WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/30
30September 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3886)
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): Uncooked,
deadfreshwater crayfish intheInfraorder Astacidea. Tariff items 0306.19, 0306.29
and0511.91
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Animal Quarantine Policy
Memorandum 1996/60 Importation ofFreshwater Crayfish (3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thedocument notifies theimplementation ofarequirement for
animport permit prior toimportation foruncooked, deadfreshwater crayfish ofthe
Infraorder Astacidea andcommencement ofareview ofexisting quarantine policies for
theimportation ofdeadfreshwater crayfish andproducts based onfreshwater crayfish.
6. Objective andrationale: Toprotect Australia 'sfreshwater crayfish populations from
Aphanomyces astaci pending areview ofexisting policies isundertaken.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Animal Quarantine
Policy Memorandum 1996/60 (English)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 11November 1996
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 11November 1996
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11. Final date forcomments: 31October 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: