Brassica napus seed

Country
Serbia (RS)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Water Management Plant Protection Directorate
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.


Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsements listed in the 'Additional Declaration' section below are only for consignments that will be re-exported from Serbia. For any consignments containing seed which is intended to be re-exported from Serbia, 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 Serbia 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 Serbia.

Endorsement 7449:

Following pests are not known to occur in Australia. Freedom from these pests may be endorsed without any evidence:
  • Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)
  • Oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus)
  • White morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunose)
  • Horse nettle (Solanum сarolinense) 
  • Cutleaf nightshade (Solanum triflorum)
  • Brazil bean weevil (Zabrotes subfasciatus) 
  • Khapra beetle (Trоgoderma granarium) 
  • Broad nosed grain weevil (Caulophilus latinasus)
  • Gray stem spot of sunflower (Diaporthe helianthi)
Freedom from the following pests may be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate based on visual inspection by the Authorised Officer:
  • Western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)
  • Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
  • Poverty weed (Iva axillaris)
  • Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens)
  • Ivy-leaved morning glory (Ipomoea hederacea) 
  • Buffalobur Nightshade or Buffalo Burr (Solanum rostratum)
  • Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)
  • Hairy beggarticks (Bidens pilosa) 
  • Spanish needles (Bidens bipinnata) 
  • Small nightshade (Solanum triflorum) 
  • Texas blueweed or yerba parda (Helianthus ciliaris)
  • Spiny burr grass (Cenchrus longispinus) 
  • Cowpea weevils (Callosоbruchus spp.)
A laboratory analysis certificate must be provided as evidence of freedom from Witchweed (Striga spp).

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@agriculture.gov.au for action.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7449)
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
1) The grains in this consignment are free of quarantine pests stipulated in the Common Rules No.157 approved by the Council of Eurasian Economical Commission on 30 November 2016.

Import permit dated 12 January 2023 and request from exporter dated 13 April 2023.

14/04/2023 - New endorsement 7449 created. Explanation of endorsement 7449 text updated.
02/02/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 02/02/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026