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Poultry, pigs and pork, cattle and beef – Australia

Official title

Administrative updates to Australian Government edible meat and meat product sanitary and halal certificate templates used for exports from Australia

Australia issued an addendum on 11 June 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/AUS/630. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 19 February 2026. The comment period closed on 20 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Edible meat and meat products derived from cattle, buffalo, camels, goats, deer, sheep, pigs, horses and donkeys; wild game; rabbit; poultry and ratite (emu, ostrich)

Notifying member
Australia
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/AUS/630Latest notice: G/SPS/N/AUS/630/Add.2
Keywords
Food safety, Human health, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg., Change in date of adoption/publication/entry into force

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 20 April 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 20 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/AUS/630/Add.2; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/AUS/630/Add.2⁩, 11 June 2026)

Administrative updates to Australian Government edible meat and meat product sanitary and halal certificate templates used for exports from Australia

Australia is replacing its current export documentation system, known as the Export Documentation System (EXDOC), with a new version called the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC). The change of system from EXDOC to NEXDOC will result in changes to official Australian Government export certificate templates for Australian agricultural goods. Australia’s export certification for edible meat and meat products such as meat, offal and meat products derived from cattle, buffalo, camels, goats, deer, sheep, pigs, horses and donkeys; wild game; rabbit; poultry and ratite (emu, ostrich) will soon transition to the NEXDOC system. This includes, where relevant, halal certification issued for halal meat and meat products. Australia has already transitioned a range of commodity specific export certification to the NEXDOC system including inedible animal products (October 2025), low-risk food items (May 2025), wool, skins and hides (November 2024), fish (September 2024), eggs (December 2023), honey (2022-2023), and dairy (May 2021). The planned changes do not affect bilaterally agreed information, conditions or attestations required by importing countries or the department’s regulatory controls over exports. However, there are minor changes to formatting and the location of some of this information on the export certificate template. Electronic certification (eCert) is not affected by the planned changes. The NEXDOC export certificate templates have unique Quick Response (QR)…

Australia is replacing its current export documentation system, known as the Export Documentation System (EXDOC), with a new version called the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC). The change of system from EXDOC to NEXDOC will result in changes to official Australian Government export certificate templates for Australian agricultural goods. Australia’s export certification for edible meat and meat products such as meat, offal and meat products derived from cattle, buffalo, camels, goats, deer, sheep, pigs, horses and donkeys; wild game; rabbit; poultry and ratite (emu, ostrich) will soon transition to the NEXDOC system. This includes, where relevant, halal certification issued for halal meat and meat products. Australia has already transitioned a range of commodity specific export certification to the NEXDOC system including inedible animal products (October 2025), low-risk food items (May 2025), wool, skins and hides (November 2024), fish (September 2024), eggs (December 2023), honey (2022-2023), and dairy (May 2021). The planned changes do not affect bilaterally agreed information, conditions or attestations required by importing countries or the department’s regulatory controls over exports. However, there are minor changes to formatting and the location of some of this information on the export certificate template. Electronic certification (eCert) is not affected by the planned changes. The NEXDOC export certificate templates have unique Quick Response (QR)…

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/AUS/630/Add.2

    Administrative updates to Australian Government edible meat and meat product sanitary and halal certificate templates used for exports from Australia

    Australia is replacing its current export documentation system, known as the Export Documentation System (EXDOC), with a new version called the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC). The change of system from EXDOC to NEXDOC will result in changes to official Australian Government export certificate templates for Australian agricultural goods. Australia’s export certification for edible meat and meat products such as meat, offal and meat products derived from cattle, buffalo, camels, goats, deer, sheep, pigs, horses and donkeys; wild game; rabbit; poultry and ratite (emu, ostrich) will soon transition to the NEXDOC system. This includes, where relevant, halal certification issued for halal meat and meat products. Australia has already transitioned a range of commodity specific export certification to the NEXDOC system including inedible animal products (October 2025), low-risk food items (May 2025), wool, skins and hides (November 2024), fish (September 2024), eggs (December 2023), honey (2022-2023), and dairy (May 2021). The planned changes do not affect bilaterally agreed information, conditions or attestations required by importing countries or the department’s regulatory controls over exports. However, there are minor changes to formatting and the location of some of this information on the export certificate template. Electronic certification (eCert) is not affected by the planned changes. The NEXDOC export certificate templates have unique Quick Response (QR)…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/SPS/N/AUS/630/Add.1

    Administrative updates to Australian Government edible meat and meat product sanitary and halal certificate templates used for exports from Australia

    Australia is replacing its current export documentation system, known as the Export Documentation System (EXDOC), with a new version called the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC). The change of system from EXDOC to NEXDOC will result in changes to official Australian Government export certificate templates for Australian agricultural goods. Australia’s export certification for edible meat and meat products such as meat, offal and meat products derived from cattle, buffalo, camels, goats, deer, sheep, pigs, horses and donkeys; wild game; rabbit; poultry and ratite (emu, ostrich) will soon transition to the NEXDOC system. This includes, where relevant, halal certification issued for halal meat and meat products. Australia has already transitioned a range of commodity specific export certification to the NEXDOC system including inedible animal products (October 2025), low-risk food items (May 2025), wool, skins and hides (November 2024), fish (September 2024), eggs (December 2023), honey (2022-2023), and dairy (May 2021). The planned changes do not affect bilaterally agreed information, conditions or attestations required by importing countries or the department’s regulatory controls over exports. However, there are minor changes to formatting and the location of some of this information on the export certificate template. Electronic certification (eCert) is not affected by the planned changes. The NEXDOC export certificate templates have unique Quick Response (QR)…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/AUS/630

    Comment deadline: Closed on 20 April 2026

    Administrative updates to Australian Government edible meat and meat product sanitary and halal certificate templates used for exports from Australia

    Australia is replacing its current export documentation system, known as the Export Documentation System (EXDOC), with a new version called the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC). The change of system from EXDOC to NEXDOC will result in changes to official Australian Government export certificate templates for Australian agricultural goods. Australia’s export certification for edible meat and meat products such as meat, offal and meat products derived from cattle, buffalo, camels, goats, deer, sheep, pigs, horses and donkeys; wild game; rabbit; poultry and ratite (emu, ostrich) will soon transition to the NEXDOC system. This includes, where relevant, halal certification issued for halal meat and meat products. Australia has already transitioned a range of commodity specific export certification to the NEXDOC system including inedible animal products (October 2025), low-risk food items (May 2025), wool, skins and hides (November 2024), fish (September 2024), eggs (December 2023), honey (2022-2023), and dairy (May 2021). The planned changes do not affect bilaterally agreed information, conditions or attestations required by importing countries or the department’s regulatory controls over exports. However, there are minor changes to formatting and the location of some of this information on the export certificate template. Electronic certification (eCert) is not affected by the planned changes. The NEXDOC export certificate templates have unique Quick Response (QR)…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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