But opposition agriculture spokesman John Cobb plans tointroduce a private member's bill when parliament returns from itswinter recess in August, to amend quarantine legislation to ensure"adequate protections" for Australia's domestic apple crop.。Trade Minister Tim Groser is overseas and his office has beenunable to provide a response to the development, while AgricultureMinister David Carter also declined to comment.。Earlier this year New Zealand won a World TradeOrganisation ruling in a 90-year battle to get its apples into theAustralian market.。
Source: Photos.comRelatedKey: Aussies will be 'chomping on Kiwi apples' soonwatch Aussie apple growers worry over NZ appleswatch Aust says NZ apples would wipe pearsAustralia's federal coalition is planning to introduce strictrules on the importation of New Zealand apples.。"To expect us to simply accept New Zealand's word on everything,friendship aside, is not realistic. We do have the right to useacceptable scientific protocols," he said.。He is concerned about the risk of fire-blight being introducedinto the country which he said would savage Australia's 175,000tonne pear crop.。He said it wouldn't be a breach of the recent WTO ruling thatrequires Australia to accept Kiwi apples, as the decision merelysaid Australia's existing protocols were too tough.。Cobb said the ruling doesn't prevent Australia from placinginspectors in New Zealand, or auditing New Zealand's exportprotocols even if they were deemed commercially sensitive.
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