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AustraliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Trees and other plants – Australia

Official title

New measures for Banana bunchy top virus and Banana bract mosaic virus on Alpinia sp. nursery stock

Australia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 28 May 2026. The comment period closed on 27 July 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Nursery stock, tissue culture, cuttings, budwood, rooted plants, corms and bulbs

HS codes
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots (excl. bulbs, tubers and tuberous roots…
    • 0602 Live plants incl. their roots, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, and chicory plants and…
Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 28 May 2026. Check WTO ePing or Australia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/AUS/634
Keywords
Pests, Plant health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 27 July 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 27 July 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/AUS/634; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

To address risks associated with Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) and Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV) the following enhanced regulatory measures will apply to all permitted Alpinia species: • country freedom certified on phytosanitary certificate; or • offshore PCR testing of mother tissue cultures certified on phytosanitary certificate; or • 12 months disease screening at the government post entry quarantine facility. For further information of this change and the applicable import conditions please see: New measures for Banana bunchy top virus and Banana bract mosaic virus on Alpinia spp. nursery stock,

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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