RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/11
5January 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0025)
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): Horses from
Peninsular Malaysia
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Quarantine Requirements for
theImportation ofHorses from Peninsular Malaysia (8pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
-required documentation toaccompany horses
-importers responsibilities
-pre-export andpost-arrival quarantine requirements
-certification required covering thehealth status of:
-Peninsular Malaysia
-thepremise
-thehorse being exported
-required disease testing
-required vaccinations andtreatments
-transport standards
6. Objective andrationale: There isanincreasing demand toallow themovement of
horses, bothforracing andforbreeding, directly from Peninsular Malaysia to
Australia. Thissetofrequirements havebeendrafted afternegotiations withthe
Malaysian authorities.
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7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Thisdocument isbased onOIEAnimal Health Code guidelines
excepting fortherequirements relating toEquine Influenza which doesnotoccur in
Australia.
8. Relevant documents: Nil
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: 10December 1995
10. Final date forcomments: 1January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: