Capsicum annuum seed

Country
Japan (JP)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (MAFF)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.maff.go.jp/e/index.html
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 endorsements

For seed testing, a sample of 4,600 seeds must be randomly drawn from the consignment in accordance with the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) procedures. In case the number of seeds in a lot is less than 46,000, 10% of the seeds are to be used for the testing. The sample must be divided and tested as sub-samples of no more than 400 seeds for RT-PCR assay.

Endorsement 6559 (until 31 July 2022):

  • The following phytosanitary measure must be met to fulfill items 24 and 36 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No 73/1950).
    • The parent plants or the seeds harvested from the parent plants are tested by an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) and Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
  • A laboratory analysis certificate endorsing test results of parent plants or the seeds harvested from the parent plants must be presented as evidence of freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) and Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
Endorsement 7227 (from 1 August 2022):
  • The following phytosanitary measures must be met to fulfill items 24 and 36 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No 73/1950).
    • The parent plants or the seeds harvested from the parent plants are tested by an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd).
    • The samples randomly taken from parent plants and ones with suspected symptoms are tested during harvest period by an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
  • A laboratory analysis certificate endorsing test results of parent plants or the seeds harvested from the parent plants must be presented as evidence of freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd). 
  • A laboratory analysis certificate endorsing test results of samples taken from parent plants and ones with suspected symptoms tested during harvest period must be presented as evidence of freedom from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
Endorsement 7228 (from 1 August 2022):
  • The following phytosanitary measures must be met to fulfill items 24 and 36 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No 73/1950).
    • The parent plants or the seeds harvested from the parent plants are tested by an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd).
    • The seeds are tested prior to export by Real-time RT-PCR assay using such method as described in the International Seed Federation (ISF) protocol (2020) and found to be free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
  • A laboratory analysis certificate endorsing test results of parent plants or the seeds harvested from the parent plants must be presented as evidence of freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd). 
  • A laboratory analysis certificate endorsing test results of seeds tested prior to export by Real-time RT-PCR assay using such method as described in the International Seed Federation (ISF) protocol (2020) must be presented as evidence of freedom from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6559)
1) The consignment fulfills item 24 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No73/1950),
2) The consignment fulfills item 36 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No73/1950).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7227)
1) The consignment fulfills item 24 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No73/1950),
2) The consignment fulfills item 36 (Appropriate genetic method for parent plants) of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No73/1950).

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 7228)
1) The consignment fulfills item 24 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No73/1950),
2) The consignment fulfills item 36 (Real-time RT-PCR for seeds) of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No73/1950).

NPPO regulations verified 2 December 2016, NPPO regulations updated 1 February 2021 and SPS Notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1056 dated 27 June 2022.

01/07/2022 - Added endorsements 7227 and 7228, old endorsement 586 removed.
05/02/2020 - Updated endorsements based on NPPO regulation update.
Initial Uploaded: 02/12/2016
Reviewed Uploaded: 16/09/2024