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The Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) is a legally binding treaty that was put in place to ensure the long-term sustainability of non-tuna fishery resources in the Southern Indian Ocean.SIOFA promotes the sustainable development of fisheries in the Southern Indian Ocean…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 24 August 2022, cold fronts off the Southern Ocean brought moderate to heavy rainfall across south-eastern Australia. Meanwhile, high-pressure systems over remaining parts of the country resulted…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 17 August 2022, low-pressure systems and cold fronts brought moderate to heavy rainfall across southern Australia. High-pressure systems over northern parts of the country resulted in clear, dry…
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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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For approval of a proposed approved arrangement with the department, you may need to meet specific training and accreditation requirements.You will also be required to keep your training current to maintain your approved status.Approved arrangement accreditationIt is a requirement in most approved…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has entered into a collection agreement with Wine Australia. Wine Australia will collect the wine export charge on behalf of the Commonwealth from wine exporters. When export charges applyExport charge applies to wine produced in and…
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13 September 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final review of import conditions for brassicaceous vegetable seeds for sowing.
The final report recommends phytosanitary measures to manage the biosecurity risks posed by seed-borne pathogens, to achieve the…
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Food is one of Australia’s most important exports. We export about 70 per cent of the food we produce.
International food standards support the trade of safe food. We need to be involved with developing these standards.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) is an intergovernmental body that…
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6 December 2017This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft review of import conditions for cucurbitaceous crop seeds for sowing into Australia. This draft report…
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Import conditions for table grapes from the United States of America are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import table grapes from the United States of America into Australia is a commercial decision between…
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