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Case: Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing Effective 10 Nov 2022 to 25 Nov 2022
This appendix contains a consolidated list of referenced items
Australia’s list of Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern
Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Regulation 2016
Biosecurity Regulation 2016
Change Notice: Commencement of Naktuinbouw pathogen testing protocols for capsicum seed for sowing
- Commencement of Naktuinbouw pathogen testing protocols for capsicum seed for sowing from 7 Dec 2022:
https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/BiconWeb4.0/ViewElement/Element/WhatsChangedNotice?elementPk=1978867
Charging guidelines
Checklist of phytosanitary certificate key features
Checklist: Assessing laboratory reports for capsicum seed for sowing
Checklists for reviewing laboratory test reports for seeds for sowing
Commencement of Naktuinbouw pathogen testing protocols for capsicum seed for sowing from 7 Dec 2022
department approved seed purity testing laboratories
department approved seed purity testing laboratory
- https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs#netherlands
- https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs
- https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs#australia
Department standards for seed contaminants and tolerances
department's website
- www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/food
- www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/online-services/electronic-certification
Express Mail Service
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) website
ISPM 12
ISTA website
Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy
Pest bulletin: Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
- Khapra beetle pest bulletin:
www.awe.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/khapra-beetle-pest-bulletin.pdf - Khapra beetle bulletin:
www.awe.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/bulletin - khapra beetle:
www.awe.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/khapra-beetle-pest-bulletin.pdf - Khapra beetle:
www.awe.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/bulletin - Khapra beetle Bulletin November 2020 (awe.gov.au):
www.awe.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/khapra-beetle-pest-bulletin.pdf
Procedure: Managing conditionally non-prohibited goods arriving without an import permit
- Procedure: Managing conditionally non-prohibited goods arriving without an import permit:
http://biconnet.daff.gov.au/BICONWeb/ViewProcedure/ProcedureAssessment?elementPk=1700806 - Procedure: Managing conditionally non-prohibited goods arriving without an import permit:
http://biconnet.daff.gov.au/BICONWeb/ViewProcedure/ProcedureAssessment?elementPk=1700806
Seed health testing request form
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus
Tomato mottle mosaic virus
Website: Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Regulation 2016
- Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Regulation 2016:
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020C00043
Website: Biosecurity Regulation 2016
- Biosecurity Regulation 2016:
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/F2016L00756
Website: Charging guidelines 2021
- Charging guidelines:
www.agriculture.gov.au/about/fees/charging-guidelines
Website: Checklists for reviewing laboratory test reports for seeds for sowing
- Checklists for reviewing laboratory test reports for seeds for sowing:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/reviewing-lab-test-reports - Checklist: Assessing laboratory reports for tomato seed for sowing:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/reviewing-lab-test-reports - Checklist: Assessing laboratory reports for capsicum seed for sowing:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/reviewing-lab-test-reports - Checklist: Assessing laboratory reports for Cucurbitaceous seed for sowing:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/reviewing-lab-test-reports - departmental website:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/reviewing-lab-test-reports
Website: Department approved seed purity testing laboratories
- department approved seed purity testing laboratory:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs#netherlands - department approved seed purity testing laboratory:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs - department approved seed purity testing laboratory:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs#australia - department approved NAL laboratories:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs#netherlands - department approved NAL laboratory:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs#netherlands - department approved seed purity testing laboratories:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs
Website: Department approved seed purity testing laboratories
- department approved seed purity testing laboratory:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/dept-approved-testing-labs
Website: Electronic Certification (eCert) for imports
- department's website:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/online-services/electronic-certification
Website: Emergency measures for tomato and capsicum seed: Tomato brown rugose fruit virus
- department-approved PCR primers and protocols:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tobrfv#what-are-the-details-of-the-departmentapproved-pcr-testing-protocols - Tomato brown rugose fruit virus:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tobrfv#what-are-the-details-of-the-departmentapproved-pcr-testing-protocols - department's website:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tobrfv - department approved PCR primers and protocols:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tobrfv#what-are-the-details-of-the-departmentapproved-pcr-testing-protocols - Tomato brown rugose fruit virus:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tobrfv - ToBRFV:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tobrfv
Website: Emergency measures for tomato and capsicum seed: Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV)
- department-approved PCR primers and protocols:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tommv-qa#what-are-the-details-of-the-departmentapproved-pcr-testing-protocols - Tomato mottle mosaic virus:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tommv-qa#what-are-the-details-of-the-departmentapproved-pcr-testing-protocols - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tommv-qa - Tomato mottle mosaic virus:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tommv-qa#what-are-the-details-of-the-departmentapproved-pcr-testing-protocols - department's website:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tommv-qa - department approved PCR primers and protocols:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tommv-qa#what-are-the-details-of-the-departmentapproved-pcr-testing-protocols - Tomato mottle mosaic virus:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tommv-qa - ToMMV:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/emergency-measures-tommv-qa
