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Under the transparency provisions of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS agreement), Australia is required to have a National Enquiry Point (NEP), and a National Notification Authority (NNA) (Annex B, paragraph 3…
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21 October 2010
This Biosecurity Australia Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft pest risk analysis report for Drosophila suzukii.
Drosophila suzukii is a fly which attacks a range of soft fruits, including cane berries, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, grapes and stone…
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The Plant Health Committee (PHC) held its 54th meeting in Canberra on 4 – 6 December 2018. Andrew Bishop (Tasmania) commenced in the Chair’s role for this meeting and Rosa Crnov (Victoria) was appointed…
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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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03 May 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export Hass avocados to Japan for the 2022 season.
Summary of changes and key points
Applications are now open for farms and packhouses…
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Background and Purpose
The Committee on Fisheries (COFI), a subsidiary body of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council, was established by the FAO Conference at its 13th…
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Key points
The brown mulberry longhorn beetle is a wood-boring insect that feeds on a number of hardwood trees
The beetle attacks only living trees
An adult beetle is about 26 to…
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PLANT PEST
Myrtle rust symptoms on leaves.D.T. Junghans Embrapa, PaDIL.
Myrtle (eucalyptus) rust (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal infection that causes brown to grey lesions often surrounded by yellow sporesWhere it's from: Central America and Caribbean, United States, South…
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28 August 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide notice of upcoming changes to the Plant Export Operations Manual (PEOM) for horticulture products.Summary of…
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