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2017-30 - Grain and Seed Exports Program – Revised Industry Management Plan to supply wheat and barley to the Chinese market

​​10 August 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the implementation of a revised Industry Management Plan to supply wheat and barley to the Chinese market…
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2017-06 - Business Systems Program – Replacement Document Charges

1 March 2017PurposeTo advise exporters that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is changing the way that the replacement document fee for plant exports is applied, in order to align with…
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2021-46: Plant Exports – Updates to the department’s website

28 September 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is updating its website.Summary of changes and key pointsOn 18 October 2021, we will be merging our 3 departmental websites:awe.gov.auagriculture.gov.…
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Biosecurity Advice 2017-12 - End of prawn suspension and import conditions for prawns and prawn products for human consumption

​30 June 2017This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that:The import suspension on uncooked prawns will lapse on 6 July 2017.Enhanced import conditions will be implemented on 7 July 2017, to allow…
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eCert (electronic certification) for Australia

  What is eCert? eCert allows importing and exporting government agencies to exchange government certificates electronically. It works via a secure and encrypted data exchange. We use eCert to exchange: phytosanitary certificates for plant and plant-related products sanitary…
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Residue chemistry and laboratory performance and evaluation

The National Residue Survey (NRS) contracts the services of Australian and New Zealand laboratories to perform residue testing. The laboratories must have demonstrated capabilities in the specific chemical residue analyses that are required by export and domestic markets.Laboratory performance…
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Certificates, declarations and forms

If you are involved in the export of plants and plant products, you may need to complete and submit documents to us. These show that your products comply with plant export laws.The type of documents you must submit will depend on your commodity and the importing country requirements.For information…
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Developmental stage

OverviewTrade is restricted to specific stages of development or harvest maturity where the risk of infestation is low.Examples include restricting trade to fruit developmental stages that are less vulnerable to infestation (e.g.. immature stages), and limiting imports of plant material for…
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56-2021: Amendments to Human Health and Coronavirus (COVID-19) questions for the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS)

8 April 2021 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance. What has changed? The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the…
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Regulator Performance

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry plays a critical role as a regulator.Through our regulation, we support a more sustainable and prosperous Australia through biosecurity, production and trade. We regulate in the public interest while continuing to safeguard and grow sustainable…
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