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Import Health Standard  
Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables  
Lychee , (Litchi chinensis ) from Australia  
 
 
 
Issued pursuant to section s 24A and 166A  of the Biosecurity Act 1993  
Date Issued: Date 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 Contents  
COMMENCEMENT  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 3 
REVOCATION  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 3 
ISSUING AUTHORITY  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....3 
INTRODUCTION  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 4 
IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD: FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLES – LYCHEE  (Litchi 
chinensis ) FROM AUSTRALIA. ................................ ................................ ........................ 9 
1 Official contact point (New Zealand National Plant Protection Organisation) ............. 9 
2 General conditions for the importation of all plants and plant products  ...................... 9 
3 Explanation of pest categories  ................................ ................................ .................. 9 
4 Application of measures ................................ ................................ ......................... 10 
5 General conditions for fresh fruit/veg etables for consumption  ................................ .11 
6 Specific conditions fo r lychee  fruit from Australia.  ................................ ................. 11 
6.1 PRE-SHIPMENT REQUIREMENTS  ................................ ................................ .11 
6.2 TRANSIT  REQUIREMENTS  ................................ ................................ ............ 13 
6.3 INSPECTION ON ARRIVAL IN NEW ZEALAND  ................................ ........... 13 
6.4 ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN ON THE INTERCEPTION/DETECTION OF 
PESTS /CONTAMINANTS  ................................ ................................ ....................... 14 
6.5 BIOSECURITY/QUARANTINE DIRECTIVE ................................ ................... 15 
6.6 TESTING FOR REGULATED PESTS  ................................ ............................... 15 
6.7 BIOSECURITY CLEARANCE ................................ ................................ .......... 15 
6.8 AUDIT OF OFFSHORE MEASURES  ................................ ............................... 15 
6.9 FEEDBACK ON NON -COMPLIANCE  ................................ ............................. 15 
Appendix 1  Regulated  Pest List Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Litchi 
chinensis from Australia ................................ ................................ ................................ 16 
Appendix 2  Document history ................................ ................................ ..................... 17 
  
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 COMMENCEMEN T 
 
This import health standard comes into force on [date] . 
 
REVOCATION  
 
This import health standard revokes and replaces a ll prior versions of  and amendments to the 
Commodity Sub -class: Fresh  Fruit/Vegetables Lychee , (Litchi chinensis) from  Australia.  
 
The document  history to this import health standard is set out in Appendix 2.  
 
ISSUING AUTHORITY  
 
This Import Health Standard  is issued pursuant to sections 24A and 1 66A of the Biosecurity 
Act 1993 .  
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 INTRODUCTION  
 
SCOPE  
This import health standard describes the requirements to be met to enable biosecurity 
clearance to be given for fresh lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis ) imported in to New Zealand 
from Austral ia for human consumption . 
 
REFERENCES  
 
Biosecurity  Act 1993  
Guidelines for the us e of ir radiation as a phytosanitary measure  2003. ISPM Publication No. 
18, FAO, R ome.  
Glossary of phytosani tary t erms  2002.  ISPM Publication No. 5,  FAO, Rome . 
Risk ana lysis for quarantine pests  including analysis of environmental risks  2003. ISPM 
Public ation N o. 11 (Rev. 1), FAO, Rome.  
New Revised Text of the International Plant Prot ection Convention , Novembe r 1997 . FAO, 
Rome.  
Ministry for Primary In dustri es Standard  152.02:  Impor tation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit 
and Vegetables into New Zealand . 
 
DEFIN ITIONS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS  
 
Biosecurity clearance  A clearance under section 26 of the New Zealand 
Biosecurity Act 1993 for the entry of good s into 
New Zealand.  
 
 
Certificate  An official document, which attests to the 
phytosanitary st atus of  any consignment affected by 
phytosanitary regulations [FAO, 1990].  
 
Commodit y A type of plant, pl ant product, or other article being 
move d for trade or oth er purpose [FAO,  1990; ICPM 
Amendments, April 2001].  
 
Consignment  A quantity of plants, pl ant pro ducts and/or other 
articles being moved from one country to another 
and covered , when required, by a  single 
phytosanitary certificate (a con signment may be 
composed of one or  more commodities or lots) 
[FAO, 1990; ICPM Amendments, April 2001].  
  
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 Establishme nt Perpetuation, for the foreseeable future, of a pest 
within an area after ent ry [FAO, 1990; revise d FAO, 
1995; IPPC, 1997; formerly establ ished] 
 
High impa ct pest  High imp act pests are regulated pests that if 
introduced into New Zealand would hav e a maj or 
effect on the production (including access to 
overseas markets) of plants an d plant products and/ or 
the environment.  
 
Import health stan dard A document is sued under section 24A of the 
Biosecurity Act 1993 that specifies “… the 
requirements to be  met fo r the effective management 
of risks associated with the importation of risk go ods 
before those goods  can be imported, moved from a 
biosecuri ty control area or  a transitional f acility, or 
given a biosecurity clearance ”. 
 
Infestation of a consignment  Presen ce in a commodity of a living pest of the plant 
or plant product concerned.  I nfestation includes 
infection [CEPM, 1997; revised CEPM 1999].  
 
Inspection  Official visual exami nation of plants, plant products 
or other regulated articles to determine if pest s are 
present and/or to confirm compliance with 
phytosanitary regulations [FAO , 1990; revised FAO, 
1995; formerly Inspect].  
 
International Plant Protection 
Convention  Interna tional Plant Protection Convention, as 
deposited with FAO in Rome in 1951 and as 
subsequently amended [FAO, 1990].  
 
IPPC Abbreviation for the International Pl ant Protection 
Convent ion. 
 
  
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 International Standard for 
Phyto sanitary Measures  An international standard adopted by the Conference 
of FAO, the Interim Commission on Phyto sanitar y 
Measures or the Commission on Phytosanitary 
Measures established under the IPPC [CEPM, 1996;  
revised CEPM, 1999].  
 
Introduction  The entr y of a pest result ing in its establ ishment 
[FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; IPPC, 1997]  
 
ionizing radiation  Charged p articles and electromagnetic waves that as 
a result of physical interaction cr eate ions by either 
primary or secondary processes [ISPM No. 1 8, 2003]  
Irradiat ion Treatment wit h any type of ionizing radiation  [ISPM 
No. 18, 2003]  
 
ISPM  Abbreviation f or Inte rnational Standard on 
Phytosanitary Measures.  
 
Lot The number of units of a s ingle commodity 
identi fiable by its homogeneity of composition , 
origin, etc., fo rming part of a c onsignment. [FAO, 
1990].  
 
MPI Ministry  for Primary Indust ries. 
Acronym fo r the M inistry for Primary I ndustries  
which is the New Zealand national plant p rotection 
organisation.  
 
National Plant Protect ion 
Organisation  
 Official service est ablish ed by Governme nt to 
discharge the functions specified by the IPPC. [FAO, 
1990; former ly Plan t Protection Organiza tion 
(National)]   
 
NPPO Abbreviation for National P lant Prote ction 
Organisati on 
 
Official  Establi shed, authorized or pe rformed by a Nat ional 
Plant Protecti on Organization [FAO, 1990].   
 
Pest Any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or 
pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products 
[FAO, 199 0; revise d FAO, 1995; IPP C, 1997]  
 
Phytosanit ary certificate  A certificate patterne d afte r the model ce rtificates of 
the IPPC [FAO 1990].  
  
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 Phytosanitary certification  Use of  phytos anitary procedures le ading to the issue 
of a phytosanitary certificate [FA O, 1990].  
 
Phytosanitary  measure  Any legislat ion, regulation or off icial procedure 
having  the purpose t o prevent the introduction and/or 
spread of pests, or to limit the econ omic im pact of 
regulated non -quarantine pests [FAO, 1995; revised 
IPPC, 1997; ISC , 2001]  
 
Quarantine pest  A pest of potential economic importance to  the area 
endang ered t hereby and not  yet present there, or 
present but not widely distributed and (is) bein g 
offic ially controlled [FAO , 1990; revised FAO, 
1995; IPPC 1997] . 
 
