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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/AUS/96
17 May 1999
(99-1978)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Australia New Zealand Food Authority
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Materials and articles in contact with food.  All C ountries exporting the products to Australia
to be affected.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Full Assessment Report – Proposal
No. P205 (35 pages)
5. Description of content:  A review of the provisions for materials and articles in contact with
food.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety  [  ] animal health [  ] plant protection
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease  [  ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests
7. An international standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Australian Food
Standards Code ;  New Zealand Food Regulations 1984  (both available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Recommendation to Government anticipated mid-1999;
adoption to follow, pending government appr oval late 1999/early 2000 with promulgation of
joint Australia/New Zeal and Food Standards Code.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  See paragraph 9 above
11. Final date for comments:   The domestic closing date for comments is 16 June 1999, however
comments from Members will be accepted until 5 July 1999 if notice of intention to
comment is received by the domestic closing date.
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] National notification authority,
[ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority , P.O. Box 7186, Canberra Mail Centre
ACT 2610, Australia;  Fax:  +61 2 6271 2278;  E-mail:  slo@anzfa.gov.auG/SPS/N/AUS/96
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12. Texts available from:  [  ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Australia New
Zealand Food Authority, PO Box  7186, Canberra  Mail Centre ACT 2610, Australia;  Fax:
+61 2 6271 2278;  E-mail:  slo@anzfa.gov.au
Please quote full details of the notified document in paragraph 4.This document has also been notified by New Zealand