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Criteria	Criteria Required?
Import Permit	No
Phytosanitary Certificate	Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement	Refer below
Protocol Market	No

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

The ICRs are applicable to Capsicum annuum, Capsicum frutescens, Capsicum chinense, Capsicum baccatum (synonyms Capsicum microcarpum, Capsicum pendulum), Capsicum pubescens, Capsicum cardenasii and Capsicum eximium.

For seeds not of Australian origin which have not been repackaged in Australia, and for which the phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin is still available, refer to the Capsicum spp seed (re-export) Micor case for New Zealand.

Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsement 3884:

Applies to seed of Australian origin.
Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus and Tomato mottle mosaic virus are not known to occur in Australia. Freedom from these pests may be endorsed without any supporting evidence.
An area/place of production freedom certificate must be presented as evidence of freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid.

Endorsement 783:

Applies to seed of Australian origin.
Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus and Tomato mottle mosaic virus are not known to occur in Australia. Freedom from these pests may be endorsed without any supporting evidence.
A laboratory analysis certificate must be presented as evidence of freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid.

No endorsement:

A phytosanitary certificate with no endorsement can be issued for seeds of non-Australian origin which have been repacked in Australia, if:

Seed lots will be tested for quarantine pests on arrival in New Zealand at an MPI-approved testing laboratory, or
The phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin endorses freedom from Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, Tomato mottle mosaic virus and Potato spindle tuber viroid - this needs to be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection, or
The phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin endorses freedom from Pepper chat fruit viroid and potato spindle tuber viroid and a copy of the laboratory analysis certificate endorsing freedom from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus and Tomato mottle mosaic virus which was used to clear the seeds on arrival in Australia is provided to the department and a copy of CTO# PP_CTO2022031 dated 9 August 2022 accompanies the consignment (request a copy from the Grain and Seed Exports Program at Grain.Export@agriculture.gov.au) - both documents need to be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

Another endorsement must be used if no phytosanitary certificate meeting the above requirements is available.
"Origin of <country>" must be stated in the additional product description for imported seeds. Contact EXDOC Plant Programs (EXDOCPlantPrograms@agriculture.gov.au) to have the field enabled.
For imported seeds, a lot number, matching the lot number shown on the incoming phytosanitary certificate(s) and/or incoming laboratory analysis certificate(s), must be indicated on the Australian phytosanitary certificate.

Endorsement 6723:

This can only be used if the consignment is tested for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus in Australia, and all other conditions for Capsicum spp seeds as indicated on Section 2.14 of New Zealand's Seeds for Sowing IHS (155.02.05) policy have been met on the phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin.
Another endorsement must be used if no phytosanitary certificate meeting the above requirements is available.
"Origin of <country>" must be stated in the additional product description. Contact EXDOC Plant Programs (EXDOCPlantPrograms@agriculture.gov.au) to have the field enabled.
A laboratory analysis certificate must be presented as evidence of freedom from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus.
The original phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, or a certified copy of the phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, indicating freedom from Tomato mottle mosaic virus, Pepper chat fruit viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid, must be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

Endorsement 6839:

This can only be used if the consignment is tested for Tomato mottle mosaic virus and Tomato brown rugose fruit virus in Australia, and all other conditions for Capsicum spp seeds as indicated on Section 2.14 of New Zealand's Seeds for Sowing IHS (155.02.05) policy have been met on the phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin.
Another endorsement must be used if no phytosanitary certificate meeting the above requirements is available.
"Origin of <country>" must be stated in the additional product description. Contact EXDOC Plant Programs (EXDOCPlantPrograms@agriculture.gov.au) to have the field enabled.
A laboratory analysis certificate must be presented as evidence of freedom from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus and Tomato mottle mosaic virus.
The original phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, or a certified copy of the phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, indicating freedom from Pepper chat fruit viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid, must be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 3884)
1) Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus and Tomato mottle mosaic virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Seeds are sourced from a 'pest free place of production' where parent plants were tested according to an approved methodology and found free from Potato spindle tuber viroid.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 783)
1) Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus and Tomato mottle mosaic virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample of a minimum of 3000 seeds officially drawn according to ISTA or AOSA sampling methodology was found free through NPPO approved PCR testing of Potato spindle tuber viroid.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 6723)

1) The consignment was officially tested, on a representative sample of a minimum of 3000 seeds officially drawn according to the ISTA or AOSA sampling methodology, using an NPPO-approved ELISA or NPPO-approved PCR testing method, and found free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 6839)

1) The consignment was officially tested, on a representative sample of a minimum of 3000 seeds officially drawn according to the ISTA or AOSA sampling methodology, using an NPPO-approved ELISA or NPPO-approved PCR testing method, and found free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus and Tomato mottle mosaic virus.

Import Health Standard 155.02.05: Seeds for Sowing dated 22 July 2020, correspondence from NPPO dated 26 July 2021 and 2 October 2021, CTO Direction PP_CTO2022031 dated 9 August 2022.

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