Allium cepa seed
Country
Netherlands (NL)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV)
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | No |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Yes |
| Protocol Market | No |
Note: From 6th July 2026, phytosanitary certificates accompanying goods entering the EU is required to endorse additional declaration statements as per the Minimum wording of the Additional Declarations for Annex V of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 dated November 2025.
Note: the European Union requires freedom from Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) since this is listed as a Regulated Non-Quarantine Pest (RNQP). As stated in 2, Annex V, Part E of Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 , all Allium cepa seeds require crop inspection, laboratory testing or chemical or physical treatment to endorse freedom from Stem and bulb nematode.
Therefore, a crop inspection certificate finding no symptoms of Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) or laboratory testing certificate must be presented to the department at time of authorisation for Allium cepa seed consignments.
However, this requirement does not require an additional declaration to be printed on the phytosanitary certificate; a phytosanitary certificate issued for any consignments of Allium cepa seeds is interpreted by the EU as including specific certification of freedom from Stem and bulb nematode, even if no additional declaration is printed.
Re-export certification (i.e. Australian seed being exported that will be re-exported from the Netherlands):
For any consignment that contains seed intended to be re-exported from the Netherlands, the exporter is to advise the Authorised Officer at the time of making an appointment for inspection.
Requests by exporters for additional endorsements of seed for sowing being exported to the Netherlands may be complied with where it is known that the seed is to be re-exported to another destination through a re-export phytosanitary certificate.
Exporters who require a new EXDOC Endorsement for re-export purposes are to provide written evidence of the additional declaration that needs to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate. Requests are to be emailed to MicorPlants.agriculture.gov.au for action. Each endorsement in this Micor case is only valid for 12 months. If exporters want the endorsement extended beyond the current validity date, they need to contact GSEP at grain.export@aff.gov.au to request such an extension.
Allium cepa seed consignments that will not be re-exported from the Netherlands are to be exported with nil declarations, but are still subject to the requirements for Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) as noted above note.
For any consignment that contains seed intended to be re-exported from the Netherlands, the exporter is to advise the Authorised Officer at the time of making an appointment for inspection.
Requests by exporters for additional endorsements of seed for sowing being exported to the Netherlands may be complied with where it is known that the seed is to be re-exported to another destination through a re-export phytosanitary certificate.
Exporters who require a new EXDOC Endorsement for re-export purposes are to provide written evidence of the additional declaration that needs to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate. Requests are to be emailed to MicorPlants.agriculture.gov.au for action. Each endorsement in this Micor case is only valid for 12 months. If exporters want the endorsement extended beyond the current validity date, they need to contact GSEP at grain.export@aff.gov.au to request such an extension.
Allium cepa seed consignments that will not be re-exported from the Netherlands are to be exported with nil declarations, but are still subject to the requirements for Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) as noted above note.
Explanation of the endorsements:
- Potato nematode (Ditylenchus destructor), Lesser bulb fly (Eumerus tuberculatus), Stone-leek leaf miner (Liriomyza cepae), Tomato black ring virus, Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica), Black rot (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii/Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. allii) and Colchichum smut (Urocystis colchici) are not known to occur in Australia. No supporting evidence is required to endorse freedom from these pests.
- A crop inspection certificate is required to endorse freedom from all other pests listed.
- Pseudomonas alliicola is a synonym of Burkholderia gladioli pv. alliicola.
If the seeds are treated:
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 8318) – valid to 12 December 2026
1) The consignment complies with Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/2072:
1) The consignment complies with Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/2072:
Part E (vegetable seed) - 15(b) the crop has been inspected at least once at an appropriate time to detect Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of that pest have been observed;
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
2) Potato nematode (Ditylenchus destructor), Lesser bulb fly (Eumerus tuberculatus), Stone-leek leaf miner (Liriomyza cepae), Tomato black ring virus, Black rot (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii) and Colchichum smut (Urocystis colchici) are not known to occur in Australia.
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
2) Potato nematode (Ditylenchus destructor), Lesser bulb fly (Eumerus tuberculatus), Stone-leek leaf miner (Liriomyza cepae), Tomato black ring virus, Black rot (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii) and Colchichum smut (Urocystis colchici) are not known to occur in Australia.
3) The crop was inspected during active growth and was found free from Dried bulb mite (Aceria tulipae), Purple blotch (Alternaria allii), Purple blotch (Alternaria porri), Spring dwarf nematode (Aphelenchoides fragariae), Grey mould-rot (Botryotinia fuckeliana), Grey mould of onion (Botrytis aclada), Allium neck rot (Botrytis allii), Mycelial neck rot (Botrytis byssoidea), Black root rot (Chalara elegans), Anthracnose (Colletotrichum circinans), Seedcorn maggot (Delia platura), Pod blight of soybean (Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae), Moth (Dyspessa ulula), Bacterial soft rot (Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora), Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum), Onion yellow dwarf virus, Fruitlet rot of pineapple (Pantoea ananatis), Rot (Pseudomonas alliicola), Onion downy mildew (Peronospora destructor), Slippery skin (Pseudomonas cepacia), Bean bacterial brown spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae), Asparagus rust (Puccinia asparagi), Cottony soft rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), Allium white rot (Sclerotium cepivorum), Soft rot (Sclerotinia spp), Onion leaf blight (Stemphylium versicarium), Potato wart disease (Synchytrium endobioticum), Witchweed (Striga spp), Tobacco rattle virus, Tobacco streak virus and Onion smut (Urocystis cepulae).
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 8409) – valid to 1 May 2027
1) The consignment complies with Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/2072:
Part E (vegetable seed) - 15(b) the crop has been inspected at least once at an appropriate time to detect Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and no symptoms of that pest have been observed;
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
2) Black rot (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii) is not known to occur in Australia.
3) The crop was inspected during active growth and was found free from Purple blotch (Alternaria porri), Dodder (Cuscuta spp), Witchweed (Striga spp), and Onion smut (Urocystis cepulae).
Written submissions from exporters dated 2 June 2021, 24 February 2022, 25 March 2022, 10 May 2022, 11 May 2023, 3 January 2024, 8 May 2024, 1 November 2024, 13 June 2025, 12 December 2025 and 30 April 2026 for additional declarations for re-export of seeds from the Netherlands, Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019, correspondence with NPPO 16 April 2021. Commission ImplementingRegulation (EU) 2025/2249 of 10 November 2025 and Minimumwording of the Additional Declarations for Annex V of Implementing Regulation(EU) 2019/2072 dated November 2025.
03/07/2026 - Amended text for endorsements 8318 and 8409 as required by Regulation (EU) 2025/2249.
04/05/2026 - New endorsement 8409 created.
16/12/2025 - New endorsement 8318 created and amended text for endorsements 7659 and 7948.
17/06/2025 - New endorsement 8143 created and expiry dates and words added to the General Requirements section and the Additional Declarations.
19/05/2025 - Updated general requirements to remove ‘with inspection completed at least once since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation’ from crop inspection certificate explanation.
05/11/2024 - New endorsement 7948 created.
20/05/2024 - Updated End use.
14/05/2024 - New endorsement 7789 created.
05/01/2024 - New endorsement 7659 created and amended text for endorsement 7100 & 7338.
12/05/2023 - New endorsements 7503 & 7504 created.
10/01/2023 - New endorsement 7338 created.
10/05/2022 - New endorsement 7192 created.
25/03/2022 - New endorsement 7126 created.
24/02/2022 - New endorsement 7100 created.
02/06/2021 - New endorsement 6768 created.
16/04/2021 - Removed additional declaration for stem and bulb nematode but note that measures for this pest are still required, as per correspondence with NPPO.
30/03/2021 - Removed references to different requirements applying to seeds produced before 14 December 2019 as the one-year transitional period has passed and all seeds are subject to the current EU Plant Health Regulations regardless of the production date.
04/05/2026 - New endorsement 8409 created.
16/12/2025 - New endorsement 8318 created and amended text for endorsements 7659 and 7948.
17/06/2025 - New endorsement 8143 created and expiry dates and words added to the General Requirements section and the Additional Declarations.
19/05/2025 - Updated general requirements to remove ‘with inspection completed at least once since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation’ from crop inspection certificate explanation.
05/11/2024 - New endorsement 7948 created.
20/05/2024 - Updated End use.
14/05/2024 - New endorsement 7789 created.
05/01/2024 - New endorsement 7659 created and amended text for endorsement 7100 & 7338.
12/05/2023 - New endorsements 7503 & 7504 created.
10/01/2023 - New endorsement 7338 created.
10/05/2022 - New endorsement 7192 created.
25/03/2022 - New endorsement 7126 created.
24/02/2022 - New endorsement 7100 created.
02/06/2021 - New endorsement 6768 created.
16/04/2021 - Removed additional declaration for stem and bulb nematode but note that measures for this pest are still required, as per correspondence with NPPO.
30/03/2021 - Removed references to different requirements applying to seeds produced before 14 December 2019 as the one-year transitional period has passed and all seeds are subject to the current EU Plant Health Regulations regardless of the production date.
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Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026