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Proposal to enable imports of Vitis cordifolia nursery stock

Update – 24 September 2021

Review of submissions released

Following the consultation that closed on 31 August 2021, we have released the review of submissions.

Review of submissions [PDF, 567 KB]

Background

From 16 August 2021 to 31 August 2021 the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) invited comment on proposed changes to the Importation of Nursery Stock (155.02.06).

The proposed changes included:

  • making Vitis cordifolia eligible for import under the import health standard for nursery stock
  • risk management measures for the importation of Vitis cordifolia nursery stock.

Full details of the proposed changes are in the consultation document.

Consultation document

Risk management proposal: Enabling imports of Vitis cordifolia nursery stock [PDF, 2.1 MB]

Find out more

Steps to importing nursery stock

Importation of Nursery Stock (155.02.06) [PDF, 3.3 MB]

Submissions are public information

Any submission you make becomes public information. Anyone can ask for copies of all submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the information available, unless we have a good reason for withholding it. You can find those grounds in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA. Tell us if you think there are grounds to withhold specific information in your submission. Reasons might include, it's commercially sensitive or it's personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold information can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may require the information be released.

Legal background

MPI must consult with interested parties in accordance with section 23 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 (the Act) and MPI's consultation policy before issuing or amending (other than of minor or urgent nature) import health standards (IHS) under sections 24A and 24B of the Act.

An IHS specifies import requirements that must be met either in the country of origin or of export, or during transit, before biosecurity clearance can be given for the goods to enter New Zealand. MPI must ensure that these requirements are technically justified and provide an appropriate level of biosecurity protection.