RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/10
5January 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0024)
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): Bovine
embryos
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Quarantine Requirements forthe
Importation ofBovine Embryos from NewCaledonia (8pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
-description ofimport permit
-description ofanimal health certificate
-conditions forentry intoAustralia
-agents responsibilities
-consignment details
-health status ofcountry
-residency requirements
-animal history
-semen description
-supervision ofcollecting program
-testing
-embryo processing
-embryo storage
6. Objective andrationale: Tofacilitate theimportation ofbovine embryos from New
Caledonia intoAustralia without jeopardising thehealth status ofAustralian bovines.
./.G/SPS/N/AUS/10
Page2
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Thehealth status requirements arebased onEUDirective
88/407/EEC. Theembryos collection requirements arebased ontheRecommendations
fortheSanitary Handling ofEmbryos intheManual ofInternational Embryo Transfer
Society andtherequirements fortheprocessing ofembryos isbased onOIECode.
8. Relevant documents: Thequarantine requirements fortheimportation ofbovine semen
from NewCaledonia
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: These amendments toexisting
conditions were introduced on30November 1995.
10. Final date forcomments: Comments arewelcome atanytime. Conditions canbe
updated asrequired.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: