WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/64
24November1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5148)
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): Ovine and
caprine embryos
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft revised quarantine
requirements fortheimportation ofovine andcaprine embryos from theRepublic of
South Africa
5. Description ofcontent:
General -Permit toimport andAnimal Health Certificate requirements
Certification
- listofdiseases requiring country freedom
- Certification for:
. foot-and-mouth disease
. RiftValley fever
. scrapie
. pulmonary adennomatosis
- premise freedom from alistofdiseases
- 30daypre-collection isolation
- pre-collection andpost-collection testing ofdonors
- special testing requirements forbluetongue, RiftValley fever andWesselsbron
disease
- semen donor certification
- requirements forcollection, identification, processing andstorage ofembryos
Importers/agents responsibilities
PostArrival requirements
6. Objective andrationale: Torevise thecurrent conditions fortheimportation ofovine
andcaprine embryos from theRepublic ofSouth Africa inaccordance withthe
application ofSPSmeasures andcurrent techniques.
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7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 25January 1998
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 25January 1998
11. Final date forcomments: 15January 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: