WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/23
12September 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3504)
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): Equine semen
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft revised quarantine
requirements fortheimportation ofequine semen from theUnited States ofAmerica
(7pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
General -includes requirements forthepermit toimport, health certificates,
requirements fordonors offrozen andunfrozen semen, andinstructions toimporters.
Certification -country, regional andpremises disease certification, disease testing,
semen processing andsemen storage.
6. Objective andrationale: Draft revised conditions governing theimportation ofequine
semen from theUSA.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Animal Quarantine
Policy Memorandum 1996/45 (English)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 15September 1996
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 15September 1996
11. Final date forcomments: Comments onimport conditions arealways welcome.
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: