Date of issue: 5 June 2024
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2024-18
Attention
- Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery Council
- Dairy Export establishments
- Exporters, AEPI and NEXDOC users
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional offices
Purpose
This Market Access Advice (MAA) is to advise industry to withhold requests for milk and milk product certificates for export to the European Union (EU) on 15 and 16 of June 2024.
Summary of key points
The EU published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2744 which amended model export health certificates.
The health certificate amendments do not impact the export requirements for milk and milk products to the EU. The department template number (EUEXH1) has not changed and the health certificate will continue to be issued through NEXDOC.
The change is only administrative.
To configure and implement the required certificate changes in NEXDOC, per the new EU models, a system update is required. This update is scheduled on the night on 16 June 2024. Therefore, milk and milk product certificates to EU will not be available on 15 and 16 of June 2024.
Further information
Contact ExportStandards@aff.gov.au if you have any queries.