WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/33
10February 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0484)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Australian Quarantine andInspection Service
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Bovine semen
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft revised quarantine
requirements fortheimportation ofbovine semen from Canada
5. Description ofcontent:
General -requirements forPermit toImport andAnimal Health Certificate
Certification -country freedom; testing ofdonors; collection, processing andstorage
ofsemen
Importers andAgents responsibilities
Postarrival requirements
6. Objective andrationale: Revise theanimal health requirements forbovine semen
entering Australia from Canada.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
Type 4bovine pestivirus ispresent inNorth America butnotinAustralia. Toprevent
thecollection ofsemen from antibody negative butantigen positive donors thedonors
arerequired togiveanegative result totheantigen capture ELISA orvirus isolation
testforbovine pestivirus.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 10April 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 10April 1997
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11. Final date forcomments: 5April 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: