2023-11: Plant Export Operations - PEMS Search Function Upgrade
24 March 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise all users of the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) of an upgrade to the search functionality.
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Animal welfare policy
Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, March 2023.
This document outlines the department's operational policy to ensure the management of animal welfare at export establishments (processing red meat livestock species and wild game) remains compliant with relevant export legislation, Australian standards, state, and territory legislative requirements, and importing country requirements.
Department-recognised animal welfare system
Publication details
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, March 2023.
Animal welfare incident reporting
Publication details
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry.
This document outlines the reporting requirements for animal welfare incidents that are observed, or occur, at export‑registered meat establishments, where a departmental officer is present.
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Animal welfare from arrival to completion of slaughter
Publication details
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, March 2023.
This document outlines how the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) manages the animal welfare requirements of animal arrival, animal handling and slaughter at export-registered abattoirs, and of wild game carcases at wild game processing establishments.
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MAA2023-08: European Union: Honey and apiculture: eCert paperless trade commences 30 March 2023
Date of issue: 21 March 2023
Date of effect: 30 March 2023
Reference Number: MAA2023-08
2023-08: NEXDOC transition for edible honey and apiculture products to Great Britain
20 March 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that export certification for honey and apiculture products for human consumption to Great Britain is transitioning to the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system from 30 March 2023.
Manual certificate applications will no longer be available for the NGBA certificates.
2023-07: Have your say on Export Assurance Reform (non-prescribed goods)
20 March 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice is to advise that the department is seeking industry views as part of early consultation on export assurance reform—reforms to Australia’s export regulatory assurance framework for non-prescribed goods (NPGs). We are looking for exporters and manufacturers of NPGs to share their opinions, ideas, and perspective with us.
IAN 2023-14: NEXDOC – planned outage
Date of issue: 20 March 2023
Date of effect: 29 March 2023
Attention:
Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, approved export permit issuers and EDI users.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.
Purpose
To notify Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system users of a planned outage.
International Day of Forests
International Day of Forests on 21 March is a global day created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
Countries around the world are encouraged to organise activities involving forests and trees. These activities can be local, national and international efforts. The Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), supports countries and organisations to host these activities.