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Brassica napus var napus seed

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Country:

 India (IN)

Scientific Name:

  

Group:

 Grains / Seeds

End Use:

 Sowing

NPPO Details:
 Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage; Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

Relevant Web Addresses:


http://www.ppqs.gov.in/ ; www.agricoop.nic.in

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Export Criteria

Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

General Requirements

Note: The department cannot issue non-GMO certification or an Export Statement on behalf of the OGTR for Brassica napus var. napus seed as genetically modified Brassica napus var. napus seed has been approved for commercial release in Australia.

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

Explanation of the endorsement

Endorsement 879:

  • The exporter is to provide a crop inspection report or area freedom certificate to endorse freedom from ​Black leg (Leptosphaeria maculans), Bacterial leaf blight of tomato (Pseudomonas viridiflava), Bacterial leaf blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv maculicola) and Black rot (Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris).
  • All consignments must be free from India's quarantine weed seeds as per Schedule VIII of PQ Order 2003. Exporter must provide a laboratory analysis certificate attesting to the endorsement and to present to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.​
  • In Addition, visual inspection by the Authorised Officer must be undertaken as per instructional m​​aterial for endorsing freedom from the following quarantine weed seeds.​
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from soil (as per normal tolerances).

​Updated Quarantine Weed Seed List

​Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Treatment

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 879)
1) Black leg (Leptosphaeria maculans), Bacterial leaf blight of tomato (Pseudomonas viridiflava), Bacterial leaf blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv maculicola) and Black rot (Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris) are known not to occur in the area of production,
2) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ Order 2003,
3) The consignment is free from soil.

Reference

Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Tenth Amendment) Order, 2019.

Latest updates

02/04/2024 - Explanation of endorsement 879 text updated.
28/07/2022 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
23/02/2021 - Update to general requirements - inclusion of non-GM certification requirements.

Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 02/04/2024

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