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17 May 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 17 May 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh Persian lime fruit from Mexico  
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has 
finalised a risk analysis in response to the market access request for commercially produced Persian 
lime fruit ( Citrus latifolia ) from Mexico into Australia for human consumption. The final report 
recommends a system of production practices that will reduce the risk associated with the importation 
of Persian lime fruit from Mexico to achieve Australia's appropriate level o f protection.  
The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced Persian lime fruit from 
Mexico into Australia be permitted, subject to the application of specified production practices, as 
outlined in the final report, for arthropod s and plant pathogens of biosecurity concern to Australia.  
The draft report for this risk analysis was published on the department's website on 7 June 2021 for 
a 60 day stakeholder consultation period (G/SPS/N/AUS/516).  
The completed final report is availa ble in English on the Australian Government Department of 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website at:  
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/b iosecurity -trade/policy/risk -analysis/plant/lime -from-mexico . 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced fin al date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  G/SPS/N/AUS/516/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] Natio nal Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
 
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au  
 
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