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Actinidia  
Plants for Planting
  
MPI.IHS.ACTINIDIA.PFP  
  
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Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 1 of 23  TITLE  
Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting  
COMMENCEMENT  
This import health standard comes into force on [Effective Date] .  
REVOCATION  
This import health standard revokes and replaces Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants 
for Planting  and all prior amendments to that standard.  
The amendment history to this import health standard is set out in the introduction.  
ISSUING AUTHORITY  
  
Dated at Wellington, [Document Date]   
  
  
Janine Collier  
  
Contact for further information  
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)  
Biosecurity New Zealand 
Plant Imports  
PO Bo x 2526  
Wellington 6140  
Email: plantimports@mpi.govt.nz    
  
This import health s tandard is issued under section 24A of the Biosecurity Act 1993 to incorporate  
amendments made pursuant to sections 24B and 166A of that Act.   
Acting Manager Plant Health  
Ministry for Primary Industries   
( 
acting under delegated authority of the Director -General)  Import Health Stan dard: Actinidia Plants for Planting   Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 2 of 23  Contents  Page  
Introduction  3  
Part 1:  General requirements  5  
 1.1  Application  5  
 1.2 Incorporation by reference  5  
 1.3  Definitions  5  
 1.4 Movement and clearance  5  
 1.5 Labelling and packaging  6  
 1.6  Import permit  6  
 1.7 Exporting country system  6  
 1.8  Options for import  6  
 
Appendix 3: Regulated pest list – Actinidia plants for planting  22  
Appendix 4: Definitions  23  
   
  
Introduction  
This introduction is not part of the Import Health Standard (IHS), but is intended to indicate 
its general effect.  
Purpose  
An IHS specifies the requirements for importing risk goods into New Zealand from all 
countries.  
Background  
An IHS issued under the New Zealand Biosecurity Act (the Act) specifies the requirements 
to be met to effectively manage biosecurity risks associat ed with importing goods, including 
the risks from incidentally imported new organisms. IHSs include measures that must be 
applied in the exporting country before the goods are exported. IHSs also include 
Part 2:  
  
Specific requirements  
 8 
  
2.1 
  
Dormant cuttings  
 8 
  
2.2 
  
Tissue cultures  
 8 
  
2.3 
  
Screening for regulated pests  
 9 
  
2.4 
  
Post entry quarantine greenhouse  
 11 
  
Part 3:  
  
Phytosanitary inspection and certification  
 16 
  
3.1 
  
Phytosanitary inspection  
 16 
  
3.2 
  
Phytosanitary certificate  
 16 
  
Appendix 1: Approved insecticide treatments –  
 Actinidia  
 dormant cuttings  
 18 
  
Appendix 2: Approved miticide treatments –  
 Actinidia  
dormant cuttings  
 20 
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Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 3 of 23  
requirements that must be met by importers during im portation including while the goods 
are in transit and held in a transitional facility (TF), before biosecurity clearance can be 
given.  
Post-clearance conditions may also be specified in an IHS.  
Guidance accompanies an IHS as either a separate document or as guidance boxes 
throughout the IHS itself. Guidance provides information on how the requirements may be 
met.  
Who should read this?  
Anyone who is involved in the process of importing risk good s into New Zealand, or who 
has an interest in importing risk goods into New Zealand, should read and be familiar with 
the relevant IHS.  
Why is this important?  
It is the responsibility of the importer to ensure that risk goods comply with the requirements  
of the relevant  
IHS. Risk goods that do not comply with the requirements of an IHS may not be cleared for 
entry into New  
Zealand and may be directed for treatment, re -shipment, destruction or further action 
deemed appropriate by a Chief Technical Office r (CTO). The pathway may be suspended 
if certain types of viable regulated pests or viable unwanted organisms are intercepted on 
the consignment.   
Importers are liable for all associated expenses.  
Equivalence  
A CTO may consider an ap plication for an equivalent phytosanitary measure to be 
approved, different from that provided for in this IHS, to maintain at least the same 
level of protection assured by the current measures.   
Equivalence will be considered with reference to the International Standard for 
Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 24: Guidelines for the determination and recognition of 
equivalence of phy tosanitary measures .  Import Health Stan dard: Actinidia Plants for Planting   Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 4 of 23  Document History  
 
