Pinus elliottii var elliottii seed

Country
Uganda (UG)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries (MAAIF); Phytosanitary Quarantine & Inspection Services (PQIS)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.agriculture.go.ug/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
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.


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.

The consignment must be dressed with anappropriate broad spectrum insecticide and fungicide at recommendedmanufacturers 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.

Option1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2128)
1) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Red wax scale(Ceroplastes rubens), Pine woolly aphid (Pineus pini) and Hogvine (Merremiaumbellata).
Import permit dated 6 July 2015.
06/12/2022 - Update to non-GMO requirements
Initial Uploaded: 05/08/2015
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026