Your views sought
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking your feedback on the addition of phytosanitary requirements for the management of Phellinus noxius in nursery stock hosts (whole plants, including rooted cuttings) from all countries.
What's being proposed
Details of the proposed changes are in the Risk management proposal. The document includes the technical justification for these changes.
Proposed additional measures include:
- a new section in ‘basic conditions’ with requirements that apply to whole plants (including rooted cuttings) which are the hosts of Phellinus noxius
- regulation of Phellinus noxius at genus level when 3 or more species are found to be natural hosts
- whole plants will be required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with additional declarations.
Consultation document
Related documents
WTO notification - G/SPS/N/NZL/536
You can also ask for a copy of the pest risk assessment: Phellinus noxius pest risk analysis (21 June 2011). Email plant imports@mpi.govt.nz .
Making your submission
Email your feedback on the consultation document by 5pm, 19 August 2016 to plant imports@mpi.govt.nz .
Make sure you include in your submission:
- The title of the consultation document in the subject line of your email
- Your name and title (if applicable)
- Your organisation’s name (if applicable)
- Your address
While we prefer email, you can send your submission by post to:
Plant Imports
Plants, Food and Environment
Ministry for Primary Industries
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140
New Zealand.
All submissions received by the closing date will be considered before the amended import health standard (IHS) is issued. MPI may hold late submissions on file for consideration when the issued IHS is next revised or reviewed
After consultation
After we have considered all submissions we publish a provisional IHS for 10 days to give submitters a chance to examine the changes. An independent review (under section 24 of the Biosecurity Act 1993) may be requested in this period, if a submitter considers scientific evidence they raised during their submission has not received sufficient consideration. If there is no review, the IHS becomes final after 10 days.
The provisional IHS will be published on this consultation page and other relevant pages on this website.
Submissions are public information
Any submissions you make becomes public information. Anyone can ask for copies of all submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the information available unless we have a good reason for withholding it. You can find those ground in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA. Tell us if you think there are grounds to withhold specific information in your submission. Reasons might include, it’s commercially sensitive or it’s personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold information can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may require the information be released.
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