Araucaria spp

Country
Nigeria (NG)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Nigeria Agriculture Quarantine Service, Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.naqs.gov.ng/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

This ICR only applies to the following plants:

  • Araucaria heterophylla
  • Araucaria columnaris

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


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Seedlings must be grown in sterile media. Exporter to provide evidence attesting to the media and present to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

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.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 5615)
1) A representative sample was inspected and found free from pests and diseases of Araucaria columnaris.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 6426)
1) A representative sample was inspected and found free from pests and diseases of Araucaria heterophylla.

Import permit dated 27 August 2020.

30/06/2023 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 09/10/2020
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