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Live plants, seeds – Australia

Official title

Pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella - draft report

Australia issued a correction on 6 July 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/AUS/557. The measure was first notified on 14 December 2022. The comment period closed on 1 March 2023.

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Products

Nursery stock (tissue culture, cuttings, budwood, rooted plants, corms and bulbs) and seed for sowing

Notifying member
Australia
Status
Corrected since it was notified
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/AUS/557Latest notice: G/SPS/N/AUS/557/Add.1/Corr.1
Keywords
Plant health, Seeds, Pests, Modification of content/scope of regulation

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 1 March 2023
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 1 March 2023. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/AUS/557/Add.1/Corr.1; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry initiated a pest risk analysis to assess the biosecurity risks of all Xylella species, and to determine whether the emergency measures manage the biosecurity risks associated with the trade in commercially produced plants for planting and seeds for sowing. The draft report contains details of: Xylella as a plant pathogen, including an overview of biology, insect vectors, plants hosts, geographical distribution, transmission pathways, diagnosis and treatment; Pest risk assessment of Xylella spp. associated with nursery stock and seed for sowing; Pest risk management which proposes risk management measures, combined with operational systems, and/or a period of post-entry quarantine in Australia prior to release, to ensure biosecurity standards are met. This pest risk analysis relates to following SPS notifications regarding emergency measures for nursery stock, tissue culture and seed for sowing pathways against Xylella fastidiosa and related Xylella species: 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 and G/SPS/N/AUS/538.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. CorrigendumG/SPS/N/AUS/557/Add.1/Corr.1

    Final report for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella

    On 14 December 2022, Australia issued an SPS notification (G/SPS/N/AUS/557) informing trading partners of the release of the draft report for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella for consultation. That notification followed Australia’s 2015 announcement of emergency measures for managing Xylella fastidiosa and related Xylella species in nursery stock and tissue culture (SPS notification G/SPS/N/AUS/376, Add.1 to Add.9). The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has assessed submissions received during, and following, the consultation period. As a result of submissions and newly published information about Xylella, including plant hosts, geographic distribution and new diagnostic assays, minor changes were made to proposed import conditions. The report also reflects the change in plant host regulation from family to genus level already enacted by Australia (G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.6 and Add.8). The pest risk analysis report for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella has now been finalised and is available at the following web address: Australia will implement the following key changes to import conditions in line with recommendations of the report: For host nursery stock (inclusive of tissue cultures) from countries/regions where Xylella is not known to be present (low-risk country or region), requirements remain aligned with emergency measures: phytosanitary certification confirming that export lots were produced and derived from…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/SPS/N/AUS/557/Add.1

    Final report for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella

    On 14 December 2022, Australia issued an SPS notification (G/SPS/N/AUS/557) informing trading partners of the release of the draft report for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella for consultation. That notification followed Australia’s 2015 announcement of emergency measures for managing Xylella fastidiosa and related Xylella species in nursery stock and tissue culture (SPS notification G/SPS/N/AUS/376, Add.1 to Add.9). The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has assessed submissions received during, and following, the consultation period. As a result of submissions and newly published information about Xylella, including plant hosts, geographic distribution and new diagnostic assays, minor changes were made to proposed import conditions. The report also reflects the change in plant host regulation from family to genus level already enacted by Australia (G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.6 and G/SPS/N/AUS/376/Add.8). The pest risk analysis report for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella has now been finalised and is available at the following web address: Australia will implement the following key changes to import conditions in line with recommendations of the report: For host nursery stock (inclusive of tissue cultures) from countries/regions where Xylella is not known to be present (low-risk country or region), requirements remain aligned with emergency measures: phytosanitary certification confirming that export lots were produced and…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/AUS/557

    Comment deadline: Closed on 1 March 2023

    Pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella - draft report

    The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry initiated a pest risk analysis to assess the biosecurity risks of all Xylella species, and to determine whether the emergency measures manage the biosecurity risks associated with the trade in commercially produced plants for planting and seeds for sowing. The draft report contains details of: Xylella as a plant pathogen, including an overview of biology, insect vectors, plants hosts, geographical distribution, transmission pathways, diagnosis and treatment; Pest risk assessment of Xylella spp. associated with nursery stock and seed for sowing; Pest risk management which proposes risk management measures, combined with operational systems, and/or a period of post-entry quarantine in Australia prior to release, to ensure biosecurity standards are met. This pest risk analysis relates to following SPS notifications regarding emergency measures for nursery stock, tissue culture and seed for sowing pathways against Xylella fastidiosa and related Xylella species: 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 and G/SPS/N/AUS/538.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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