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Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021
2‑4 Export of prescribed meat or meat pr2‑4 Export of prescribed meat or meat products is prohibited unless prescribed conditions are complied with
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#### 2‑4 Export of prescribed meat or meat products is prohibited unless prescribed conditions are complied with
The export from Australian territory of prescribed meat or meat products is prohibited unless the conditions specified in the items in the following table are complied with.
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Prescribed export conditions for prescribed meat or meat products</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Prescribed export conditions</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Importing country requirements</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>All importing country requirements relating to the meat or meat products, and the operations to prepare them for export, must be met.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Halal certificates</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the relevant importing country authority for the meat or meat products, or the exporter of the meat or meat products, requires a Halal certificate for the meat or meat products, Halal meat certification operations must be carried out in relation to the meat or meat products by an Islamic organisation in accordance with an approved arrangement held by the Islamic organisation for those certification operations. At the time the operations are carried out, the approved arrangement must not be suspended in relation to those operations.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Export to European Union</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the meat or meat products are derived from bovine animals and are for export to a member state of the European Union as food:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the animals (unless they are bobby calves) must be sourced from a property that is accredited for EU export meat production operations and, at the time the animals are sourced, the accreditation of the property must not be suspended in relation to those operations; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the registered establishment where operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export are carried out must be an EU</span><span>‑</span><span>listed establishment.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Registered establishment</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export must be carried out at an establishment that is registered for those operations in relation to the meat or meat products. At the time the operations are carried out, the registration of the establishment must not be suspended in relation to those operations.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Approved arrangement</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>An approved arrangement covering operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export at the registered establishment referred to in item</span><span> </span><span>4 must be in force. At the time the operations are carried out, the approved arrangement must not be suspended in relation to those operations.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Meat export licence</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the meat or meat products are derived from a bovine animal (other than a buffalo) or a caprine animal or an ovine animal:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the exporter must hold a meat export licence to carry out operations to export the meat or meat products; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the meat export licence must be in force and not suspended at the time the meat or meat products are exported.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Notice of intention to export</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>A person prescribed by section</span><span> </span><span>8</span><span>‑</span><span>2 must give the Secretary, at the time prescribed by section</span><span> </span><span>8</span><span>‑</span><span>4, a notice of intention to export a consignment of, or including, the meat or meat products.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:91.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Export permit</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>The exporter of the meat or meat products must hold an export permit for the meat or meat products and the export permit must be in force and not suspended at the time the meat or meat products are exported.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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> Note 1: Other conditions may apply in addition to the conditions set out in the above table. For example, prescribed meat products described as biodynamic may also be prescribed organic goods under the Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2021. The export as food of the meat products would also be subject to export conditions prescribed by that instrument.
> Note 2: In addition to the conditions in item 3 of the above table, the conditions in items 4, 5 and 6 of the table must be complied with in relation to the preparation of meat or meat products derived from bovine animals that are for export to a member state of the European Union as food.
> Note 3: In addition to the conditions in item 6 of the above table, the conditions in items 4 and 5 of the table must be complied with in relation to the preparation of meat or meat products derived from an animal referred to in item 6 that are for export as food.
> Note 4: A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if prescribed goods are exported in contravention of prescribed export conditions (see Division 4 of Part 1 of Chapter 2 of the Act).
> Note 5: The manager of an accredited property may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if export operations in relation to which accreditation of the property has been suspended are carried out while the accreditation is suspended (see section 100 of the Act).
> Note 6: The occupier of a registered establishment may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if export operations in relation to which registration of the establishment has been suspended are carried out while the registration is suspended (see section 136 of the Act).
> Note 7: The holder of an approved arrangement may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if export operations in relation to which an approved arrangement has been suspended are carried out while the arrangement is suspended (see section 177 of the Act).
> Note 8: An export permit that is suspended under subsection 231(1) of the Act remains in force while it is suspended. However, while the permit is suspended, it does not authorise the export of the goods for which it was issued (see subsection 232(2) of the Act).