Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“the Act”), the Environmental Protection Authority hereby determines that

Streptomyces lydicus

Paraphaeosphaeria minitans

are not new organisms for the purpose of the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of November 2015.

Dr DEBORAH READ, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.