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

This ICR applies to the following seed species.

Cucumis sativus	Citrullus lanatus	Cucurbita maxima	Cucurbita pepo
Cucumis melo	Benincasa hispida	Cucurbita moschata	Lagenaria siceraria

 
If EXDOC Endorsement No 6160 is selected, the seeds must meet one of the following requirements:
(i) The parent plants are grown from seeds disinfected against Bacterial fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli) or known to be free from this pest.
AND
The parent plants and fruits (for producing seeds) at a place of production or a production site (including a plant growth facility) were inspected (including laboratory testing of any suspicious symptoms) during fruit maturity stage before harvesting and found free from Bacterial fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli). 
OR
(ii) Laboratory testing of a sample of 30,000 seeds randomly drawn from the lot in accordance with the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) procedures is tested by an appropriate genetic method such as LAMP assay or PCR assay or grow-out method and found free from Bacterial fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli).

The exporters to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.