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2019-54 - Horticulture Exports Program – Mainland apple and pear grower and packhouse applications for export to Thailand in 2020

15 November 2019 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise mainland Australian apple and pear growers and packhouses that applications are now open for the accreditation of orchards/blocks and packhouses for exports to Thailand for the 2020 season. Summary of changes and key points…
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Australian – European Union Free Trade Agreement: Geographical Indications public objections process The Australian Government is running a public objections process on the list of geographical indications the EU wants Australia to protect in a free trade agreement. For more information on what…
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Investing in avian influenza preparedness

Australia remains the only continent free from high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b (H5N1 HPAI), with unprecedented global spread of this virus and impacts on the poultry industries and wildlife populations abroad in recent years.Australia has a long history of having an enviable…
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Changes to the potatoes (unprocessed) levy and charge rate – Effective from 1 October 2018

From 1 October 2018, the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) component of the unprocessed potatoes levy and charge, currently set at nil, will increase to 10 cents per tonne. The overall levy rate for…
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MAA 2023-40: China: Updated Measures for the Administration of the Registration of Infant and Young Children Milk Powder Formula Recipes

Date of issue:  29 September2023 Date of effect:  01 October 2023 Reference Number: MAA2023-40 Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council Export dairy establishments Exporters Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and…
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Australian Plague Locust Commission: New and old technology, innovations and lessons learnt during the recent desert locust upsurge 2019-2022

Episode: Sept 2024Presenters:Heath McRae - Deputy Director and Operations Manager, Australian Plague Locust Commission.Summary: Heath discusses the Desert Locust upsurge in Africa in 2019-2022, and whilst there are differences in Desert Locust and Australian Plague Locust biology and behaviour…
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2017-35 - Horticulture Exports Program – New instructional material for horticulture inspections

​​​​​12 September 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to inform industry, Authorised Officers (AOs), Plant Export Assessors (PEAs) and the Service Delivery Division of updates…
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29-2025: Scheduled Outage: Saturday 08 February 2025 – DAFF messaging, EXDOC, NEXDOC, SeaPest

03 February 2025Who does this notice affect?All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)…
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Weekly update - 6 July 2023

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 5 July 2023, the northwest cloud band re-intensification brought widespread unseasonal rainfall to large areas of northern Australia, extending across northern Western Australia, much of the Northern Territory and…
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187-2021: Commencement of the 2021-22 Brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB) risk season - 1 September

1 September 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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