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Pesticide residues

​​Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (Host Government - China) The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) provides recommendations to the Codex Alimentarius Commission about maximum limits for pesticide residues for specific food items or groups of food. A Codex Maximum Limit for…
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Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems

​​​​Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems The Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) is chaired and hosted by Australia. This committee develops principles and guidelines related to food import and export…
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Review of the operation of amendments in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013

On 7 February 2019, the department engaged ACIL Allen Consulting Pty Ltd to undertake the independent review of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (the Act). Section 4 of the Act requires the Minister to cause a review of the operation of the amendments made…
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National Biosecurity Committee Meeting 21 and Strategic Workshop 7

The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met from 20 - 21 April 2016 and considered the following issues: Review of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity The committee noted the progress of the…
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2024-04: Fish and Fish Products: Great Britain (the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland): Health Certificates no longer required for low-risk products from 30 April 2024

Date of issue: 3 April 2024Date of effect: From 30 April 2024Reference Number: MAA 2024-04Attention:Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry AustraliaExport establishmentsExporters, AEPI and EXDOC usersDepartment of…
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Questions and Answers - Lychees from Taiwan and Vietnam

​Why has this announcement on fresh lychee fruit from Taiwan and Vietnam been made? Both Taiwan and Vietnam requested market access for fresh lychee fruit in 2003. Lychees are Taiwan’s and Vietnam’s top priority horticultural market access requests to Australia. The department is now in a…
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Growing the Australian vegetable industry by diversifying products and improving quality

Haydn Valle, Shiji Zhao, Tom Jackson and Will Chancellor Key points The Australian vegetable industry has grown significantly over the last 5 decades by taking advantage of changes in consumer incomes and tastes. Unlike most other agricultural sectors which have relied primarily on increases in…
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Building Criteria

Next, we need to combine the "Climate suitability" and "Proximity to water" map layers to find the regions of Australia which best fit the preferred habitat of the example species. This can be achieved using a manually weighted composite. Click and drag a new composite onto the workspace.…
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Department of Fisheries, Thailand - submission

Comments to the Importation of freshwater ornamental fish: review of the biosecurity risks associated with gourami iridovirus and related viruses (March 2009) by Thailand Department of Fisheries (…
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2015-36 – Biosecurity Regulation and Reform Branch – Agricultural Export Regulation Review

​17 July 2015Who does this notice affect? This notice applies to agricultural export industries. Information The Department of Agriculture is reviewing agricultural export regulation. Agricultural…
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