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Once again, it has been a busy year on the frontline for Australia’s biosecurity system, with over 238,000 biosecurity risk items intercepted at airports and an additional 32,800 biosecurity risk items stopped in mail centres.
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and…
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15 March 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of particular interest to importers of retorted, shelf stable, commercially sterile products containing animal based ingredients.
What has changed?
This notice follows on from Industry Advice Notice 04-2021 published on January 13, 2021…
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Date of effect: 15 August 2023
Attention
Stakeholders in the imported food industry.
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to raise awareness of the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Key points
Commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)
The…
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20 August 2020PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite industry to participate in a survey about a nationally harmonised framework for managing biosecurity treatments.Key pointsA National Biosecurity Committee treatments harmonisation working group has been established to explore a…
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The CIFER system is administered by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) in China.
All Australian manufacturers, processors and cold storage establishments are responsible for ensuring their details in the CIFER system are correct and that approved products are up-to-date…
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7 December 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels, preparing for arrivals in Australian territory.
What has changed?
Following the deployment of updates to the PAR on 1…
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On National Agriculture Day this week, we’re celebrating Australian farmers and highlighting how our biosecurity system supports and helps them grow the quality food and fibre all Australians enjoy.Each day, people like our biosecurity officer Alessio are on the lookout for countless pests in…
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We have published import conditions for fresh passionfruit from Vietnam on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits can now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Vietnam and an importer in Australia. The importer must…
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25 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia.
What has changed?
COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog imports to Australia
The department is currently handling an unprecedented…
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