WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/AUS/127
23 March 2001
(01-1430)
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).  Ornamental bulbs  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Israel and New Zealand
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Non-Routine Import Risk Analysis
on Ornamental Bulbs from the Netherlands, th e United Kingdom, Israel and New Zealand
(84 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 Ornamental
Bulbs of the genera Crocus, Freesia, Gladiolus, Hippea strum, Hyacinthus, Iris, Lilium,
Narcissus and Tulipa from  the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel and 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 & ISPM 8
have been followed.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Non-Routine Import
Risk Analysis on Ornamental Bulbs from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel and
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:  3 May 2001
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:           