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Plants

Triticum spp seed

No

Country:

 India (IN)

Scientific Name:

  

Group:

 Grains / Seeds

End Use:

 Research

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

Relevant Web Addresses:


​http://www.ppqs.gov.in/

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Export Criteria

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

General Requirements

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

A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsement 6640
  • Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required for endorsing freedom from this pest.
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient for endorsing freedom from Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Rye ergot (Claviceps purpurpea).
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Basal wheat glume rot (Pseudomonas atrofaciens).  
  • 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).

Endorsement 1884

  • Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required for endorsing freedom from this pest.
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient for endorsing freedom from Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Rye ergot (Claviceps purpurpea).
  • 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).​​​

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

Non-GMO requirements:

If certification is required (refer to import permit/NPPO notification), the exporter is responsible for ensuring that the consignment is accompanied by a Certificate as to Condition attesting that the seed has not been genetically modified.

If requested, a Certificate as to Condition (Grain - GX46/Horticulture - HX46) can be issued for the consignment that is specifically supported from information supplied by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) and where it is a government requirement of the importing country for non-GMO certification (refer to import permit/NPPO Notification).

The following text must be added to the additional declaration field when a GX46/HX46 template is added to the RFP:

I hereby certify the goods listed on this certificate do not contain genetically modified organisms and are not of genetically modified origin.

Treatment

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6640)
1) Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Rye ergot (Claviceps purpurpea),
3) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Basal wheat glume rot (Pseudomonas atrofaciens).
4) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ Order 2003,
5) A representative sample was inspected and found free of soil.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1884)
1) Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Rye ergot (Claviceps purpurpea),
3) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ Order 2003,
4) The consignment is free from soil.​​​
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Reference

​Import permits dated 19 October 2020 and 6 April 2023.​

Latest updates

12/04/2024 - Amended text for endorsement 1884 and 6640.
04/05/2023 - Amended text for endorsement 6640. Explanation of endorsement text updated.
28/07/2022 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
16/04/2021 - Update to general requirements - Update to non GMO requirements as per NPPO advice.
25/02/2021 - Update to general requirements - inclusion of non-GMO certification.

Initial Uploaded: 11/12/2020
Reviewed Uploaded: 12/04/2024

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