United Arab Emirates: Multiple Commodities: Implementation of new and amended health certification
Date of issue: 6 April 2020
Date of effect: 6 April 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-03
Attention:
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United Arab Emirates: Multiple Commodities: Implementation of new and amended health certification (2020-05)
Date of issue: 6 April 2020
Date of effect: 6 April 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-05
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2020-15 - Business Systems Program – Export Certificates for Plant Exports
3 April 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the business continuity arrangements for plant export certificates due to the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MAA 2020-09 United Arab Emirates: Multiple Commodities: Implementation of new and amended health certification
Date of issue: 6 April 2020
Date of effect: 6 April 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-09
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52-2020 - End of interim inspection arrangements for sites with uncertified sea freight container inspection stands
3 April 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity inspection of sea freight containers imported into Australia—including Shipping Lines, Vessel Agents, customs brokers, Stevedores, wharf/terminal operators, Biosecurity Industry Participants, and importers.
Failing Food Report – February 2020
Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, February 2020
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
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Risk food tests
We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We test 100% of risk food imports until we establish a history of compliance.
50-2020 - Temporary changes to certification requirements for imported fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other plant based commodities
3 April 2020
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 is impacting the movement of airfreight and courier mail in multiple countries.
51-2020 - Continued Biosecurity Competency Requirements for the 2020-21 Period
2 April 2020
Who does this notice affect?
The following information is relevant to Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons under the Class 19.1 Non commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) and Class 19.2 Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements. This information is also relevant to industry organisations that deliver Continued biosecurity competency (CBC).
Continued biosecurity competency
The purpose of Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC) is to provide accredited persons with regular professional development activities, relevant to the approved arrangement class 19. We develop these activities in consultation with industry.
CBC activity topics may include: