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Chemicals subject to the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions
On 18 August 2004, Australia became a party to two international agreements relating to the trade of certain hazardous chemicals. These agreements are the:
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Rotterdam…
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Data by topicData on Australia's forests, by topic:Area of forestFire in forestsForest species and ecological communitiesIndigenous land and forestNative forestsPlantation forestsRegional Forest AgreementsRegional forestry profilesRegional Forestry Hubs boundariesTenure of forestsWood products…
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24 January 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for growers, packhouses and treatment facilities to apply for the export of…
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Regional Food Producers Innovation and Productivity Program [expand all]Supplementary informationThese notes provide additional information and interpretation for the Regional Food Producers Innovation…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) has completed a pest risk analysis for
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) associated with host cucurbit seeds. There were…
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We are improving the effectiveness and consistency of the pest risk analysis (PRA) process. A key step in this process is the development of a group PRA approach.
In a PRA, we evaluate the evidence to determine whether an organism:
is a pest
needs regulation
needs phytosanitary measures…
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[expand all]Executive Summary In 2008 the Productivity Commission released a report on the regulation of chemicals and plastics 1. In response, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) directed the…
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1 April 2015Who does this notice affect?Selective Department of Agriculture clients and stakeholders. Background The Department of Agriculture is in negotiation with staff on a new enterprise…
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Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry recently attended the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ministerial Conference in Rome, and then travelled to New Delhi and Mumbai to meet with key Indian ministerial counterparts.
In Rome, Minister…
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The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) entered into force on 31 May 2023.
The A-UKFTA immediately eliminates tariffs on all Australian wine exports to the UK. Before the agreement, Australian wine entered the UK at the UK Global Tariff (UKGT) rate. The UKGT replaced the EU's…
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