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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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Date of issue: 7 October 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-16
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee
Export registered establishments for the following commodities: fish
Registered exporters…
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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 plant…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed its group pest risk analysis (PRA) for thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports.
As our first group PRA, we considered the biosecurity risk posed by plant-feeding thrips insects (…
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OverviewThis project aims to improve northern Australia’s ability to identify and respond to future biosecurity challenges. It will also provide more effective biosecurity risk management through modernisation of disease detection resources and surveillance in the region.Project Lead: Berrimah…
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Joint Communiqué14-15 November 2024, Melbourne, AustraliaOfficials from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ MPI) met face-to-face on 14-15 November 2024 for the twentieth meeting of the Australia New Zealand…
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The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) met on 15 September 2025 due to additional detections of Lepisiota incisa and approved a 3-year Response Plan for the National L. incisa Eradication Program (NLIEP). Based on the advice of the National Biosecurity Management Consultative Committee,…
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27 April 2015PurposeTo advise Australian exporters that the import conditions for wheat (Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum and Triticum tauschii) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare) for processing and…
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Date of issue: 10 August 2009
Date of effect: Immediate
Update on listing of establishments eligible to process and store fish and fish products for export to the Russian Federation
As previously…
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Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge on fresh lychees produced in Australia and sold or exported will change. The change will introduce a Plant Health Australia levy and decrease the marketing and research and development levy.The total levy and charge rate for…
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