Freesia spp

Country
Netherlands (NL)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Bulbs / Tubers
NPPO Details
​Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-agriculture-nature-and-food-qu…
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
For re-export certficiation only- i.e.: Australian corms being exported to the Netherlands that will be re-exported to the USA.

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


All consignments must be free of soil and dormant.
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 2722:

Point 44: bulbs / tubers are clean (i.e. free from plant debris) and free from flowers and fruits, grown in nurseries, inspected at appropriate times and prior to export and found free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms.

Appropriate times shall be that when the pest / disease is most prevalent / active.
Official examination may be undertaken by a person has suitable qualifications to perform the inspection and make an official declaration. eg: State Department of Agriculture employee; Department of Primary Industry employee; Crop monitor; Company employed entomologist.
Consignments which have been treated to comply with phytosanitary requirements:

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2722)
1) Consignment complies with Annex IV.A.I, point 44 of EC Plant Health Directive 2000/29/EC.
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
1) Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample of the land in which the plants were grown was microscopically inspected and found free from Potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis).
EU Directive and USDA regulations
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