Date of issue: 9 March 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2022-03
Related MAAs: 2021-16, 2021-18, 2021-23, 2021-27, 2021-29
Attention:
- Industries—Industry bodies - Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group
- Export establishments
- Exporters
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment —central and regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters that the health certificate template to export frozen octopus and squid has changed from FXEUE to FXEUA. FXEUE is no longer available in the Export Documentation (EXDOC) system.
Summary of key points
- Further to Market Access Advice 2021-29, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has received advice from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (known as DG SANTE) that exports of frozen octopus and squid are to use the FXEUA health certificate template from EXDOC.
- The FXEUE health certificate template as advised in previous market access advice is no longer available in EXDOC.
Further information
Contact ExportStandards@awe.gov.au if you have any queries.
The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.