  
Other information  
Guidance for this Import Health Standard will be provided after this standard is issued.  
Part 1:  General requirements  
1.1 Application  
(1) This import health standard applies to species and hybrids of Actinidia plants for 
planting that are listed as permitted in the MPI Plants Biosecurity Index (PBI) .   
(2) The following types of Actinidia  plants for planting are eligible for import from all 
countries under this standard:  
a) tissue cultures;  
b) dormant cuttings.  
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1.2 Incorporation by reference  
(1) The following documents are incorporated by reference under section 142M of the 
Act:  
a) Official New Zealand Pest Register (ONZPR). Wellington, M PI;  
b) MPI Plants Biosecurity Index (PBI) ;  
c) MPI Standard PIT -OS-TRA-ACPQF: Accreditation of Offshore Plant Quarantine 
Facilities and  
Operators ;  
d) MPI Standard 155.04.03: A standard for diagnostic facilities which undertake 
the identification of new organisms, excluding animal pathogens ;  
e) ISPM 4: Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas . Rome, IPPC, 
FAO;  
f) ISPM 5:  Glossary of phytosanitary terms . Rome, IPPC, FAO;  
g) ISPM 7: Phytosanitary certification system . Rome, IPPC, FAO;  
h) ISPM 8:  Determination of pest  status in an area . Rome, IPPC, FAO;  
i) ISPM 10: Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production 
and pest free production sites . Rome, IPPC, FAO;  
j) ISPM 12: Phytosanitary certificates.  Rome, IPPC, FAO;  
k) ISPM 23: Guidelines for Inspection . Rome, IPPC, FAO;  
l) ISPM 24: Guidelines for the determination and recognition of equivalence of 
phytosanitary measures . Rome, IPPC, FAO;   
m) ISPM 27: Diagnostic  protocols  for regulated  pests.  Rome, IPPC, FAO;  
n) ISPM 36: Integrated measures for plants for planting . Rome, IPPC, FAO.  
o) Approved Biosecurity Treatments for Risk Goods (MPI -ABTRT)  (MPI)   
(2) Under section 142O(3) of the Act, it is declared that section 142O(1) does not apply, 
that is, a notice under section 142O(2) of the Act is not required to be published 
before material that amends or replaces any material incorporated by reference that 
has legal effect as part of those documents.  
1.3 Definitions  
(1) Definitions are listed in Appendix 4 .  
1.4 Movement and clearance  
(1) In order for Actinidia plants for planting to obtain authorisation for movement to a 
transitional facility, Actinidia plants for planting must:  
a) meet the requirements of Part 1  and Part 3 ; and  
b) meet the requirements of Part 2.1 or 2.2.  
(2) In order for Actinidia  plants for planting to obtain a biosecurity clearance, they must 
also meet the requirements of Parts 2.3 and 2.4.  
a) There are no further requirements that apply to a tissue culture that is directly 
traceable to a plant that has been deflasked into a greenhouse and that has met 
the requirements of Parts 2.3 and 2.4.  Import Health Stan dard: Actinidia Plants for Planting   Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 6 of 23  
1.5 Labelling and packaging  
(1) All consignments of Actinidia plants for planting must be:  
a) clearly labelled with the full botanical name (genus and species) of all plants; and  
b) shipped in packaging that:  
(i) is clean and free from soil, regulated pests and other regulated articles;  
(ii) preven ts the plant material from becoming contaminated with regulated 
pests or other regulated articles.  
1.6 Import permit  
(1) An import permit is required for all consignments of Actinidia plants for planting.   
(2) The import permit will identify the following:  
a) the regulated pests for which screening is required in New Zealand;  
b) the minimum quarantine period, based on those regulated pests for which 
screening is required;  
c) the level of post entry quarantine greenhouse and/or tissue cultur e laboratory in 
which consi gnments must be held, based on those regulated pests for which 
screening is required.   
1.7 Exporting country system   
(1) Importers may only import Actinidia plants for planting from a country where:   
a) the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) has provided evidence to the 
satisfaction of a  CTO that the exporting country has an Exporting Country 
System  that complies with ISPM 7:  Phytosanitary certification system .   
(i)  the Exporting Country Syst em (including programmes and standards) 
must demonstrate  the process used to provide export assurance.   
(2) Importers may not import from a country where a CTO has determined that the 
Exporting Country  System  no longer meets the requirements of ISPM 7.   
1.8 Options for import  
(1) All Actinidia plants for planting must be produced using one of the following options:  
a) produced under an Export Plan  as described in Part 1.8.1 ; or  
b) produced at an MPI approved Offshore Facility as described in Part 1.8.2 ; or  
c) produ ced in any way other than listed above as described in Part 1.8.3 .  
1.8.1  Actinidia  plants for planting produced under an Export Plan    
(1) Importers may only import Actinidia plants for planting produced under an Export Plan  
from a country where an Export Plan  has been approved by a CTO. The Export Plan  
will detail the activities and processes established to achieve the measures identified 
in clause 1.8.1(2) .  
(2) Actinidia plants for planting must meet one of the following measures to manage the 
risk in relation to each regulated pest ( Appendix 3 ) listed in the Export Plan :  Import Health Stan dard: Actinidia Plants for Planting   Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 7 of 23  
a) Country freedom : The Actinidia plants for planting are sourced from a country 
for which country freed om has been established in relation to a particular pest 
in accordance with measures described in ISPM 8: Determination of pest status 
in an area  and ISPM 4: Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas ;  
b) Pest free area : The Actinidia plants for p lanting are sourced from a pest free 
area established in accordance with ISPM 4: Requirements for the 
establishment of pest free areas ;   
c) Pest free place of production : The Actinidia plants for planting are sourced from 
a pest free place of production esta blished in accordance with ISPM 10: 
Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest 
free production sites ;  
d) Integrated measures for plants for planting : The Actinidia plants for planting are 
sourced from a production site that  uses integrated measures for plants for 
planting in accordance with ISPM 36: Integrated measures for plants for 
planting .   
(3) If a phytosanitary measure is not applied in relation to any regulated pest listed in 
Appendix 3 , this measure must be applied on a rrival in New Zealand as described in 
Part 2.3.  
1.8.2  Actinidia  plants for planting produced at an MPI approved offshore 
facility  
(1) The Actinidia plants for planting to be produced at an MPI approved offshore facility 
must be produced at a facility that m eets the requirements of the MPI Standard PIT -
OS-TRA-ACPQF: Accreditation of Offshore Plant Quarantine Facilities and Operators .  
(2) All Actinidia plants for planting produced at an offshore facility must meet all of the 
phytosanitary measures described in  Part 2.3 in relation to each regulated pest listed 
in Appendix 3.   
(3) If a phytosanitary measure is not applied in relation to any regulated pest listed in 
Appendix 3 , this measure must be applied on arrival in New Zealand .  
1.8.3  Actinidia  plants for planti ng produced in any other way  
(1) For Actinidia plants for planting that are not produced under an Export Plan  or at an 
approved offshore facility, all phytosanitary measures described in Parts 2.3 and 2.4 
must be applied for each regulated pest listed in Appendix 3  on arrival in New Zealand.  
  
