Areca spp

Country
New Caledonia (NC)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Department of Veterinary, Food and Rural Affairs (DAVAR), Veterinary, Food and Phytosanitary Inspection Service (SIVAP)
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

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

Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

If required by the import permit then consignments are to be accompanied by a supplier's declaration stating that the plants are not genetically modified organisms. 

Each plant must be clearly and individually labelled with the genus and species name.  

Soil is not permitted.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Export options

Option 1
Plants are bare rooted and thoroughly cleaned.

Option 2
Plants are exported in an authorised transport support medium (0.5-0.6 L maximum), new and non-adhesive to the root system.

Authorised transport support media include: charcoal, wooden baskets, cork beads, sawdust, rockwool, perlite, vermiculite, pure peat, clay beads (expanded or fired), ground coconut shell, pumice, recycled paper, sphagnum moss and coconut fibre. These products must not contain seeds, soil or undecomposed foreign plant or animal material.

Option 3
Young plants are set in square cups (9 cm X 9 cm maximum, corresponding to 0.6 L of medium) or in round pots of 10.5 cm maximum diameter (corresponding to 0.5 L of medium). An insecticide and a nematicide treatment must be applied to the culture media.

Option 4
Young plants are set in square cups (9 cm X 9 cm maximum, corresponding to 0.6 L of medium) or in round pots of 10.5 cm maximum diameter (corresponding to 0.5 L of medium). An insecticide treatment must be applied to the growing medium.

Plants must be grown in a greenhouse on raised shelves to avoid contact with the ground. Laboratory analyses of samples of growing medium and roots must be made at least twice a year to confirm the absence of nematodes. Results of the analysis must not be older than six months, and results must be included with the phytosanitary certificate at the time of import. 

Plants are to be treated with an appropriate insecticide and fungicide by dipping or spraying.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

If media option 3 is used, an insecticide and a nematicide treatment must be applied to the culture media. The following active ingredients are authorised as nematicides: fenamiphos, oxamyl, dazomet and metam.

If media option 4 is used, an insecticide treatment must be applied to the growing media.

Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement1436)
1) Palm Lethal yellowing phytoplasma and CadangCadang viroid are not known to occur in Australia

Import permit dated 08 August 2023.

08/09/2023 - New case as per import permit.
Initial Uploaded: 08/09/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026