Medicago spp seed

Country
India (IN)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage; Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
Relevant Web Addresses
www.agricoop.nic.in
http://www.ppqs.gov.in/
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.


Explanation of the endorsement

Endorsement 694:
  • Yellow leaf blotch (Pyrenopeziza medicaginis) and Alfalfa cryptic virus are not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from these pests.
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Sclerotinia wilt (Sclerotinia trifoliorum) and Bacterial lucerne wilt (Corynebacterium michiganense pv. insidiosum). 
  • All consignments must be free from India's Quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ order 2003. Exporter must provide a laboratory analysis certificate attesting to the endorsement and to present to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.
  • In Addition, visual inspection by the Authorised Officer must be undertaken as per instructional material for endorsing freedom from the following quarantine weed seeds.
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from soil (as per normal tolerances).

Updated Quarantine Weed Seed List

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

Non-GMO requirements:

India requires the goods are not genetically modified. The exporter is responsible for ensuring the consignment is accompanied by a Certificate as to Condition (Grain - GX46/Horticulture - HX46). The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) has confirmed there are no approvals for commercial production of genetically modified cultivars of this product in Australia.

The following text must be added to the additional declaration field when a GX46/HX46 template is added to the RFP:

The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator has advised the department that there has been no intentional release into the Australian environment of genetically modified product(s) listed on this certificate.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 694)
1) Yellow leaf blotch (Pyrenopeziza medicaginis) and Alfalfa cryptic virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The consignment is free from Sclerotinia wilt (Sclerotinia trifoliorum) and Bacterial lucerne wilt (Corynebacterium michiganense pv. insidiosum),
3) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ order 2003,
4) The consignment is free from soil.
6th Amendment of Indian Quarantine Order 2003
02/04/2024 - Explanation of endorsement 694 text updated.
28/07/2022 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
16/04/2021 - Update to general requirements - Update to non GMO requirements as per NPPO advice.
25/02/2021 - Update to general requirements - inclusion of non-GM certification requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026