Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seeds for sowing (ICS Code: 65.020.20).

Draft conditions for import of tomato seeds for sowing. Language(s): Thai and English. Number of pages: 6 and 5

The Notification G/SPS/N/THA/267 (dated 8 July 2019) which entitled "Draft Conditions for Import of Tomato Seeds for Sowing" is intended to be replaced with this draft specified as follows:

Draft conditions for import of tomato seeds for sowing into the Kingdom of Thailand. Tomato seed lots are required to fulfill one of the following phytosanitary import conditions, or a combination of the three conditions addressing each of the eight quarantine pests.

1.    Tomato seeds were produced in a country where Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, Pepino mosaic virus, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, Potato spindle tuber viroid, Tomato apical stunt viroid, Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid, Tomato planta macho viroid and Columnea latent viroid are not known to occur. OR

2.    Tomato seeds were dry heat treated at 80 ^oC for 72 hours to eliminate Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, Pepino mosaic virus and were officially tested on sample of 3,000 seeds (or at least 10 percent of the lot as a small seed lot) using an appropriate genetic method (e.g. Reverse Transcription- Polymerase Chain Reaction; RT-PCR) and found free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, Potato spindle tuber viroid, Tomato apical stunt viroid, Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid, Tomato planta macho viroid and Columnea latent viroid. OR     

3.    Tomato seeds were officially tested on sample of 3,000 seeds (or at least 10 percent of the lot as a small seed lot) using an appropriate genetic method (e.g. PCR, RT-PCR) and found free from Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, Pepino mosaic virus, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, Potato spindle tuber viroid, Tomato apical stunt viroid, Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid, Tomato planta macho viroid and Columnea latent viroid.