Medicago polymorpha seed

Country
Argentina (AR)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Research
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, National Service for Sanitation & Agricultural Quality, The Republic of Argentina
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/senasa
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
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

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

Endorsement 8516:

  • Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile).
  • A crop inspection report stating the crop was officially inspected during the growing period at the proper time, and was found free from Nodding broomrape (Orobanche cernua), Common broomrape (Orobanche minor), Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense), Mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella), Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii).

Endorsement 8517:

  • Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile).
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom fromNodding broomrape (Orobanche cernua), Common broomrape (Orobanche minor), Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense), Mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella), Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii).
  • If required the statement "OFFICIAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS NUMBER (NUMBER) / DATE (DATE)" can be entered in the "Additional product description field" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP). 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 Business Systems Program via (plantexportsystems@aff.gov.au).

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 8516)
1) The consignment is free of Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile),
2) The shipment comes from a crop that was officially inspected during the growing period at the proper time to detect any pests and was found free from Nodding broomrape (Orobanche cernua), Common broomrape (Orobanche minor), Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense), Mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella), Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 8517)
1) The consignment is free of Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile),
2) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Nodding broomrape (Orobanche cernua), Common broomrape (Orobanche minor), Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense), Mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella), Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii).

Import permit dated 14 September 2026.

12/10/2026 – Created case based on NPPO requirements. 

Initial Uploaded: 02/10/2026
Reviewed Uploaded: 13/10/2026