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ISPM 15: The international standard for solid wood packaging material

​​What is ISPM 15?International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) form the basis for harmonising the application of phytosanitary measures in international trade and have been developed…
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Lodgement of import documentation via email

 Where biosecurity or imported food consignments are electronically declared as a Full Import Declaration (FID),Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (SCL), or are Carnets or Ship or Aircraft Stores and Transhipments; clients must use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS), instead of email, to…
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Rotterdam Convention

The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent  Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (the Rotterdam Convention) is a multilateral agreement which establishes a procedure for obtaining and exchanging information between countries regarding…
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2021-53: Plant Export Operations – Update on the new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

14 October 2021DocumentPagesFile sizeAttachment 1: Food categories listed in Section 1 ‘Food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China that require department recommendation for registration with China’ and examples of Product descriptions and HS codes DOCX994…
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2020-56 - Plant Export Operations – Nationally harmonised framework for managing biosecurity treatments

20 August 2020PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite industry to participate in a survey about a nationally harmonised framework for managing biosecurity treatments.Key pointsA National Biosecurity Committee treatments harmonisation working group has been established to explore a…
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Australia-New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) Meeting 16

Joint Communiqué19 November 2020, (virtual meeting hosted by Australia)Australia and New Zealand maintain a special, close economic relationship and a strong, shared interest in biosecurity. This year’s Australia–New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) meeting highlighted the importance of…
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Biosecurity Advice 2018-29 - Announcement of the commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh apple fruit from the Pacific Northwest States (Oregon, Idaho and Washington) of the United States of America

​​1 November 2018 This Biosecurity Advice announces the commencement of the risk analysis for fresh apple fruit from the Pacific Northwest States (Oregon, Idaho and Washington) of the United States of America (PNW-USA). The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) expects…
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86-2017 - Changing of import conditions of fresh cut flowers

​18 September 2017Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.Purpose To…
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56-2017 – Fresh stone fruit from the USA identified for the Compliance-Based Inspection Scheme

31 May 2017Who does this notice affect?Importers of fresh stone fruit from the USA under the following tariff codes:Cherries  (Prunus avium)-  (0809.29.00)Apricots (Prunus armeniaca)- (0809.10.00)Peaches, including nectarines (Prunus persica and P. persica var. nucipersica)- (0809.30.00)…
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Final risk analysis report for the release of the parasitoid wasp Mastrus ridens for the biological control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella)

​​​​​​​​19 June 2013This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that a policy recommendation has been made to allow release of the parasitoid wasp Mastrus ridens for the biological control of…
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