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New plant export legislation commenced on 28 March 2021. The new export legislation consists of the Export Control Act 2020 and the Export Control Rules 2021.
The Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2021 (Plant Rules) set the specific requirements for the export of plants and…
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21 August 2024Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who reset their password through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ (‘Other User’) login method.InformationThis is a…
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Australia has a highly favourable animal health status. We are free from many cat and dog diseases. To protect our status, cats and dogs must undertake a period of quarantine upon arrival in Australia.This quarantine period allows us to:assess the required documentationmonitor the animal's health…
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Date issued 18 August 2004
India has revised their quarantine weed seed list for Australian commodities. The list of quarantine weed seeds list has been reduced from 61 to 33. Of the 33…
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Community members will continue to be able to access free testing services for rabbits and hares, thanks to an Australian Government funded national disease monitoring program.
The National Rabbit Disease Monitoring Program is being delivered by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. Through…
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1 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of dairy* (cheese, chocolate and lactose) for human consumption from Italy.Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from Italy.Importers of bovine derived petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics from Italy.Importers of…
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The giant African snail is one of the world’s largest and most damaging land snails. Native to Eastern Africa, it has quickly spread around the world and is now established in most tropical countries. Australia is free from the giant African snail and we want to keep it that way.
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28 May 2021Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with shipping or…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health,…
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Australian beef can enter the United States through entitlements negotiated under the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework, and the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSTFA).Under these arrangements, Australian exporters can export up to 449,482 metric tonnes of beef (combined WTO…
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