Import Health Standard  
Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 
Pyrus bretshneideri , Pyrus sp. nr. communis  and Pyrus 
pyrifolia from the 
People’s Republic of China 
 
DRAF T  
 
Issued pursuant to Section 22 of th e Biosecurity Act 1993 
Date Issued :  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Contents 
 
Endorsement 
Review and amendment 
Distribu tion 
 
INTRODUCTION 
SCOPE  
REFERENCES 
DEFINITIONS, AB BRE VIATIONS AND ACR ONYMS 
OUTLINE OF RE QUIREMENTS  
NEW ZEAL AND L EGISLATIVE R EQUIREM ENTS AND INTERNATIONAL 
OBLIGATIONS 
 
IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD: FRESH FRUI T/VEG ETABLES – 
Pyrus bretshneideri , Pyrus sp. nr.  communis and Pyrus pyrifolia  FROM 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC O F CHINA  
 
1 Official con tact poin t (New Zealand National P lant Protection Organisation) 
2 General conditions for the im portation of all plants and plant products 
3  Explanation of pest categories 
4  General conditions for fresh fruit/vegetables for consum ption 
5  Specif ic con ditions f or pear (Comm odity Sub-Cla ss: Fresh F ruit/Vege tables) 
from  The Pe ople’s Republic of China  
5.1 Pre-shipm ent requirem ents 
5.1.1 Inspection of the consignm ent 
5.1.2 Testing of the consignm ent 
5.1.3 Phytosanitary measures  
5.1.4 Docum entation 
5.1.5 Additional d eclarations to the phytos anitary certificate 
5.2 Transit requirem ents 
5.3 Inspection on arrival in New Zealand 
5.4 Biosecurity/quarantine directive 
5.5 Testing for regulated pests 
5.6 Actions undertaken on the inte rception/detection of pests /contaminants 
5.7 Biosecurity clearance 
5.8 Audit of offshore m easures 
5.9 Feedback on non-com pliance 
 
Appendix 1: Regulated pest list for P ears fr om The People’s Republic of China for which 
phytosanitary m easures are required 
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Endorsement  
 
Import health standards for plants and plan t products im ported into New Zealand are a 
requirem ent under the Biosecurity Act 1993 and ar e prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture 
Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ).  
 
This standard was issued by the Directo r-General, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand on ### 
2009.  
 
 
 
Signed under delegated authority: ____________________________________ 
 
Stephen Butcher 
Group Manager, Plant Imports and Exports 
 
 
 
 
Review and amendment 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand im port health st andards are subject to periodic review and 
amendm ent.  
 
New Zealand im port health standards are upda ted and republished as necessary with the 
most recen t version pub lished on th e MA F Biosecurity New Zealand web site: 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/r egs/im ports/plants/fruit-veg   
 
 
 
 
Distribution  
 
Import health standard s are m ade availab le for public access on the New Zealand Ministry of 
Agriculture and Forestry web site: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz /regs/imports/plants/fruit-
veg  
 
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INTRODUCTION 
 
SCOPE 
 
This im port health standard describes the requ irements to be m et to enable biosecu rity 
clearance to be given for fresh fruit of Pyrus bretshneideri  (Ya-pear, duck pear, white pear, 
snow pear, Chang Ba, Zao Su) Pyru s sp. nr . com munis (Fragrant pear, Xinjiang pear)and 
Pyrus pyrifo lia (Asian pear) im ported into New Zeal and from the People’s Republic of 
China for hum an consumption.  The comm odity description “ Pyrus  fresh fruit from  China” 
include s fruit in th eir skins with a pedicel attached, and no leaves.  
 
This im port health stand ard rep laces the im port health standard for Ya-pears from  the 
People’s Republic of China from  the Hebei and Shandong provinces issued 1 September 
2007.  
 
