WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/AUS/90
31 March 1999
(99-1325)
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:   Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
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).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Bulk
maize from the USA
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft Import Risk Analysis for the
Importation of Bulk Maize from the USA (68 pages)
5. Description of content: Technical issues on disease and pest risk, risk management options
and a preliminary view on which option would achieve Australia's appropriate level of
protection for the importation of bulk maize from the USA.
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 standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [  ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Import Risk
Analysis document on bulk maize from the USA (available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption :  August 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  August 1999
11. Final date for comments:   18 May 1999
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: