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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2018This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For…
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Australia is a party to international treaties that govern the trade of goods. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Australia is obliged to ensure that sanitary (relating to human and animal health) and phytosanitary (relating to plant health) measures are based on science and applied…
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Exporters must notify us when the voyage mortality rate reaches the notifiable mortality level. This is required under the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL).Notifiable mortality level for livestock transported by seaSpeciesMortality rate per voyageBuffalo0.5% or 3 animals,…
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Joint Communiqué6 November 2019, Auckland, New ZealandThe Australian and New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) was established in 1999 under the Australia–New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement. The ANZBC met on 6 November 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand for their…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of goods from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.Torres Strait islands are a potential pathway for the movement of exotic pests, weeds and diseases present in countries very close to Australia—the…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages the United States (US) export dairy tariff rate quotas, which were put in place by the Australia–US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).Most of the dairy quotas are issued on a first-come, first-served (FCFS…
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29 July 2011Why is this analysis being undertaken?
After a long dispute with the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Australia’s measures for New Zealand apples…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry issues certification for the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) high quality beef (HQB) and the EU Grain-fed Beef tariff rate quotas (TRQ).Australian exporters can export specific quantities of eligible product to the EU and UK at…
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2 August 2023
Who does this notice affect?
This notice affects industry (importers of culture media from the USA) and biosecurity officers.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has recently concluded negotiations with the United States…
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What quarantine measures will apply to fresh apples from New Zealand?
Australia’s import conditions for apples from New Zealand require:
In-orchard controls for fire blight, European canker and…
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