Date of Issue: 26 June 2015
Date of Effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries - Export Establishments, Industry bodies
Department of Agriculture - Central and Regional offices, ATMs and FOMs, OPVs and Meat inspection staff, State Regulatory Authorities
Affected Markets: Various
Further information: Please contact Exports if you have any queries.
This Market Access Advice is to advise of recent content changes in the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) database.
Information for the following products has been updated in MICoR:
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Meat and Animal By-Products
| Country | Commodity | Section | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
New Caledonia | Horse meat and horse meat products | 1.3, 7.1 | New agreed certificate formalised to facilitate ongoing trade in this product. |
Iraq | Farmed deer and camel meat | 1.3, 3.1, 7.2 | New market access, including agreed certification, has been established to enable trade in this product to commence. |
Lebanon | Green runners | 5.1, 8.1 | New agreed certification to allow sourcing of product from animals which have undergone ante- and post-mortem inspection. |
PNG | Poultry meat and poultry meat products | 7.1 | Certification for uncooked mechanically deboned poultry meat (MDM) has been exempted from PNG’s ongoing ban on uncooked poultry meat and poultry meat products. |
Republic of Korea | Poultry meat, poultry meat products and edible offal | 7.1 | Revised certification has been established allowing trade to recommence. |
Indonesia | Pet food and rendered meals | 8.3, 8.5 | Certification for pet food and rendered products containing poultry has been reinstated following Indonesia’s lifting of avian influenza related restrictions. |
Taiwan | Pharmaceuticals | 8.4 | Additional endorsement 5197 is now required. |
India | Hides and skins | 8.2 | Caution recommended using certificate for wet blue and pickled hides. |
Turkey | Wool | 8.2 | Certification for treated wool suspended pending official negotiations. Caution recommended using certification for untreated wool. |
Eggs and Egg Products
| Country | Commodity | Section | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | Pasteurised eggs | 1.6 | Interim manufacturer’s declaration established to enable market access |
Singapore | Processed eggs | 1.6 | Amended certificate attestations for processed egg products |
Solomon Islands | Table eggs | 1.6 | Certification for table eggs is currently suspended pending official negotiations |
Market Access Advice Notices
If you require a full copy of any meat MAAs, please send your request to Exports.
MAAs for fish, dairy and eggs are available on the department website at the following links:
Market Access Advice Notices (MAA’s) issued since 1 May 2015
Meat
| MAA1537 | 01/05/2015 | Argentina | New certification requirements for products and by-products of animal origin |
MAA1538 | 07/05/2015 | PNG | Update 2 – Trade suspension for uncooked poultry products |
MAA1539 | 08/05/2015 | UAE | Changes to requirements for Approved Islamic Organisations for Halal Certification |
MAA1540 | 11/05/2015 | Singapore | Changes to the list of Approved Islamic Organisations |
MAA1541 | 13/05/2015 | Multiple | MICoR – Recent updates |
MAA1542 | 15/05/2015 | PNG | Update 3 – Exemption for mechanically deboned chicken meat |
MAA1543 | 15/05/2015 | Indonesia | Avian Influenza – Update for Indonesia |
MAA1544 | 19/05/2015 | Dominican Republic | New import requirements for meat, meat products and edible offal |
MAA1545 | 26/05/2015 | GCC | Implementation of Guide for the Control of Imported Foods |
MAA1546 | 26/05/2015 | USA | Port of entry violations – ‘off condition’ meat |
MAA1547 | 27/05/2015 | PNG | Update 4: Exemption for mechanically deboned poultry meat |
MAA1548 | 17/06/2015 | China | Airfreight seals |
MAA1549 | 18/06/2015 | China | Airfreight seals |
MAA1550 | 19/06/2015 | China | Airfreight seals |
MAA1551 | 25/06/2015 | Singapore | Pre export testing for pig meat and pig offal |
MAA1552 | 26/06/2015 | Republic of Korea | Consignment rejection trends |
Dairy
| MAA1504 | 01/05/2015 | Argentina | New certification requirements for products and by-products of animal origin |
MAA1505 | 13/05/2015 | Multiple | MICoR – Recent updates |
MAA1506 | 26/05/2015 | GCC countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE | GCC – Implementation of Guide for the Control of Imported Foods |
Fish
| MAA1505 | 01/05/2015 | Argentina | New certification requirements for products and by-products of animal origin |
MAA1506 | 13/05/2015 | Multiple | MICoR – Recent updates |
MAA1507 | 26/05/2015 | GCC countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE | GCC – Implementation of Guide for the Control of Imported Foods |
MAA1508 | 29/05/2015 | Japan | On-arrival testing of bivalve molluscs for Paralytic Shellfish Toxin |
Upgrade to the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR)
From 11 April 2015 the Department of Agriculture (the department) has upgraded the MICoR website, and as a result you will now access it through a new URL.
http://micor.agriculture.gov.au
Your user name has not changed. When you access the new website for the first time, you will need to reset your password. To do this, follow these instructions:
Go to http://micor.agriculture.gov.au
Select your commodity of interest (e.g. Meat or Diary). Please note logins are not required for fish, eggs and non-prescribed goods.
Click ‘Login’
Click on ‘Reset Password’.
Enter your user name into the field and then enter a four digit PIN. Click ‘Send Instructions'.
An email with further instructions will be sent to your email address. Follow the instructions within the email to reset your password.
If you currently have accounts for multiple MICoR commodities, you only need to follow the process described above once. i.e. resetting your password for Meat will also reset your password for Dairy.
Should any issues be encountered, please contact us through the relevant program MICoR email Meat and Dairy.
If you do not have access to MICoR, visit the website http://micor.agriculture.gov.au
After clicking on the appropriate commodities group (noting logins are not required for fish, eggs and non-prescribed goods), click on the ‘apply for access’ link which will send a request for access to the department. The department will assess the application and, if the applicant is successful, issue a login and password.
Please note that the information on MICoR may not reflect recent changes to importing country requirements. The Department of Agriculture encourages all exporters to contact officials of the importing country, either through the importer or directly, to confirm that their product meets the current requirements of the importing country.
Due to the August 2014 MICoR upgrade, some pages display the date of ‘last update’ as a date in July or August 2014. These dates were applied when the system was upgraded and therefore do not necessarily reflect the last date that the page was updated. Exporters should not rely on this date to determine when changes to importing country requirements have occurred. The department encourages all exporters to contact officials of the importing country, either through the importer or directly, to confirm that their product meets the current importing country requirements.
The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.