Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Additional declarations are only to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate if specified on the import permit. When the import permit allows either testing on arrival or prior to export, the choice is with the exporter. If tested in Australia, it will be endorsed on phytosanitary certificate. If the exporter opts to export without testing for a pest, a plain phytosanitary certificate may be issued without endorsement.
Explanation of the endorsements Endorsement 784:- The exporter is to provide a crop inspection report to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).
- The exporter is to provide a laboratory analysis certificate to endorse freedom from Broomrape (Orobanche spp).
- If required the statement "OFFICIAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS NUMBER (NUMBER) / DATE (DATE)" can be entered in the "Additional product description field" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP). There is to be no deviation from this text format. To enable the field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant program via (EXDOCPlantPrograms@aff.gov.au).
Endorsement 805:
- The exporter is to provide a laboratory analysis certificate to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) and Broomrape (Orobanche spp).
- If required the statement "OFFICIAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS NUMBER (NUMBER) / DATE (DATE)" can be entered in the "Additional product description field" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP). There is to be no deviation from this text format. To enable the field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant program via (EXDOCPlantPrograms@aff.gov.au).
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
