Onions to Seychelles
Allium cepa
Common Name: Onion
Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit, phytosanitary certificate and additional declarations required.
Additional Declaration:
Phytosanitary import permit number and date of issue to be recorded on the phytosanitary certificate.
and
"Free from insect pests, nematodes, mites; free from serious fungal, bacterial and viral diseases."
and
“The onions were produced in an area free from Onion Smut (Urocystis cepulae).”
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to Seychelles
Fresh fruit
Conditions:
Phytosanitary import permit, phytosanitary certificate and additional declarations required.
Additional declaration:
Phytosanitary import permit number and date of issue to be recorded on the phytosanitary certificate.
and
"The consignment is free from fruit flies, and in particular Anastrepha, Bactrocera, Carpomyia, Ceratitis and Dacus species and free from San Jose scale"
Fresh vegetables
Conditions:
Phytosanitary import permit, phytosanitary certificate and additional declarations required.
Additional declaration:
Phytosanitary import permit number and date of issue to be recorded on the phytosanitary certificate.
and
"Free from insect pests, nematodes, mites; free from serious fungal, bacterial and viral diseases"
Seychelles General Requirements
General Information
For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:
To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.
For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team
Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733
Scope
This standard specifies the Seychelles phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:
• Seychelles directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits
or
• MAF Biosecurity Authority (Plants). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis
Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.
Phytosanitary Legislation
The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into the Seychelles:
• Plant Protection Act 1996 (Act No. 10 of 1996)
General Requirements
Prohibitions
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No commodities are specifically prohibited entry from New Zealand.
Phytosanitary Import Permits
Phytosanitary Import Permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation
Phytosanitary import permits are required for the importation of all plants and plant material, beneficial organisms, soil or associated packaging from New Zealand.
Phytosanitary Import Permits are not required for: Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits
Phytosanitary Import Permits may be requested from:
Director, Plant Protection Section
Independence House
Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources
P O Box 166
Victoria
Mahe
Republic of Seychelles
Telephone: (248) 323 417or (248) 225 333
Facsimile: (248) 225 245
Phytosanitary Certificates
Phytosanitary certificates are required to accompany all consignments of plants and plant products imported from New Zealand
Quarantine Pests
Anacridium melanorhodon arabafrum
Aphis gossipii
Anastrepha spp.
Bactrocera spp.
Bemisia tabaci
Brevipalpus spp.
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratitis cattoirii
Ceratitis cosyra
Ceratitis rosa
Cylas formicarius
Dacus ciliatus
Dacus cucurbitae
Dacus curvipennis
Dacus demmerezi (Tridacus demmerezi)
Dacus dorsalis
Dacus frontalis
Dacus tyroni
Dacus platura
Dacus zonatus
Dysmicoccus brevipes
Frankliniella occidentalis
Heliothis spp.
Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis
Hoplochetus marginalis
Leptinotarsa decemlineta
Lyriomyza huidobrensis
Lyriomyza sativae
Locusta migratoria migratorioides
Myzus spp.
Oedaleus senegalensis
Panonychus citri
Pardalaspis quinaria
Pieris spp.
Polyphagotarsonemus latus
Phyllocnistic cirella
Phyllocoptruta oleivora
Quadraspidiotus perniciosus
Schistocerca gregaria
Selenothrips rubrocinctus
Spodoptura spp.
Tetranychus urticae
Thrips tabaci
Achatina spp.
Helix spp.
Limax spp.
Milax spp.
Ditylenchus spp.
Meloidogyne spp.
Pratylenchus spp.
Radopholus similis
Rotylenchus reniformis
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Clavibacter michiganensis spp. michiganensis
Curtobacterium (Corynebacterium) flaccumfaciens
Erwinia spp.
Pseudomonas solanaceraum Race II
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci
Xanthomonas campestris pv vasculorum
Xanthomonas citri
Cercospora musicola
Fusarium moniliforme f.sp. subglutinans
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis
Mycosphaerella fijiensis
Mycosphaerella musicola
Phytophthora colocasiae
Banana bunchy top virus
Banana streak virus
Bean common mosaic virus
Bean yellow mosaic virus
Cassava common mosaic virus
Citrus exocortis viroid
Coconut kaincope disease (MLO)
Citrus tristeza virus
Lettuce mosaic virus
Lethal yellowing MLO
Papaya mosaic virus
Papaya ring spot virus
Pineapple wilt virus
Phytomonas sp.
Spiroplasma citri + Stolbur disease (MLO)
Squash mosaic virus
Sweet potato mosaic virus
Sweet potato mild mottle virus
Tobacco ringspot virus
Tobacco streak virus
Tomato aspermy virus
Tomato bunchy top virus
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus
Tomato spotted wilt virus
Watermelon mosaic virus
Alternanthera phylloxeroides
Borreria alata
Commelina bengalensis
Cuscuta spp.
Cyperus spp.
Elodea spp.
Prosopis glandulosa
Salvinia molesta
Sennatora
Sorghum halepense
Striga spp.
Xanthium spp.
Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)
For all commodities exported to the Seychelles requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:
| Quarantine pests* specified by the Seychelles | 0.5% |
| Soil | 25g/600unit |
*Quarantine pests for the Seychelles include organisms identified within:
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Quarantine pests of this standard
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Additional declarations
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Phytosanitary import permit
Ports of Entry
Not specified
Inspection on Arrival
All consignments of imported plant material may be subject to Seychelles Ministry of Agriculture phytosanitary inspection on arrival
Sampling Rate
Not specified
Transit
Not specified
Disclaimer
The information in this standard is provided on the following basis. The phytosanitary requirements found in this standard may be used as the basis of export certification. However, requirements may be changed by importing countries at any time at short notice or with no notice to New Zealand. This information is provided strictly on the basis that the Crown, the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry, its statutory offices, employees, agents and all other persons responsible for or associated with the compilation, writing, editing, approval, or publication of the imformation:
1. disclaim any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, lateness, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and
2. without limiting (1) above, fully exclude any and all liability of any kind on the part of all of them, to any person or entity that chooses to rely on this information
Compliance with this standard is not to be taken as a guarantee that any particular goods will be granted access to any overseas market.