REFERENCES 
 
Biosecurity Act 1993 
Requirements for the establis hment of pest free areas  1995.  ISPM Publication No. 4, FAO, 
Rome. 
Glossary of phytosanitary terms  2009.  ISPM No. 5, FAO, Rom e. 
Pest risk analysis for quar antine pests including analysis of  environmental risks and living 
modified or ganisms 2004.  ISPM No. 11, FAO, Rom e 
International Plant Protection Convention , 1997. FAO, Rome.  
MAF Plants Biosecurity Standar d 152.02: Importation and Clearance of F resh Fruit and 
Vegetables into New Zealand . 
 
DEFINITIONS ABBREVI ATIONS  AND ACRONYMS 
 
AQSIQ General Ad ministration f or Quality Supervision,  
Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic 
of China 
Biosecurity clearance A clearance unde r section 26 of the New Zealand 
Biosecurity Act 1993 for the entry of goods into 
New Zealand. 
 
Biosecurity New Zealand Biosecurity  New Zealand is the division of 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
(MAF) that has the lead role in preve nting 
the im portation of unwanted pests and 
diseases, and for controlling, m anaging or 
eradicating them  should they arrive. 
 
Certif icate An off icial d ocument which attes ts to the 
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 phytosanitary status of any consignm ent affected by 
phytosanitary regulations [ISPM 5]. 
 
Commodity A type of plant, plan t product, or other article being 
moved for trade or other purpose [ISPM 5]. 
 
Consignm ent A quantity o f plants , plant products and/or o ther 
articles being m oved from  one country to another 
and covered, when required, by a single 
phytosanitary certificate (a consignm ent m ay be 
composed of one or m ore commodities or lots) 
[ISPM 5]. 
 
Contam inating pest A pest that is  carried by a commodity and, in the 
case of plants and plant products, does not infest 
those plants or plan t products [ISPM 5] 
 
Establishm ent Perpetuation , for the foreseeable future, of a pest 
within an area after en try [ISPM 5] 
 
High im pact pest High im pact pest s are re gulated p ests that if 
introduced into New Zealand would have a m ajor 
effect on the production (including access to 
overseas m arkets) of plants and plant products and/or 
the environ ment. 
 
Import health standard A docum ent issued under section 22 of the 
Biosecurity Act 1993 th at specifies “… the 
requirements to be met for the effective management 
of risks asso ciated with th e importation of risk goods 
before those goods can be imported, moved from a 
biosecurity control area or a transitional facility, or 
given a biosecurity clearance ”. 
 
Infestation o f a comm odity Presence in a commodity of a living pest of the plant 
or plant product concerne d.  Infestation includes 
infection [IS PM 5]. 
 
Inspection Official v isual exam ination of plants,  plant p roducts 
or other regulated articles to de termine if  pests a re 
present and/or to confirm com pliance with 
phytosanitary regulations [ISPM 5].  
 
Intern ational Plant Pro tection 
Convention International Plant Protection Convention, as 
deposited with FAO in Rom e in 1951 and as 
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subsequently am ended [ISPM 5]. 
 
IPPC Abbreviatio n for the International P lant Protectio n 
Convention. 
 
Intern ational Standard for 
Phytosanitary Measures An international standard adopted by the Conference 
of FAO, the Interim  Commission on Phytosanitary 
Measures or the Comm ission on Phytosanitary 
Measures established un der the IPPC [ISPM 5]. 
 
Introduction The entry of  a pest resulting in its establishm ent 
[FAO, 1990; revised FA O, 1995; IPPC, 1997] 
 
ISPM Abbreviation for International Standard on 
Phytosanitary Measures. 
 
Lot A num ber of units of a single comm odity identifiable 
by its hom ogeneity of com position, origin, etc., 
forming part of a consignm ent. [FAO, 1990]. 
 
MAFBNZ Abbreviation for the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand which is the New 
Zealand national plant protection organisation. 
 
Micro-organism  A protozoan, f ungus, bacterium , virus or other 
microscopic  self-replicating biotic en tity [ ISPM 5 ] 
National P lant Prote ction 
Organisation 
 Official service established by Governm ent to 
discharge the functions specified by the IPPC. 
[ISPM 5]   
 
NPPO Abbreviation for National Plant Protection 
Organisation. 
 
Official Established, authori zed or perform ed by a National 
Plant Protection Organization [FAO, 1990].   
 
Pathogen Micro-organism  causing disease [ISP M 5] 
Pest Any species, strain or biotype of plant, anim al or 
pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products 
[ISPM 8] 
Note: For the purpose of this standard “pest” 
includes an organism  som etimes associated with  the 
pathway, which poses a risk to hum an or anim al or 
plant life or health (SPS Article 2). 
 
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Pest free area An area in which a specific pest does not occur as 
demonstrated by scientific  evid ence and in which, 
where appro priate, th is condition is being officially 
maintained [ ISPM 5] . 
 
Pest free place of production Place of production in which a specific pest does not 
occur as demonst rated by scientific evidence and in 
which, wher e appropriate, this conditi on is bei ng 
officiall y maintained for  a defined per iod [ISPM 5]. 
 
Phytosanitary certificate Certificate p atterned after the m odel certificates of 
the IPPC [ISPM 5]. 
 
Phytosanitary certification Use of phytosan itary procedures leading to the issue 
of a phytosanitary cer tificate [ISPM 5]. 
 
Phytosanitary m easure Any legislati on, regulation or official procedure 
having the purpose to prevent the introduction and/or 
spread of quarantine pests, or to lim it the econom ic 
impact of regulated non- quarantine pests [ISPM 5] 
 
Quarantine pest A pest of potential  economic im portance to the a rea 
endangered thereby and not yet p resent there, or 
present but not widely di stributed and (is) being 
officially controlled [IS PM 5]. 
 
Regulated pest A quarantine pest or  a regulated non-quarantine pest 
[ISPM 5] 
A pest of potential econom ic, environm ent or hum an 
health im portance to New Zealand and not yet 
present there, or present but either not widely 
distributed and being offici ally controlled, or having 
the poten tial to vecto r another regulated pest into 
New Zealand. 
 
Treatm ent Official p rocedure for the killing or inactivation or 
removal of pests for rendering pests infertile or for 
devita lization [ISPM 5] . 
 
Viable Capable of  maintaining lif e, or ab le to live in a 
particular environm ent and able to procreate. 
 
 
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OUTLI NE O F REQUIREM ENTS 
 
This im port health stand ard outlines the requ irements that m ust be m et prior to shipm ent, in-
trans it and o n arriv al in New Zealand f or fresh pear fruit im ported from  the People’s 
Republic of China for human consumption  only. 
 
This stand ard is rep licated at the following Internet address: 
 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/r egs/im ports/plants/fruit-veg   
 
Generic req uirements f or the im portation of  all fresh fruit and vegetables into New Zealand 
are described in MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Standard 152.02: Importation and 
Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand . 
  
 
NEW  ZEALAND LEGISLATIVE REQ UIREMENTS AND 
INTE RNAT IONAL  OBL IGAT IONS 
 
All New Zealand im port health standards ar e based upon risk analyses, w hich m ay assess 
either a com modity or a pest and pathwa y com bination. New Zealand’s legislative 
requirem ents and international obligations ar e taken into account when conducting risk 
analyses and applying the findi ngs in the developm ent of i mport health standards. The 
principal docum ent for a ll New Zealand im port h ealth standards relating to plants and plant 
products is the Biosecurity Act (1993), whilst th e international obligations derive principally 
from  the guidelines on risk analysis develope d under the auspices of  the In terim Commission 
on Phytosanitary Measures ope rating within th e framework of  the In terna tional Plan t 
Protection C onvention, and the W orld Trade Or ganisation Agreem ent on the Application of 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. 
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IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD: FRESH FRUI T/VEG ETABLES -
PEAR ( Pyrus bretshneideri; Pyrus sp. nr.  commu nis and Pyrus pyrifolia ) 
FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLI C OF CHI NA 
 
1 Official contact point (New  Zealand National Plant Protection 
Organisation) 
 
The official contact poin t in Ne w Zealand for overseas NPP Os is the Ministry of Agriculture 
and Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand.  All co mmunication pertaining to this im port health 
standard should be addressed to: 
 
Manager, Plant Im ports and Exports Group 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand 
PO Box 2526 
Wellington 
NEW ZEAL AND 
 
Fax: 64-4-894 0662 
E-mail: Plan tImports@maf.govt.nz 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz  
 
 
2 General conditions for the import ation of all plants and plant 
products 
 
Plants and p lant p roducts are not p ermitted entry into New Zealand unless  an im port health 
standard h as been issued  in acco rdance with Section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993. Should 
plants or plant products, for which no im port h ealth standard exists, be intercepted by MAF 
Biosecurity New Zealand, the im porter will be  offered the option of reshipm ent or 
destruction of the consignm ent (at the im porter’s expense). 
 
The NPPO of the exporting country is required to inform  MAF Biosecurity New Zealand of 
any newly recorded pests which m ay infest/i nfect any commodity approved for export to 
New Zealand. 
 
 
3  Explanati on of pest categories 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand categorises p ests associated with plan ts and plant products 
into regulated and non-regulated pests. Measures  to preven t the estab lishm ent of  regula ted 
pests in New Zealand are developed in acco rdance with th e appropriate Intern ational 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures and other relevant international standards. 
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Regulated pests are those pests for w hich ac tions would be undertaken if they were 
intercepted/detected.  As well as quarantine pe sts these inclu de pests that m ay pose a risk to 
human or anim al health or to the environm ent, vectors of asso ciated  quarantine pests, and 
virulent strains (not present in New Zealand)  of non-regulated pests and contam inants. Non-
regulated pests are those pests for which acti ons would not be undertaken if they were 
intercepted or detected. 
 
4  General conditions for fresh fr uit/vegetables for consumption 
 
Only clean and synthetic m aterial m ay be used  for the protection, packaging and shipping of 
fresh fruit or vegetables . 
 
Consignm ents contam inated with soil, or othe r potential c arriers of regulated pests (for 
exam ple, leaf litter) will not be perm itted en try if the lev el of contam ination is above the 
acceptance level (see section 7.4 in th e MAF standard Importation and clearance of fresh 
fruit and vegetables into New Zealand  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/ihs/152-02.pdf ).    
 
A com pleted phytosanitary certificate, in Engl ish, issued by the exporting country’s NPPO 
must accompany all con signm ents of fresh fr uit and vegetab les exported to New Zealand. 
 
MAF Biosecurity New  Zealand w ill inspect  all consignmen ts of fresh fruit and 
vegetables to verify that New  Zealand’s phytosanitary req uirements have been met. 
 
5  Specific conditions for pears from the People’s Republic of 
China. 
 
5.1 PRE-SHIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 
 
5.1.1 Inspection of the consignment 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand req uires that the People’s R epublic of China NPPO sam ple 
and visually inspect the consi gnment accord ing to  official pro cedures for all the regu lated 
pests specified by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand to ensure it conform s with New Zealand’s 
current im port requirements.  A phytosanitary certificate should not  be issued if live 
regulated pest(s ) are d etected, unless the cons ignment is ef fectively treated.  If pests are 
found which are not listed in th e import health standard, th e Peoples Republic of China 
NPPO must estab lish the ir regu latory status. This list of  regulated pes ts is a vailab le in 
MAF’s “Biosecurity Organism s Register for Im ported Commodities” 
http://www.biosecurity.govt .nz/pests/registers/boric   
 
If a pest found during export insp ection by AQSI Q is not listed in  the register, the People’s 
Republic of China NPPO m ust contact MAF Bi osecurity New Zealand (see Section 1) to 
establish the regulatory status of the pest. 
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Pests associated with pear fruit from  the Pe ople’s Republic of China for which phytosanitary 
measures are required is listed on Appendix 1.  
 
5.1.2 Testing of the consignment 
 
Testing of the consignm ent prio r to export to New Zealand for regulated pests which are not 
visually detectable (viz. fungi and bacteria) is not required for fres h pear from  the People’s 
Republic of China.  
 
5.1.3 Phytosanitary measures 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand cu rrently app roves either co ld-disinfes tation or pes t free area 
as an efficacious phytosanitary m easure for the high im pact fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis  
associated w ith pears from the People’s Republic of China. 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand req uires the Peopl e’s Republic of Chin a NPPO to undertak e 
agreed pest control act ivities for other (non-fruit fly) high im pact pests prior to the 
commodity arriving in New Zealand. These high im pact pests are:  
 
 Adoxophyes orana,  
 Carposina sasakii ,  
 Chrysomphalus dictyospermi ,  
 Conogethes punctiferalis ,  
 Cydia inopinata,  
 Monolin ia fructigena and  
 Pandemis heparana.  
  
Full details of these agreed m easures m ust be contained in the Official Assurance 
Programm e (OAP) within Bilate ral Quar antine Arrangem ent between A QSIQ and 
MAFBNZ.  
 
 
5.1.4 Documentation 
 
A com pleted phytosanitary certificate issued by the People’s Republic of China NPPO m ust 
accom pany all pear consignm ents exported to Ne w Zealand.  For pears th e scien tific n ame 
(genus and species) m ust be includ ed on the phytosanit ary certificate. 
 
Before a phytosanitary certificate is i ssued, the People’s Republic of China  NPPO must be 
satisf ied tha t the f ollowin g activ ities r equired by MAFBNZ have been undertaken. 
 
The pears have: 
 
(i) been inspected in acco rdance with ap propriate official proced ures and con sidered to be 
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free of regulated pests specified by MAFBNZ 
 
AND 
 
(ii)        undergone agreed pest cont rol activities that ar e effective against: 
 Adoxophyes orana 
 Carposina sasakii 
 Chrysomphalus dictyospermi 
 Conogethes punctiferalis 
 Cydia inopinata 
 Monolin ia fructigena  
 Pandemis heparana 
 
in acco rdance with the O fficial Assurance Programme (OAP) 
 
 
AND 
 
(iii) undergone an agreed treatm ent that is effec tive against associated fruit fly species of 
econom ic significance in accordan ce with Appe ndix 1 or 2 o f the Bilateral Quaran tine 
Arrangem ent between MAFBNZ and AQSIQ.  
 
 
5.1.5  Additional declaration s to the phytosanitary certificate 
 
If satisfied that the pre-shipm ent activities have been undertaken, the People’s Republic of 
China NPPO m ust confirm  this by providing th e following ad dition al dec larations to the 
phytosanitary certificate: 
 
The pears in  this cons ignment have: 
 
(i) been inspected in acco rdance with ap propriate official proced ures and con sidered 
to be free of regulated pests specified by MAFBNZ 
 
 
AND 
 
(ii) undergone agreed pest control activ ities that are effective against Adoxophyes 
orana,  Carposina sasakii , Chrysom phalus dictyospermi , Conogethes 
punctiferalis , Cydia inopinata, M onolinia fruc tigena and Pandemis heparana  in 
accordan ce with the Official A ssurance programm e (OAP).  
 
AND 
 
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(iii) been treated in acco rdance with Appendix 1 or 2 of the Bilate ral Quar antine 
Arrangem ent between MAF Biosecur ity New Zealand and the general 
Adm inistra tion f or Quality Supervis ion and Inspe ction and Q uarantine of  the 
People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ).  
 
NOTE : full details of  the fruit fly treatment m ust be includ ed in the “D isinfestation and/or 
Disinfection  Treatm ent” area of the p hytosanit ary certificate. Details of the treatm ent 
duration and  temperature  must be rec orded. For c old disinf estation com pleted in -trans it; 
printou ts of all tem perature sens ors or direct electronic downloa ds m ust be m ade available to 
MAFBNZ a t the port of arrival in New Zeal and for final clearance of the container.  
 
 
 
5.2 TRANSIT REQUIREMENTS 
 
The People’s Republic of China NPPO m ust ensure  that the c onsignm ent (prio r to exp ort) is 
held in a m anner to ensu re tha t infestation or reinfestation do es not occur following 
phytosanitary certification.  
Where a con signm ent is split o r has its pack aging changed while in another country (or 
countries) en route  to N ew Zealand, a "Re-export Cert ificate" is required.  W here a 
consignm ent is held under bond as a result of the need to change conveyances and is kept in 
the original shipping container, a "R e-export Certificate" is not required. 
 
 
5.3 INSPECTI ON ON ARRIVAL IN NEW Z EALAND 
 
MAFBNZ will che ck the accom panying docu mentation on arriv al to c onfirm  that it is co rrect 
and reconc iles with th e actual consig nment. 
 
MAFBNZ r equires, with 95% confidence, that  not m ore than 0.5% of the units in a 
consignm ent are infested with visually dete ctable,  regulated p ests. To ach ieve this, 
MAFBNZ will sam ple and inspec t 600 units with an acceptance lev el of zero infes ted units 
(or equivalent), from  the (hom ogene ous) lot. 
 
 
5.4 BIOSECURITY/QUARANTINE DIRECTIVE 
 
The consign ment m ay be directed to  a MAFBNZ  approved facility for further trea tment if  
required. 
 
 
5.5 TESTI NG FOR REG ULATED PESTS 
 
MAFBNZ m ay, on the specific req uest of  the C hief Technic al Officer, te st the consig nment 
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for regulated pests. 
 
5.6 ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN ON THE INTERCEPTION/ DETECTI ON OF 
PESTS /CONTAMINANTS 
 
If  regulated pests, extraneous  plan t material or trash are in tercepted or d etected with the 
commodity, or assoc iated packaging,  one or m ore of the f ollowing action s will be 
undertaken as appropria te (depending on the pest identified): 
 
 Re-sorting (specific conditions apply) of the consignm ent 
 Reshipm ent of the consignm ent 
 Destruction of the consignm ent 
 Treatm ent for those pests where an efficacious treatm ent is availab le  
 The tem porary suspension of the pathway on the detection of pests (on 
arrival) for which specif ic pre-expor t phytosanitary m easures are required. 
Suspension of the pathway will con tinue until the cause of the non-
compliance has been id entified a nd corrective actions have been 
implem ented to the s atisfaction of  MAFBNZ 
 
NOTE: The suspension of the pathway c ould be at the packhouse, production 
area, province or country level depending on the significance of the pest and the 
interception.   
 
 
If an organism is intercepted or detected th at is n ot on the pe st list (appen ded to th is 
docum ent), the consignm ent will be held until an assessm ent is undertak en to determ ine the 
organism ’s regulatory status and appropr iate m easures developed if required.  
 
Consignm ents that are contam inated with extr aneous plant m aterial or trash in the 600 unit 
sample will result in the consignm ent being held until an asse ssment has been m ade in 
comparison with the risk  of importing the part(s) of th e plant species concerned. 
 
5.7 BIOSECURITY CLEARANCE 
 
If regulated pests are not dete cted, or are successfully tr eated following interception or 
detection biosecurity clearance will be given. 
 
5.8 AUDI T OF OFFSHORE MEASURES 
 
MAFBNZ r eserves the right to audit all p rocess es that are und ertak en in accordance with the 
Official Ass urance Prog ramm e. 
 
5.9 FEEDBACK ON NON-COMPLIANCE 
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The People’ s Republic o f China NPPO will be inf ormed by MAFBNZ’s Chief  Technic al 
Officer of the intercep tion (and treatm ent) of any regulated pests, "unlisted" pests, or non-
compliance with m easures specified in this im port health stan dard. 
 
