Vaccinium spp
Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | Yes |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Yes |
| Protocol Market | No |
This ICR does not include Vaccinium macrocarpon.
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These conditions are in accordance with the Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock.
LABELLING: Cultures must be clearly identified with their scientific name (genus and species).
Each tissue culture plantlet must be exported to New Zealand in a separate container.
CLEANLINESS & TISSUE CULTURE MEDIA: The tissue culture medium must not contain charcoal.
Cultures imported in growing media must have been grown in the vessel in which they are imported. The vessel (rigid container, bag or pottle) must be pest proof and transparent. The tissue culture medium must not contain fungicides or antibiotics. Plants in tissue culture must be produced in a facility under conditions that prevent contamination with regulated pests.
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE: Before a phytosanitary certificate is issued, the NPPO of the exporting country must be satisfied that the following activities required by MPI have been undertaken:
The plants in tissue culture have been:
- inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any visually detectable regulated pests.
AND
- held in a manner to ensure that infestation/reinfestation does not occur following certification.
Consignments must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate certifying that the nursery stock has been inspected in the exporting country according to appropriate procedures and conforms with New Zealands current entry conditions.
EXPLANATION OF EXDOC ENDORSEMENTS: NZ MPI recognises Australia as being free from Sudden oak disease (Phytophthora ramorum).
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These conditions are in accordance with the Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock.
LABELLING: Cultures must be clearly identified with their scientific name (genus and species).
Each tissue culture plantlet must be exported to New Zealand in a separate container.
CLEANLINESS & TISSUE CULTURE MEDIA: The tissue culture medium must not contain charcoal.
Cultures imported in growing media must have been grown in the vessel in which they are imported. The vessel (rigid container, bag or pottle) must be pest proof and transparent. The tissue culture medium must not contain fungicides or antibiotics. Plants in tissue culture must be produced in a facility under conditions that prevent contamination with regulated pests.
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE: Before a phytosanitary certificate is issued, the NPPO of the exporting country must be satisfied that the following activities required by MPI have been undertaken:
The plants in tissue culture have been:
- inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any visually detectable regulated pests.
AND
- held in a manner to ensure that infestation/reinfestation does not occur following certification.
Consignments must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate certifying that the nursery stock has been inspected in the exporting country according to appropriate procedures and conforms with New Zealands current entry conditions.
EXPLANATION OF EXDOC ENDORSEMENTS: NZ MPI recognises Australia as being free from Sudden oak disease (Phytophthora ramorum).
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement No 5388)
1) The Vaccinium tissue cultures in this consignment have been sourced from a Pest Free Area free from Phytophthora ramorum.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement No 5389)
1) The Vaccinium tissue cultures in this consignment have been sourced from a Pest Free Area free from Phytophthora ramorum,
2) The plantlets were removed from the original culture container(s) in which they were grown, not more than 48 hours before export, and have not been in contact with any other growing media.
1) The Vaccinium tissue cultures in this consignment have been sourced from a Pest Free Area free from Phytophthora ramorum.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement No 5389)
1) The Vaccinium tissue cultures in this consignment have been sourced from a Pest Free Area free from Phytophthora ramorum,
2) The plantlets were removed from the original culture container(s) in which they were grown, not more than 48 hours before export, and have not been in contact with any other growing media.
Import permit dated 26 February 2018
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