Vaccinium corymbosum

Country
Morocco (MA)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
National Office of 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.


Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
 
If specified on the import permit, the consignment must be accompanied by a certificate of origin and a non-GMO certificate.

All nursery stock must be sourced from an accredited nursery.

Nurseries that have not previously been approved to this market must contact the Horticulture Exports Program (HorticultureExports@aff.gov.au) prior to commencing intentions to export.
 
The plants must not be bearing fruit.
 
Any substrate associated with the plants must not be soil or manure.
 
Any wooden packaging must bear the ISPM 15 logo.

Note: Exporter must add the below point in the product description field of the RFP.

“The plants of this shipment are produced at the production site of (name of the nursery and its address) in Australia".

To enable the additional product description field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant Programs via email (EXDOCPlantPrograms@aff.gov.au).


 
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.

Explanation of endorsement:

To attest to point 2 of the endorsement; Morrocco requires blueberry plants to be tested for Blueberry shoestring virus (BSSV) and Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) regardless of the exporting country status and laboratory test results must be presented to the authorised officer at the time of the inspection. 

Consignments are to be treated with an appropriate broad spectrum insecticide at recommend manufacturers requirements.

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 6287)
1) Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa) and Blueberry leaf mottle virus (Nepovirus myrtilli) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) The blueberry plants were tested and found free of Tobacco ring spot virus (TRSV), Blueberry shoestring virus (BSSV) and Tomato ring spot virus (ToRSV)
3) The blueberry plants were inspected and found to be free of Agrobacterium tumefaciens,
4) The blueberry plants are produced in a nursery officially approved by the Australian NPPO and sent directly to Morocco from the aforementioned site,
5) The blueberry plants have been treated with broad spectrum insecticide prior to export.
6) During packaging and shipping, the blueberry plants of this consignment have been protected from all phytosanitary contamination.

Import permit dated 27 February 2026.
Import permit dated 21 February 2025.
Import permit dated 10 April 2023.
11/03/2026 - Updated endorsement 6287 to include Blueberry leaf mottle virus (Nepovirus myrtilli).
15/01/2026 - General requirements updated to reflect nursery accreditation requirement.
18/03/2025 - Amended text for endorsement 6287 and updated general requirements for explanation of endorsement.
26/10/2023 - Amended text for endorsement 6287.
30/06/2023 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
03/09/2021 - Amended text for endorsement 6287.
Initial Uploaded: 22/05/2015
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026