Regulated pe st A quarantine pest or a  regulated non -quaran tine pest 
[IPPC, 1997]  
A pest of poten tial e conomic import ance to New 
Zealand and not yet present there, or present but 
either no t widel y distributed and bei ng officially 
controlled, or a regulated non -quaranti ne pest, or 
having the po tential to vector ano ther regulated pest 
into New Zealand.  
 
Treatment Official ly authorized procedure for the killing or 
removal of pests or renderin g pests  infertile or for 
devitalization [FAO, 1990, revised FAO, 1995; 
ISPM  No. 15 , 2002; ISPM No. 18, 200 3]. 
 
Viable  Capable of maintaining life, o r able to live i n a 
particular envir onment and able to procreate.  
  
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 OUTLINE OF REQUIREMENTS  
This import h ealth s tandard outlines the requirements that must be met prior to shipment, in -
transit an d on arrival in New Zealand for fresh lychee  fruit imported from Australia  for 
human consumption . 
 
This standard is replicated at the following Internet address:  
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1871   
 
Generic requirements for the importation of all fresh fruit and vegeta bles in to New Zealan d 
are descri bed in Ministry for Primary Industries  Standard  152.02:  Importation and Clearance  
of Fresh Fruit  and Vegetables into New Zealand . 
  
NEW ZEALAND  LEGI SLATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND 
INTERNATIONA L OBLIGATIONS  
 
All New Zealand import h ealth  standard s are based upon risk analyses, which may assess 
either a commodity or a pest/pathway combination. New Zealand’s l egislative requirements 
and international obligation s are taken into account when conduct ing risk analyses and 
applying the find ings in the de velopm ent of import health standards. The principal document 
for all New Zealand import health stan dards relating to plants and plant products is the 
Biosecurity Act 1993 , whilst the international obli gations derive principall y from the 
guide lines on ris k analys is developed under the auspices of the Interim Commission on 
Phytosanitary Measures operati ng within the f ramework of the International Plant Protection 
Conve ntion, and the World Trade Organi zation Agreement on the Appli cation of Sanita ry 
and Phyto sanitary  Measures.   
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 IMPORT HEALTH  STANDARD: FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLES – 
LYCHEE  (Litchi chinensis ) FRO M AUSTRALI A. 
 
1 Official  contact point (New Zealand National P lant Protection 
Organisation)  
 
The official contact point in New Zeal and for overseas  NPPO s is the Minist ry for Primary 
Industries . All communication pertaining to this import health standard s hould be addressed 
to: 
 
Plant Health  
Biosecurity New Zealand  
Ministry for Pr imary Indust ries 
PO Box 2526  
Wellington  6140  
 
E-mail: planti mports@ mpi.govt.nz   
 
 
2 General conditions for the importation of all plants and pla nt 
products  
 
Plants and plant products are not permi tted entry into New Zealand unless an import  health 
standard has bee n issued in acco rdance with Section 24A of the Biosecurity Act 1993. 
Should pl ants or plant products, for which no import health standar d exists, be intercepted by 
MPI, the imp orter will be offered the opti on of reshipment or destruction of the consignment  
(at their expen se). 
 
The NPPO  of th e exporting cou ntry is required to inform MPI of an y newly recorded pests 
which may infest/infect a ny commodity appr oved for export to New  Zealand. 
 
3 Explanation of pest categories  
 
MPI categorises pests associated with plants and plan t products in to regu lated and non -
regulated  pests. Measures to p revent the establishment of  regulated pests in New Zeal and are 
develope d in accordance with the appropriate FAO ISPMs and other relevant international 
standards.  
 
Regulated  pests are those pes ts for which actions  would be undertaken if  they were 
intercepted/detected.  As well as qua rantine pests  these include pests that may p ose a risk to 
human or animal health or to the environment, vectors of associated quarantine pests, a nd 
virulent strains (not present in New Zealand) of non -regulat ed pests and contaminants . Non-
regulated pests a re those pests for w hich act ions would not b e undertaken if they were  
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 intercepted/detected.  
 
Pests (including weeds) associated with each commodi ty will appear on a separate pest  list 
which will be attached t o each import health standard as an Appendix.  
 
4 Application of meas ures 
 
A number of differ ent measures may be applied to pests based on the outcome of pest risk 
analyses.  Required measures m ay include:  
 
- Surveil lance for pes t freed om 
- Testing prior to exp ort for regulated pests which cannot be readily detected by 
inspecti on (e.g.  viruses on prop agating material)  
- Specific pre -shipment pest control activities to be undertaken by the supply 
countr y’s contracting part y 
- The applica tion of  a pre -shipment treatme nt 
- Inspection of the export consignment  
- Issuance  of a phytosanitary certific ate which attest s to the phytosanitary status of a 
consignment  
- Treatment on arrival in New Zealand   
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 5 General conditi ons f or fresh fruit/v egetables for consu mption  
 
Only clean, ine rt/synthetic material may be used for the protec tion, packaging and shipping  
of fresh fruit/ vegetables . 
 
Consignments contaminated with soil, or other potential carriers of regulated pests ( e.g. leaf 
litter) will n ot be permit ted ent ry if the level of c ontamination is above the accepta nce level  
(see section 7.4 in t he MPI standard  Importat ion an d clearance of fresh fruit and vegetables 
into New Zealand  https:// www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsd ocument/ 1147 ). 
 
A completed phytosanitary cer tificat e issued  by the exporting country’s NPPO must 
accompany all consignments of fresh fruit a nd vegetab les exported to New Zealand.  
 
MPI will inspect all consignments of f resh f ruit and vegetables to verify that New Zealand’s 
phytosanitary requ irements have be en met.  
 
6 Specific conditions for lychee  fruit from  Australia . 
 
6.1 PRE -SHIPMENT  REQUIREMENTS  
 
6.1.1 Inspection of the consignment  
 
MPI requires t hat the Australia  NPPO sample and vi sually inspect the c onsig nment 
according to official procedures f or all the regulated pests specifie d by MPI and ensure that it 
conforms  with New Zealand’s current import requirements.   A phyto sanitary certificate 
should not be issued if li ve regulated pes t(s) are detected, u nless the consignment is 
effectively treate d.  If pe sts are found which are not listed in the import health standard , the 
Australia  NPPO must establish  their regula tory stat us. This information is available in MPI’s 
“Official New Zealan d Pest Regis ter” https://onzpr.mpi.govt.nz/ .  
 
If a pest  is not  listed in this register, the Australia n NPPO must contact MPI (see Section 1) 
to establish the reg ulatory st atus of the pest.  
 
6.1.2  Testing of the c onsignm ent 
 
Testing of the consignment prior to export to New Zealand for regulated pests which are  not 
visually detectable (viz. fungi and bacteria) is  not req uired for fresh lychees  from Australia .  
 
6.1.3 Phytosanitary measures  
 
All lychee fruit for exp ort to New Zealand m ust be sourced from orchards that produce 
commercial lychee  under standard cult ivation , pest -control, harvesti ng and p acking 
activities.  During harvest cracked , infested or damaged frui t must be discarded  prior to 
treatm ent.  
  
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 MPI requi res a mandatory pre -export treatment for high impact pests, e.g.,  economically 
important fruit fly species. MPI currently approves irradiation  as a tr eatment for all arthropod 
pests listed on the Au stralian lychee  pest list. The  application  of the irradiat ion treatment 
must b e carried out in accordance with the  
International Stan dards for Phytosani tary Measure s publication No. 18: Guidelines for the 
use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measur e. 
 
- Lychee  fruit must  be irradiated with a mini mum dose of 289 Gy 
 
6.1.4  Documentat ion 
 
Bilateral quarantine arrangement  
 
Lychee  fruit may o nly be imported i nto New  Zealand from  Australia  under the terms of the 
Export Plan for  Fresh Produce from Aus tralia to Ne w Zealand.  
 
Phytosanitary certificate: Required.  
 
6.1.5  Phytosanitary certifi cation  
 
A completed phytosanitary cert ificate issued by the Australia  NPPO  must a ccompa ny all 
lychee consignments exported to New Zealand.  
 
Before a phytosanitary certificate is issued , the Australia  NPPO must be satisfi ed that th e 
following activities req uired by MPI have been undert aken.  
 
