The Following Communication, Received on 21 September 2017, Is Being Circulated at The

G/SPS/N/AUS/377/Add.1

21 September 2017 (17-5002) Page: 1/2 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, received on 21 September 2017, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Australia.

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Final pest risk analysis for ' Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' associated with apiaceous crops

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed a final pest risk analysis for 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' associated with apiaceous crops. This pest risk analysis was initiated in response to the introduction of emergency measures against 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' ('Ca. L. solanacearum') infecting apiaceous crops, including carrot (Daucus carota) and celery/celeriac (Apium graveolens). The draft pest risk analysis was released on 11 December 2015 for a 45 day stakeholder consultation period and was published as a SPS notification with reference number G/SPS/N/AUS/377. The recommended import conditions for apiaceous crops (carrot, celery/celeriac, chervil, fennel, parsley and parsnip) are summarised below:  Seeds for sowing: mandatory off-shore or on-shore PCR testing or hot water treatment (50°C for 20 minutes); AND if the testing or treatment is conducted off-shore, a Phytosanitary Certificate with the additional declaration that the mandatory treatment or testing has been conducted in accordance with Australia's requirements;

 Tissue cultures off-shore option: mandatory off-shore PCR testing; AND a Phytosanitary Certificate with the additional declaration that the testing has been conducted in accordance with Australia's requirements;

 Tissue cultures on-shore option: mandatory growth in a closed government post-entry quarantine (PEQ) facility for disease screening; AND mandatory on-shore PCR testing for freedom from 'Ca L. solanacearum'.

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 adoption, publication or date of entry into force [ ] Other:

Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified

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measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be provided, 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

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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 Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678 E-mail: [email protected] Texts are available at the following web address: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk-analysis/memos/ba2017-20

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