Peter Thomson, Director Plants Food and Environment for the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), acting under delegated authority from the Director-General of MPI, gives notice under section 142N(4) of the Biosecurity Act 1993 (“Act”) that, under section 142M of the Act, some or all of the following material, in whole or in part, is proposed for incorporation by reference, in one or more Biosecurity Documents made under the Act:

• ePest database, which sets out plant products and associated pests from importing countries.

The following address is:

1. Where comments on this proposal to incorporate material by reference are to be sent; and
2. where the material incorporated can be viewed free of charge.

Ministry for Primary Industries
Biosecurity and Environment
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140

Any written comment must be received by the Ministry for Primary Industries no later than 10 working days after the date of notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

Consultation on this proposal to incorporate material by reference is in addition to the usual process for consultation on any biosecurity document under the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of February 2017.

PETER THOMSON, Director Plants Food and Environment, Ministry for Primary Industries.