The lychee s have:  
 
(i) been visua lly inspe cted in  accordance with appropriate official procedures and 
found to be free from any regulated p lant pa thogen s 
 
AND 
 
(ii) undergone  an agreed treatmen t that is effect ive against associated fruit fly 
species of  economic significance in accord ance with  Appendix 12 of t he 
Bilateral Quarantine Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for 
Primary Indus tries and the Aus tralian  Department of  Agricul ture 
 
6.1.6  Additional  declarations to the  phytosanitary certificate  
 
If satisfied that the p re-shipme nt activi ties have be en undertaken, the Australia  NPPO must 
confirm thi s by providing the following additional decl aration t o the phytosanitary 
certificate:  
 
(i) The lychee  fruit have been trea ted in accordance with Appendix 12 of the  
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 Bilateral  Quaranti ne Arrang ement betwee n the N ew Zealand Ministry for 
Primary Industries  and the Australian Department of Agriculture . 
 
NOTE : full de tails of the irradiation  treatment m ust be recorded  in the 
“Disinfestati on and/or Disinfection Treatment” area of the phytosanita ry 
certificate  and must specify the treatment d osage  rate. 
 
6.2 TRANSI T REQUIREMENTS  
 
The NPPO must ensure that the co nsignment  (prior to export) is held in a mann er to ensure 
that infestation/reinfe station does not occur following phytosanitary certificat ion.  
Where a con signmen t is split o r has its p ackag ing chang ed while in another country (or 
countries) en route  to Ne w Zealand , a "Re -export Certificate" is requi red.  Where a 
consignment is held un der bond as a result of the need to change conveyances an d is kept in 
the origina l shipping c ontainer, a  "Re-export Ce rtificate " is not required.  
 
6.3 INSPECTION ON ARRIVAL IN  NEW ZEAL AND  
 
MPI will check the accompanying  documentation o n arrival to confirm  that it is correct and 
reconc iles with the actual consignment.  
 
MPI, with  95% co nfidence, that not more than 0.5% of the units in a consignment are 
infested with visuall y det ectable, regulated pests. To achieve this, MPI will sample an d 
inspect 600 units with an acce ptance level of zero infe sted units (or equivalent), from  the 
(homoge neous) lot.  
 
Note: 
Because t he required response of regulated arthropod pests that have underg one the 
irradiation  treatment is prevention o f adult emergenc e or adult sterility  (not mortal ity) a 
possibili ty exists  that live (but non -viable) regulated  arthro pods may be present with a 
consignment.  Refer to section 6.4 for actions undertaken on the in terceptio n/detection of 
pests.  
  
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 6.4 ACTIONS UNDE RTAKEN  ON THE  INTERCEPTION/DETECT ION OF 
PESTS /CONTAM INANTS  
 
In accorda nce with ISPM 18 . Guidelines for the u se of i rradiation as a phytosanitary 
measure  (section 8.3 ) MPI does not consider the detection of art hropods  at import ins pection 
to indicate tre atment failure u nless there is other  evidence to show that the integrity of the 
treatment system is inadequate.   
 
If live arthropods are detected  the following actions will be undertaken:  
 
- arthropods  listed on th e regulat ed lychee pest list (appendix 1)  
 –  no action but MPI reserves the rig ht for analyses to be conducted on the 
surviving pest to verify treatment e fficacy . 
- arthropods not listed on the regulated lychee  pest list but determined to  be regulated  
– no action if t he irradiation treatmen t is deeme d to be e ffective  on these 
pests.  
– action if there is insufficient data on efficacy or the treatment is not known 
to be e ffective.   
- Non-regulated arthropods  
 –  no action  
 
If regulated pests, ext raneous plant mater ial or tra sh are intercepted /detected with  the 
comm odity, or associated packaging , the following actions will be undertaken as appropriate 
(depending on the  pest i dentified):  
- Re-sorting (specific conditions apply) of the consignment  
- Reshipment of the c onsignment  
- Destruction of the consignmen t 
- Treat ment for t hose pests where an efficacious treatment is available  
- The suspension of trade on the detecti on of h igh impact pests for which specific pre -
arrival phytosanitary measures are  required. Suspensi on of trad e will continue un til 
the cause of the no n-complian ce has been identifi ed and corrective actions have 
been implemented to the satisfaction of MPI. 
 
