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Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/109 Australia 2017 General environmental protection Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environment related objective
To support land managers for the purposes of managing and conserving high value environmental assets on their land
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes:
Australian Government - National Landcare Programme – Environmental Stewardship Programme
Land managers
Type of measure
Environmental programmes (Funding)
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/10 Australia 2018
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Plant protection
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Agriculture, Other
Environment related objective
To preserve and manage the Territory for the protection of its environment and wildlife
Measure description Coverage of the measure
15. The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987
The importation of any diseased organism or live poultry (prohibition); and the importation of any organism, or any dead poultry or poultry products (permit required)
Type of measure
Import licences; Import prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Environment
Conservation
Wildlife
Indigenous
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/82 Australia 2011 Water management and conservation Not specified Agriculture
Environment related objective
To eliminate wastage of water and manage the artesian water resource
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General Services Australian Government: Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative
Type of measure
Infrastructure services program
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Waste
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/118 Australia 2018
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable and…
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
 Non-monetary support Agriculture, Services
Environment related objective
To improve optimal use of the natural resource base in the grans industry and the production efficiency.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General services: Research:
Australian Government - Grains Research and Development
The research and development for grains industry
Type of measure
Research services
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Natural resources
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/2 Australia 2015
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Export licences Chemicals
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating 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.

Non-automatic licensing for exportation (QRNo. 24)

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
Radioactive substances
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Hazardous
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/99 Australia 2016
Environmental protection from pests and diseases,…
Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Natural resources conservation
 Non-monetary support Agriculture
Environment related objective
To support weed and feral animal management, coordination, science and extension across South Australia, and not just to the agriculture sector
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General services: Pest and Disease:
South Australia - Natural Resources Management
Weed and feral animal management, coordination, science and extension across South Australia
Type of measure
Management, coordination, science and extension services
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Natural resources
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
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
Keywords
Bio
Conservation
MEAs
Wildlife
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/AUS/435 Australia 2017
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
Risk assessment, Technical regulation or…
Risk assessment, Technical regulation or specifications
 Agriculture
Environment related objective
To avoid the introduction of live invertebrate pests on imported cut flowers and foliage including thrips, aphids and mites in Australia
Thrips are the primary vectors of tospoviruses, many of which are also quarantine pests for Australia. The ongoing high number of live pests detected on imported cut flowers poses a level of phytosanitary risk that exceeds Australia's appropriate level of protection
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Importing fresh cut flowers and foliage into Australia safely
As part of the ongoing systematic review of Australia's import conditions for cut flower and foliage imports from all countries, a high detection rate of invertebrate pests was determined. Australia is amending import conditions for cut flowers and foliage exported to Australia to require that consignments are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate verifying that they are free of live quarantine pests. The amended conditions will also require goods to be shipped in insect-proof packaging and labelled with the scientific name of the plant species. Certain species will require a devitalisation treatment to prevent propagation.
Cut flower and foliage imports from all countries
Type of measure
Phytosanitary certificate, goods to be shipped in insect-proof packaging and labelled with the scientific name of the plant specie, Pre-export fumigation with methyl bromide, Alternative pre-shipment disinfestation treatments
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Bio
Wildlife
Agriculture G/AG/N/AUS/118 Australia 2018 Environmental protection from pests and diseases Non-monetary support Agriculture, Services
Environment related objective
To prevent and respond to pest and disease threats, and implement product integrity systems.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General services: Pest and Disease:
Queensland - Biosecurity Protection Services
Pest and disease threats
Type of measure
Biosecurity protection services
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Bio
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/1 Australia 2012
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Chemicals, Other
Environment related objective
To protect the life and health of animals and plants and comply with the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation 4 of the Customs (Prohibited Export) Regulations 1958. Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (the Act)
Asbestos and goods containing asbestos
Type of measure
Export prohibition except under defined conditions; Non-autmatic import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste