 
Emergency phytosanitary measures for the importation of 
Solanum  spp. and Capsicum  spp. seeds . 
 
The e mergency phytosanitary measures for the importation of Solanum 
spp. and Capsicum spp. seeds are proposed  to mitigate the biosecurity risk 
posed by 4 viruses and 6 viroids: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus  (TYLCV), 
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus  (ToBRFV), Tomato mottle mosaic virus  
(ToMMV), Pepino mosaic virus  (PepMV), Columnea latent viroid  
(CLVd), Potato spindle tuber viroid  (PSTVd), Tomato apical stunt viroid  
(TASVd), Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid  (TCDVd), Tomato planta macho 
viroid  (TPMVd) and Pepper chat fruit viroid  (PCFVd).  
The emergency measures to regulate  these viruses and viroids on the see ds 
are as follows : 
The importation of the seeds of Solanum  spp. and  Capsicum  spp. shall be 
accompanied by the phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant 
quarantine authority of the exporting country which states that seeds have 
been laboratory tested be fore exporting and found free from Tomato 
yellow leaf curl virus  (TYLCV), Tomato brown rugose fruit virus  
(ToBRFV), Tomato mottle mosaic virus  (ToMMV), Pepino mosaic virus  
(PepMV), Columnea latent viroid  (CLVd), Potato spindle tuber viroid  
(PSTVd), Tomato apical stunt viroid  (TASVd), Tomato chlorotic dwarf 
viroid  (TCDVd), Tomato planta macho viroid  (TPMVd) and Pepper chat 
fruit viroid  (PCFVd), otherwise, the seeds will be destroyed or reshipped.  