WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/AUS/99
4 June 1999
(99-2255)
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 (AQIS)
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:  Australia's importation policy relating to bovine semen and embryos from
Argentina and Brazil
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import risk analyses:  Bovine
semen and embryos from Argentina and Brazil – Draft report (114 pages)
5. Description of content:  Part 1 Bovine semen;  Part 2 Bovine embryos
Introduction
Hazard identification and exposure pathways
Risk assessment and risk management
Proposed quarantine conditions for the importation of bovine semen (Part 1)/embryos(Part 2) from Argentina
Proposed quarantine conditions for the importation of bovine semen (Part 1)/embryos
(Part2) from Brazil
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] 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 [  X ].
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:  English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 September 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  20 September 1999
11. Final date for comments:  26 July 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:           