[Attachment 1] 
Import-prohibition (restriction) of host plants and regions/countries of 
Potato spindle tuber viroid  (PSTVd)
 1. Prohibition (Restriction) of import 
  ○ In accordance with Article 10 and 11(1) of the Plant Protection Act, Import- prohibited 
(restricted) plants from prohibited (restricted) regions or countries can not be imported.
     * The underlined host plants are newly added.
Host PlantsP rohibited (Restricted) 
Regions or CountriesP rohibited Pests
Seeds for sowing, fresh stems 
and leaves, and living and 
fresh underground parts of 
Atriplex semilunaris ,
Brugmansia  spp.,
Capsicum annuum  
(syn. Capsicum frutescens ),
Cestrum aurantiacum ,
Cestrum elegans ,
Cestrum endlicheri ,
Cestrum nocturnum ,
Cestrum x cultum ,
Chenopodium eremaeum ,
Dahlia  spp.,
Datura leichhardtii ,
Erigeron bonariensis ,
Hevea brasiliensis ,
Ipomoea batatas ,
Lycianthes  rantonnetii 
(syn. Solanum rantonnetii ),
Nicandra physalodes ,
Persea americana ,
Petunia  spp.,
Physalis angulata ,
Physalis peruviana ,
Solanum anguivi ,
Solanum betaceum ,
Solanum coagulans ,
Solanum dasyphyllum ,
Solanum laxum
(syn. Solanum jasminoides) ,
Solanum lycopersicum  
(syn. Lycopersicon esculentum ),
Solanum melongena ,
Solanum muricatum ,
Solanum nigrum ,
Solanum  pseudocapsicum ,
Solanum sisymbriifolium , 
Solanum tuberosum ,
Streptosolen jamesoniio Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, 
China (restricted regions: 
Gansu, Guangdong, Hebei, 
Heilongjiang,  Inner Mongolia, 
Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia 
Hui, Shandong, Shanxi, Qinghai), 
Chinese Taipei, Georgia, India 
(restricted regions: Himachal 
Pradesh, Karnataka, 
Maharashtra), Indonesia, Iran, 
Israel, Japan (restricted regions: 
Honshu), Kazakhstan, Pakistan, 
Republic of Azerbaijan, Thailand, 
Türkiye
o Europe: Austria, Belarus, 
Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, 
Germany,  Greece, Hungary, Italia, 
Malta, M ontenegro, Netherland, 
Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, 
Sw itzerland,  United 
Kingdom(restricted regions: 
England, W ales), Ukraine
o Africa: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, 
Nigeria, Uganda
o North America: Mexico, 
United States of America 
(restricted regions: Illinois, 
Kansas, Maine, Maryland, 
Michigan, Minnesota, 
Mississippi, Nebraska, New 
Hampshire, New York,  North 
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,  
Wisconsin, Wyoming)
o Central America: Costa Rica, 
Dominican Republic
o South America: Republic of 
Venezuela, Peru
o Oceania : Australia (restricted 
regions: West Australia, 
Queensland)- Potato spindle 
tuber viroid 
(PSTVd) 2. Additional requirement for import of seeds for sowing produced in prohibited 
regions or countries
  ○ Products covered: Seeds for sowing of Atriplex semilunarisis , Brugmansia  spp., 
Capsicum annuum  (syn. Capsicum frutescens ), Cestrum aurantiacum , Cestrum 
elegans , Cestrum endlicheri , Cestrum nocturnum , Cestrum  x cultum , Chenopodium 
eremaeum , Dahlia  spp., Datura leichhardtii , Erigeron bonariensis , Hevea 
brasiliensis , Lycianthes rantonnetii (syn. Solanum rantonnetii ), Nicandra 
physalodes , Persea americana , Petunia  spp., Physalis angulata , Physalis peruviana , 
Solanum anguivi , Solanum coagulans , Solanum dasyphyllum , Solanum laxum  (syn. 
Solanum jasminoides ), Solanum lycopersicum  (syn. Lycopersicon esculentum ), 
Solanum melongena , Solanum muricatum , Solanum betaceum , Solanum nigrum , 
Solanum pseudocapsicum , Solanum sisymbriifolium , Streptosolen jamesonii .
  ○ Import will be permitted on condition of either (1) or (2):
    (1) By certifying that the exported seeds are produced in areas, places or 
production sites free from Potato spindle tuber viroid . Each consignment 
must be accompanied by the Phytosanitary Certificate endorsed with the 
following additional declaration:
        “The seeds are produced from pest free area, places or production site for 
Potato spindle tuber viroid by establishing and maintaining the pest free 
status in accordance with ISPM No. 4 or No. 10.”
    (2) By certifying that the export seeds are free from Potato spindle tuber viroid  
through PCR test before export. Each consignment must be accompanied by 
Phytosanitary Certificate endorsed with the following additional declaration.
        “The seeds were tested by PCR before export and found free from Potato 
spindle tuber viroid .”
    Or each consignment should be accompanied by the Phytosanitary Certificate 
and a separate “PCR Inspection Certificate (see attachment 2)”
    PCR test results from public testing agencies and labs authorized by the NPPO 
(educational organizations, commercial testing labs or seed industry labs etc.) 
will be accepted.
     - If the PCR test certificate is accompanied, the copy of authorization of the 
testing agencies or labs issued by the NPPO of an export country and the 
electrophoresis report of PCR test would be required.
 3. The date of application 
  ○  This measure is applied from the date of shipment on 14 May 2023.