Export Industry Advice notices 2017 DateNumberDescription7 Dec 20172017-60 Business Systems Program – Christmas and New Year Shutdown Period – Cut-off Dates for Updates to EXDOC and MICoR1 Dec 20172017-59 Grain and Seed Exports Program –Update to the Industry Management Plan for wheat and barley to China7 Dec 20172017-58 Horticulture Exports Program – New and amended protocols for the export of cherries, nectarines, apricots, plums, peaches, table grapes and citrus to China22 Nov 20172017-57 Wheat Port Code Review - Extension to the closing date for submissions16 Nov 20172017-56 Authorised Officer Program – Updated plant exports compliance, approval and running records user guide1 May 20182017-55 National Forest Policy – Export licences for exporting unprocessed wood15 Nov 20172017-54 Authorised Officer Program – Updates to the Work Instruction: Validating supporting documents for plant exports6 Nov 20172017-53 Authorised Officer Program – New instructional material for work health and safety, defensible decision making and conduct and communication3 Nov 20172017-52 Authorised Officer Program – Updates to authorised officer job functions and EXDOC for growing media2 Nov 20172017-51 Horticulture Exports Program – Export application for carrot growers and packhouses under the Taiwan protocol6 Nov 20172017-50 Grain and Seed Exports Program – New Instructional material for empty bulk vessel inspections at berth30 Nov 20172017-49 Horticulture Exports Program – Update to instructional material for cold treatment20 Oct 20172017-48 Horticulture Exports Program – Export applications for mainland Australian apple and pear growers and packhouses in 201818 Oct 20172017-47 Authorised Officer Program – Updated plant exports compliance, approval and running records user guide3 Nov 20172017-46 Horticulture Exports Program – Citrus grower applications for exports to protocol markets in 201811 Oct 20172017-45 Horticulture Exports Program – Citrus packhouse applications for exports to protocol markets in 201810 Oct 20172017-44 Horticulture Exports Program - Changes to pest identification and export compliance record requirements for horticulture inspections3 Oct 20172017-43 Authorised Officer Program – Release of the Export inspection of empty bulk vessels job function29 Sept 20172017-42 Horticulture Exports Program – Updated work plan for Australian export of citrus to the United States of America30 Oct 20172017-41 Business Systems Program – Annual Establishment Registration Process for the 2017-18 Financial Year29 Sept 20172017-40 Plant Export Operations – Update on import permit requirements for Myanmar4 Oct 20172017-39 Review of the Port Terminal Access (Bulk Wheat) Code of Conduct3 Oct 20172017-38 Horticulture Exports Program – New market access conditions for export of Australian Cherries to Vietnam13 Sept 20172017-37 Plant Export Operations – Myanmar require an Import Permit for all plant and plant product exports from Australia13 Sept 20172017-36 Plant Export Operations – Increased monitoring at Indonesian ports of entry for residues in targeted Australian export consignments 12 Sept 20172017-35 Horticulture Exports Program – New instructional material for horticulture inspections28 Aug 20172017-34 Horticulture Exports Program – Pending release of instructional material for horticulture inspections25 Aug 20172017-33 Improvements to Australia’s agricultural export legislation21 Aug 20172017-32 Horticulture Exports Program – Applications for export approval of onshore cold treatment facilities for export of fruit fly host commodities to Thailand9 Aug 20172017-31 Horticulture Exports Program – Release of the work plan for the export of nectarines to the People’s Republic of China10 Aug 20172017-30 Grain and Seed Exports Program – Revised Industry Management Plan to supply wheat and barley to the Chinese market10 Aug 20172017-29 Horticulture Exports Program – Export of table grapes to China, Japan, Korea and Thailand9 Aug 20172017-28 Horticulture Exports Program – Updated work plan for Australian citrus exports to Thailand1 Aug 20172017-27 Authorised Officer Program – Revised instructional material within the Plant Export Operations Manual28 July 20172017-26 Horticulture Exports Program – Applications for export approval of Tasmanian apple and pear orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities to protocol markets11 July 20172017-25 Horticulture Exports Program – Cherry applications for orchards, packhouses and onshore cold treatment facilities to protocol markets in 2017/1829 June 20172017-24 Horticulture Exports Program – Export of summerfruit to China, Taiwan and Thailand14 June 20172017-23 Business System Program – Changes to eligibility criteria of small horticulture product registered establishment13 June 20172017-22 Authorised Officer Program – Annual Plant Exports authorised officer levy9 June 20172017-21 Horticulture Exports Program – Suspension of rockmelons and honeydew melons to New Zealand lifted5 June 20172017-20 Authorised Officer Program – Update on the Export inspection of empty bulk vessels job function12 May 20172017-19 Australian Wood Packaging Certification Scheme (AWPCS) – summary of major changes to AWPCS handbook guidelines5 May 20172017-18 Representative sampling and sub-sampling of grain and plant products - Grain and Seed Exports Program2 May 20172017-17 Horticulture Exports Program – Export application due dates and weeks of audit – Lychee exports to the United States of America – Mango exports to the United States of America, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea28 Apr 20172017-16 Horticulture Exports Program – Exports of fresh fruit and vegetables to New Zealand27 Apr 20172017-15 Horticulture Exports Program – Reminder of the procedures for container seals for exports to Japan21 Apr 20172017-14(Rescinded) Grain and Seed Exports Program– Grain sampling and sub-sampling21 Apr 20172017-13 Grain and Seed Exports Program – Exporter and registered establishment lists for wheat and barley exports to China12 Apr 20172017-12 Horticulture Exports Program – Suspension of rockmelons and honeydew melons to New Zealand6 Apr 20172017-11 Grain and Seed Exports Program – Processed plant products being detained in India30 Mar 20172017-10 Plant Export Operations – Severe weather in South East Queensland update27 Mar 20172017-09 Authorised officer program – Up to date Authorised Officer contact details needed for SMS notifications23 Mar 20172017-08 Authorised officer program – Package assisting small exporters20 Mar 20172017-07 Business Systems Program - Update to Plant Export Certificates1 Mar 20172017-06 Business Systems Program – Replacement Document Charges27 Feb 20172017-05 Horticulture Exports Program – In-transit cold treatment certification requirements for 2017 Japan table grapes and citrus exports22 Feb 20172017-04 Grain and Seed Exports Program – Instructional material1 Feb 20172017-03 Business Systems Program – Cessation of Plant Export Approved Arrangements17 Jan 20172017-02 Plant Export Operations – RFPs must be accurate prior to inspection5 Jan 20172017-01 Grain and Seed Exports Program – Quality System Recognition Guideline and Work Instruction