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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2012This study examines the time efficiency of the department's intervention on imported cargo. Specifically, it investigates the referral-to-…
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The Australian Government is working together with states and territories to develop and implement nationally consistent standards and guidelines for farm animal welfare. The Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines update and replace the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals…
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The Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) version 2.3 was reviewed in 2018/19 by a Technical Advisory Committee consisting of an independent chair and experts in animal health and welfare, regulatory design and the livestock industry.
The outcome of the review included 83…
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State and territory governments are responsible for animal production and welfare laws and their enforcement. The states and territories set and enforce animal welfare standards through administration of state legislation for animal welfare or the prevention of animal cruelty.
For Australia’s…
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Part I: Laboratories Testing Export Meat and Meat Products
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The Australian Government Department of Agriculture…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2023
Application form to be used by Australian exporters of edible meat, offal (including casings) and/or meat products of cattle, sheep or goats, to obtain or renew a licence to export meat or to notify a change of details…
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1. Information on EUCAS
1.1. Why do we need EUCAS for the European Union?
The European Union will not accept Australian beef unless certain production requirements are met.
These requirements include:
the beef is from cattle that have not been treated with Hormonal Growth Promotants (HGPs)…
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The legislative basis for the European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS) is the:
Export Control Act 2020
Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021
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Feedlots must be EUCAS accredited if they want to produce animals that can be exported as meat to the EU. A feedlot is a registered business covered by a single Property Identification Code (PIC) under State or Territory legislation where cattle are confined and fed high–energy rations to…
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