What is the AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard?
The AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard describes the technical procedures for performing an effective fumigation on goods (commodities, packing and containers). Will all companies that wish to perform methyl bromide fumigations for AQIS be required to enter into a co-regulatory arrangement with AQIS? Fumigation for quarantine purposes can be carried out by fumigation companies operating under a co-regulatory arrangement with AQIS. Companies who do not have a co-regulatory arrangement, can only carry out quarantine fumigations if the entire fumigation is supervised by an AQIS Officer. If a fumigation company is currently participating in the AQIS Onshore Fumigation Scheme and is a signatory to a compliance agreement, will the company be required to sign onto the revised scheme? Yes. The present compliance agreements will become void when the new scheme is implemented. This means that companies currently operating under a compliance agreement will need to be assessed for competency
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