Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock

Measures listed in the previous version of the Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock may not effectively manage biosecurity risk associated with three species of Phytophthora, namely P. capsiciP. palmivora and P. tentaculata. New measures have been added to the standard to manage risk associated with these species of Phytophthora on whole plants, cuttings and bulbs of known host species as follows:
The following import schedules have been amended to include options for production in a "Country", "Pest free area" or "Pest free place of production", free from capsiciP. palmivora and/or P. tentaculataAbies, Acacia (specified genera), Acer (specified genera), Acrocomia (specified genera), Aesculus (specified genera), AlliumAnthuriumAraucaria (specified genera), Arbutus (specified genera), ArtocarpusCalanthe (specified genera), CaricaChicoriumChrysanthemum (specified genera), Crataegus (specified genera), Dahlia, Delphinium (specified genera), Dianthus, Dianthus caryophyllus, Diospyros, Dracaena, Epipremnum, Eugenia (specified genera), Ficus, Gerbera, Hebe (specified genera), Lilium, Mangifera, Metrosideros (specified genera), Olea, Paulownia, Petunia, Phalaenopsis, Phoenix, Verbena and Yucca.P. capsici and/or P. palmivora have been added to pest lists for the Citrus, FragariaMalusPrunusSolanum tuberosum schedules. For these genera, risk associated with P. capsici and P. palmivora will be managed either in post entry quarantine in New Zealand and/or during production at MPI approved offshore facilities.