The notified Resolution seeks to:
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of plants of the Musaceae family for planting from any country.
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of shipments of growing media, free of soil, originating in countries where Foc TR4 is present.
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of growing media accompanying plants for planting, free of soil, originating in countries where Foc TR4 is present.
• Establish phytosanitary measures to mitigate the risk of passengers who have visited infested foreign Musaceae plantations entering the country and introducing Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) in footwear, clothing or work tools.
• Establish temporary phytosanitary measures for containers and means of transport carrying the fruit of plants hosting Foc TR4 from countries where Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) is present.
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of plant propagation material, such as in vitro plants, of the Musaceae family for countries where Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV) and Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) are absent.
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of plant propagation material, such as in vitro plants, of the Musaceae family for countries where Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) and Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV) are present individually or jointly.
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of in vitro plants of the Musaceae family for countries in which Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is present.
Other measures are detailed in the draft Resolution attached to this notification.
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