 June 2011  
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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:  Biosecurity Australia, 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):  Hazelnut propagative material from Chile  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chile  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Review of Policy: Importation of Hazelnut ( Corylus  
species) Propagative Material from Chile   Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  84 
6. Description of content:  Biosecurity Australia has completed this draft policy review in 
response to the request to import commercial quantities of hazelnut rooted dormant cuttings 
from Chile into Australia.  The draft report proposes a systems approach consisting of a 
number of risk management measures that will reduce the risk associated with the 
importation of hazelnut rooted dormant cu ttings from Chile to achieve 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)   
 ISPMs no. 2, 11 and 14  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/AUS/266 
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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:  N/A   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  10 June 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) :  11 July 2011.  Thirty days from the date of publication of the 
document 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Australian SPS Contact Point 
Trade and Market Access Division Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry GPO Box 858 Canberra  ACT  2601 
Australia 
Fax:  +(61 2) 6272 3678 E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Australian SPS Contact Point  
Trade and Market Access Division 
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
GPO Box 858 Canberra  ACT  2601 Australia Fax:  +(61 2) 6272 3678 E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au 
Report available (in English) from Biosecurity Australia's website: 
http://www.daff.gov.au/ba