Medicago sativa seed

Country
Pakistan (PK)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Food Security & Research, Department of Plant Protection
Relevant Web Addresses
www.plantprotection.gov.pk
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Refer below
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material including impurities, dust stones, soil lumps, fungus gals and plant debris. The requirement "Should also be absolutely free from soil, dust and soil lumps" is covered by the standard endorsement on the phytosanitary certificate.

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


Consignment must be packed in new packaging not previously used for any purpose labelled with the full botanical name.

Explanation of the endorsement

Endorsements 5679 and 8443:
  • Only required if listed in the import permit; if no additional declaration is indicated in the import permit, a phytosanitary certificate with no additional declaration is to be issued.
  • Lucerne weevil (Hypero postica) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient for endorsing freedom from Alfalfa seed chalcid (Bruchophagus roddi).
Endorsement 5679:
  • A laboratory testing certificate is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis).
Endorsement 8443:
  • A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis).
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Non-GMO certification

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 consignment has not been genetically modified.

If requested, a Certificate as to Condition (Grain - GX46/Horticulture - HX46) may be issued for the consignment if 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

Consignments are to be treated with an approved fungicide (excluding mercury compounds) at recommended manufacturer's 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 5679)
1) Lucerne weevil (Hypero postica) is not knownto occur in Australia.
2) A representative sample was inspected andfound free of Alfalfa seed chalcid (Bruchophagus roddi).
3) A representative sample was found freethrough laboratory testing of Bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 8443)
1) Lucerne weevil (Hypero postica) is not known to occur in Australia.
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Alfalfa seed chalcid (Bruchophagus roddi).
3) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free of Bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis).
Import permits dated 11 April 2019, 21 June 2019, 17 January 2023 and 12 June 2026, NPPO notification dated 6 September 2016.
01/07/2026 - New endorsement 8443 created.
01/07/2026 - Explanation of the endorsements text updated.
19/01/2023 - Explanation of endorsement 5679 updated.
08/03/2022 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
01/06/2021 - Updated GMO requirements to be mandatory regardless of import permit statements.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026