Extension for the comment period of the draft report for the Pest Risk Analysis for Cut Flower and Foliage Imports - Part 1

The draft report of the pest risk analysis and the confirmed measures to achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh cut flowers and foliage from all countries was released for comment on 14 November 2018.The draft pest risk analysis was released for public comment on 14 November 2018, with the comment period closing on 31 January 2019 (see SPS notification G/SPS/N/AUS/435/Add.2).Due to a number of stakeholders requesting extensions to the comment timeframe, the Australian Government is extending the comment period for another six weeks – now closing on Friday 15 March 2019. If stakeholders have already submitted comments but wish to provide more detail, subsequent submissions are welcome.