WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/29
27September 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3864)
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): Uncooked,
deadprawns andshrimp oftheSuborder Natantia, notfitforhuman consumption.
Tariff item0511.91
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Animal Quarantine Policy
Memorandum 1996/59 Importation ofPrawns andPrawn-Based Products (3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thedocument notifies aninterim restrictions onthe
importation ofuncooked, deadprawns andshrimp oftheSuborder Natantia andthe
commencement ofareview ofexisting quarantine policies fortheimportation ofdead
prawns andprawn-based products.
6. Objective andrationale: Toprotect Australia 'sprawn populations from foreign pests
anddiseases pending areview ofexisting policies isundertaken.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Animal Quarantine
Policy Memorandum 1996/59 (English)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 11November 1996
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 11November 1996
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11. Final date forcomments: 31October 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: