Import health standard: Grain and Seeds for Consumption, Feed or Processing

This notification relates to amendments to the import health standard: Grain and Seeds for Consumption, Feed or Processing following public consultation that involve: requiring maize grain imported into New Zealand to be dried to a moisture content of 14% or less before export; removing 11 regulated pests for the Zea mays pest list, along with the requirements to those pest;removing phytosanitary measures for three regulated pests for import of hulled Cannabis sativa seeds; expanding issuance authority for sampling certificates.This amendment will facilitate trade of Zea mays and hulled Cannabis sativa seeds, provide new trade opportunities, and reduce the costs for importers.