Amended Import Health Standard for Prunus Plants for Planting
Addendum to Regular Notification
2023-07-18
G/SPS/N/NZL/720/Add.1
Description
Three more pests have been removed from the regulated pest list on Prunus plants for planting being exported to New Zealand. American plum line pattern virus, Little cherry virus-2, and Plum bark necrosis stem pitting-associated virus.Amended the regulation of raspberry ringspot virus. The record now specifies “strains not in New Zealand” because “raspberry strain” is present in New Zealand, but the other strains remain regulated and unwanted.Adopted on: 12 July 2023.
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Pests