Spinacia oleracea seed

Country
Netherlands (NL)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
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 Refer below
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

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
Endorsements listed in the 'Additional Declaration' section below are only for consignments that will be re-exported from the Netherlands. For any consignments in which the seed is 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 declarations of seed for sowing being exported to the Netherlands may be complied with where it is known that the seed shall be re-exported to another destination through a re-export phytosanitary certificate.

A phytosanitary certificate with nil additional declaration is to be issued for seeds that will not be re-exported from the Netherlands.

For re-export certification only (i.e. Australian seed being exported that will be re-exported from the Netherlands)

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

Exporters who require a new EXDOC Endorsement for re-export purposes are to provide written evidence of the additional declarations that need to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate. Requests are to be emailed to MicorPlants@aff.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.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6228) – valid to 1 May 2027                                                                                                                                                            Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:                                                                                                                                                                                       1) Spinach latent virus is not known to occur in Australia.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7991) – valid to 20 January 2027
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
1) Spinach latent virus and Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free Bacterial leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata), Bacterial tan spot (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. betae), Black leg of beet (Pleospora betae), Cucumber mosaic virus, Downy Mildew (Peronospora farinosa f. sp. Betae), Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum), Glabrous carpet beetle (Trogoderma glabrum), Skin beetle (Trogoderma inclusum), Sowbane mosaic virus, Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Sugar beet nematode (Heterodera schachtii), Tomato black ring virus, Verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahlia), Witchweed (Striga sp.).
Directive 2000/29 and a written submission from the Exporter for additional declarations for re-export of seeds from the Netherlands and written submission from exporter on 30 April 2026 to update endorsement.
04/05/2026 - Amended date for endorsement 6228 and removed expired endorsements 3978, 3979, 3980 and 4928.
21/01/2026 - Validity date for Endorsement 7991 updated.
28/01/2025 - New endorsement 7991 created, explanation of endorsements updated and validity dates for endorsements added.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026