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The Department of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry issues export documentation required by the Export Control Act and the authorities of importing countries. Export documentation verifies that the commodity meets legislated export requirements and the requirements of the…
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MultilateralThere are several overarching international agreements and arrangements to which Australia is a signatory or a Party. These include: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (…
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17 February 2017Who does this notice affect? Plant importers who need to make reservations into government operated post-entry quarantine (PEQ) facilities.What has changed?At 9:00 am on Tuesday 21st…
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Australia has a well-established forest management framework, guided by a National Forest Policy Statement and including policy and legislative instruments and codes of forest practice. This framework supports the…
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23 March 2016Who does this notice affect?All clients currently lodging import documentation for biosecurity assessment via email.For informationThis information is following on from Industry Advise…
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22 October 2019
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers of mollusc products and associated industry participants and retailers.
What has changed?
This notice is to inform industry that the Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to the existing labelling…
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Introduction
Preparedness for incursions of exotic diseases is of key importance to government, industry, producers and the Australian community. Australia’s exotic disease preparedness is based on emergency management principles. This includes the development of surveillance, monitoring and…
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Issued: 15 December 2023
Attention
Food importers and brokers acting on the behalf of food importers.
Purpose
To advise food importers that two forms to request exemption from inspection and testing under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS) are now available on the department’s…
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AttentionAll stakeholdersPurposeTo inform stakeholders that export advisory notices (EANs) published prior to 2023 have been retired from the Live Animal Export Advisory Notices webpage as part of a routine update.Key pointsEANs are generally retained on the department’s website for one year as…
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23 August 2024Who does this notice affect?All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international vessels arriving into NSW.What has changed?The department has revised the maritime vessel contact details for NSW on the Vessel Contacts webpage.From 23 August 2024,…
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