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7 October 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers, brokers, biosecurity industry participants (BIP) and departmental staff of:
Nursery stock
Seed for sowing
What has changed?
The department has reviewed the packaging verification inspection requirement by…
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A holiday trip to Vanuatu in 2006 launched Olivier Fernandez on a journey to opening a world-class chocolaterie. In 2017 Olivier opened, Gaston Chocolat. Today from his factory on the main street of Port-Vila, on the island of Efate, he produces and sells…
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Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith accompanied by Dr Sophie Peterson, Director for Pacific Engagement and International Plant Health, travelled to Fiji to meet with key Fijian plant health representatives. During the visit they discussed biosecurity projects such…
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We’re working with the Pacific family to increase trade and improve biosecurity in the region.
Are you interested in exporting goods from the Pacific into Australia? Find out what you need to know and who to contact.
What you need to know
Exporting to Australia
What to consider when…
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04 May 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) has updated the Fresh Food of Plant Origin (FFPO) requirements under its Prior Notice system. The updated requirements come into effect on 10 May 2022.
Summary…
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The giant honey bee is commonly found in China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and the Philippines.
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The risk to Australia
The giant honey bee carries a range of internal and external parasitic mites. These mites could infest Australian bees, resulting in…
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The formosan subterranean termite is one of the most destructive termite species in the world. It can be found in China, Taiwan, Japan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the USA (including Hawaii).
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The risk to Australia
The formosan subterranean termite forms large…
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The burnt pine longicorn beetle is found in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, Russia, North Africa, and the countries between the Black and Caspian Seas and Syria and Israel.
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The risk to Australia
If introduced into Australia the burnt pine longicorn beetle…
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Scientific name: Oryctes rhinoceros
About CBR
The beetle develops from a grub.
There are different strains of the beetle.
The beetle damages plants by causing loss of leaf area, early nut fall resulting in lower yields.
Until recently the beetle has…
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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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