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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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23 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and prospective importers of processed plant-based stock feed products including (but not limited to):
Soybean meal
Guar meal
Wheat gluten meal
Palm kernel expeller meal/cake
Alfalfa meal
Tapioca starch
Copra meal
Sugar beet pulp…
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4 March 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide guidance to industries and exporters about changes to listing arrangements for establishments and exporter for non-prescribed goods (NPGs) under the new Export Control Act 2020.
Key points
From 28 March 2021, Australia’s…
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17 February 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of pork products.
Issue
An alert has been issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) about heightened African swine fever (ASF) risk in our region.
The emergence and subsequent spread of ASF in the region continues to pose a…
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Why biosecurity matters in northern AustraliaAustralia is free from many pests, diseases and weeds present in Southeast Asia and some Pacific countries. Their introduction could devastate our plant…
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9 February 2024
Who does this notice affect?
Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.
What has changed?
Consignments of fresh cut flowers and foliage found to be infested with live insect…
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14 December 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers of the 2023‑24 end of year closure office arrangements for the department and the non-prescribed goods export program.
Summary of changes and key points
The department’s…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) has reviewed its arrangements for clearing imported cargo when the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) Integrated Cargo System (ICS) or the key the department import systems are not available. After an…
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5 August 2019Who does this notice affect? Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage and other perishable agricultural products.What…
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