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Australia’s SPS contact point

​​​​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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2024-30: Plant Export Operations – Listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation-Yemen

24 May 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Australian Government has listed the Ansar Allah group (also known as the Houthis) in Yemen as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (the Criminal Code). The listing came into effect on 24 May 2024.Summary…
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Dutch elm disease

PLANT PEST Dutch elm disease causes leaf wilting in elm trees, which arecommonly planted in Australian cities and gardens.  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org Dutch elm diseaseExotic to AustraliaFeatures: One of the most devastating plant diseases in the world that…
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Maize from the USA

​Import conditions for maize from the United States of America are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible. A decision to import maize from the United States of America into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in…
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Longans and Lychees from China and Thailand

​​Import conditions for longans and lychees from China and Thailand are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible. A decision to import longans and lychees from China and Thailand into Australia is a commercial decision between an…
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2019-56 - Invitation to a stakeholder engagement session on the Department of Agriculture’s cost recovery redesign for Plant Export certification fees and charges

15 November 2019 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its plant export certification fees and charges. Summary of changes and key points The departmentis providing opportunities for…
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2019-58 - Cost Recovery Design – Stakeholder Engagement Sessions on the redesign of our Food and Plant Export Cost Recovery Implementation Statements

28 November 2019 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide confirmation of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food and plant export certification fees and charges. Summary of changes and key points Thank you to those…
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Cost Recovery Design – Stakeholder Engagement Sessions on the redesign of our Food and Plant Export Cost Recovery Implementation Statements

26 November 2019 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide confirmation of upcoming Stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food and plant export certification fees and charges. Summary of changes and key points Thank you to those who…
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Response to the Australian Marine Conservation Society campaign to ban factory freezer trawlers

10 February 2017Mr Darren Kindleysides Director Australian Marine Conservation Society    PO Box 5815 WEST END QLD 4101Dear Mr KindleysidesI understand that the Australian Marine…
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79-2018 - Cost recovery charges for diagnostic services for specific consignments

​26 July 2018​Who does this notice affect? Industry stakeholders, including commercial importers and brokers. What has changed? In 2014-15, the department undertook a comprehensive review of the…
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