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Appendix 1 Regulated Pest Li st Commodity Sub-class: Fresh 
Fruit/Vegetables Pyrus bretshneideri, Pyrus sp. nr . 
communis  and Pyrus pyrifolia  from the People’s 
Republic of China for w hich phytosanitary measures 
are required 
 
 
Scientifi c name Organism t ype Common n ame Actions on  
intercept ion 
Alternaria gaisen fungi black spot of Japanese pear 1 &/or 2 
Alternaria yaliinficiens fungi chocolate spot o f Ya pear 1 &/or 2 
Alternaria ventricosa fungi  1 &/or 2 
Gymnosporangium fuscum fungi European pear rust 1 &/or 2 
Monilinia fructigena  (anamorph Monilia fructigena ) fungi European brown  rot 3 
Phomopsis fukushii fungi Japanese pear canker 1 &/or 2 
Venturia nashicola fungi Japanese pear scab 1 &/or 2 
Acrobasis pirivorella Insect Pear fruit moth 1 &/or 2 
Adoxophy es orana Insect Summer fruit tort rix moth 1& 2a 
Amphitetranychus viennensis Mite Hawthorn spider mite 1 &/or 2 
Aphanostigma iaksuiense Insect Powdery pear a phid 1 &/or 2 
Bactrocera dorsalis Insect Oriental fruit fly 3 
Cacopsylla chinensis Insect Pear psyllid 1 &/or 2 
Cacopsylla pyricola Insect Pear psyllid 1 &/or 2 
Carposina sasakii Insect Peach fruit borer 3 
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Insect Spanish red scale 3 
Conogethes punctiferalis Insect Yellow peach m oth 1 & 2a 
Cydia inopinata Insect Manchurian fruit moth 1 & 2a 
Dolycoris baccarum Insect Sloe bug 1 &/or 2 
Euzophera py riella Insect Pyralid moth 1 &/or 2 
Harmonia axy ridis Insect Harlequin ladybird 1 &/or 2 
Lepidos aphes  conchiformes Insect Fig scale 1 &/or 2 
Lepidos aphes  malicola Insect Armenian comma scale 1 &/or 2 
Lepidos aphes  pyrorum Insect Zhejiang pear oyster scale 1 &/or 2 
Leucoptera malifoliella Insect Pear leaf miner 1 &/or 2 
Lopholeucaspis japonica Insect Japanese maple  scale 1 &/or 2 
Pandemis heparana Insect Apple brown tort rix 1 & 2a 
Parlatoria oleae Insect Olive parlatoria scale 1 &/or 2 
Pempelia heringii Insect Pear fruit borer 1 &/or 2 
Planoc occus kraunhiae Insect Japanese mealybug 1 &/or 2 
Pseudococ cus comstocki Insect Comstock mealybug 1 &/or 2 
Pseudococ cus maritimus Insect Ocean mealybug 1 &/or 2 
Spilonota albicana Insect Large apple fruit moth 1 &/or 2 
Spilonota ocellana Insect Eye-spotted bud moth 1 &/or 2 
IHS F resh F ruit/V egetables. Pyrus b retshneideri, Pyrus sp. nr.  communis  and Pyru s  
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IHS F resh F ruit/V egetables. Pyrus b retshneideri, Pyrus sp. nr.  communis  and Pyru s  
Novem ber 2009 Scientifi c name Organism t ype Common n ame Actions on  
intercept ion 
Tarsonemus yali Mite Tarsonemid mite 1 &/or 2 
Tetranychus kanzawai Mite Kanzawa spider mite 1 &/or 2 
Tetranychus truncatus Mite Cassava mite 1 &/or 2 
* denotes that this pest is not pathogenic on Pyrus  sp. nr. com munis  
 
 
 
 
Actions o n interception NA No a ctions as pest is no n regulate d 
 0 No a ction du e to low risk p athway 
 1 Removal of trash – p ests are asso ciate d with other pl ant part s 
(e.g., leaves, stem s, flowers) an d/or soil 
 2 Treat, res ort, reship or des troy 
 2a Treat, re ship or de stroy.  Susp end p athway 
 3 Reship o r destroy.  Suspe nd path way 
  
NOTE: The suspension of the pathway coul d be at the packhouse or production 
area or province or country level depending on the significance of the pest and the 
interception.   
 
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