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377(1)(a) and (b) of the Act).
Note 2: The Secretary may accept any information previously given to the Secretary in connection with an application made under the Act as satisfying any requirement to give that information under subsection 377(1) of the Act (see subsection 377(3) of the Act).

5‑18  Initial consideration period
  For the purposes of subsection 379(3) of the Act, the initial consideration period for an application is 120 days.
Note: The consideration period for an application starts on the day after the day the Secretary receives the application (see subsection 379(4) of the Act).

5‑19  Period within which request relating to application must be complied with
  For the purposes of paragraph 379(10)(b) of the Act, the period of 6 months is prescribed.

Chapter 8—Other matters relating to export

Part 1—Trade descriptions

8‑1  Purpose of this Part
  For the purposes of section 248 of the Act, this Part makes provision for and in relation to trade descriptions for prescribed organic goods that are intended to be exported.
Note: A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if the person engages in conduct that contravenes a provision in this Part (see section 249 of the Act).

8‑2  Trade description must be applied to prescribed organic goods that are intended to be exported
 (1) The exporter of prescribed organic goods must ensure that a trade description including the information referred to in subsection (2) is applied to the organic goods before they are exported.
Note 1: For trade description, see section 246 of the Act.
Note 2: For applied, in relation to a trade description, see section 247 of the Act.
Note 3: A requirement under another instrument made for the purposes of section 432 of the Act for a trade description to be applied may also apply in relation to prescribed organic goods (see section 1‑4 of this instrument).
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the information in relation to the prescribed organic goods is as follows:
 (a) the kind of organic goods;
 (b) the net weight or number of units of the organic goods;
 (c) if the organic goods did not originate in Australian territory—the country of origin of the organic goods;
 (d) the name and address of the producer, manufacturer or exporter of the organic goods;
 (e) any other information necessary to meet relevant importing country requirements relating to the organic goods.
Note 1: The trade description must be accurate (see section 8‑3). See also Division 3 of Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Act for offences and civil penalty provisions in relation to false trade descriptions.
Note 2: The Australian Consumer Law (within the meaning of the Competition and Consumer