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The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the Stockholm Convention) is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs).Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)POPs are pesticide and industrial chemicals that are persistent…
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Author: Brett Herbert, Australian Government Department of Agriculture
Crayfish plague is an exotic disease and is listed in Australia’s National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals. It is a serious disease of freshwater crayfish, and Australian crayfish are highly susceptible.…
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14 August 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh decrowned pineapples from Taiwan.
The final report recommends that the importation of fresh decrowned pineapples to Australia from all…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 30 October 2024, low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to western, northern, and eastern areas of Australia.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 10 and 100 millimetres were recorded in…
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5 January 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers, customs brokers, and exporting National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) of horticultural fresh produce, cut flowers, plants, seeds and other plant-based commodities.
What is the issue?
Australia is receiving some paper phytosanitary…
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Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.…
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