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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - Tasmania - Department of Primary Industries & Water

Cover Letter Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 303 Devonport Tasmania 7310 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6421 7634 Telephone Andrew.Bishop@dpiw.tas.gov.au 4 September 2008 Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT …
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Announcement Paper

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2017The purpose of the Announcement Information Paper is to provide background information about the review of biosecurity import…
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Seed contaminants and tolerance tables

​​​​​All seed consignments imported into Australia for all end uses must meet the standards for seed contaminants and tolerances set by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Check the guidance on this page and import conditions in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) to…
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Newcastle disease

​What to look for Newcastle disease only affects birds, particularly poultry, such as chickens. It can cause illness and death in large numbers of birds quickly. Infected birds may show signs of: loss of appetite, coughing, gasping, nasal discharge, watery eyes, bright green diarrhoea and…
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Sheepmeat and goatmeat quotas (EU and UK)

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry issues certification for the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) sheepmeat and goatmeat tariff rate quotas (TRQ) and the EU only ‘erga omnes’ quota.Australian exporters can export specific quantities of eligible products to the EU and UK…
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Rainforest

This profile has been superseded by the 2019 version, which is available here. View the complete Australian forest profiles series. Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013. ​Australia has 3.6 million hectares of the Rainforest native forest…
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Australian Government Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report 171 on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Australian Government, 2017 Download Australian Government Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report 171 on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (PDF - 93.39 KB) Australian Government Response to the Joint Standing Committee on…
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2019-52 - Grain and Seed Exports Program – Updated Indian weed seeds list

13 November 2019PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Indian Plant Protection Organisation has consolidated the list of prohibited weed seeds for plant and plant products imported into India.Summary of changes and key pointsThe Indian Plant Protection Organisation has…
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Exercise Volare (2024)

Exercise Volare occurred in August - September 2024, as a series of 3 scenario-based discussions, exercises focused on a hypothetical detection of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4b (further referred to as H5 HPAI) in Australian…
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Australia’s native forests and wood production

Australia’s native forests and wood productionThis Insights paper describes Australia’s native forests managed for wood production, the sustainable wood harvesting that is carried out within them, and other ecosystem services that they provide. Future opportunities and challenges regarding native…
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