Part 2:  Specific requirements  
(1) All dormant cuttings must meet all requirements described in Part 2.1.  
(2) All tissue cultures must meet all requirements described in Part 2.2.  
(3) All Actinidia plants for planting must be  screened for each regulated pest listed in 
Appendix 3 , as described in Part 2.3, unless:  
a) phytosanitary measures in relation to a regulated pest have been applied in 
accordance with an agreed Export Plan  or at an MPI approved offshore facility. 
In this  case the import permit will identify the regulated pests for which 
phytosanitary measures must be applied on arrival in New Zealand.  Import Health Stan dard: Actinidia Plants for Planting   Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 8 of 23  
(4) All Actinidia  plants for planting that require phytosanitary measures to be applied on 
arrival in New Zealand must be hel d in a post entry quarantine facility approved to the 
MPI Facility Standard: Post  Entry Quarantine for Plants  as described in Part 2.4.  
2.1 Dormant cuttings  
(1) All dormant cuttings must be:  
a) imported to generate tissue cultures which will undergo screening for regulated 
pests as described in Part 2.3;  
b) free from soil and other regulated articles;  
c) accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate as described in Part 3 ;  
d) treated for insects and mites prior to export using one of the treatment options 
listed in Appendix  1 and Appendix 2  respectively . Cuttings must be held and 
packaged in a manner which prevents recontamination.   
e) imported into a Level 3 tissue culture laboratory approved to the MPI Facility 
Standard: Post  Entry Quarantine for Plants ;  
f) dipped in 1% sodium hypochlorite for a minimum period of 2 minutes on arrival 
at the tissue  
culture facility;   
g) destroyed in the quarantine waste after tissue culture plants have been 
generated.  
(2) If dormant cuttings are sprouted to generate explant material, this must be done 
according to one of the following options:  
a) cuttings must be held in a Level 3B post entr y quarantine facility;  
b) cuttings must be held in a sealed vessel in a growth chamber within a Level 3 
tissue culture facility. The sealed vessel may only be opened in a biological safety 
cabinet.  
(3) Each tissue culture that is generated from a dormant cuttin g will be considered as an 
individual tissue culture plantlet.  
(4) Stage 1 tissue cultures must not be deflasked directly into the greenhouse. All plants 
must enter the stage 2 (multiplication) phase prior to hardening off and deflasking.  
(5) If tissue cultures are sub -cultured before they are transferred to the greenhouse, the 
process must be done as described in clause 2.2(3).  
2.2 Tissue cultures  
(1) All tissue cultures must be:  
a) derived from aerial plant parts;  
b) grown in a pest proof and transparent vessel, with a maximum of one plant per 
vessel;  
c) grown in a medium free from fungicides, antibiotics and charcoal;  
d) grown in the vessel in which they will be exported for at least 14 days prior to 
shipment;  
e) free from visible fungal or bacterial contamination;  
f) in the stage 2 (multiplication) or stage 3 (rooting) phase;  
g) accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate as described in Part 3 .  Import Health Stan dard: Actinidia Plants for Planting   Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 9 of 23  
(2) Tissue cultures may be imported directly into a Level 3 tissue culture laboratory 
approved to the MPI Facility Standard: Post Entry Quarantine for Plants  for sub -
culturing before they are transferred to the greenhouse.  
(3) If tissue cultures are sub -cultured before they are transferred to a greenhouse, the 
following requirements must be met:  
a) at least one sub -culture from each imported stage 2 or st age 3 tissue culture 
plant must be developed to the stage where it can be screened for regulated 
pests after it is deflasked into the greenhouse (see Parts 2.3 and 2.4):  
(i) this sub -culture should be taken during the first round of multiplication;  
(ii) if only o ne plant is obtained during the first round of multiplication, further 
rounds of multiplication may be undertaken. In this case, a sub -culture for 
transfer to the greenhouse must be taken from the first round of 
multiplication where more than one plant is obtained.  
b) surplus sub -cultures that are produced during the round of multiplication used to 
generate the plant which is transferred to the greenhouse may be retained at the 
Level 3 tissue culture laboratory throughout the quarantine period as follows:  
(i) these plants may be sub -cultured and multiplied during the post entry 
quarantine period;  
(ii) these plants may also be eligible for biosecurity clearance provided that 
traceability is maintained as described below.  
c) clear records of traceability must be retaine d throughout the quar antine period;  
d) only sub -cultures that can be directly traced back to both the original imported 
tissue culture plant, and the plant that has been transferred to the greenhouse, 
will be eligible for clearance.  
2.3 Screening for regulated pests  
(1) To ensure freedom from regulated pests all Actinidia plants for planting must be 
screened for each regulated pest listed in Appendix 3 , on arrival in New Zealand as 
described in this Part unless:  
a) phytosanitary measure s for a particular pest have been applied as described under 
an agreed Export Plan  or, at an MPI approved offshore facility. In this case, the 
import permit will identify the requirements of Part 2.3 that must be applied in 
New Zealand.  
2.3.1  Environmental conditions  
(1) Specific environmental conditions must be applied in the first and the second growing 
seasons, as follows:  
a) a continuous three -month period of spring -like conditions with a daytime 
temperature of 19.5 °C  
(±3 °C) and a night -time temperature of 16.5 °C (±3 °C);   
b) a continuous four -month period of summer -like conditions, with a daytime 
temperature of 22.5 °C (±3 °C) and a night -time temperature of 19.5 °C (±3 °C) 
(apart from when additional conditions described in clause 2.3.1(3)  are applied);  
c) a continuous two month period of autumn -like conditions, with a daytime 
temperature of 16.5 °C (±3 °C). Lower temperatures may be applied at night.  Import Health Stan dard: Actinidia Plants for Planting   Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 10 of 23  
(2) Plants must be held dormant at around 4 °C for at least two months between the first 
and second  growing season.   
(3) The following additional environmental conditions must be incorporated into the four 
month period of summer -like conditions in the first growing season:  
a) a continuous 28 day period at a minimum relative humidity of 75% (±5%), which 
includes two 48 hour periods of continuous misting. There must be a minimum 
period of at least two weeks between each misting period;  
b) A continuous 28 -day period with a daytime t emperature of 27.5 °C (±3 °C) and a 
night -time temperature above 23 °C (±3 °C). Relative humidity must be at least 
75% (±5%) during this time..  
(4) The operating manual for the post entry quarantine facility must describe the 
environmental conditions that wil l be applied during each growing season, and how 
these will be monitored, maintained and recorded.   
Guidance for PEQ operators   
• You can use control system settings to either gradually or instantly shift between 
“daytime” and “night -time” environmental co nditions.   
• The required temperatures in clause 2.3.1 apply to measurements averaged over 
periods relevant to biological impacts (e.g., 1 -hour averages for humidity, 24 -hour 
averages for temperature).   
• It is expected that deviations beyond the average tem perature and humidity limits will 
be infrequent (i.e., < 1% of averaged periods).   
  
  
2.3.2  Testing   
(1)  All testing must be done at a facility approved to the MPI Standard 155.04.03: A 
standard for diagnostic facilities which undertake the identification of new 
organisms, excluding animal pathogens .  
2.3.2.1  Diagnostic testing  
(1) If a pest is found, or signs or symptoms of a pest are observed during inspections by 
the facility operator or by the MPI Inspector, samples must be sent for diagnostic 
testing as described in Part 3.7 of the MPI Facility Standard: Post Entry Quarantine 
for Plants .   
2.3.2.2  Pre-determ ined testing  
(1) Pre-determined testing is required for all regulated pests listed in Table 1.  
(2) All samples for pre -determined testing must be collected during the first growing 
season according to the schedule shown in Table 1.  
(3) The unit for pre -determined t esting is an individual greenhouse plant. Each plant must 
be labelled individually and tested separately, with the following exception:   
a) for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing , samples taken from up to five plants 
of the same species can be combin ed to form a single composite sample for pre -
determined testing.  Import Health Stan dard: Actinidia Plants for Planting   Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 11 of 23  2.3.3  Inspection  
(1) All plants must be inspected for signs and symptoms of regulated pests by the facility 
operator as described in Part 3.6.1 of the MPI Facility Standard: Post Entry 
Quarantine for Plants .   
(2) All plants mu st be inspected for signs and symptoms of regulated pests by the MPI 
Inspector according to the schedule shown in Table 1. A total of ten inspections must 
be done by the MPI Inspector.  
(3) The operator of the post entry quarantine facility must ensure that the MPI Inspector 
is notified:  
a) when plants are deflasked into a greenhouse;  
b) when deflasked plants start active growth;  
c) before the environmental conditions described in clause 2.3.1(3)  are applied;  
d) when plants start active growth at the start of the second growing season.  
2.4 Post entry quarantine greenhouse  
(1) For all Actinidia plants for planting, all requirements must be applied as described in 
this Part, unless:  
a) phytosanitary meas ures for a particular pest have been applied as described under 
an agreed Export Plan  or at an MPI approved offshore facility. In this case, the 
import permit will identify the requirements of Part 2.4 that must be applied in 
New Zealand;  
(2) Individual tissu e culture plants must be deflasked into a post entry quarantine 
greenhouse approved to the MPI Facility Standard: Post Entry Quarantine for Pla nts. 
The level of greenhouse will be specified on the import permit.  
  