If an organism is intercepted/detected that is not o n the pest list (appended to this document), 
the consignment will be h eld (or equivalent) u ntil an assessme nt is undertaken to determine 
the organism’s regulatory status and appropriate measures develop ed if required.  
 
Consignments that are contaminated wi th extraneous plant material and/or trash in t he 600 
unit sam ple will result in the consign ment being held until an assessment has been made in 
comparison with the risk of importing the part(s) of the p lant sp ecies concerned.  
  
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 6.5 BIOSECURITY/QUARANTINE DI RECTIVE  
 
The consignment  may be directed to a MPI approv ed facility for further treatment i f 
required.  
 
6.6 TESTING FOR REGULAT ED PESTS  
 
MPI may, on the specific request of a chief technical officer , test the consignment for 
regulated pests.  
 
6.7 BIOSE CURITY CL EAR ANCE  
 
If regulated pests are not det ected, or are successfully treated following 
interception/detec tion, biosecurity cl earance will be given.  
 
6.8 AUDIT OF OFFSHORE MEASURES  
 
MPI reserves the right t o audit  all proces ses that are u ndertaken  offshore , including 
phytosanitary measures  for high impa ct pests  and the irradiation treatment sys tem.   
 
 
6.9 FEE DBACK ON NON -COMPLIA NCE  
 
The Australia  NPPO will be informed by  an MPI chief technical officer  of th e intercepti on 
(and treatment) of any regulated pests, "unlisted" pests, or non -compliance with mea sures 
specified in this import health sta ndard.  
 
  
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 Appendix 1 Regulated Pest List C ommod ity Sub-class: Fr esh 
Fruit/Vegetables Litchi chinensis  from Australia  
 
 
Scientific name  Organism 
type  Common name  Measures to 
prevent 
introductio n Actions on 
interception  
Amblypelt a lutescens  insect  Banana spotting scale  1a & 1b &  4 2 or 4 
Amblype lta nitida insect Fruit spotting scale  1a & 1b &  4 2 or 4 
Bactrocera jarvisi  fruit fly  Jarvis fruit fly  1a & 1b &  3  3 or 4 
Bactrocera neohumeralis  fruit fly  Lesser  Queensland fruit fl y 1a & 1b &  3  3 or 4 
Bactrocera tryoni  fruit fly  Queensland fruit fly 1a & 1b &  3 3 or 4 
Ceroplastes rubens  insect  Pink/red wax scale  1a & 1b &  4  2 or 4 
Conogethes punctife ralis Insect Yellow peach moth  1a & 1b &  4 2a or 4 
Cryptophlebia ombrodelta  Insect  Seychelles scale  1a & 1b &  4  2 or 4 
Ischnaspis longirost ris insect Black thread scal e 1a & 1b &  4  2 or 4 
Nysius vinitor  insect  Rutherglen bug  1a & 1b &  4  2 or 4 
Bipolaris ha waiiensis  Fungi  1a & 2a 1 &/or 2 
Pestalotiops is sp. Fungi  1a & 2a 1 &/or 2  
 
 
              
Measure s to preven t entry & 
establish ment . No measures as pest non regulated        
 1a Visual inspection of produce and associated  packaging      
 1b Consignment  must be free fr om extraneous plant material – pests are  
associated with other plant parts (e.g., le aves, stems , flowers)  
 2a Undergone appropriate pest control activities       
 2b Pest free area ( based on offici al detecti on survey)     
 3 Agreed offsho re fruit fly tre atment  
 4 Approved  offshore  treatment            
              
Actions on interce ption NA No actions as pest is  non regulated        
 0 No action due to low risk pathway         
 1 Removal of tras h – pests are associated with other plant  parts  
(e.g., le aves, stems, flowers ) 
 2 Treat, reship or  destroy          
 2a Treat, reship or des troy.  Susp end p athway      
 3 Reship or destroy.  Suspend pathway        
 4 No action if irradiati on has been cer tified 
to be used as a pre -export measure . 
        
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 Appe ndix 2  Document hist ory 
 
This document history lists amendments since 2023  
 
Version Date  Section Changed  Change Description  
23 April 2009  All Standard issued  
[DATE p ublished]  Part 5  and Appendi x 1 Amended irradiation dose  for Conogethes punctiferalis