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Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Export licences Other
Part 13A of the Environment Protection and…
Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

QR No. 13: Endangered animal and plant species – CITES and Australian native species

Plant and animal species listed under CITES generally require a CITES permit for import or export. Restrictions vary according to the CITES appendix listing (I, II or III). There are some exemptions for exports of personal and household effects (non–live specimens). The export of Australian native species that are not included on the List of Exempt Native Specimens require an export permit.
Environment related objective
To protect plant and animal species listed under CITES.

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT; CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

QR No. 13: Endangered animal and plant species – CITES and Australian native species

Plant and animal species listed under CITES generally require a CITES permit for import or export. Restrictions vary according to the CITES appendix listing (I, II or III). There are some exemptions for exports of personal and household effects (non–live specimens). The export of Australian native species that are not included on the List of Exempt Native Specimens require an export permit.
Animal and plant species and all products manufactured from species (including some medicinal products) listed in the appendices to the CITES. Examples include black coral, orchids and ivory products. Australian native animals and plants which are not described in the List of Exempt Native Specimens require an export permit.
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation; CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31/12/2016.
Keywords
Endangered
Environment
MEAs
Wildlife
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Export licences Other
The Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and…
The Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989.

QR No. 16: Hazardous waste

All exports require a permit under the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 which is administered by the Department of the Environment.
Environment related objective
To ensure the sustainable management of hazardous waste.

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT

Grounds for restriction: Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (the Basel Convention)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989.

QR No. 16: Hazardous waste

All exports require a permit under the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 which is administered by the Department of the Environment.
Waste that is explosive, flammable, poisonous, toxic, exotoxic or infectious substances, clinical waste s, waste oils, waste residue from manufacture or household waste as defined by the Basel Convention.
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31/12/2016.
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Export licences Chemicals
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment…
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations 1990, regulation 11C

QR No. 18: Industrial chemicals

The export of the industrial chemicals mentioned is prohibited unless the Director has given written approval for the export at or before the time of the proposed export. The import and manufacture of the industrial chemicals mentioned in (a), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) is prohibited unless the Director has given written approval for its introduction at or before the time of the proposed introduction.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment against hazardous industrial chemicals.

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT

Grounds for restriction: the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the Stockholm Convention); the Rotterdam Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations 1990, regulation 11C

QR No. 18: Industrial chemicals

The export of the industrial chemicals mentioned is prohibited unless the Director has given written approval for the export at or before the time of the proposed export. The import and manufacture of the industrial chemicals mentioned in (a), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) is prohibited unless the Director has given written approval for its introduction at or before the time of the proposed introduction.
(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 (2 hydroxyethyl) perfluorooctane sulfonamide;
(x) N (2 hydroxyethyl) N methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide;
(xi) perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride.
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31/12/2016.
Keywords
Pollution
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017 Animal protection Export licences Agriculture
Export Control Act 1982, Export Control (Animals)…
Export Control Act 1982, Export Control (Animals) Order 2004

QR No. 19: Live animals (livestock)

Australian livestock exporters are required to have in place an exporter supply chain assurance system (ESCAS) for all feeder and slaughter livestock exported from Australia.
Environment related objective
To protect animal welfare and avoid mistreatment and death of live animals exported from Australia.

WTO Justification: Article XX(a) (b) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Export Control Act 1982, Export Control (Animals) Order 2004

QR No. 19: Live animals (livestock)

Australian livestock exporters are required to have in place an exporter supply chain assurance system (ESCAS) for all feeder and slaughter livestock exported from Australia.
Live cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camelids and deer
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31/12/2016.
Keywords
Wildlife
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Export licences Chemicals
The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas…
The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989; Regulation 13F of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

QR No. 20: Ozone depleting substances/Synthetic Greenhouse Gases

All exporters require a licence prior to exporting bulk gas. Exporters are also required to report quarterly on exports.
Environment related objective
To manage ozone depleting substances/synthetic greenhouse gases through export licences on bulk gas.

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT

Grounds for restriction: 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
The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989; Regulation 13F of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

QR No. 20: Ozone depleting substances/Synthetic Greenhouse Gases

All exporters require a licence prior to exporting bulk gas. Exporters are also required to report quarterly on exports.
Chemicals including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); halons carbon tetrachloride; methyl chloroform; hydro -chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); hydro -fluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), bromochloromethane (BCMs), methyl bromide and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). There is an absolute prohibition on the export of hydrbromfluorocarbons (HBFCs)
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31/12/2016.
Keywords
Climate
MEAs
Soil
Ozone
Green
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Export licences Chemicals
Regulation 9AD of the Customs (Prohibited Exports…
Regulation 9AD of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

QR No. 24: Radioactive substances

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) issues export permits for the exportation from Australia of high activity radioactive sources under Regulation 9AD of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958. Regulation 9 of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulation is administered by the Department of Industry.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from radioactive substances.

