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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, March 2023If your organisation wants to develop software that will integrate with COLS APIs, please visit the DAFF Developers Portal API Catalogue for more information.You can access the COLS Software Developers Guide which…
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19 December 2025Updated 22 January 2026Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or have a plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, and camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to…
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We have released an issues paper for the importation of natural casings for human consumption.
Steps to complete this risk analysisWhen we do a risk analysis, we:start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concernassess and analyse…
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19 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Customs brokers and importers who import uncooked pig meat.
Biosecurity industry participants holding an approved arrangement for receipt, storage, and processing of imported pig meat
What has changed?
Effective 2 August 2021, all uncooked imported pig…
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On 17 March 2026, Greece notified the World Organisation of Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The department has undertaken a risk assessment and determined that Greece should no longer be considered free from FMD from 15 February 2026.Managing the biosecurity…
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'Cargo containers: biosecurity aspects and procedures' details information on biosecurity requirements for risk management of containers and the cargo and packaging materials they carry. Cargo containers have many potential biosecurity risks including timber pests, soil, plant and animal matter.…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, March 2018
The purpose of the Announcement Information Paper is to provide background information about the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh longan fruit from Vietnam. Its intended audience is stakeholders with an interest…
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All livestock consignments exported by sea must be held and prepared at a registered establishment (RE).We must approve your establishment before you use it to prepare livestock for export. Your approval will outline what your establishment can hold, including:species, weights and quantities of…
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Import conditions for fresh pomegranate whole fruit (Punica granatum) and for ready-to-eat pomegranate arils from India have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued.
The decision to commence imports will be a commercial…
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