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2012-10 - Electronic certification soon to be mandatory for all fish exports

​​29 October 2012 From 1 February 2013 electronic certification will be mandatory for all export of fish products. To assist you in moving from a manual certification system, information is…
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Biosecurity Advice 2016-18 - Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB)

31 May 2016Australia’s national biosecurity system. Is it fit for the future?In late 2015, Australian, state and territory governments agreed that a formal review of Australia’s biosecurity arrangements…
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2018-29 - Horticulture Exports Program – Application for accreditation of treatment facilities, for the export of cherries and summerfruit to China, Thailand and Vietnam

​9 July 2018 Purpose The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise treatment facilities that applications are now open for the accreditation of facilities to treat cherries and summerfruit being exported to the following protocol markets in the 2018–19 season: China Thailand…
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2016-35 - Horticulture Exports Program - In-transit cold treatment certification requirements for 2016 Japan citrus exports

9 June 2016PurposeTo advise industry of the in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) certification requirements for citrus exports to Japan in 2016.BackgroundAll citrus exports to Japan must comply with the…
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Australia’s SPS contact point

​​​​Under the transparency provisions of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS agreement), Australia is required to have a National Enquiry Point (NEP), and a National Notification Authority (NNA) (Annex  B, paragraph 3…
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Export listed establishments for non-prescribed goods

Your importing country may require you to be export listed with us. This depends on what you produce and where you are sending your goods. Importing country requirements Goods that you may have to source from an export listed establishment include: bee products blood and blood products…
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2023-03: India: Edible non-prescribed goods: New registration requirement for nutraceutical manufacturers from 1 February 2023

Date of issue: 12 January 2023 Date of effect: 1 February 2023 Reference Number: MAA2023-03 Attention Industries — Australian Food and Grocery Council, Complimentary Medicines Australia Export establishments Exporters Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and…
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2022-06: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Update on China’s COVID-19 border testing and control measures

Date of issue: 26 July 2022 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA2022- 06 Attention Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, Australian Food and Grocery Council Exporters                  …
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Amendments to the Animals Rules for live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East during the Northern Hemisphere Summer

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is reviewing sheep exports by sea to, or through, the Middle East during the Northern Hemisphere summer (1 May to 31 October). As an interim measure to continue to manage heat stress risks and to provide sufficient time for industry to…
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2022-02: Pakistan: Import ban on selected processed foods and pet foods commencing 19 May 2022

Date of issue: 9 June 2022 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA 2022-02 Attention Industry bodies Australian Food and Grocery Council PFIAA (Pet Food Industry Association of Australia) Export establishments Licensed exporters Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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