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Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5 Australia 2020
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Export licences, Import licences Chemicals
16. Ozone depleting substances and Synthetic…
16. Ozone depleting substances and Synthetic Greenhouse Gases: The exportation and importation of certain ODS and SGG and equipment is prohibited unless a licence has been granted. A license is required to export ODS and SGG and can be granted by an authorised person at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, as a delegate of the responsible Minister.
Environment related objective
To control the use of ozone depleting substances. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Montreal Protocol); the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
16. Ozone depleting substances and Synthetic Greenhouse Gases: The exportation and importation of certain ODS and SGG and equipment is prohibited unless a licence has been granted. A license is required to export ODS and SGG and can be granted by an authorised person at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, as a delegate of the responsible Minister.
Chemicals including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); halons carbon tetrachloride; methyl chloroform; hydro-chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), bromochloromethane (BCMs), methyl bromide, nitrogen trifluoride and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). There is an absolute prohibition on the export of hydrbromfluorocarbons (HBFCs).
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
2903.14
2903.71
2903.75
2903.76
2903.79
3824.71.00.00.00
3824.74
2903.19
2903.39
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020
Keywords
Climate
Environment
Green
MEAs
Ozone
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5 Australia 2020
Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Other
17. Imports to Antartica: Under the Antarctic…
17. Imports to Antartica: Under the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 as amended, and in line with the requirements of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol), persons are not permitted to import certain items into Antarctica. This legislation applies to Australian nationals for all areas south of 60° south and for foreign nationals to the Australian Antarctic Territory only.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by limiting imports of non-native species into the Antartica. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
17. Imports to Antartica: Under the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 as amended, and in line with the requirements of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol), persons are not permitted to import certain items into Antarctica. This legislation applies to Australian nationals for all areas south of 60° south and for foreign nationals to the Australian Antarctic Territory only.
A person shall not bring into the Antarctic an organism that is not indigenous to the Antarctic unless the organism (not being a live animal) was brought into the Antarctic to be used as food. None of these items may be brought into Antarctica unless authorised by a permit: non-sterile soil, or polychlorinated biphenyls, or polystyrene beads or chips or any similar kind of packaging material; and any pesticide unless for scientific, medical or hygienic purposes.
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020
Keywords
Environment
Indigenous
MEAs
Soil
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5 Australia 2020 Biodiversity and ecosystem Import licences Other
18. Imports to the Territory of Heard Island and…
18. Imports to the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The purpose of the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 is the preservation and management of the Territory for the protection of its environment and wildlife.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment and Wildlife of the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Article XX(b) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
18. Imports to the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The purpose of the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 is the preservation and management of the Territory for the protection of its environment and wildlife.
Prohibits the importation of any diseased organism or live poultry into the Territory; any organism, or any dead poultry or poultry products into the Territory unless in accordance with a permit.
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020
Keywords
Environment
Wildlife
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5 Australia 2020 Energy conservation and efficiency Import licences Manufacturing
19. Incandescent (filament) lamps: Imports of…
19. Incandescent (filament) lamps: Imports of certain incandescent lamps are prohibited without written permission from the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, or an authorised person.
Environment related objective
To control the use of inefficient lighting. Article XX(b) of the GATT.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
19. Incandescent (filament) lamps: Imports of certain incandescent lamps are prohibited without written permission from the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, or an authorised person.
Inefficient General Lighting Service (GLS) electric filament lamps as set out in Australian Standard 4934.2(Int):2008- Incandescent Lamps for General Lighting Services, Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) Requirements.
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
8539.22
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020
Keywords
Emissions
Energy
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5 Australia 2020
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Export licences Agriculture, Chemicals
30. Agricultural and veterinary chemicals: If a…
30. Agricultural and veterinary chemicals: If a controlled chemical is an active constituent or agvet chemical product (as defined by the Agricultural and Veterinary Code Act 1994) the restrictions of Schedule 1 of the Agvet Regulations apply. If the controlled chemical is not an active constituent or agvet chemical product or is being exported for other purposes, then a permit issued by the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (or authorised officer) under regulation 4A of the Customs (Prohibited Export) Regulations 1958 is required.
Environment related objective
o protect the environment from hazardous chemicals. Article XX(b) of the GATT; the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the Stockholm Convention); the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (the Rotterdam Convention).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
30. Agricultural and veterinary chemicals: If a controlled chemical is an active constituent or agvet chemical product (as defined by the Agricultural and Veterinary Code Act 1994) the restrictions of Schedule 1 of the Agvet Regulations apply. If the controlled chemical is not an active constituent or agvet chemical product or is being exported for other purposes, then a permit issued by the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (or authorised officer) under regulation 4A of the Customs (Prohibited Export) Regulations 1958 is required.