Website: EMS Global network - Operators A-Z
- Express Mail Service:
https://www.ems.post/en/global-network/ems-operators
Website: Importing food
- Imported food control legislation:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/food - Imported Food Control Act 1992:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/food - importing food into Australia:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/food - department's website:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/food
Website: International Plant Protection Convention
- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) website:
https://www.ippc.int/en/
Website: International Seed Testing Association
- ISTA Member Laboratories:
https://www.seedtest.org/en/membership/member-search.html - ISTA website:
https://www.seedtest.org/en/home.html - ISTA:
https://www.seedtest.org/en/membership/member-search.html - ISTA accredited laboratory:
https://www.seedtest.org/en/membership/member-search.html
Website: Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy
- Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/arrival/clearance-inspection/documentary-requirements/minimum-document-requirements-policy - minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/arrival/clearance-inspection/documentary-requirements/minimum-document-requirements-policy - website:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/arrival/clearance-inspection/documentary-requirements/minimum-document-requirements-policy - minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/arrival/clearance-inspection/documentary-requirements/minimum-document-requirements-policy - Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/minimum-documentary-and-import-declaration-requirements-policy.pdf - Section 9.1:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/minimum-documentary-and-import-declaration-requirements-policy.pdf
Website: Pathogen test request form
- Testing request form:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/pathogen-test-request-form - Seed health testing request form:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/pathogen-test-request-form
Website: Phytosanitary certificate
Website: Seed contaminants and tolerances tables
- Department standards for seed contaminants and tolerances:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/contaminants-tolerance - Seed contaminants and tolerance tables:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/contaminants-tolerance - department's contamination tolerance page:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/plant-products/seeds-for-sowing/contaminants-tolerance
Website: Urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle
- urgent actions:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium):
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - High risk goods:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - agriculture.gov.au/khapra-urgent-actions:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - high risk goods:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - urgent actions to address khapra beetle risk:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/high-risk-plant-products#phase-3-new-requirements-for-highrisk-plant-products-imported-via-all-commercial-pathways - high-risk plant products:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/high-risk-plant-products - agriculture.gov.au/khapra-urgent-actions:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - importation of sea containers and commodities:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - website:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - Urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) webpage:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - Phase 1::
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/high-risk-plant-products#phase-1-ban-on-highrisk-plant-products-within-upes-and-low-value-freight - Phase 2::
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/high-risk-plant-products#phase-2-ban-on-highrisk-plant-products-via-international-travellers-and-mail-articles - Phase 3::
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/high-risk-plant-products#phase-3-new-requirements-for-highrisk-plant-products-imported-via-all-commercial-pathways - Phase 4::
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/other-risk-plant-products - Phase 5::
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/requirements-for-seeds - Phase 6A::
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/sea-container-measures - Phase 6B::
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/sea-container-measures - urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium):
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - khapra beetle urgent actions webpage:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - Australia’s list of Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/policy/legislation/list-trogoderma-species - Urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - Phase 4:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/other-risk-plant-products - Phase 5:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/requirements-for-seeds - Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/policy/legislation/list-trogoderma-species - khapra beetle urgent actions:
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions - agriculture.gov.au/khapra-urgent-actions:
agriculture.gov.au/khapra-urgent-actions
Work instruction (ASG): Checklist of phytosanitary certificate key features
- Work instruction (ASG): Checklist of phytosanitary certificate key features:
http://iml.agdaff.gov.au/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=IMLS-12-1983 - Checklist of phytosanitary certificate key features:
http://iml.agdaff.gov.au/Published/General/Checklist of phytosanitary certificate key features.pdf
Work Instruction: Assessing and sampling imported seeds for sowing requiring pathogen testing
- Work Instruction: Assessing and sampling imported seeds for sowing requiring pathogen testing:
http://iml.agdaff.gov.au/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=IMLS-12-4315 - Work Instruction: Assessing and sampling imported seeds for sowing requiring pathogen testing:
http://iml.agdaff.gov.au/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=IMLS-12-4315
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