Ministry for Primary Industries, Import Health Standard: Seeds for Sowing (155.02.05)

MPI is proposing to remove the following pests and any specific measures for these pests in the specific requirements in Part 2 in the Import Health Standard Seeds for Sowing (155.02.05):Pseudomonas syringae pv. cannabina and Xanthomonas campestris pv. cannabis from the Cannabis sativa schedule;Strawberry latent ringspot virus (strains not in New Zealand) from the Fragaria schedule;Septoria helianthi from the Helianthus schedule;Coniothyrium lavandulae and Phoma lavandulae from the Lavandula schedule. This change results in the removal of the Lavandula schedule from Part 2 in the import health standard and changes the import requirements for Lavandula seeds to basic requirements;Penicillium brevicompactum from the Pinus schedule;Plum pox virus from the Prunus schedule;Tobacco ringspot virus from the Solanum tuberosum schedule;Tarsonemus granarius from the Triticum schedule;High plains virus from the Zea schedule.