Approved arrangements for nursery stock and tissue cultures from countries with a higher risk of Xylella fastidiosa (Pierce’s disease)

Reporting Obligation

• Legislation: Phytosanitary Requirements/Restrictions/Prohibitions

Publication Date

24-05-2010

Last Updated

04-07-2022

Short Description

Nursery stock from regions and countries with a high risk of Xylella spp. must be produced through a National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) approved arrangement in accordance with Australia’s requirements. Arrangements include but are not limited to a high health systems approach that includes facility containment, sourcing of mother stock, pre-export growth and containment periods, testing and National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) approval and management. Further details of the approved arrangement criteria are outlined on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) website at https://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/plant-products/how-to-import-plants/xylella/notification-amended-emergency-quarantine-measures. These documents should be read in conjunction with the emergency measures indicated in the BICON. The arrangements are intended to provide guidance to the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the exporting country, which will ensure that the requirements in the approved arrangements are met. Several other parties, including the grower and testing laboratory will need to work with the NPPO to do this. The documents on the DAFF website describe the overarching systems and processes to ensure that nursery stock that is produced for export to Australia is grown, tested and confirmed free from infection by X. fastidiosa. The roles and responsibilities of the key parties involved in the arrangements are also described, as are the requirements for sampling and testing. The exporter and the testing laboratory should verify Australia’s requirements before testing is commenced. Where consignments are not imported under an approved arrangement, the plant material will require growth in post-entry quarantine and either hot water treatment or PCR testing for Xylella fastidiosa. The department retains the right to monitor the arrangements by auditing and by sampling and testing consignments after they arrive in Australia.

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https://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/plant-products/how-to-import-plants/xylella/notification-amended-emergency-quarantine-measures