Chemicals listed in Schedule 2 of the Customs (Prohibited Export) Regulations 1958; chemicals listed in Schedule 1 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations 1995 (the Agvet Regulations).
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Organic
Pollution
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5 Australia 2020
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Export licences, Import licences Chemicals
31. Industrial chemicals: The export and import…
31. Industrial chemicals: The export and import of the industrial chemicals mentioned is prohibited unless the Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS Director) has given written approval for the export at or before the time of the proposed export.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from hazardous chemicals. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (the Rotterdam Convention).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
31. Industrial chemicals: The export and import of the industrial chemicals mentioned is prohibited unless the Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS Director) has given written approval for the export at or before the time of the proposed export.
(a) each of the following kinds of polybrominated biphenyls: (i) hexabromobiphenyl; (ii) octabromobiphenyl;(iii) decabromobiphenyl;(b) tris (2,3 dibromopropyl) phosphate;(c) polychlorinated biphenyls;(d) polychlorinated terphenyls;(e) tetraethyl lead;(f) tetramethyl lead;(g) commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether (including tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether);(h) commercial octabromodiphenyl ether (including hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether); (i) perfluorooctane sulfonic acid;(j) perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls, including the following: (i) potassium perfluorooctane sulfonate;(ii) lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate;(iii) ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate;(iv) diethanolammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate;
(v) tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate;(vi) didecyldimethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate;(vii) N ethylperfluorooctane sulfonamide;(viii) N methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide;
(ix) N ethyl N (2hydroxyethyl) perfluorooctane sulfonamide;(x) N (2 hydroxyethyl) N methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide;(xi) perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride.
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5 Australia 2020 Other environmental risks mitigation Export licences Other
32. Biological agents: All exports require a…
32. Biological agents: All exports require a permit from the Department of Defence prior to export.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from pathogens including biological and GMOs.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
32. Biological agents: All exports require a permit from the Department of Defence prior to export.
Biological agents including human pathogens, zoonoses, toxins, animal pathogens, plant pathogens, and genetic elements and genetically modified organisms.
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020
Keywords
Bio
Genetic
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/13 Australia 2020
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural resources conservation
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Quarantine…
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Quarantine requirements, Risk assessment
 Agriculture, Fisheries, Other
1 The Environment Protection and Biodiversity…
1 The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) regulates international trade in Australian native species, live animals and plants, and species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Environment related objective
To manage the risk of introduction of pests and disease that could damage plant, animal or human health or the environment. To implement Australia’s obligations under CITES, by regulating international trade in wildlife and wildlife products, to contribute to the protection and conservation of species that are endangered, or could become endangered, and to facilitate legal, sustainable trade in wildlife.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1 The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) regulates international trade in Australian native species, live animals and plants, and species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Exports and imports of all live animals and plants; non-live animal and plant specimens, including parts and derivatives, of species listed under CITES. Prohibition of fish caught by foreign based fishing vessels and Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish.
Type of measure
Prohibition; Import and export licenses
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Bio
Conservation
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/13 Australia 2020
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Manufacturing
3 The importation of asbestos into Australia is…
3 The importation of asbestos into Australia is controlled under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations). Under the PI Regulations, the importation of asbestos, or goods containing asbestos, is subject to prohibition.
Environment related objective
To reduce and prevent occupational and environmental exposures to asbestos fibres, and the possible adverse health outcomes attributed to these exposures
Measure description Coverage of the measure
3 The importation of asbestos into Australia is controlled under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations). Under the PI Regulations, the importation of asbestos, or goods containing asbestos, is subject to prohibition.
Asbestos
Type of measure
Prohibition, controlled imports
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/13 Australia 2020
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Other environmental requirements Other
5. All cetaceans are listed on Appendix I or II…
5. All cetaceans are listed on Appendix I or II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) all cetaceans and cetacean products are treated as if they were CITES Appendix I for the purposes of import into Australia. CITES requirements are enforced under the EPBC Act at Australian ports of entry by Home Affairs which acts on behalf of the Department of the Environment and Energy.
Environment related objective
To ensure that trade is not detrimental to the survival of the species, and thereby contribute to the conservation of cetaceans.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5. All cetaceans are listed on Appendix I or II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) all cetaceans and cetacean products are treated as if they were CITES Appendix I for the purposes of import into Australia. CITES requirements are enforced under the EPBC Act at Australian ports of entry by Home Affairs which acts on behalf of the Department of the Environment and Energy.
Cetaceans (Whale, dolphin and porpoise products) - All cetaceans are listed on Appendix I or II of CITES
Type of measure
Import permits, CITES permit
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Bio
Conservation
Endangered
Environment
MEAs
Wildlife