Triticum durum seed

Country
Morocco (MA)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Research
NPPO Details
National Office for Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA)
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.onssa.gov.ma/fr/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

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

Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Explanation of endorsements 

Endorsement 6937: 

No evidence is required to endorse freedom from Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) and Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium). 

Endorsement 7993:

  • No evidence is required to endorse freedom from Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) and Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa).
  • A crop inspection certificate is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial leaf streak of barley (Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens).
  • The shipment has been tested and found free from Loose smut of wheat (Ustilago segetum var. tritici).

OR

Endorsement 7994:

  • No evidence is required to endorse freedom from Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) and Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa).
  • The shipment has been tested and found free from Bacterial leaf streak of barley (Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens) and Loose smut of wheat (Ustilago segetum var. tritici).

Note:

Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens  is a synonym of Xanthomonas campestris pv. 


Non-GMO requirements:

If certification is required (refer to import permit/NPPO notification), the exporter is responsible for ensuring that the consignment is accompanied by a Certificate as to Condition attesting that the seed has not been genetically modified.

If requested, a Certificate as to Condition (Grain - GX46/Horticulture - HX46) can be issued for the consignment that is specifically supported from information supplied by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) and where it is a government requirement of the importing country for non-GMO certification (refer to import permit/NPPO Notification).

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 6937)
1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) and Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) are not known to occur in Australia.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7993)

1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica), Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa) and Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) are known not to occur in Australia,
2) The crop was inspected during the growing season and found free from Bacterial leaf streak of barley (Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens),
3) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Loose smut of wheat (Ustilago segetum var. tritici).

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 7994)

1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica), Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa) and Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) are known not to occur in Australia,

2) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Bacterial leaf streak of barley (Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens) and Loose smut of wheat (Ustilago segetum var. tritici).

Import permit dated 20 September 2021 and 12 December 2024.
03/02/2025 - New endorsements 7993 and 7994 created based on import permit.
30/06/2023 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
18/10/2021 - Endorsement 6937 added
14/10/2021 - New Micor case
Initial Uploaded: 14/10/2021
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026