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/15 | Australia | 2022 | 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, Export quotas, Import quotas
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Chemicals | 21. Ozone-depleting substances and synthetic…
21. Ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases:Australia manages its obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for ozone depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and, for synthetic greenhouse gases other than HFCs, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), through the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989. The import, export and manufacture of the ozone depleting substances - chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, bromochloromethane and methyl bromide (for non quarantine and pre-shipment use) is prohibited under the Montreal Protocol except where an essential or critical use exemption has been granted by the parties to the Montreal Protocol. The phase out of ozone depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) under the Montreal Protocol is almost complete. Control measures for HFCs under the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol commenced on 1 January 2019 to phase-down the production and import of HFCs.
Australia's Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through licensing controls and quota restrictions on HCFCs and HFCs, and licensing of imports of methyl bromide. A licence is required to import equipment containing HFCs. The import of equipment containing HCFCs is prohibited except in certain limited circumstances when an import licence may be granted. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Chemicals | 20. Organochlorine chemicals: The importation of…
20. Organochlorine chemicals: The importation of certain organochlorine chemicals (OCs) as listed in Schedule 1 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations 1995 and Schedule 9 of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 is prohibited unless written permission, either from the Minister responsible for the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) or an authorised officer, is provided to the Australian Border Force (ABF) at the time of importation. (...)
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Energy conservation and…
Air pollution reduction, Energy conservation and efficiency, Environmental goods and services promotion, Environmentally friendly consumption
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Import licences | Manufacturing | 17. Road vehicles: Importation into Australia of…
17. Road vehicles: Importation into Australia of road vehicles is controlled under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (the Act) and Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (the Rules). The Act and the Rules commenced in full on 1 July 2021 and replaced the now repealed Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (MVS Act) and associated regulations and determinations.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Import licences | Chemicals | 16. Industrial chemicals: The Australian…
16. Industrial chemicals: The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) aids in the protection of the Australian people and the environment through the regulation of the introduction of industrial chemicals, the assessment and evaluation of the introduction and use of certain industrial chemicals and providing information and recommendations to promote their safe use.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, Chemical, toxic and…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Agriculture, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other | 14. Imports to Antarctica: Under the Antarctic…
14. Imports to Antarctica: Under the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 (Antarctic Treaty Act) 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.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | 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 | 12. Hazardous waste: The import, export and…
12. Hazardous waste: The import, export and transit of hazardous waste is regulated under the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (the Act) and associated regulations, to ensure that hazardous waste is managed in an environmentally sound manner to protect human beings and the environment, within and outside Australia.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, 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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Agriculture, Manufacturing | 10. Genetically modified organisms: The Gene…
10. Genetically modified organisms: The Gene Technology Act 2000 (GT Act), the Gene Technology Regulations 2001 (GT Regulations) and corresponding state and territory laws provide a nationally consistent system to regulate work (dealings) with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Australia. This includes the creation or import, transport, disposal, growth and propagation of GMOs.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Chemicals | 3. Asbestos: Under the Customs (Prohibited…
3. Asbestos: Under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations), the importation of asbestos, or goods containing asbestos, is subject to prohibition. The regulations empower the Work Health and Safety Minister (the WHS Minister) administering the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) to grant permission to import asbestos in certain circumstances.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | 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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Import licences | Fisheries, Other | 1. Animals (including birds, marine animals and…
1. Animals (including birds, marine animals and insects) and animal products, plants and goods of general quarantine concern: 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). The Biosecurity Act 2015 (Biosecurity Act) applies controls to the importation of all plants, parts of plants and plant products, all animals (including birds, marine animals and insects), animal products, soil and other items of general quarantine concern.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/15 | Australia | 2022 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Plant protection
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Agriculture, Other | 15. Imports to Territory of Heard Island and…
15. Imports to Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands: The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 prohibits:
• the importation of any diseased organism or live poultry into the Territory (s13); • the importation of any organism, or any dead poultry or poultry products into the Territory unless in accordance with a permit (s14.1(b)). |
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