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What is Codex?
Codex Alimentarius is Latin for 'code' and 'food'. Simply translated, it means 'food code'. The Codex Alimentarius Commission has its headquarters in Rome. It is a body set up by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (…
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4th July 2011
Dr Colin Grant
Chief Executive Officer
EMAIL TRANSMISSION: Colin.Grant@biosecurity.gov.au
Dear Dr Grant,
BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA ADVICE 2011/06- RELEASE OF THE DRAFT REPORT FOR THE NON-REGULATED ANALYSIS OF EXISTING POLICY FOR APPLES FROM NEW ZEALAND (A REVIEW) – Comment
Fruit…
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These Online Payment Terms (Terms) apply to the use of the Online Payment Services (the Services) for the payment of invoices issued by the Commonwealth (as represented by the department). These Terms form a legal and binding contract between you and the department. It is your responsibility to…
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This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the draft pest risk analysis report for brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). The draft pest risk analysis report identifies…
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12 January 2016Ms Michelle Grady
Save Our Marine Life
Dear Ms Grady I understand Save Our Marine Life is currently running a campaign seeking a permanent ban on ‘supertrawlers’ in Australian waters. As…
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Import conditions for fresh pomegranate whole fruit (Punica granatum) and for ready-to-eat pomegranate arils from India have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued.
The decision to commence imports will be a commercial…
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This is part of a process to draft and review ANZSDPs by scientific experts, managed through a set of standardised procedures.1. BackgroundThe primary objective of the Australian and New Zealand standard…
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The Australian Government Department of Agriculture provides the following privacy statement in accordance with the Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government Websites issued by the Office of the Australian Information …
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11 August 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses and the registration of treatment facilities located in Victoria and Queensland to export kiwifruit to Thailand for the 2026 season.Summary of…
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On 21 June 2022, the department released a Notice of Intention to conduct a Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis (BIRA) under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and the Biosecurity Regulation 2016, in relation to the importation of live sturgeon for aquaculture. This commenced a 30-month timeframe to complete…
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