WEA Compliance Statistics

April - June 2007

Compliance statistics are dated for the last day of the quarter. Detected breaches relate primarily to late submission of compliance documents and exporter data entry errors in the Australian Customs system. These statistics will change as exporters supply further documentation.

Table 1 Non-Exporter Compliance

Description	Compliant	Non Compliant	Total
Export Consents	52	-	52
Exporters*	25	-	25

*Figures calculated as sum of quarterly totals

Table 2 Exporter Non-Compliance

Description	Exporters	Consents	YTD** (Consents)
Incorrect/nonexistent WEA Consent number	3	3	5
Destination is inconsistent with WEA consent	-	-	-
Owner name is inconsistent with WEA consent exporter	-	-	-
AHECC code is inconsistent with shipping method	-	-	-
Departure date is outside WEA consent shipping period	-	-	-
Consignee is inconsistent with buyer on WEA consent application	2	2	11
Accumulated tonnage exported exceeds the WEA consent	-	-	-
Did not adhere to conditions of Quality Testing	5	6	14
Did not adhere to other WEA conditions (e.g. organic certificate, bill of lading)	5	6	33

** Year to date refers to the period October 2006 to 30 September 2007 and is calculated as the sum of quarterly totals.
Note 1: ~ 'Exporters, 'Consents' and 'YTD Consents' include multiple shipments against individual consents.

Table 3 - Secretariat action against non-compliant exporters

Description	Apr - Jun	YTD**
Letter to Exporter	10	32
Exporter response received	10	10
Explanation Satisfactory ~ No further action	10	16
Awaiting additional administrative information	-	16
Explanation not Satisfactory - Referred for further investigation	-	-

**year to date refers to the period October 2006 to present.