Medicago sativa seed

Country

European Union (EU)

Group

Grains / Seeds

End use

Sowing

NPPO Details

European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety

Relevant Web Addresses

https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant_en

Criteria	Criteria Required?
Import Permit	No
Phytosanitary Certificate	Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement	Yes
Protocol Market	No

This ICR applies to seeds produced on or after 14 December 2019. Refer to the Micor case Medicago sativa seed for exporting seeds produced before 14 December 2019.

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

It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that 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.

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

Note: From 6th July 2026, phytosanitary certificates accompanying goods entering the EU is required to endorse additional declaration statements as per the Minimum wording of the Additional Declarations for Annex V of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 dated November 2025.

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 6111:

An area freedom certificate is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus).
A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) during the previous cropping; and
A manufacturer's declaration stating no main hosts have been grown during the two preceding years on the site of production and appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) infestation of the place of production is required.
No treatment is required.

Endorsement 6112:

A field inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus); and
A manufacturer's declaration stating seeds in this consignment have been sourced from a crop grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing is required.
A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) during the previous cropping; and
A manufacturer's declaration stating no main hosts have been grown during the two preceding years on the site of production and appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) infestation of the place of production is required.
No treatment is required.

Endorsement 6113:

A breeder's note attesting to the resistance of the seed variety to Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus) is required; and
A laboratory analysis certificate certifying that the inert matter contents do not exceed 0.1% by weight is required.
A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) during the previous cropping; and
A manufacturer's declaration stating no main hosts have been grown during the two preceding years on the site of production and appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) infestation of the place of production is required.
No treatment is required.

Endorsement 6114:

An area freedom certificate is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus).
A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) during the previous cropping; and
A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).
No treatment is required.

Endorsement 6115:

A field inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus); and
A manufacturer's declaration stating seeds in this consignment have been sourced from a crop grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing is required.
A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) during the previous cropping; and
A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).
No treatment is required.

Endorsement 6116:

A breeder's note attesting to the resistance of the seed variety to Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus) is required; and
A laboratory analysis certificate certifying that the inert matter contents do not exceed 0.1% by weight is required.
A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) during the previous cropping; and
A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).
No treatment is required.

Endorsement 6117:

An area freedom certificate is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus).
The seeds must be subjected to hot water treatment or fumigation prior to export and must be tested after treatment and found free of Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci); and
A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).
Refer to the Treatment section for treatment requirements.

Endorsement 6118:

A field inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus); and
A manufacturer's declaration stating seeds in this consignment have been sourced from a crop grown on land on which no previous Medicago sativa crop has been present during the last three years prior to sowing is required.
The seeds must be subjected to hot water treatment or fumigation prior to export and must be tested after treatment and found free of Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci); and
A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).
Refer to the Treatment section for treatment requirements.

Endorsement 6119:

A breeder's note attesting to the resistance of the seed variety to Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp insidiosus) is required; and
A laboratory analysis certificate certifying that the inert matter contents do not exceed 0.1% by weight is required.
The seeds must be subjected to hot water treatment or fumigation prior to export and must be tested after treatment and found free of Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci); and
A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).
Refer to the Treatment section for treatment requirements.

If Endorsement 6117, 6118 or 6119 is selected, the seeds must be subjected to hot water treatment or fumigation prior to export. Fumigation must be done as per one of the fumigation treatment options listed below.

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.

Chemical treatments for Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci)

A - Methyl bromide at Atmospheric pressure – EPPO Standard

Temperature, ⁰C	Initial dosage (CTP, g-h/m3)			Exposure period, Hours
	Moisture contents,%
	10%	11 - 12	13 - 14	24
10 - 20	55 g/m3 (1300)	50 g/m3 (1100)	40 g/m3 (900)	24
21 - 25	50 g/m3 (1100)	40 g/m3 (900)	35 g/m3 (800)	24
26 - 30	40 g/m3 (800)	35 g/m3 (800)	30 g/m3 (700)	24

B – Methyl bromide under vacuum (8 – 95 kPa) – EPPO Standard

Temperature, ⁰C	Initial dosage, g/m3	Exposure period, hours
10 - 20	50	24
21 - 25	50	20
26 - 30	50	16

C - Methyl iodide

Fumigation with methyl iodide at 20 – 80 g/m3 for 24 hours

Physical Treatment for Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci)

Hot water dipping at 44⁰C for 4 hours

Combination of physical and chemical treatments for Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci)

Seeds can be disinfected by hot-water treatments by soaking them in 44 to 46°C water with formalin, a formaldehyde solution, for two to three hours.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6111)
1) The consignment complies with Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/2072:

Part A (fodder plant seed) - 3(1)(a) the seeds originate in an area established by the competent authority as being free from Bacterial wilt of alfalfa (Clavibacter insidiosus);

Part A (fodder plant seed) - 3(2)(b) no symptoms of Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) have been observed at the production site during the previous cropping and no main host crops have been grown during the two preceding years on the production site and appropriate hygiene measures have been taken to prevent infestation of the place of production.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 6112)