(3) 
  
The total quarantine period will:  
a) 
  
begin after tissue cultures have been deflasked and started active growth;   
b) 
  
be a minimum of 20 months;   
c) 
  
include two distinct growing seasons, each of at least nine months long, with a two month  
dormancy period in between the first and second growing seasons.  Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    Draft for Consultation  [Document Date]   
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 12 of 23  Table 1: Schedule of inspections by the MPI Inspector and pre -determined testing requirements  
 
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Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 15 of 23  Season   Timing of 
inspection by 
MPI Inspector  Pre-determined testing requirements  
Timing of sample 
collection  Tissue type  Organism   Test  
 ‘Summer -like’ 
conditions as 
described in 
clause  
2.3.1(1)b)   Inspection 8  
Within the first 14 to 28 days of the summer 
growth period.  
Inspection 9  
Within the last 28 days of the summer growth 
period.  Pre-determined testing to be repeated for C. fimbriata, P. 
carotovorum subsp.  
actinidiae and V. nonalfalfae within the last 28 days of the summer 
growth period. The same test methods and sampling regimes used in 
the first growing season must be used.  
‘Autumn -like’ 
conditions as 
described in 
clause  
2.3.1(1)c)   Inspection 10  
Within the last 28 days of the autumn growth 
period ,    
 
