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2020-67 - Quota Administration – Applications for 2021 Indonesian Carrot and Potato Quota Allocations
5 November 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite interested exporters to apply for tariff rate quota allocations for carrot and potato exports to Indonesia for the 2021 quota year.
2020-66 - Quota Administration – Applications for 2021 Indonesian Feed Grain Quota Reservations
5 November 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify interested exporters that applications for reservations of tariff rate quota for feed grain exports to Indonesia open on 1 November 2020.
189-2020 - Proposed update of non-salmonid marine finfish risk species lists for human consumption and baitfish
4 November 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers of non-salmonid marine finfish and associated industry participants and retailers.
What has changed?
This notice is to inform industry that the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is proposing to update the risk species lists for various non-salmonid marine finfish species imported into Australia for human consumption and baitfish use.
188-2020 - New template biosecurity risk response procedures for first point of entry operators
4 November 2020
Who does this notice affect?
First point of entry (FPOE) operators at ports and landing places, including port and airport authorities, wharf operators, stevedores, fixed base operators and others.
What has changed?
New template biosecurity risk response procedures have been developed to help FPOE operators meet their obligations under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and Biosecurity Regulation 2016:
Hydrotimetes natans for the biological control of Cabomba caroliniana
We have conducted a risk analysis for the release of cabomba weevil (Hydrotimetes natans) for the biological control of the aquatic weed, cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana).
We conducted the risk analysis in two key steps:
MAA 2020-17: China: Fish: Significant delays for consignments of rock lobster
Date of issue: 31 October 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-17
Attention:
MAA 2020-24: Japan: Dairy – Implementation of electronic certification for milk and milk products
Date of issue: 3 November 2020
Date of effect: 10 November 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-24
187-2020 - Service Disruption: From 23:00 Saturday 07 November to 02:00 Sunday 08 November 2020 (AEDT) - BICON
3 November 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
Information
The department is conducting I.T. infrastructure maintenance from 23:00 Saturday 07 November to 02:00 Sunday 08 November 2020 (AEDT).
BICON will still be available during this time, however users may intermittently be unable to complete the following operations: