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Policy review of hantavirus and Biosecurity measures for the importation of laboratory mouse  (Mus musculus) embryos from approved countries

Normative Instruction SDA nº 45 on 17 September 2013, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Official Journal) from 20 September 2013, to adopt the specific rules and standards of identity and quality for production and trade of seeds of cotton, peanut, rice, black rice, red rice, white oat, yellow oat, canola, rye, barley, pea, cowpea, bean, sesame, sunflower, jute, lint, castor bean, corn, millet, soybean, sorghum, tobacco, wheat, durum wheat, triticale, species of crops recorded on the National Register of Cultivars- RNC previously notified under document G/SPS/N/BRA/831/Rev.1 on 20 December 2012. Against noxious seeds.

Normative Instruction Nº 46, issued on 24 September 2013. Approves the list of noxious seeds prohibited and tolerated on production, trade and transportation of national and imported seeds of many crops, including forage, vegetable, flowers, ornamental, medicinal, condiments, environmental and forestry starting from the 2013/2014 season. This regulation does not apply to species of tropical forage crops. This was previously one component of the proposed measure notified in G/SPS/N/BRA/831/Rev.1.

CFIA is taking emergency measures to mitigate the risk of entry of the ash dieback pathogen, C. fraxinea. The pest categorisation has concluded that C. fraxinea meets the definition of a quarantine pest and its introduction into Canada could cause significant negative economic and environmental impacts. As of 30 January 2013, the importation of ash nursery stock and fresh branches from Germany and the Netherlands, as well as seeds and dried branches from all infested countries, will be prohibited entry into Canada

The proposed regulation notified in G/SPS/N/CHL/400 of 12 September 2012 (Text regulating the recognition of production centres that export plant species propagation material to Chile and repealing Resolution No. 2.878 of 2004) has been withdrawn and Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 2.878 of 2004 remains in force

Amendment to Resolution No. 4.912 of 2004, "Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of pollen of certain species ", establishing emergency measures to prevent Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae introduction by Actinidia spp. pollen

Phytosanitary requirements for the entry of vessels coming from areas where the Asian gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar Asiatica (Vnukovskij) and Lymantria dispar Japonica (Motschulsky) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)) is present

Amendment to Resolution No. 3.333 of 2007 laying down phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of seeds of ornamental species

Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of cherry tree (Prunus avium) plants, cuttings and twigs from Canada

Amendment to Resolutions No. 3.305 and No. 3.306 of 2003 which lay down requirements governing the importation into Chile of seeds of fruit species from all countries and regions of origin and from the United States of America, respectively