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28 June 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is for all pet transport companies and importers of cats and/or dogs to Australia.
What has changed?
The department has noticed an increase in microchip numbers being incorrectly recorded on permit applications, RNATT laboratory reports and…
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23 August 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to remind exporters of the implementation of Egypt’s National Single Window for Foreign Trade Facilitation (NAFEZA) System including the use of Advance Cargo Information (ACI) pre-clearance system.
Summary of changes and key points…
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Notice issued: 17 December 2021
From 1 January 2022, the total levy and charge rate for farmed prawns will be set at 6.65 cents per kilogram. This is due to the reactivation of the white spot disease repayment (WSDR) component of the farmed prawns levy and charge which will be set at 3.01 …
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25 January 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All Operators of premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspection, audit, surveillance or other purposes).
What has changed?
Following the emergence of COVID positive cases within Third Party Premises in 2020, the department wrote to…
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The giant African snail is one of the world’s largest and most damaging land snails. Native to Eastern Africa, it has quickly spread around the world and is now established in most tropical countries. Australia is free from the giant African snail and we want to keep it that way.
Note: images…
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To address key threats to seabirds from fishing activities in Australia, the Australian Government has voluntarily adopted the:
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (IPOA-Seabirds). The…
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28 March 2013
Purpose
To advise industry and Authorised Officers of new procedural resources for inspection of empty containers are now accessible on the DAFF website.
Background
The Plant Export Operations Manual (PEOM) and associated Work Instructions for empty container inspections provide…
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Australia's biosecurity policy is based on the assessment and management of pest and disease risk to human, animal and plant health and the environment. We manage the risk associated with imported products in various ways.
The importation of some products is, by law, subject to certain…
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23 November 2023
Species: All
Country(s): Middle East region/Red Sea
Attention
Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council
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Livestock Exporters
Meat and Livestock Australia
Purpose
To update exporters on the deployment of independent observers on livestock vessels to all…
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13 November 2023
In 2021, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry engaged the CSIRO to produce a report on the biosecurity risks associated with avian influenza viruses and avian orthoavulavirus-1 (also known as Newcastle disease) in relation to egg powders. The report examined the…
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