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We audit your activity conducted under a Food Import Compliance Agreement (FICA). Audits assess that you are meeting the conditions of your FICA.FeesAudit fees are outlined in our charging guidelines.Audit typesWe conduct 3 types of audits.Pre-approval auditWe perform a pre-approval audit before…
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General requirementsImporters must have an import permit issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to bring veterinary vaccines into Australia. Import permit applications must be submitted to the department via the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON), with all…
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24 June 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand for the 2026 season.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications are now open for farms and packhouses located in…
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There are a number of acronyms and other words with special meanings in common use as part of the Codex process. This guide may provide a useful starting point to understanding Codex language.
Acronym
Definition
ADI
Acceptable Daily Intake
AGCPC…
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We completed an import risk assessment (IRA) for ornamental finfish in 1999.
Steps to complete this risk analysis
When we do a risk analysis, we:
start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concern
assess and analyse biosecurity risks
develop proposed risk…
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All commercial vessels must use MARS for vessel pre-arrival reporting.Commercial vessel types that must use MARS to report noting that some vessels having additional requirements to be met:Australian vesselsCruiseHeavy liftRo-Ros (Roll On Roll Off)BargesFishingLivestockSuperyachts - charteredBreak…
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20 August 2024Attention:Registered exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwardersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) – Central and Regional offices.PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that export certification to Singapore for Other…
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The Animal Health Committee maintains a list of routine tests for infectious animal diseases used by veterinary laboratories in Australia. The information presented in this test register was last updated in June 2014. For more up-to-date information, please contact the relevant laboratory directly…
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This variation to the Tasmanian RFA was signed on 19 July 2001 by the Commonwealth and Tasmanian Governments. The text of the variation is reproduced below.
THIS AGREEMENT is made on the …
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A Biosecurity Advice notice is a notice that informs stakeholders about the Department of Agriculture - Biosecurity's work. Biosecurity Advice notices are sent to registered stakeholders and placed on the website.
Information about…
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