Nepenthes spp

Country
Belgium (BE)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Relevant Web Addresses
Belgium Health Food Chain Saftey Environment
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

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

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

Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.

It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure the consignment is exported within 14 days of inspection and the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.

Exporters are required to check the EU list of plant species on the Commission database of Xylella fastidiosa host plants.

For Xylella fastidiosa host species: 

The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 requirements for the certification of Plants / Cuttings in respect to having been inspected at appropriate times are:

An official examination carried out in accordance with the following provisions:

  • They shall extend to the relevant plants grown, produced or used by the producer or otherwise present on his/her premises as well as to the growing medium used there;
  • They shall be made on the premises, preferably at the place of production,
  • They shall be made regularly at appropriate times at least once a year, and at least by visual observation, without prejudice to the special requirements listed in Annex IV.

Appropriate times shall be that when the pest / disease is most prevalent / active.

Official examination may be undertaken by a person has suitable qualifications to perform the inspection and make an official declaration. eg: State Department of Agriculture employee; Department of Primary Industry employee; Crop monitor; Company employed entomologist or agronomist.

Area freedom - Appropriate evidence to be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

Production Area freedom - Appropriate evidence to be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Treated - Appropriate evidence to be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection and details of treatment to be stated on the Phytosanitary certificate.

Note:

  • To meet requirements stated in 1) Annex VII, point 2.1 (a-b) the “registered established name and number" (ABC / XXXX) must be added in the additional product description field of the Request For Permit (RFP) to export.

Statement for Thrips Palmi:

For Area Freedom - when attesting to point 4 (a) the following needs to be typed in the additional product description field.

  • The plants originate in the State of (name the state without brackets), established in Australia by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, as being free from Thrips palmi in accordance with relevant ISPM.

OR

For Place of Production - when attesting to point 4 (b) the following needs to be typed in the additional product description field.

  • The plants originate in (name place of production without brackets), established in Australia by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry , as being free from Thrips palmi in accordance with relevant ISPM.

Statement for Meloidogyne enterolobii: 

For Area Freedom - when attesting to point 4.1 (b) the following needs to be typed in the additional product description field.

  • The plants originate in the State of (name the state without brackets), established in Australia by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, as being free from Meloidogyne enterolobii in accordance with relevant ISPM.

OR

For Place of Production - when attesting to point 4.1 (d) the following needs to be typed in the additional product description field.

  • The plants originate in (name place of production without brackets), established in Australia by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, as being free from Meloidogyne enterolobii in accordance with relevant ISPM.

Note: If additional product description field on the RFP is not active then the exporter or the RFP provider must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant Program via (EXDOCPlantPrograms@aff.gov.au) to activate the field to add the above statements.


The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the department at time of authorisation.

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


Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7786)

1) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 1 (a.i,b.i) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 - The growing medium at the time of planting of the associated plants was free from soil and organic matter and had not been previously used for growing plants or for any other agricultural purposes and was stored and maintained under appropriate conditions to keep it free from quarantine pests and since planting appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that the growing medium has been kept free from Union quarantine pests, including at least: physical isolation of the growing medium from soil and other possible sources of contamination, hygiene measures, using water free from Union quarantine pests.

2) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 2.1 (a-b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 - Plants have been grown in nurseries, which are registered and supervised by the national plant protection organization of the country of origin and have been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export,

3)Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 4 (c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 - Immediately prior to export, have been subjected to an appropriate treatment against Thrips palmi Karny, the details of which have been indicated on the phytosanitary certificates referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031, and have been officially inspected and found free from Thrips palmi Karny.

4) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 4.1 (c) (i) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 - have been grown throughout their life in a growing medium which at the time of planting of the plants: (i) was free from soil and organic matter and had not been previously used for growing plants or for any other agricultural purposes, and in all the cases mentioned in points (i) to (iv) was stored and maintained under appropriate conditions to keep it free from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback and since planting appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that the plants have been kept free from Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback, including at least: physical isolation of the growing medium from soil and other possible sources of contamination and hygiene measures.

5) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 10 (a-c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 - Plants are clean (i.e. free from plant debris) and free from flowers and fruits, have been grown in nurseries, have been inspected at appropriate times and prior to export and found free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, and either found free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi, or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms,

6) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 7 (b.c) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 - No symptoms of the relevant Union quarantine pests have been observed on the plants during their complete cycle of vegetation and the plants have been subjected to an effective treatment ensuring the eradication of Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and the other vectors of the Union quarantine pests and have been found free thereof prior to export.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 dated 28 November 2019.

10/05/2024 - Case created as per NPPO requirements
Initial Uploaded: 10/05/2024
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