WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/37
10March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0944)
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): Livecattle
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft revised quarantine
requirements fortheimportation ofcattle from Canada.
5. Description ofcontent:
-General requirements forhealth certificates, permit toimport, quarantine and
certification;
-Animal Health Certificate:
-country freedom from certain diseases
-residency
-bovine tuberculosis
-Johne 'sdisease
-testing forbovine pestivirus, IBR, Tb,Johne 'sdisease andEBL
-treatments and
-inspections
-Transport requirements
-Entry andPostarrival quarantine
6. Objective andrationale: Therevised conditions takeintoaccount Australia 'schanged
Tbstatus andacknowledge Canada 'sfreedom from brucellosis andbluetongue.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Nodeviations
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 1May1997
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1May1997
11. Final date forcomments: 25April 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: