Vaccinium corymbosum

Country
Morocco (MA)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
NPPO Details
National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA)
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.


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.

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


The in vitro seedlings must come from mother plants grown at the production site of an accredited nursery. 

The in vitro seedlings of this consignment must be rooted in individual test tubes containing gel medium, or in jars, and packaged in transparent containers facilitating phytosanitary inspection upon arrival.

Consignmentmust be correctly labelled with its full botanical name (genus and species).

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). 

Option1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7974)
1 The tissue cultures are produced in a nurseryofficially approved by the Australian NPPO and sent directly to Morocco.
2) Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa), Blueberry shoestring virus (BSSV), Tomato ring spot virus (ToRSV) and Blueberry leaf mottle virus (Nepovirus myrtillin) are not known to occur in Australia,
3) The in vitro seedlings in this consignment have been tested and found freeof Tobacco ring spot virus (TRSV),
4) The in vitro seedlings in this consignment have been inspected andfound to be free of Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
5) During the packaging and consignment procedures, the in vitro seedlings inthis consignment are protected from all phytosanitary contamination
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6) The in vitro seedlings in this consignment come from mother plants grown atthe production site of the approved nursery.

Import permit dated 23 January 2026

Import permit dated 03 December 2024

03/02/2026 - Updated additional declaration to include Blueberry leaf mottle virus.
15/01/2026 - General requirements updated to reflect nursery accreditation requirement.
13/12/2024 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 06/12/2024
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026