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Festuca arundinacea seed

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Country:

 Argentina (AR)

Scientific Name:

  

Group:

 Grains / Seeds

End Use:

 Sowing

NPPO Details:
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, National Service for Sanitation & Agricultural Quality, The Republic of Argentina

Relevant Web Addresses:


http://minagri.siia.gob.ar/site/

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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.
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​Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

'Schedonorus arundinaceus' is a synonym of Festuca arundinacea. Consignments with import permits listing the species as Schedonorus arundinaceus can be inspected against this case.
 
Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsement 662:
  • Inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient for endorsing freedom from Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile) and Rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica).
  • A crop inspection certificate is required for endorsing freedom from Mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella), Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense) and Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii).

Endorsement 1139:
  • Inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient for endorsing freedom from Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile) and Rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica).
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required for endorsing freedom from Mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella), Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense) and Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii).
the laboratory analysis certificate number and date can be entered in the "Additional product description field" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP) as: LABORATORY ANALYSIS NUMBER <NUMBER> / DATE <DATE>. 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@agriculture.gov.au).​​​​

Treatment

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 662)
1) The consignment is free of Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile) and Rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica),
2) The crop was officially inspected during the growing period and found to be free of Mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella), Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense) and Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1139)
1) The consignment is free of Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile) and Rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica),
2) The consignment was found to be free by official laboratory testing of Mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium  pilosella), Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense) and Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii).

Reference

Import permits dated 28 July 2011, 23 January 2023.​

Latest updates

28/04/2023 - added information about the laboratory analysis number in the general requirements section
12/04/2023 - Updated general requirements to note synonym for commodity.

Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 28/04/2023

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