Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2021. Country/Territory Australia Document type Regulation Date 2022 (2023) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants, General Keyword Equipment Certification International trade Transport/storage Authorization/permit Standards Enforcement/compliance Inspection Offences/penalties Hygiene/sanitary procedures Traceability/product tracing Packaging/labelling Cereals/grains/rice Fruits/edible nuts Vegetables/legumes Crops/grasses Agricultural commodities Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2021 prescribes matters and makes other provision in relation to certain plants and plant products (prescribed plants and plant products) for the purposes of the Export Control Act 2020 (the Act). For the purposes of subsection 28(1) of the Act, the following goods (other than narcotic goods within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901 or plant‑based oils) are prescribed for the purposes of the Act: prescribed grain; hay and straw; fresh fruit; fresh vegetables. Prescribed plants or plant products must not be exported from Australian territory unless the conditions prescribed by section 2-4 under Chapter 2 (prescribed export conditions) are complied with. Exemptions and conditions for exemptions are regulated under Part 2 of the same Chapter 2, and under Part 3 government certificates find discipline. Chapter 4 applies in relation to an establishment for export operations in relation to a kind of prescribed plants or plant products; it indicates requirements for registration and regulates the process, such as standards for equipment, facilities and essential services, measuring devices, construction, etc. Chapter 7, Export permits, provides for revocation, duration, suspension and conditions for these processes. Chapter 10 is Compliance and enforcement. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au References - Legislation Implements Export Control Act 2020 (No. 12, 2020). Legislation | Australia | 2020 (2021) Keyword: International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fish products, Fraud, Inspection, Animal health, Animal reproduction, Authorization/permit, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX