WEA Compliance Statistics (July - September 2002)

Table 1 - Exporter non-compliance (summary)

Description	Compliant	Non Compliant	Total
Export Consents	36	24	60
Exports	29	20	49

Table 2 - Exporter non-compliance

Description	Exporters	Consents	YTD Consents
Incorrect/nonexistent	1	1	6
Destination is inconsistent with WEA consent	0	0	2
Owner name is inconsistent with WEA consent exporter	0	0	0
AHECC code is inconsistent with shipping method	1	1	4
Departure date is outside WEA consent shipping period	0	0	2
Consignee is inconsistent with buyer on WEA consent application	0	0	17
Accumulated tonnage exported exceeds the WEA consent	0	0	4
Did not adhere to conditions of Quality Testing	17	20	83
Did not adhere to other WEA conditions	19	22	109

Note 1: 'Exporters', 'Consents' and 'YTD Consents' include multiple recording for the month.

Table 3 - Secretariat action against noncompliant exporters

Description	July- Sept	YTD
Letter to exporter	20	109
Exporter response received	20	109
Explanation satisfactory - no further action	20	100
Explanation Unsatisfactory	0	9
Response not received	0	0
Insufficient evidence to refer to AQIS - warning letter issued	0	8
Issues identified as a result of quality testing information being provided by exporters - warning letter issued	5	5
Referred to AQIS for investigation	0	1
Sufficient evidence to prosecute - referred to DPP	0	0
Insufficient evidence to prosecute - warning letter issued	0	1
Prosecution successful	0	0

Summary of compliance Issues Table 2 indicates that the major compliance issues for the 3rd quarter of 2002 are that exporters are not forwarding information such as Quality Testing, Organic Certificates and Bills of Lading to the WEA.