WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/38
7March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0928)
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): Livecattle
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft revised quarantine
requirements fortheimportation ofcattle from theUnited States ofAmerica (8pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
-General requirements forhealth certificate, permit toimport, quarantine and
certification;
-Animal Health Certificate:
-country freedom from certain diseases
-residency
-bovine brucellosis
-bovine tuberculosis
-Johne 'sdisease
-testing forbovine pestivirus, Tb,Johne 'sdisease, brucellosis, IBR, EBL,
vesicular stomatitis
-treatments and
-inspections
-Transport requirements
-Entry andPostarrival quarantine
6. Objective andrationale: Therevised conditions takeintoaccount Australia 'schanged
bovine tuberculosis status andfreedom from bovine brucellosis. Thedraftconditions
require only14daypre-export quarantine anddefer the60dayquarantine ina
bluetongue freezoneuntilafterarrival inAustralia.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Thebovine tuberculosis requirements aremore stringent thanthose
intheOIEAnimal Health Code.
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8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 1May1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1May1997
11. Final date forcomments: 25April 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: