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Notifying Member: Australia
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency responsible: Australian Government Department of Agriculture
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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Fresh table grapes (Vitis vinifera and hybrids)
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[ ] All trading partners
[X] Specific regions or countries: India
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Title of the notified document: Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for table grapes from India, July 2015 Language(s): English Number of pages: 239
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Description of content: Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh table grapes from India. The draft report includes:
- Summary;
- Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk analysis;
- Method for pest risk analysis;
- India's commercial production practices for fresh table grapes;
- Pest risk assessments for quarantine pests;
- Pest risk management; and
- Pest categorisation.
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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.
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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text)
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) ISPM No 2 and 11
[ ] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: None
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
[ ] Trade facilitating measure
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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 21 August 2015
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:
The Australian SPS Notification Point
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au
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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:
The Australian SPS Notification Point
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au
Report available (in English) from the Department of Agriculture website:
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk-analysis/memos/ba2015-09
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