WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/32
15January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0121)
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: Draft quarantine requirements for
theimportation ofbovine embryos from theUnited States ofAmerica (6pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
General -documentation anddefinitions
Certification -country health status; testing requirements forbothmaleandfemale
donors; collection, handling andstorage ofembryos
Importers/agents responsibilities
Postarrival
6. Objective andrationale: Torevise conditions fortheimportation ofbovine embryos
from theUSA inaccordance withSPSAgreement
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Australia isfreefrom Type 4bovine pestivirus andthese draft
conditions contain testing requirements forbovine pestivirus which exceed theOIE
recommendations. Therequired testing isdesigned notonlytodetect thechronic
carrier buttoprevent embryos forexport being collected from female donors inthe
viraemic orinfective stage oftransient infection.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 15March 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 15March 1997
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11. Final date forcomments: 10March 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: