Farms must be accredited with the European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS) if they want to produce bovine animals that can be used to produce meat for export to the European Union. A farm is an area or land covered by a single Property Identification Code (PIC) under State or Territory legislation. To obtain a PIC please contact your local state representative.
The following documents relate to EUCAS accreditation for farms:
This document outlines the rules of the EUCAS and provides general administrative instructions to those delegated to administer the scheme:
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme Rules PDF | 12 | 887 KB |
| European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme Rules DOCX | 12 | 97 KB |
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Application form for EUCAS accreditation of farms PDF | 5 | 254 KB |
| Application form for EUCAS accreditation of farms DOCX | 5 | 44 KB |
| Application to renew EUCAS accreditation of farms PDF | 4 | 256 KB |
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EUCAS accredited producers may seek departmental approval for Non-EUCAS animals to be brought onto an EU PIC for the purposes of breeding. All Non-EU breeding animals must be HGP free and will not be eligible for EU status. Non-EU breeding females remain in the system as not eligible for the EU, but their offspring will be eligible.
The Non-EU females must be identified with an NLIS accredited device, be lifetime traceable in the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) and attested to be HGP free. The Non-EU breeding bulls must be HGP free. You may purchase cows, heifers or pregnant females but cows with calves at foot are not permitted.
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The following documents set out the requirements for agisting EUCAS cattle:
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Application for approval to make an alteration to a EUCAS accredited property PDF | 3 | 188 KB |
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Authority to sign declarations and EUCAS documents PDF | 3 | 219 KB |
| Notification of withdrawal of a property from EUCAS accreditation PDF | 3 | 219 KB |
| Statutory declaration form DOCX | 1 | 24 KB |
| Statutory declaration form PDF | 1 | 37 KB |
| Notification of update of current EUCAS manager contact details PDF | 3 | 195 KB |
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