Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Emergency measures for nursery stock and tissue culture against Xylella fastidiosa and related Xylella species


WTO code G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.6
Date notice 28/01/2025
Notice type Emrgency
Title Emergency measures for nursery stock and tissue culture against Xylella fastidiosa and related Xylella species
Summary

On 9 November 2015, Australia notified of the implementation of emergency measures for the import of nursery stock, tissue cultures, cuttings, budwood, rooted plants, corms and bulbs against Xylella fastidiosa and related Xylella species. Further to notifications: G/SPS/N/AUS/376; G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.1; G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.2; G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.3; G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.4; G/SPS/N/AUS/538; G/SPS/N/AUS/557; and G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.5, and based on newly-published information about the presence of X. fastidiosa in China, Australia now considers China to be a high-risk country for X. fastidiosa and related Xylella species.

Enhanced regulatory measures are being introduced for imported host nursery stock from China to ensure that Australia's import conditions continue to be effective in reducing the risk of X. fastidiosa and related Xylella species from entering Australia.

Additionally, Australia is updating its Xylella emergency measures to transition from regulating host nursery stock plant material at the family level to the genus level. Australia considers that regulation at genus level provides an appropriate level of protection (ALOP) and will continue to safely facilitate trade in line with international obligations. A list of Xylella host genera is available at: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/how-to-importplants/xylella/notification-amended-emergency-quarantine-measures.

Due to the scale of required amendments, these changes will be implemented in two phases:

• Phase 1: Application of import regulations to host genera nursery stock material from China from 31 January 2025. The measures will require host nursery stock material from China to undergo increased testing, treatment and pre-export certification;

• Phase 2: Regulations will transition from family level to genus level for all other exporting countries by the end of 2025. Current import conditions will apply until they are updated.

Further details are available on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Import Industry Advice Notices webpage: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/industryadvice/2025/13-2025

When published, the revised import conditions will be made available in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON): https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/BiconWeb4.0/.

Product
Country Australia

File attach:
NAUS376A6.pdf

Orther Notice:


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