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5 May 2021  
(21-3834) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 5 May 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Emergency measures for nursery stock and tissue culture against Xylella fastidiosa  and related Xylella  
species  
On 9 November 2015 Australia notified of the implementation of emergency measures for the import 
of nursery stock, tissue cultures, cuttings, budwood, rooted plants, corms and bulbs against Xylella 
fastidiosa  and related Xylella  species.  
Further to notific ations G/SPS/N/AUS/376, G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.1 and G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.2, 
and based on additional information on the host range of Xylella  bacteria, Australia notifies that 
emergency measures for Xylella  will be extended to nursery stock belonging to the fo llowing seven 
additional plant families, effective 1 June 2021:  
− Araucariaceae;  
− Argophyllaceae;  
− Athyriaceae;  
− Corynocarpaceae;  
− Dennstaedtiaceae;  
− Haloragaceae;  
− Violaceae.  
These additions and current measures are described in the following links:  
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/plant -products /how-to-import -
plants/xylella/notification -amended -emergency -quarantine -measures#roles --and-responsibilities  
and https://www.agriculture.gov .au/import/goods/plant -products/how -to-import -plants/xylella . 
When published, the revised import conditions will be made available in the Biosecurity Import 
Conditions  system: 
https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/BiconWeb4.0/ViewElement/Element/Alert?elementPk=1486964 . 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.3  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fa x number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
The Australian SPS contact point  
GP Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The Australian SPS contact point  
GP Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
 
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