. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/AUS/1421
26 July 2002
(02-4162)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Biosecurity Australia, Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia
(AFFA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Fresh bananas
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
The Republic of the Philippines
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Importation of fresh
bananas from the Philippines Draft Import Risk Analysis Report  June 2002 (355pages)
6. Description of content:   This draft import risk analysis report describes the procedures
followed to identify and assess the quarantine risks associated with imports to Australia of
mature (hard, green) fresh Cavendish banana fruit from specified areas in the Philippines.
It presents recommendations in relation to proposed quarantine measures to address those
risks.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   ISPM 1, ISPM 2, ISPM 4, ISPM 8, ISPM 10 and
ISPM 11 have been followed.
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Importation of Fresh
Bananas from the Philippines Draft Import Risk Analysis Report June 2002.  (Available in
English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined
                                                     
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12. Final date for comments:   30 August 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: