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OverviewPost-entry quarantine (PEQ) containment of consignments for further inspection, screening and remedial action if pest detection thresholds are exceeded.Examples include PEQ of live plants, growing media, and tissue culture. The consignment is held in PEQ for a set period that allows the…
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OverviewEnsuring inputs used in production, processing, and packaging are free from pests.Examples include clean packaging, pest-free parent plant stock (e.g. potato tubers, nursery propagation material), or sterilised growing media for use in tissue culture. Evaluating the efficacy of this measure…
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Access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals is important to Australian agricultural and livestock industries, the community and the environment.The Australian Government provides funding support through the Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals program…
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to make country-specific Appendix B certificates that have been agreed by approved countries readily available to horse importers.This document is provided for information only. To the extent that this document is inconsistent with any import permit or…
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Issued 14 October 2025AttentionFood importers and customs brokers acting on their behalf.PurposeTo advise food importers of regulatory changes to mandatory allergen declarations on food labels which came into effect on 25 February 2024.Plain English allergen labellingUndeclared allergens in food…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 9 July 2025, frontal systems brought rainfall totals of up to 100 millimetres to parts of southern Australia. High-pressure systems kept much of the remainder of Australia largely dry.Rainfall was highly variable…
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In June 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) conducted an open tender process and commissioned the Australian Environment Agency Pty Ltd (AEA) to undertake research on sources of agricultural and veterinary (Agvet) chemicals monitoring data in Australia.
The…
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Date of Issue: 6 July 2010
Date of Effect:6 July 2010
Country: European Union
The European Commission (EC) has amended Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, with regard to official controls required for the…
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Date of issue: 16 December 2021
Date of effect: 17 December 2021
Attention:
Industry bodies
Industry Bodies: AMIC, JBS, TEYS, APL, ACMF Plant – Dairy, Fish, Egg
Consultative committees
Export Registered Establishments
Licensed Exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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Date of issue: 15 December 2021
Date of effect: 17 December 2021
Attention:
Industry bodies
Industry Bodies: AMIC, JBS, TEYS, APL, ACMF Plant – Dairy, Fish, Egg
Consultative committees
Export Registered Establishments
Licensed Exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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