Risk management programmes for transport operators

New rules coming on 1 July 2022

On 1 July 2022, a new set of redesigned animal product regulations and notices comes into effect. These replace regulations and notices which are set to expire on the same day.

The redesign of the animal products regulations and notices aims to make it easier for businesses operating under the Animal Products Act 1999 to find and comply with their requirements.

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Two ways to develop a risk management programme

If you decide to operate under a risk management programme (RMP) for transporting animal products for export, there are 2 ways you can do this:

If you already operate under a registered RMP for processing, you can add transport activities to that RMP.
If you don't already have a registered RMP, you can create one, or you can operate under the transport regulated control scheme (RCS).

Adding transport activities to an existing RMP

If you're an operator of a processing premises that's already operating under a registered RMP, you can extend that RMP to cover your transport activities. Use the Processing premises RMP – Transport supporting system template to do this.

Note: You can only do this if the products you process don't require temperature control.

If you transport goods for other operators you must have a written agreement. You can find the template for this in Appendix 1 of the Processing premises RMP – Transport supporting system.

Processing premises RMP – Transport supporting system [DOC, 303 KB]