Vaccinium corymbosum
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | No |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Yes |
| Protocol Market | No |
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.
Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Notes:
- Refer to the Plant Phytosanitary Conditions Regulations 2020 - Schedule 7, Annex 7 parts A and Part B for import requirments of plant and plant products entering United Kingdom prior to export.
- Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa) and Diaporthe vacciniiis not known to occur in Australia.
- Official examination (attesting to endorsement) may be undertaken by a person who has suitable qualifications to perform the inspection and make an official declaration. eg: State Department of Agriculture employee; Department of Primary Industry employee; Crop monitor; qualified entomologist or agronomist.
- Official examination (attesting to endorsement) may be undertaken at appropriate time when the pest/disease is most prevalent/active.
Explanation of the Endorsement
Thrips palmi
For Area Freedom - when attesting to point 6a (i) the following needs to be typed in the additional product description field in EXDOC:
- The plants originate in the State of (name the state without brackets), established in Australia by the NPPO, as being free from Thrips palmi in accordance with ISPM 4.
OR
For Place of Production - when attesting to point 6a (ii) the following needs to be typed in the additional product description field in EXDOC.
For Place of Production - when attesting to point 6a (ii) the following needs to be typed in the additional product description field in EXDOC.
- The plants originate in (name place of production without brackets), where no signs of Thrips palmi have been observed through official inspections carried out monthly.
To enable the additional product description field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant Programs via email (EXDOCPlantPrograms@awe.gov.au).
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement code 6814)
1) Consignment complies with Schedule 7, Annex 7, Part A, point 1 (a. i - iii, b. i) of Plant Health (Plant Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 – The growing medium at the time of planting was free from soil and organic matter and had not been previously used for growing plants or for any other agricultural purposes, was composed entirely of peat or fibre of Cocos nucifera and had not been previously used for growing plants or for any other agricultural purposes, was subjected to effective fumigation or heat treatment to ensure freedom from pests and that since planting appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that the growing medium has been kept free from GB quarantine pests, including at least; physical isolation of the growing medium from soil and other possible sources of contamination, hygiene measures and using water free from GB quarantine pests.
2) Consignment complies with Schedule 7, Annex 7, Part A, point 6 (a,i) of Plant Health (Plant Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - Plants in this consignment have been grown in a nursery and that they originate in an area established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM 4 as an area that is free from Melon thrips (Thrips palmi),
3) Consignment complies with Schedule 7, Annex 7, Part A, point 8 (a-b, iii) of Plant Health (Plant Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - In all cases, that no symptoms of the relevant pests have been observed on the plants during their complete cycle of vegetation, and in the case of plants originating in any third country where Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) or other vectors of the relevant pests are known to occur, that no symptoms of the relevant pests have been observed on the plants during their complete cycle of vegetation and that the plants have been subjected to an effective treatment ensuring the eradication of Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and the other vectors of the relevant pests and have been found free from those pests prior to export.
4) Consignment complies with Schedule 7, Annex 7, Part A, point 14 of Plant Health (Plant Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - Plants in this consignment have been grown in a nursery, that they are free from plant debris, flowers and fruits, and that they have been inspected at appropriate times and have been found prior to their export to be free from symptoms of harmful bacteria, viruses and virus-like organisms, and free from signs or symptoms of harmful nematodes, insects, mites and fungi or have been subjected to appropriate treatment to eliminate such organisms.
5) Consignment complies with Schedule 7, Annex 7, Part B, point 2 (a) of Plant Health (Plant Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - Plants in this consignment have been grown during a period of at least three years before export, or in the case of plants which are younger than three years, have been grown throughout their life, in a country which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM 4, is known to be free from Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa).
6) Consignment complies with Schedule 7, Annex 7, Part A, point 28 (b) of Plant Health (Plant Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - No symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma ‘solani’ have been observed on theplants at the place of production since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation.
7) Consignment complies with Schedule 7, Annex 7, Part A, point 85 (b) of Plant Health (Plant Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - No symptoms of Diaporthe vaccinii have been observed at the production site over the last complete growing season.
The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
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