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Changes to the Laying Chickens levy Effective 1 July 2021
Notice issued: 24 June 2021
From 1 July 2021, the laying chickens Emergency Animal Disease Response (EADR) levy component will be activated and set to 1.1 cents per laying chicken. The EADR levy component will be used to repay the industry’s share of costs to respond to an outbreak of avian influenza.
Changes to the levy rates are shown in the table below:
137-2021: COVID-19 Impact on Biosecurity Operations in NSW
24 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All industry stakeholders involved in imports and exports.
What has changed?
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation in NSW and the restrictions announced by the NSW Premier on Wednesday 23 June 2021, measures have been implemented to enable biosecurity operations to continue.
2021-35: Horticulture Exports Program - Accreditation applications for farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2022
24 June 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2022.
2021-22: Brazil: Dairy Products: Temporary suspension of exports from 01 August 2021
Date of issue: 23 June 2021
Date of effect: 01 August 2021
Reference Number: MAA2021-22
Attention:
136-2021: Re-finalisation of AIMS FID entries post broker initiated amendments
23 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All industry members who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.
Highly Processed Tallow Derivatives List
Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2022
This list includes those highly processed tallow derivatives that are approved by the department subject to import permit conditions.
Importers should consult the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) for the full range of import conditions for all goods intended for importation.
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135-2021: New biosecurity first point of entry determinations commenced 16 June 2021
23 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
First point of entry (FPOE) operators, aircraft and vessel operators, shipping agents, airlines, importers, brokers and others.
What has changed?
New FPOE determinations commenced on 16 June 2021, replacing transitional determinations previously in place at four FPOE. The airports and ports with new determinations are:
134-2021:Temporary changes to import certificate requirements for fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other imported plant-based commodities extended to 30 June 2022
23 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of horticultural fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other plant-based commodities.
This temporary change is relevant to the use of original paper phytosanitary certificates (PCs). It does not apply to countries that already provide original PCs in electronic format, for example, ePhytos or eCerts.
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the movement of airfreight and courier mail in multiple countries.