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Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 16 of 23  Part 3:  Phytosanitary inspection and certification  
3.1 Phytosanitary inspection  
(1) The NPPO of the exporting country must:  
a) visually inspect each sample unit according to official procedures in accordance 
with ISPM 23:  
Guidelines for Inspection  for all visually detectable pests that are regulated by 
New Zealand;  
b) reconcile that the number of units presented for inspection is consistent with 
documentation;  
c) verify that traceability labelling is complete; and  
d) verify that phytosanitary security is maintained for the consignment.  
(2) If pests are found which are not listed in Appendix 3 , or in the Official New Zealand 
Pest Register (ONZPR) , the NPPO must contact  MPI to establish their regulatory 
status before issuing the phytosanitary certificate.  
(3) For plants in tissue culture , the NPPO must verify that all plants comply with all 
requirements set out in  clause (1) of Part 2.2.  
(4) For dormant cuttings , the NPPO mus t verify that:  
a) the insect and mite treatments have been applied as described in Part 2.1.  
(5) For Actinidia  plants for planting produced under an Export Plan , the NPPO must verify 
that the Actinidia  plants for planting are:  
a) free from regulated pests described in the Export Plan ; and  
b) held in a manner to ensure that infestation/reinfestation does not occur following 
inspection and certification.   
(6) For Actinidia  plants for planting produced at an MPI approved offshore facility,  the 
NPPO must verify that the Actinidia  plants for planting are:  
a) free from regulated pests described in the agreement between MPI and the 
approved offshore  
facility; and  
b) held in a manner to ensure that infestation/reinfestation does not occur following  
inspection and certification.  
3.2 Phytosanitary certificate  
(1) All consignments of Actinidia plants for planting must be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of the exporting country in accordance 
with ISPM 12: Phytosanitary certificates ; and must include:  
a) all relevant additional declaration(s) as described in Part 3.2.1 ;  
b) the botanical name of all Actinidia  plants for planting in the consignment;  
c) full treatment details in the “Disinfestation and/or Disinfection Treatment” section 
of the phytosanitary certificate (applies to dormant cuttings only, as described in 
Part 2.1);  
d) the following declaration:   
(i) “This is to certify that the plants, plant products or other regulated articles 
described herein have been inspected and/or tested according to Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    
        
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 17 of 23  appropriate official procedures and are considered to be free from the 
quarantine pests specified by the importi ng contracting party and to 
conform with the current phytosanitary requirements of the importing 
contracting party, including those for regulated non -quarantine pests.”  
3.2.1  Additional declarations  
(1) The NPPO must include the following additional dec larations on the phytosanitary 
certificate:  
a) for all Actinidia  plants for planting produced under an agreed Export Plan :  
(i) “This consignment was produced and prepared for export in 
accordance with the agreed  
Export Plan .”  
b) for all Actinidia  plants for planting produced at an MPI approved offshore facility:  
(i) “This consignment was produced and prepared for export in 
accordance with the agreement between MPI and [list name of 
approved offshore facility].”   Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    
        
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 18 of 23  Appendix 1: Approved insecticide trea tments – 
Actinidia  dormant cuttings  
(1) One of the treatment options listed below must be applied as described in Part 2.1.  
  
Treatment  Specification  
Methyl bromide  
(MeBr)  
(Option 1)  Apply one of the treatment options from the table below:  
CT  Initial  
dose  Minimum 
end point 
dose  Temperature 
(°C)  Time  Comments  
74  48 g/m3  28.8 g/m3  10–15  2 hrs  The treatment 
must achieve the 
CT product, 
minimum 
concentration, 
temperature, 
and time listed. 
Used packaging 
is to be dipped or 
fumigated as per 
FVT9* or 
destroyed.   62  40 g/m3  24 g/m3  16–20  2 hrs  
50  32 g/m3  19.2 g/m3  21–27  2 hrs  
37.2  28 g/m3  14.4 g/m3  28–32  2 hrs  
*See the ABTRT for more details   
Guidance:   
• While a number of combinations of time and initial 
concentration may be used to achieve the minimum 
requirements (CT and minimum final concentration  
(g/m3)) of the treatment, care must be taken to avoid 
phytotoxicity. Phytotoxic effects of the treatment may increase 
when a higher initial concentration at lower temperature and 
reduced duration is used.  
• It is the importers responsibility to choose which ‘dur ation of 
treatment (time (h))’ option will be undertaken.   
• The importer undertakes treatments at their own risk (see legal 
disclaimer in Approved Biosecurity Treatments (ABTRT))  
  
The concentration -time product (CT) utilized for methyl bromide 
treatment in this standard is the sum of the fumigant concentration 
readings (g/m3) over time (h). This is in accordance with ISPM 43 : 
Requirements for the use of fumigation as a phytosanitary measure .   
 Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    
        
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 19 of 23  Hot water 
treatment 
followed by 
chemical 
treatment 
(Option 2)  All treatments must be applied in the following order:  
1) Immersion in water at a minimum continuous temperature of 
24 °C for a minimum period of 2 hours;   
2) Immersion in water at a minimum continuous temperature of 
45 °C for a minimum period of 3 hours;   
3) Dipping (with agitation) for a minimum of two minutes in 
chlorpyrifos dip  
(2.4 g active ingredient per litre, or label rates) containing a non -
ionic surfact ant. If bubbles are present on the plant surface after 
the initial two -minute period, the immersion period must be 
extended to a minimum of five minutes.  
Chemical 
treatment 
(Option 3)  Apply two active ingredients via spraying or dipping, one 
organophosp hate and one from another different chemical group listed 
below:   
  
