Amended Import Health Standard for Seeds for Sowing

Addendum to Regular Notification 2023-07-18
G/SPS/N/NZL/721/Add.1

Description

Amended the testing requirements for Phaseolus and Pisum seeds for sowing, as well as testing before export there is now the option of testing shipments of seeds for sowing on arrival at the border in New Zealand.Amended the regulation for grapevine fanleaf virus. The record no longer specifies “strains not in New Zealand” because we are regulating all strains of grapevine fanleaf 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.

Keywords

Plant health; Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Seeds; Pests; Modification of content/scope of regulation; Plant health; Pests; Seeds