This notification is based on notification G/SPS/N/CHN/1223 dated 16 July 2021 and is amended as follows: With respect to "6.
Description of content", make the following explanation:
The notification shall take effect on 1 November 2021.
Seeds harvested before 1 November 2021 may be exempted from field inspection requirements, and the competent phytosanitary authorities of the exporting country shall indicate in the additional declaration of the Phytosanitary Certificate that "The seeds were harvested before 1 November 2021 and are free from ToBRFV as tested by RT-PCR or real-time RT-PCR before exporting."
An article is added:
Requirements for Re-export. According to ISPM12 (Guidelines for Phytosanitary Certificates), for Solanum lycopersicum L. seeds or Capsicum spp. seeds to be re-exported to China, the original or certified copy of the Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent phytosanitary authority of the country of origin with the corresponding additional declaration shall be attached, in the meantime:
(i) if the seeds are not infested or contaminated by pests, the competent phytosanitary authority of the re-exporting country shall issue a phytosanitary certificate for re-export; or
(ii) if the seeds are infested or contaminated by any pest, pre-export testing shall be carried out and the competent phytosanitary authority of the re-exporting country shall issue a Phytosanitary Certificate with indicating in the additional declaration that "The seeds are free from ToBRFV as tested by RT-PCR or real-time RT-PCR before exporting."
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