Agreement | Document symbol Sort ascending | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/REV.1 | Australia | 2017 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, Other environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Import licences, Other environmental requirements…
Import licences, Other environmental requirements, Regulation affecting movement or transit
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All products/economic activities | 32 GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
The Gene…
32 GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
The Gene Technology Act 2000 (GT Act), the Gene Technology Regulations 2001 (GT Regulations) - nationally consistent system to regulate work (dealings) with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Australia. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/REV.1 | Australia | 2017 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Other | Import licences for radioactive substances under…
Import licences for radioactive substances under the Customs Act 1901 and Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations)
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 | 2016 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Import licences | Other |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 | Australia | 2016 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
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Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences…
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences, Import quotas, Other environmental requirements
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Chemicals, Manufacturing | The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas…
The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989
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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
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Export licences, Import licences, Quarantine…
Export licences, Import licences, Quarantine requirements
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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)
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 | Australia | 2016 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Import licences | Mining | The Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956…
The Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations)
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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. |
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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
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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) |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 | Australia | 2016 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Import licences | Chemicals | Regulation 5J of the the Customs (Prohibited…
Regulation 5J of the the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations) made under the Customs Act 1901
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8 | Australia | 2016 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Export licences, Import licences, Regulation…
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit
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Other | Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and…
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (the Act) and associated regulations
The regulatory framework implements Australia's obligations under the Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (Basel Convention), as well as the following related agreements and arrangements concerning the transboundary movement of hazardous and other waste: - the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Council Decision C (2001) 107 FINAL, as amended by C(2004)20; - the Waigani Convention (Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region); and - a bilateral arrangement between Australia and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. |
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