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

Candida dubliniensis

Mycobacterium avium

Mycobacterium chimaera

Mycobacterium intracellulare

Saccharomyces arboricola

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

Streptococcus australis

Streptococcus constellatus

Streptococcus cristatus

Streptococcus dentisani

Streptococcus gordonii

Streptococcus infantis

Streptococcus oligofermentans

Streptococcus parasanguinis

Streptococcus peroris

Streptococcus sinensis

Streptococcus sobrinus

Streptococcus tigurinus

Streptococcus vestibularis

Wickerhamomyces anomalus

F Rotavirus B

are not new organisms for the purposes of the Act.

Pursuant to section 26 of the Act, the Environmental Protection Authority hereby determines that

Mycobacterium scrofulaceum

Streptococcus criceti

are new organisms for the purposes of the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of October 2017.

Dr LOUISE MALONE, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.