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Plants

Canola

No

Country:

 Pakistan (PK)

Scientific Name:

 Brassica napus

Group:

 Grains / Seeds

End Use:

 Processing

NPPO Details:
Ministry of Food Security & Research, Department of Plant Protection

Relevant Web Addresses:


www.plantprotection.gov.pk

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Export Criteria

Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market  

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.

ICR applies to seed intended for oil extraction.

Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsement 6800:

Visual inspection of a representative sample by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from regulated pests (live insects) and regulated weed seeds.

Note:

  • Authorised Officer must use Attachment 2 of the Guideline - Inspection of prescribed grain and plant products for export for freedom for regulated weed seeds for freedom from regulated weed seeds. Refer to section "Weed seeds where importing country requires freedom from 'weed seeds' on their import permit without specifying species".
  • Authorised Officer must use Attachment 1 of the Guideline - Inspection of prescribed grain and plant products for export for freedom for live insects.

Treatment

Pakistan requires devitalisation of canola and other contaminant seeds with methyl bromide fumigation at the following schedules: 

Option1:

Consignments are to be fumigated with methyl bromide before export at:
  • 80 grm/m3 for 72 hours at 21 degrees Celsius or above;
OR
  • 88 grm/m3 for 72 hours at 16-20.9 degrees Celsius or above;
OR
  • 96 grm/m3 for 72 hours at 11-15.9 degrees Celsius or above;
OR
  • 104 grm/m3 for 72 hours at 10-10.9 degrees Celsius or above.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

​Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

OR

Option 2:
​Consignments found to be free of live insects during phytosanitary inspection may be fumigated on arrival.

A phytosanitary certificate with no fumigation details will be issued when exporter opt to undertake fumigation on arrival, subject to approval from the Grain and Seed Exports Program (Grain.Export@agriculture.gov.au). The exporter can only proceed with this after confirming with the Grain and Seed Exports Program that they will accept the commercial risk of fumigating on arrival.

Note:

  • The department negotiated with Pakistan to allow treatment on arrival for consignments of canola found to be free of live insects during phytosanitary inspection. Australian consignments of canola found to be free of live insects by the Authorised Officer can be treated on-shore or on-arrival arrival with methyl bromide regardless of any statement on the import permit on on-arrival treatment with methyl bromide.
  • Exporters are encouraged to contact the importers and discuss the on-arrival fumigation with methyl bromide approved by the Department of Plant Protection, Pakistan.

Treatment details for treatment occurring off-shore will not be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate.​

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6800)
1) A representative sample was inspected and found free of live pests and regulated weed seeds.

Reference

Import permit dated 29 May 2021 and NPPO Notification dated 7 June 2021.

Latest updates

02/05/2023 - Update to treatment details - removed in-transit phosphine fumigation requirement.
25/11/2022 - Added in-transit fumigation option based on NPPO requirements.
01/07/2021 - Updated endorsement to new endorsement number 6800.
08/06/2021 - Updated treatment details and amended endorsement 1085.

Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 02/05/2023

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