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Invitation to a stakeholder engagement session on the cost recovery redesign for Food Export certification fees and charges

15 November 2019

Purpose

To notify industry of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food export certification fees and charges.

Summary of key points

The Department of Agriculture is providing opportunities for export certification industry stakeholders to participate in face-to-face engagement sessions on the draft food export cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS).

2019-56 - Invitation to a stakeholder engagement session on the Department of Agriculture’s cost recovery redesign for Plant Export certification fees and charges

15 November 2019

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its plant export certification fees and charges.

Summary of changes and key points

The departmentis providing opportunities for export certification industry stakeholders to participate in face-to-face engagement sessions on the draft plant export cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS).

2019-54 - Horticulture Exports Program – Mainland apple and pear grower and packhouse applications for export to Thailand in 2020

15 November 2019

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise mainland Australian apple and pear growers and packhouses that applications are now open for the accreditation of orchards/blocks and packhouses for exports to Thailand for the 2020 season.

193-2019 - Service Disruption: As of 10:45 Friday 15 November 2019 (AEDT) – Department of Agriculture emails

15 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

All Department of Agriculture clients receiving email messages from the department, including departmental I.T. systems.

Information

There is currently an unplanned outage affecting the department’s emailing system. This is preventing emails from being sent or received. This issue is also affecting messaging sent from the following applications:

192-2019 - Addition of Myanmar to list of countries able to meet Australia’s enhanced import conditions for uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn products

15 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and retailers.

What has changed?

As of 12 November 2019, trade in prawns and prawn products exported from Myanmar can resume. Myanmar’s Competent Authority (Department of Fisheries (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation)) have provided written confirmation to the department that these countries can meet Australia’s enhanced import conditions.

190-2019 - Department of Agriculture biosecurity treatment conditions – what you need to know about your regulatory obligations industry information sessions

14 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

Methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride fumigators, and heat treatment providers, biosecurity industry participants who operate approved arrangements where fumigation and heat treatments are conducted, other interested stakeholders may include importers and custom brokers.

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