Import Conditions Database - ICON


	Condition C8446 30 March 1994 1. A valid Import Permit is required and must be issued prior to importation. Permit applications should be sent to Live Animal Imports, AQIS Canberra, for assessment. Live Animal Imports Fax +61 2 6272 3110 GPO Box 858 Email animalimp@aqis.gov.au Canberra ACT 2601 Phone +61 2 6272 4454 2. The importer or agent must lodge a Quarantine Entry for each consignment. The inspecting AQIS officer must be advised of the entry number prior to inspection. 3. It is the importers responsibility to ensure they have complied with requirements of any other regulatory and advisory bodies prior to and after importation. It is the importer’s responsibility to arrange for any additional testing for genetic and endemic infectious diseases, or for movement of animals or genetic material into certain animal health zones within Australia. 4. The importer, as listed on the Import Permit, or nominated agent, must be accessible to AQIS officers and accept responsibility for ensuring that all import conditions are met including the AQIS inspection. 5. Consignments must be addressed and sent to AQIS at the port of arrival. Each consignment must be accompanied by a valid Import Permit or by means to allow the identification of the Import Permit and the animal veterinary certificate as required by these conditions. 6. The importer or agent must make an appointment for AQIS inspection of goods and documentation. The importer or agent will be required to be present at this inspection. The consignment will be held by AQIS until completion of inspection. Fees are payable to AQIS for all services. 7. Consignments that do not meet the AQIS import conditions will either remain in quarantine control, be re-exported or destroyed without recompense.

	Condition C8447 16 August 1989 Format of the veterinary certificate - semen and embryos Definitions A shipment may consist of a number of sealed tanks/containers. Each sealed tank/container must be individually and clearly identified and be listed in the relevant veterinary certificate(s) accompanying the shipment. On each veterinary certificate(s), genetic material must also be listed against the identity of the sealed tank/container in which it was shipped. 1. General A veterinary certificate must accompany each consignment. The semen and embryo certificates must: · Be written in English, and a language understood by the Official Government Veterinarian of the country of export · Reference the AQIS import permit number · Name the country of export (country of residence of all donors) · Name the certifying Ministry / Department · Meet all requirements of the “veterinary certification” section of these conditions 2. Semen The veterinary certificate for semen must display the following information against each donor: · Breed · Herd/stud book number · Ear-tag or tattoo or brand or microchip number · Name · Date/s of semen collection/s · Number of straws in this consignment · Straw identification · Date of pre-entry isolation (for deer semen and bovine semen from Argentina only) · Date of entry into the collection centre / resident herd · Dates of sampling for any tests required, type of test used, test results (this information must be contained in a table against donor information) · Where reproductive material was removed from containers for further processing or aggregation with other reproductive material at an approved centre or laboratory, the dates of transfer, reason for transfer (e.g. for sex sorting), name of the approved centre of laboratory and the Approved Veterinarian must be listed against the containers. The unique serial number of each shipping container must be included in this documentation. 3. Embryos The veterinary certificate must display the following information against each semen donor: · Date/s of semen collection · Semen identification · Where reproductive material was removed from containers for further processing or aggregation with other reproductive material at an approved centre or laboratory, the dates of transfer, reason for transfer (e.g. for sex sorting), name of the approved centre of laboratory and the Approved Veterinarian must be listed against the containers. The unique serial number of each shipping container must be included in this documentation. The veterinary certificate must display the following information against each embryo donor: · Breed · Herd/stud book number · Ear-tag or tattoo or brand or microchip number · Name · Date/s of embryo /ova flushes · Number of embryos in this consignment · Number of straws in this consignment · Straw identification · Date of pre-entry isolation (for bovine embryos from Argentina and Brazil only) · Date of entry into the collection centre / resident herd · Dates of sampling for any tests required, type of test used, test results (this information must be contained in a table against donor information) · Where reproductive material was removed from containers for further processing or aggregation with other reproductive material at an approved centre or laboratory, the dates of transfer, reason for transfer (e.g. for sex sorting), name of the approved centre of laboratory and the Approved Veterinarian must be listed against the containers. The unique serial number of each shipping container must be included in this documentation. 4. An Approved* or Official Government Veterinarian** must sign the veterinary certificate. 5. An Official Government Veterinarian must sign, date and stamp (with the stamp of the government veterinary administration) each page of the veterinary certificate and all documents e.g. laboratory reports and tables which form part of the extended health certification. Certification must comply with Chapter 5.2 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, including that any manual deletions to the health certificate must be signed and stamped by the Official Government Veterinarian. The Official Government Veterinarians name, title and contact details must also appear. 6. AQIS will accept copies of documents where each page bears the original signature, date and stamp of the Official Government Veterinarian. * A veterinarian accredited by the government veterinary administration to supervise collections. ** A veterinary official of the government veterinary administration.

