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AustraliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Animals; live, n.e.c. in chapter 01 – Australia

Official title

Notice of changes to Brucella canis import conditions

Australia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 5 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Live domestic dogs

HS codes
  • 01 · Animals; live
    • 010619 Live mammals (excl. primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises, manatees and dugongs, seals, sea lions and walruses, camels and other camelids, rabbits and…
Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 5 January 2026. Check WTO ePing or Australia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Animal health
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/AUS/628
Keywords
Animal diseases, Animal health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/AUS/628; it forwards comments to Australia.

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What the notification says

Biosecurity import conditions for the management of Brucella canis are being updated to align with the department’s policy review on the Importation of dogs and cats and their semen from approved countries (2013). The policy review determined that serological testing should be conducted at least one incubation period after the last mating or insemination. This requirement helps mitigate the risk that a dog may be incubating Brucella canis at the time of blood sample collection. Accordingly, dogs must not be naturally mated or artificially inseminated for at least 21 days before blood is collected for Brucella canis testing, and until export. This extends the previous requirement of 14 days. All import permits issued from 2 March 2026 onwards will reflect these updated conditions.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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