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT

Grounds for restriction: International Atomic Energy Agency’s Code of Conduct of the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation 9AD of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

QR No. 24: Radioactive substances

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) issues export permits for the exportation from Australia of high activity radioactive sources under Regulation 9AD of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958. Regulation 9 of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulation is administered by the Department of Industry.
Uranium, thorium and fissionable materials including plutonium, as per schedule 7A of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31/12/2016.
Keywords
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Ban/Prohibition, Export licences Other
Regulation 13G of the Customs (Prohibited Exports…
Regulation 13G of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

QR No. 25: Radioactive waste

The following countries are PIDCs for the purposes of the Waigani Convention:
• Cook Islands;
• Fiji;
• Kiribati;
• Marshall Islands, Republic of;
• Nauru;
• Niue;
• Palau, Republic of;
• Papua New Guinea;
• Solomon Islands;
• Tonga;
• Tuvalu;
• Vanuatu; and
• Western Samoa.
Radioactive waste exports to a PIDC may only be exported if approved by the Minister for Industry or an authorised person.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment against hazardous radioactive waste.

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT

Grounds for restriction: Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Waste s and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Waste s within the South Pacific Region (the Waigani Convention)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation 13G of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

QR No. 25: Radioactive waste

The following countries are PIDCs for the purposes of the Waigani Convention:
• Cook Islands;
• Fiji;
• Kiribati;
• Marshall Islands, Republic of;
• Nauru;
• Niue;
• Palau, Republic of;
• Papua New Guinea;
• Solomon Islands;
• Tonga;
• Tuvalu;
• Vanuatu; and
• Western Samoa.
Radioactive waste exports to a PIDC may only be exported if approved by the Minister for Industry or an authorised person.
Uranium, thorium and fissionable materials including plutonium, as per schedule 7A of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.
Type of measure
CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31/12/2016.
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Export licences Fisheries
Regulation 6 of the Customs (Prohibited Exports)…
Regulation 6 of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

QR No. 28: Toothfish

Exports of toothfish and parts of toothfish whether fresh, frozen,, smoked, preserved in containers, or in any other form are prohibited unless a permission in writing has been obtained from the Minister administering the Fisheries Management Act 1991 or an authorised officer from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
Environment related objective
To protect Antarctic Toothfish and Patagonian Toothfish

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT

Grounds for restriction: Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation 6 of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

QR No. 28: Toothfish

Exports of toothfish and parts of toothfish whether fresh, frozen,, smoked, preserved in containers, or in any other form are prohibited unless a permission in writing has been obtained from the Minister administering the Fisheries Management Act 1991 or an authorised officer from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
Antarctic Toothfish and Patagonian Toothfish found in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic waters, including waters around Australia's external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Applies to all fish and fish parts of this species whether fresh, frozen, smoked, preserved in airtight containers or in any other form.
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31/12/2016.
Keywords
Fish
Conservation
Wildlife
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/AUS/379 Australia 2016
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
 Risk assessment Agriculture
Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of…
Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for table grapes from Sonora, Mexico, January 2016

Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh table grapes from Sonora, Mexico. The draft report includes:
• Summary;
• Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk analysis
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by taking into consideration Australia's biosecurity policy framework
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for table grapes from Sonora, Mexico, January 2016

Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh table grapes from Sonora, Mexico. The draft report includes:
• Summary;
• Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk analysis
Fresh table grapes
Type of measure
Risk assessment
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Bio
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/AUS/386 Australia 2016
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
 Risk assessment Agriculture
Raw milk cheese: eligibility of countries to…
Raw milk cheese: eligibility of countries to export to Australia

Raw milk cheese is classified as a risk food and imports will be permitted under certain conditions. Countries wanting to export raw milk cheese to Australia can apply for assessment of whether their country's raw milk cheese production system is equivalent to the system in Australia. A government certification arrangement will be established to facilitate trade if the country meets Australia's biosecurity requirements, and demonstrates equivalence and compliance with applicable standards.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by taking into consideration Australia's biosecurity policy framework
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Raw milk cheese: eligibility of countries to export to Australia

Raw milk cheese is classified as a risk food and imports will be permitted under certain conditions. Countries wanting to export raw milk cheese to Australia can apply for assessment of whether their country's raw milk cheese production system is equivalent to the system in Australia. A government certification arrangement will be established to facilitate trade if the country meets Australia's biosecurity requirements, and demonstrates equivalence and compliance with applicable standards.
Cheese
Type of measure
Risk assessment
 ICS - HS Code
04.06
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 9 May 2016
Keywords
Bio