	Condition C8485 30 July 1998 *Veterinary certification for the importation of in-vitro* and in-vivo produced bovine embryos from New Zealand.** (1 October 2004) These conditions allow the import of embryos derived from domestic cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus), and breeds derived from these species only. 1. Embryos and/or ova were obtained from live donors of known identification 2. During production New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (NZMAF) approval was granted for the: team veterinarian, who supervised the collection and processing of in-vivo derived embryos and/or the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) embryo production team. processing and storage centre for IVF embryos, the processing laboratory responsible for the maturation, fertilisation and culture of in-vitro bovine embryos for export. 3. The processing laboratory (including any mobile laboratory) was under the direct supervision of the team veterinarian and routinely inspected by an official veterinarian. 4 Tuberculosis (Tb) The donor females were: from herds that are officially free of bovine tuberculosis at the time of collection healthy and free from clinical evidence of infectious diseases transmissible by embryo transfer throughout the collection period tested negative to either an intra-dermal tuberculin test or a blood tuberculosis test during the 12 months immediately prior to collection. 5. The embryos in this consignment were fertilised either: · by a bull with the same health status as the female donor or · with semen collected at a semen collection centre approved by NZ MAF to export bovine semen to Australia or · with semen, from a third country, which met NZ MAF import conditions. 6. The embryo production team and processing laboratory meets the recommendations of the Office International Epizooties (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code (Code). 7. The embryos were collected, processed and stored in accordance with the recommendations of the Code. 8. The laboratory has a quality assurance programme to ensure that culture media and cells, and biological products of animal origin are free from living pathogenic micro-organisms. Media was sterilised by methods recommended by the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS) and handled in a manner to ensure that sterility. Antibiotic were added to all fluids and media as recommended by IETS. 9. The embryos were treated with trypsin in accordance with IETS recommendations. 10. All laboratory tests for animal pathogens were undertaken at laboratories approved to undertake testing for export purposes by the NZ MAF 11. Shipping containers The shipping container was new or · Prior to loading, the shipper was emptied and inspected and any loose straws removed. The shipper, including all surfaces contacting the straws, was disinfected with one of the following disinfectants: 2% available chlorine (eg chlorine bleach), 2% Virkon or irradiated at 50kGy. Only new liquid nitrogen was added to the tank [The veterinary certificate must indicate the option that applies. For used shippers, the date of disinfection, the disinfectant used and its active chemical must be recorded on the health certificate.] 12. Reproductive material suitable for import into Australia was identified and was stored since the end of the collection period until export, under the supervision of the Official Veterinarian in containers in which no biological material other than semen, embryos or ova of equivalent health status was held. 13. The Official Veterinarian sealed the semen transport container with an official seal prior to shipment and the number or mark on the seal recorded on the certificate prior to export.

	Treatment T9902 Treat as required by the Permit conditions Treat as required by the Permit conditions.

	Import Permit Fee IPF0005 Import Permit Fees (where applicable) – Category 4 This commodity is classified as a Category 4 assessment for the purposes of determining the Import Permit fee rate that applies. The fee rate is $240.00 (for any assessment period up to 3 hours) and $40.00 for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 3-hour period. Note that in addition to the assessment fee, an electronic lodgement fee of $85.00 or a manual lodgement fee of $150.00 also applies. An assessable item means an item identified on an Import Permit application as consisting of goods of a class imported, or to be imported, from a particular country for a particular use. Further information on AQIS fees and charges can be found on the AQIS website. Import Permit issuing fees are specified in the Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2005.

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	Commodity:	Embryos - Cattle/buffalo

	Scientific name:	Bovine

	Country:	*Only:* New Zealand

	End use:	Post-entry quarantine

	Date printed:	Sep 11 2010

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