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120-2014 Quarantine Fees and Charges Guidelines

​19 December 2014Who does this notice affect?​This notice is of interest to clients in the import and shipping industry, including importers and customs brokers.What has changed?The Department of…
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29-2019 - Resolved - Department of Agriculture and Water Resources website intermittently unavailable Thursday 28 February 2019

​28 February 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources attempting to access the department’s website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/…
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32-2019 - Resolved - Delay with invoices and receipts being issued from Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS), Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS), Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) and the Online Payment Portal (OPP).

​​6 March 2019​Who does this notice affect? All departmental clients who use the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS), Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS…
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Exporters of wood and wood fibre products

​Businesses exporting products containing wood and wood fibre from Australia are not directly affected by Australia’s illegal logging laws.Some of the countries we export wood and wood fibre products to have laws to help stop the trade of illegally logged timber.Importers in these countries need to…
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National Residue Survey

The National Residue Survey (NRS) is a vital part of the Australian system for managing the risk of chemical residues and environmental contaminants in Australian animal and plant products. The NRS supports Australia’s primary producers and agricultural industries by confirming Australia’s status…
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Rotterdam Convention

The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent  Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (the Rotterdam Convention) is a multilateral agreement which establishes a procedure for obtaining and exchanging information between countries regarding…
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Plant Health Committee Communiqué—PHC47

The Plant Health Committee (PHC) held its forty-seventh meeting in the Yarra Valley, Victoria in June 2015.  During the meeting, two field trips were undertaken: the first to a vineyard in the…
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2022-13: Do you need to update your establishments details in CIFER? New requirements for fish and fish products to be exported to China

Date of issue: 1 August 2022Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2022-13Related MAAs: For background, please see MAA 2022-11 at 2022-11: China: Fish: – Do you catch, store or prepare fish or fish products that are exported to China? China Import Food Enterprise Registration SystemMAA 2022-…
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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018 lapsed when parliament was dissolved in early 2019.A new Bill, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and…
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ABARES Stream

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is a research bureau within the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). The ABARES Stream is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of research and…
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