RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/AUS/17
11March 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0857)
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 embryos
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft quarantine requirements for
theimportation ofovine embryos from theRepublic ofCyprus.
5. Description ofcontent:
1. General
-permit toimport
-health certificate
-arrival requirements
-scrapie freedom assurance planrequirement
-importers 'responsibilities
2. Eligibility
-donor animals
-embryos
Animal Health Certificate 1
-description ofdonors
Animal Health Certificate 2
-disease status ofthecountry
-disease status ofthedonors
-testing ofdonors
Animal Health Certificate 3
-collection ofspecimens from donors
-inoculation ofspecimens intoserologically naive sheep
-testing ofinoculated sheep
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6. Objective andrationale: Toinvite comment ondraftimportation requirements ofovine
embryos from theRepublic ofCyprus.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: Areview ofthequarantine risksassociated withtheimportation
ofsheep andgoatembryos. Bureau ofRural Resources 1995.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Thisdraftwascirculated forcomment
within 60daysofreceipt. Final conditions willbeestablished aftercomments have
beenanalyzed andthedocument redrafted.
10. Final date forcomments: Comments arewelcome anytime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X].