Treatment/ 
Chemical  Active 
ingredient  
(a.i.)  Application  
Rate  
(g a.i./L)  Time  Comments  
Organophosphate  Acephate  0.75  2–5 
mins  Dip/spray at 
room 
temperature. 
Refer to 
pesticide 
label to 
check the 
need for 
surfactants, 
the 
suitability for 
specific  
species   
  
See Note  
below.  Chlorpyrifos  0.8  
Dimethoate  0.5 to 1.9  
Malathion  1.5  
Pirimiphos -
methyl   0.475   
Carbamate  Carbaryl  1.2  
Diamide  Cyantraniliprole  0.15  
Diacylhydrazine  Tebufenozide  0.06  
Neonicotinoid  Imidacloprid  0.16  
Thiacloprid  0.16  
Synthetic 
pyrethroid  Deltamethrin  0.025  15 
mins  
Esfenvalerate  0.03  
Fenvalerate  0.03  
Lambda - 
cyhalothrin  0.05  
Spinosyns  Spinosad  0.048  2–5 
mins  
Note:  The above contact and systemic insecticidal dips may be used 
instead of fumigation, but only if the used packaging material is 
separately fumigated (FVT8) or destroyed. Plants are to be immersed Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    
        
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 20 of 23  completely or all surfaces sprayed to runoff. For dipping, t he treatment 
time is normally 2 mins (except those requiring 15 mins) but must be 
increased to 5 mins if bubbles remain present on the plant surface. The 
chemicals, if compatible, may be combined as a single treatment. Dip 
solutions must be used no more th an twice or as per manufacturer’s 
recommendations.  
  
  
  
    
Appendix 2: Approved miticide treatments – 
Actinidia dormant cuttings  
(1) One of the treatment options listed below must be applied as described in Part 2.1.  
  
Treatment  Specification  Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    
        
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 21 of 23  Methyl bromide 
(Option 1)  Apply one of the treatment options from the table below:  
CT  Initial  
dose  Minimum 
end point 
dose  Temperature 
(°C)  Time  Comments  
120  68 g/m3  51 g/m3  10–15  2 hrs  The treatment 
must achieve  the 
CT product, 
minimum  
concentration, 
temperature,  and 
time listed. Used 
packaging is to be 
dipped or 
fumigated as per 
FVT9* or 
destroyed   100  57 g/m3  43 g/m3  16–20  
85  48 g/m3  36 g/m3  21–27  
70  40 g/m3  30 g/m3  28–32  
120  56 g/m3  41 g/m3  10–15  2.5 
hrs  
100  48 g/m3  35 g/m3  16–20  
85  40 g/m3  29 g/m3  21–27  
70  32 g/m3  23 g/m3  28–32  
120  48 g/m3  34 g/m3  10–15  3 hrs  
100  40 g/m3  28 g/m3  16–20  
85  34 g/m3  24 g/m3  21–27  
70  28 g/m3  20 g/m3  28–32  
*See the ABTRT for more details  
Note : This treatment can be applied to manage both insects and mites. 
When this treatment is used to manage mites, Methyl bromide 
treatment for insects mentioned above is not required.   
  
  
Guidance:   
• While a number of combinations of time and initial 
concentration may be used to achieve the minimum 
requirements (CT and minimum final concentration (g/m3)) 
of the treatment, care must be taken to avoid phytotoxicity. 
Phytotoxic effects of the treatment may increase when a 
higher initial concentration at lower temperature and 
reduced duration is used.  
• It is the importers responsibility to choose which ‘duration 
of treatment (time (h))’ option will be undertaken.   
• The importer undertakes treatm ents at their own risk (see 
legal disclaimer in Approved Biosecurity Treatments 
(ABTRT))  
  
The concentration -time product (CT) utilized for methyl bromide 
treatment in this standard is the sum of the fumigant concentration 
(g/m3) over time (h). This is in  accordance with ISPM 43 : 
Requirements for the use of fumigation as a phytosanitary 
measure .   
 Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    
        
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 22 of 23  Chemical 
treatment (Option 
2)  Apply one of the following treatments (containing one or two active 
ingredients) via spraying or dipping  
Treatment/ 
Chemical  Active 
ingredient  
(a.i.)  Application  
Rate   
(g a.i./L)  Time  Comments  
Acequinocyl  0.15  2–5 
mins  Dip/spray at 
room  
temperature. 
Refer to 
pesticide 
label to 
check the 
need for 
surfactants, 
the 
suitability  
for specific  
species   
  
