Authorised officers are to ensure exporter compliance with either Option 1 or Option 2 prior to the goods being presented for export inspection.

Option 1:

All barley is screened through a screen with a maximum hole size of 8mm prior to being presented for export inspection.

Option 2:

Exporter to provide Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture and Water Resources with confirmation of compliance with the following supply chain measures specified in the Grains Industry Market Access Forum (GIMAF) industry management plan for all barley presented for export inspection.

• Confirmation that the exporter has read and understood the supply chain measures outlined in 'Australian Barley Industry - Supply chain measures to supply barley to the South Korean market' compiled by GIMAF in June 2012. (Refer to GIMAF website www.gimaf.com.au).

AND

• Confirmation that the exporter has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that all appropriate parties involved in the supply chain of the barley in the consignment to which this document pertains are aware of the measures referenced in point 1.

AND

• Confirmation that the barley in the consignment to which this document pertains has been sourced from areas where Cernuella virgata is not prevalent and that Cernuella virgata has not been detected at any point in the supply chain;

AND

• Confirmation that the exporter has records of inspection and analysis conducted throughout the supply chain attesting to freedom from Cernuella virgata of the consignment to which this document pertains.

The exporter is to provide a declaration confirming compliance with either Option 1 or Option 2 and to present to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

Note:

• Korea's Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management requires all foreign food establishments that produce, manufacture, process, treat and/or store food, plant products including grains and processed plant products for human consumption intended for export to Korea are required to complete a web-based (http://impfood.mfds.go.kr/) registration process.
• A foreign food facility as described in the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management for grains means grain storage, grain packaging (registered export establishment), etc. For processed products such as breakfast cereals such as oat bran, maize grits, flour, barley malted, etc it includes processing, manufacturing, storing and packaging facilities.