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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/99 Australia 2016
Soil management and conservation, Water…
Soil management and conservation, Water management and conservation
 Non-monetary support Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Tasmania - Provision of…
Environmental programmes:
Tasmania - Provision of services to agricultural producers covering policy and regulatory frameworks to ensure equitable and sustainable provision of surface and groundwater resources and to limit environmental damage and to encourage sound practices to minimise soil erosion, salination and water damage
Environment related objective
Tto ensure equitable and sustainable provision of surface and groundwater resources and to limit environmental damage and to encourage sound practices to minimise soil erosion, salination and water damage
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes:
Tasmania - Provision of services to agricultural producers covering policy and regulatory frameworks to ensure equitable and sustainable provision of surface and groundwater resources and to limit environmental damage and to encourage sound practices to minimise soil erosion, salination and water damage
Policy and regulatory frameworks to ensure equitable and sustainable provision of surface and groundwater resources and to limit environmental damage and to encourage sound practices to minimise soil erosion, salination and water damage
Type of measure
Services to agricultural producers covering policy and regulatory frameworks
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Fiscal year 2013/14
Keywords
Natural resources
Environment
Sustainable
Soil
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/99 Australia 2016 Water management and conservation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Non-Product-Specific AMS: New South Wales (NSW)…
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
New South Wales (NSW) Private Irrigation Infrastructure Operations Programme
Environment related objective
To improve the efficiency and productivity of water use both off and on-farm
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
New South Wales (NSW) Private Irrigation Infrastructure Operations Programme
Eligible projects to improve the efficiency and productivity of water use both off and on-farm
Type of measure
Grants to acquire water entitlements generated from the implementation of eligible projects
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Fiscal year 2013/14
Keywords
Natural resources
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/99 Australia 2016 Water management and conservation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Non-Product-Specific AMS: New South Wales (NSW)…
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
New South Wales (NSW) Water for the Future, Water Efficiency Project Funding
Environment related objective
To support investments in water efficient irrigation systems and technologies
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
New South Wales (NSW) Water for the Future, Water Efficiency Project Funding
Farmers in the NSW Murray Darling Basin
Type of measure
Funding
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Fiscal year 2013/14
Keywords
Natural resources
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/99 Australia 2016 Water management and conservation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Queensland (QLD)…
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
Queensland (QLD) Healthy Headwaters, Water Use Efficiency Project
Environment related objective
To support investments in water efficient irrigation systems and technologies
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
Queensland (QLD) Healthy Headwaters, Water Use Efficiency Project
Farmers in the Queensland Murray Darling Basin
Type of measure
Funding
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Fiscal year 2013/14
Keywords
Natural resources
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/99 Australia 2016 Water management and conservation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Victorian (VIC) Farm…
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
Victorian (VIC) Farm Modernisation Project
Environment related objective
To improve the efficiency and productivity of on-farm water use and management through supporting on-farm irrigation infrastructure in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
Victorian (VIC) Farm Modernisation Project
On-farm irrigation infrastructure in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Fiscal year 2013/14
Keywords
Natural resources
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/99 Australia 2016 Water management and conservation Non-monetary support Agriculture
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Northern Victorian …
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
Northern Victorian (VIC) Irrigation Renewal Project Stage 2
Environment related objective
To achieve the optimal efficiency of farm irrigation system delivering water from the dam to the plant
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Non-Product-Specific AMS:
Northern Victorian (VIC) Irrigation Renewal Project Stage 2
Farm irrigation system upgrades
Type of measure
Infrastructural services
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Fiscal year 2013/14
Keywords
Natural resources
Water
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 Australia 2016
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
Export licences, Import licences, Quarantine…
Export licences, Import licences, Quarantine requirements
 Agriculture, Fisheries, Other
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity…
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act); the Quarantine Act 1908: Quarantine Regulations and Quarantine Proclamation; Quarantine Act 1908: Quarantine Regulations 2000; Sections of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations)
Environment related objective
The EPBC Act seeks 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;

The quarantine legislation is to manage the risk of introduction of exotic pests and diseases associated with importation for the purpose of protecting plant, animal and human health and the environment; and to protect the Australian environment against further establishment of pest species of plants and animals
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act); the Quarantine Act 1908: Quarantine Regulations and Quarantine Proclamation; Quarantine Act 1908: Quarantine Regulations 2000; Sections of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations)
Live animals and plants; Non-live animal and plant specimens, including parts and derivatives, of species listed under CITES; all plants, parts of plants and plant products, all animals (including birds, fish and insects), animal products, soil and other items of general quarantine concern; fish caught by foreign based fishing vessels; and Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish; raw tobacco and certain plant material containing drugs
Type of measure
Export licences; Import licences; Quarantine requirements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Bio
Conservation
Wildlife
Endangered
Fish
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 Australia 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Mining
The Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956…
The Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations)
Environment related objective
To reduce and prevent occupational and environmental exposures to asbestos fibres
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations)
Any of the following fibrous forms of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine or amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals:

(a) actinolite asbestos;
(b) amosite (brown asbestos);
(c) anthophyllite asbestos;
(d) chrysotile (white asbestos);
(e) crocidolite (blue asbestos);
(f) tremolite asbestos.

(Actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, crocidolite and tremolite asbestos are also under the coverage of the Rotterdam Convention)
Type of measure
Import licences

Under the PI Regulations 1956, the import of asbestos, or goods containing asbestos, is prohibited unless:
(a) The asbestos or goods are hazardous waste as defined in Section 4 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Ac; (b) The goods are raw materials containing naturally occurring traces of amphibole asbestos; or
(c) Permission has been granted by the Minister administering the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, to import chrysotile asbestos for research, analysis or display, or to import amphibole asbestos; or
(d) The asbestos or goods are imported from the Australian Antarctic Territory (chrysotile only); or
(e) The import is of a ship or resources installation that contains in situ amphibole asbestos or chrysotile (installed or affixed before 1 January 2005).
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 Australia 2016 Animal protection Import licences Manufacturing
Cat and dog fur products The importation of cat…
Cat and dog fur products

The importation of cat and dog fur and goods made from or using cat or dog fur is prohibited under provisions of the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations) unless the permission of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, or an authorised person, has been obtained.
Environment related objective
To address animal welfare concerns by prohibiting the importation of cat and dog fur products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Cat and dog fur products

The importation of cat and dog fur and goods made from or using cat or dog fur is prohibited under provisions of the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations) unless the permission of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, or an authorised person, has been obtained.
The pelt or hair of the species canisfamiliairis; The pelt or hair of the species feliscatus; and Goods consisting, in whole or part, of dog fur and hair or cat fur and hair or both.
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 Australia 2016
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Other
Environment Protection and Biodiversity…
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

CETACEANS (WHALES, DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES)
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
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

CETACEANS (WHALES, DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES)
Cetaceans (Whale, dolphin and porpoise products)
Type of measure
Import licences

The only circumstances in which cetacean imports are allowed are:

• Appendix I listed non-live specimens may only be moved internationally in the following circumstances: (i) if the specimen was taken from the animal prior to that spec; (ii) scientific research purposes; (iii) educational purposes; and (iv) exhibition purposes.

• Live Appendix I-listed specimens may only be moved internationally for conservation breeding purposes, research and education purposes unless the specimen originated from a CITES registered commercial captive breeding pr
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
Conservation
Environment
Bio
MEAs
Wildlife