Soil
Country
United Arab Emirates (AE)
End use
Growing media
NPPO Details
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE)
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | Yes |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Yes |
| Protocol Market | No |
Consignments are to be free from pests, weed seeds and extraneous material.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Explanation of the endorsements:
Endorsement 559:
Endorsement 559:
- A laboratory analysis certificate must be provided as evidence of freedom from plant parasitic nematodes.
- the statement "OFFICIAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS NUMBER (NUMBER) / DATE (DATE)" can be entered in the "Additional product description field" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP). There is to be no deviation from this text format.To enable the field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant program via (EXDOCPlantPrograms@agriculture.gov.au).
Consignments must undergo one of the following treatments:
- Dry heat treatment at 121 degrees Celsius for 2 hours and the soil is spread in layers not more than 13mm;
OR
- Steam treatment at 121 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes and the soil is spread in layers not more than 50mm;
OR
- Treatment with methyl bromide at 80gm per cubic meter for 48 hours and the soil is spread in layers not more than 30cm.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 559)
1) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of plant parasitic nematodes.
Import permit dated 13 June 2023 and 27 December 2023.
10/01/2024 - Updated treatment details and included endorsement 559.
11/08/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
11/08/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 10/08/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026