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8 July 2019  
(19-4510) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 27 June 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Biosecurity requirements for post -entry processing of salmonid products sourced from approved 
countries  
Changes to existing certification and post -entry processing requirements for salmonid products 
sourced from approved countries (excluding New Zealand).  
New import conditions will apply from 1 September 2019 for salmonid products sourced  from 
approved countries excluding New Zealand.  
From this date, all salmon products must comply with the new conditions to be allowed entry into 
Australia. We will continue to accept salmon products under the existing import conditions in the 
interim perio d. 
Further information is available at:  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -analysis/memos/ba2019 -a04. 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of ad option, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be p rovided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/AUS/460/Add.2  
 
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  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 Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
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 Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra  ACT 2601 
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
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