General requirements
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.
Red witchweed (Striga asiatica) is not known to occur in all Australian states except Queensland. Australian consignments of Sorghum valgare seed exported to China can be endorsed free from Striga asiatica without the need to provide or cite area freedom certificates or laboratory certificates of analysis for all states except Queensland.
Explanation of the endorsement
Endorsemrt:3996
Due to the detection of Striga in Queensland, where the import permit requires certification of Striga and the seed has been sourced / produced in Queensland.
Endorsement 4979:
will apply to seed sourced / produced in all other States of Australia.
Endorsement 3995 or 4980:
will apply where the import permit does not require certification of Striga.
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Additional Declaration
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 3995)
1) Pineapple eye rot (Cephalosporium sacchari), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi), Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) and Blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Root rot of sorghum (Periconia circinata) is known not to occur in the area of production,
3) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Sorghum midge (Contarinia sorghicola) and Johnson grass (Sorghum halapense),
4) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp, Radopholus similis, Paratrichodorus minor, Trichodorus spp) and Witchweed (Striga spp).
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 3996)
1) Pineapple eye rot (Cephalosporium sacchari), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi), Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) and Blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Root rot of sorghum (Periconia circinata), Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp, Radopholus similis, Paratrichodorus minor, Trichodorus spp) and Witchweed (Striga spp) are known not to occur in the area of production,
3) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Sorghum midge (Contarinia sorghicola) and Johnson grass (Sorghum halapense).
Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 4979)
1) Pineapple eye rot (Cephalosporium sacchari), Maize chlorotic mottle virus, Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Witchweed (Striga asiatica), Bacterial wilt of dahlia (Erwinia chrysanthemi), Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp, Radopholus similis, Paratrichodorus spp, Trichodorus spp), Downy mildew (Peronosclerospora spp) and Sugarcane gumming disease (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv vasculorum),
3) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense),
4) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Sorghum midge (Contarinia sorghicola).
Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 4980)
1) Pineapple eye rot (Cephalosporium sacchari) and Maize chlorotic mottle virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Bacterial wilt of dahlia (Erwinia chrysanthemi), Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp, Radopholus similis, Paratrichodorus spp and Trichodorus spp), Downy mildew (Peronosclerospora spp) and Sugarcane gumming disease (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv vasculorum),
3) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense),
4) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Sorghum midge (Contarinia sorghicola).
Option 5 (EXDOC Endorsement 716)
1) Pineapple eye rot (Cephalosporium sacchari) and Maize chlorotic mottle virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Bacterial wilt of dahlia (Erwinia chrysanthemi), Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp, Radopholus similis, Paratrichodorus spp, Xiphinema spp and Trichodorus spp), Downy mildew (Peronosclerospora spp) and Sugarcane gumming disease (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv vasculorum),
3) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) and Sorghum midge (Contarinia sorghicola).
Option 6 (EXDOC Endorsement 717)
1) Pineapple eye rot (Cephalosporium sacchari) and Maize chlorotic mottle virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Bacterial wilt of dahlia (Erwinia chrysanthemi), Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp, Radopholus similis, Paratrichodorus spp, Xiphinema spp and Trichodorus spp), Downy mildew (Peronosclerospora spp) and Sugarcane gumming disease (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv vasculorum),
3) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) and Sorghum midge (Contarinia sorghicola).
