Dimorphotheca ecklonis

Country

European Union (EU)

Group

Nursery stock

End use

Cuttings

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

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.

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.

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

Consignment must be labelled with the correct botanical name (genus and species).

Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to the plants in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 Annex VII of 28 November 2019, this ICR only applies to plants that have been grown in nurseries.

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 European Union has implemented measures to prevent the introduction and spread of Xylella fastidiosa. See Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1201 of 14 August 2020 for further information.
Exporters wishing to export Xylella host species are to contact Horticulture Exports Program.

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 or plant products grown, produced or used by the producer or otherwise present on their 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 who 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 time of inspection.
Treated - Appropriate evidence to be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection and details of treatment to be stated on the Phytosanitary certificate.

Note:

To attest to article 28 (point 6 of the endorsement); EU requires Xylella host plants to be tested for Xylella fastidiosa regardless of the exporting country status and laboratory test results must be presented to the authorised officer at the time of inspection.
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.
Plant nomenclature has changed to Dimorphotheca ecklonis.

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

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7414)

1) 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.

2) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 4 (a) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072- Plants have been grown in nurseries and originate in an area, established in the country of origin by the national plant protection service of that country, as being free from Melon thrips (Thrips palmi) in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031 under the rubric 'Additional declaration',

3) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 7 (b.a) 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 plants originate in areas known to be free from Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and other vectors of the Union quarantine pests,

4) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 8 (a) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 - The plants have been grown in nurseries and originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin as being free from Vegetable leaf miner fly (Liriomyza sativae) and Blotch leaf miner (Amauromyza maculosa) in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2031, under the rubric 'Additional declaration;

5) Consignment complies with Annex VII, point 5 (a-e) 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.