Plant Export Certification Standards

Revised Plant Export Certification Standards - 1 June 2006

• System Overview and Requirements
• Independent Verification Agency Requirements
• Organisation Requirements
• Technical Requirements: Phytosanitary Inspection (358 Kb)
• Technical Requirements: Phytosanitary Documentation (Phyto Ecert) (85 Kb)
• Technical Requirements: Pest Survey (66 Kb)
• Technical Requirements: Registered Certification Mark (ISPM 15)
• Treatment Supplier Programme - Overview and General Requirements (249 Kb)
• Treatment Supplier Programme - Requirements for the Supplier of Official Treatments (312 Kb)

Register of Authorised IVAs

• Register of MAFBNZ Exports Authorised Independent Verification Agencies

Register of Approved Plant Pest Identifiers

• Register of MAFBNZ Approved Suppliers of Plant Pest Identification Services

Register of Operators and Inspectors

• PRAOSS Register
• Register of Approved Organisations (54 Kb)

Guidelines for requirements to be met by organisations to gain approval to undertake export certification activities. This link is to the guidelines developed by the Plant Market Access Council. In providing this link, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand does not expressly nor implicitly endorse these guidelines.

Current Standards

• Pest List Requirements (requirements for the preparation of pest lists for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• Pest identification requirements (Requirements for the accreditation of third party suppliers of plant pest identification services)

Seed Varietal Certification

• Seed Field Production Standards (174 Kb)
• Varieties Eligible for Certification (339 Kb)

Previous Standards

• Independent Verification Agency Accreditation Requirements (172 Kb)
  • Amendments- August 2001
• Operator Accreditation Requirements (361 Kb)
• Pest Survey Requirements (Design & implementation of pest surveys for certification of products)
• Phytosanitary Ecert Requirements
• Approval of Suppliers Providing Treatment of Imported Risk Goods and Forestry/Plant Related Material for Export

The following standards are available in hard copy format only for the cost of $25.00 (including GST) per copy. Please contact the Plant Exports Group for further assistance with these publications.