EUCAS: Farms

Farms must be EUCAS accredited if they want to produce animals that can be used to produce meat for export to the EU. A farm is an area of land covered by a single Property Identification Code (PIC) under State or Territory legislation. To obtain a PIC please contact your local state representative.

The following documents relate to EUCAS accreditation for farms:

EUCAS Rules

This document outlines the rules of the EUCAS and provides general administrative instructions to those delegated to administer the scheme:

Application for accreditation

Non-EU breeding females

EUCAS accredited producers may seek AQIS’s approval to purchase females from outside the EUCAS Scheme for the purposes of breeding. Non-EU breeding females remain in the system as not eligible for the EU, but their offspring will be eligible.

The non-EU females must have been born and bred on the farm of origin, be properly NLIS identified and attested to be HGP free. You may purchase cows, heifers or pregnant females. Cows with calves at foot are not permitted.

  •  Application for approval to purchase non-EU breeding females Click for PDF file PDF [87kb]
  • Application for approval to transfer approved non EU breeders between EU accredited properties PDF Icon PDF [63kb]  msword Word [43kb]

Agistment guidelines for EUCAS Cattle

The following documents set out the requirements for agisting EUCAS cattle:

Additional EUCAS forms 

Audit strategy for farms

List of EUCAS producers

If you have trouble accessing these files please contact EUCAS Coordinator.

Last reviewed:
15 Apr 2011
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