WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/AUS/122
17 October 2000
(00-4288)
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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Fresh apple fruit   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  New Zealand
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Import Risk Analysis on the
Importation of Apples from New Zealand (215 pages)
5. Description of content:  Pest Risk Analysis and a preliminary view on the measures that
would achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection for the importation of fresh mature
apple fruit ( Malus x domestica  Borkh.) from New Zealand.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  ISPM 1, ISPM 2, ISPM 4, ISPM 5 and ISPM 8
have been followed.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Import Risk
Analysis on the Importation of Apples from New Zealand (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  11 December 2000
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           