Review of policy: importation of grapevine

2.2.1 Pest categorisation

identity of the pest;

presence or absence in the endangered area;

regulatory status;

potential for establishment and spread in the PRA area; and

potential for economic consequences in the PRA area.

Pests are categorised according to their association with the pathway; their presence or absence or regulatory status; their potential to establish or spread; and their potential for economic consequences. Pests associated with grapevines listed in Appendix A were used to develop a pathway-specific pest list for all pathways (dormant cuttings, tissue cultures and seed). This list identifies the pathway association of pests recorded on grapevines and their status in Australia; their potential to establish or spread; and their potential for economic consequences. Pests likely to be associated with grapevine propagative material, and absent or under official control in Australia, may be capable of establishment or spread within Australia if suitable ecological and climatic conditions exist.

The quarantine pests of grapevines from all sources identified in the pest categorisation are listed in Table 2.1. These pathogens fulfil the IPPC criteria for a quarantine pest, specifically:

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  these pests are economically important (as they cause a variety of direct and indirect economic impacts, such as reduced yield, reduced commodity value and/or loss of foreign or domestic markets); and
  
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  these pests are not present in Australia or have a limited distribution and are under official control.