See Note  
below  Chlorfenapyr  0.087  
Abamectin + pyridaben  0.012 + 0.34  
Abamectin + spiromesifen  0.012 + 
0.152  
Emamectin benzoate + 
pyridaben  0.002 + 0.34  
Emamectin benzoate + 
spiromesifen  0.002 + 
0.152  
Fenazaquin + pyridaben  0.5 + 0.34  
Fenazaquin + spiromesifen  0.5 + 0.152  
Note : Chemical treatment may be used instead of fumigation but only 
if the packaging material is separately fumigated or destroyed. 
Treatments may be in the form of spray, or preferably immerse the 
item in a dip(s) with agitation, according to the following cond itions:   
• Dipping – the treatment time is normally 2 mins but must be 
increased to 5 mins if bubbles remain present on the plant surface. 
Dip solutions must be used no more than twice or as per 
manufacturer's recommendations. All treatments must be carried out 
in ac cordance with manufacturer's recommendations using either 
the recommended label rate or the rates shown in the table above; 
or   
• Spraying – all surfaces of the plant must be sprayed to the 
point of runoff  
(including the under surfaces of leaves). Packing material (arriving 
with the plant) must be treated the same as the product or destroyed.  
  
    
Appendix 3: Regulated pest list – Actinidia plants 
for planting  
  
Fungi   
Ceratocystis fimbriata  
Colletotrichum taiwanense  
Colletotrichum simmondsii  
Corynespora cassiicola  Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    
        
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 23 of 23  Diaporthe novem   
Diaporthe tulliensis  
Erysiphe actinidiae var. actinidiae  
Erysiphe actinidiae var. argutae  
Phyllosticta actinidiae  
Pseudocercospora actinidiae  
Pseudocercospora hangzhouensis  
Pucciniastrum actinidiae  
Verticilli um nonalfalfae   
  
Oomycetes   
Phytophthora drechsleri  
Phytophthora palmivora   
Phytopythium helicoides   
  
  
Bacteria  
Acidovorax valerianellae  
Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp . actinidiae  
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae  
  
Viruses   
Actinidia chlorotic ringspot -associated virus  
Actinidia yellowing ringspot virus (AYRSpV)  
Actinidia yellowing virus 1 (AcYV1)  
Actinidia virus C (AcVC)  
Apple stem grooving virus [Actinidia -infecting strain]   
Citrus leaf blotch virus [Actinidia -infectin g strain]  
Emaravirus kiwi (E. kiwii)   
Pelargonium zonate spot virus  
Tomato necrotic spot associated virus  
  
Phytoplasmas   
16Sr1 (aster yellows) group  
16SrXII (stolbur) group  
16SrX (apple proliferation) group  
  
     
Appendix 4: Definitions  
Definitions have the same meaning as defined by the Act or ISPM 5:  Glossary of 
phytosanitary terms , unless set out below:  
Cutting   
A plants for planting commodity sub -class for propagation material from the stem only (no 
roots).   
Dormant   
Temporarily inactive/suspended growth (cuttings of deciduous species should have no 
leaves; bulbs should have no leaves or roots).  Import Health Standard: Actinidia Plants for Planting    
        
Ministry for Primary Industries  Page 24 of 23  Import permit  
Official document issued by the Ministry for Primary Industries that authorises import of a 
commodity in accordance with specified phytosanitary requirements.  
{Note: Permits for imports into New Zealand are issued by the Ministry for Primary Industries}.  
Pest   
Definition as per ISPM 5:  Glossary of phytosanitary terms .   
Regulated pest   
Definition as per  status definitions in ONZPR.    
MPI Plants Biosecurity Index (PBI)  
A database of plant species that have been approved for import into New Zealand.   
Official New Zealand Pest Register (ONZPR)  
The site for official information about pests and disease -causing organisms in New Zealand, 
authorised by MPI.  
Pre-determined testing  
Specific testing for pests and diseases as stated in the import health standard.  
Stage 1 (initiation) tissue culture  
An explant, taken direc tly from an in vivo  mother plant, that is undergoing in vitro  
propagation for the purpose of generating stage 2 and stage 3 tissue cultures.  
Stage 2 (multiplication) tissue culture  
Plants in tissue culture that are being multiplied to rapidly increase th e quantity of plants.  
Stage 3 (rooting) tissue culture  
Plants in tissue culture that are being prepared for deflasking, including rooting and 
hardening -off of plants.  
Tissue culture  
Plants in vitro that have been prepared as tissue culture from one parent by asexual 
reproduction (clonal techniques) under sterile conditions.  
Viable   
Capable of germination or other means of maintaining life.