WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/46
29July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3205)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Australian Quarantine andInspection Service (AQIS)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Pigmeatfrom
Canada
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Importation ofCooked PigMeat
Products from Canada, 7pages
5. Description ofcontent: AQIS isproposing topermit theimportation ofcooked pigmeat
products from Canada providing themeathasbeencooked toacoretemperature of
56degrees for60minutes orequivalent time/temperature toinactivate porcine
reproductive andrespiratory (PRRS) virus ifpresent inmeat. Australia isfreeof
PRRS.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal health
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 1997/16 -Importation ofcooked pigmeatproducts from Canada
(English)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbegiven onpublication inthe
AQIS Bulletin
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11. Final date forcomments: 20September 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
AQIS
Animal Quarantine Policy Branch
GPO Box858
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Fax: +6162723399