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Great Britain – Organics: Organic certificate of inspection process from 1 January 2021 (2020-07)

Date of issue: 4 December 2020 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA 2020-07 Attention: Organic Producers and Exporters, Organic certifying bodies, Industry bodies Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Central and Regional offices Purpose To inform the organic…
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Changes to air cargo screening requirements

​The Australian Government has announced new export screening requirements for air cargo. They will apply to all destinations from 1 March 2019. All outbound international air cargo, regardless of its destination, must be examined under the Enhanced Air Cargo Examination (EACE) program before it…
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ISPM 15 for Export frequently asked questions

​​​​​[expand all] What is ISPM 15? ISPM 15 is the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15—Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade. It represents the first international commodity based standard and sets out criteria for regulating wood packaging…
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2017-34 - Horticulture Exports Program – Pending release of instructional material for horticulture inspections

​​​​​​​28 August 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide notice of upcoming changes to the Plant Export Operations Manual (PEOM) for horticulture products.Summary of…
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New vehicle pre-loading biosecurity risk guide

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2024Down​​​load​​​New vehicle pre-loading biosecurity risk guide​ (PDF 3.3 MB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionIntroductionNew vehicles pose a biosecurity risk to…
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Beef and beef products

Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) approach to the National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) five year review recommendations

[expand all] Recommendation 1. The language used in the NEBRA to describe stakeholders should be consistent with that used in the broader IGAB and the other biosecurity response agreements (EADRA and EPPRD). The NBC supports in part this recommendation. The NBC proposes that the language…
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Become a biosecurity officer

Join the front line to protect our plants, animals and way of life.Do you want to make a valuable contribution to protecting Australia’s agricultural industries, our unique environment and sustain our way of life?As a biosecurity officer, you can make a difference and help prevent damaging global…
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Cascading planetary risks: Coming, ready or not

Source: Shutterstock.com Accelerating changes in earth systems at all scales – from global to microbial – are creating multiple risks and challenges, and some opportunities. Agriculture is already impacted, and adapting. Climate and commodity prices will become more volatile, while emerging…
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Environmental and Heritage Assessments

​​2.1 Introduction2.2 Objectives2.3 Environment and Heritage assessment report2.4 Commonwealth responsibilities2.4.1 Obligations and assessments2.4.2 Impact assessment2.4.3 National Forest Policy Statement strategy to protect old-growth and wilderness values2.5 Managing environmental and heritage…
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