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2020-44 - Horticulture Exports Program – Application for accreditation of farms and packhouses for the export of avocados to Japan
13 July 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export Hass avocado to Japan for the 2020 season.
2020-03 - COVID-19 – Audit and listing of establishments preparing and/or storing food and other goods (non-prescribed goods) for export – Arrangements and response update
Date of issue: 9 July 2020
Date of effect: 9 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Due to the escalation of COVID-19 measures in the state of Victoria - all industry stakeholders involved in exports.
Purpose
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) has received enquiries about how it is approaching its staffing, regulatory and operational obligations in relation to regulating export establishments and the risks posed by the COVID 19 outbreak.
115-2020 – Upcoming changes in nursery stock hosts requiring emergency measures for the bacterial pathogen Xylella
13 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers and their customs brokers of nursery stock, including tissue cultures, budwood, cuttings and rooted plants.
What will change?
The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) is taking further actions to manage the risk of the bacterial pathogen, Xylella in imported nursery stock.
114-2020 – The department is decommissioning a number of AQIS Commodity Codes (ACC) to align with the cessation of the offshore pre-shipment inspection program
13 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and brokers of:
113-2020 – Expansion of the class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement
13 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements; continued biosecurity competency (CBC) providers and registered training organisations (RTOs).
Japan – Organic: Equivalence arrangement for organic livestock products and organic processed foods (2020-04)
Date of issue: 10 July 2020
Date of effect: 16 July 2020
Reference Number: MAA 2020-04
Attention:
112-2020 – Amendment to 107-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020
10 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and associated industry participants and retailers.
What has changed?
From 1 July 2020, all uncooked prawns imported for human consumption must be deveined (removal of the digestive tract that remains along the dorsal ridge of each prawn to at least the last shell segment).
MAA 2020-21: COVID-19 - Audits of establishments preparing and/or storing dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products for export - arrangements and response
Date of issue: 10 July 2020
Date of effect: 10 July 2020
Attention:
- Registered export establishments preparing dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products
- Relevant State Regulatory Authorities
- Peak body industries for dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products
Who does this notice affect?
Due to the escalation of COVID-19 measures in the state of Victoria - all industry stakeholders involved in exports
GSEP4001: Export inspection of prescribed grain and plant products protocol
Overview
This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of prescribed grain and plant products for protocol markets.