Phytosanitary certificate
A phytosanitary certificate ( PG Z ) is a document that in trade with third countries the EC plant passport replaced. It confirms that a shipment meets a country's phytosanitary import requirements. According to the International Plant Protection Convention, it is used for most plants, plant products and other regulated items that are traded internationally. A phytosanitary certificate is issued upon application to the plant protection service of the responsible federal state in the country of origin of the goods. The consignments are examined by employees of the plant protection services, so-called plant health inspectors, for bans and restrictions, as well as for the presence of pests , especially quarantine pests . Plant health inspectors have a suitable qualification for this activity, preferably from the agricultural, horticultural or forestry sector, and usually have a university degree (Bachelor or Master). The inspector ultimately issues the phytosanitary certificate.
Web links
- Plants: Legal basis for the movement of goods with third countries Bavarian State Agency for Agriculture , accessed on February 7, 2019
- Requirements for phytosanitary certificates Information System Integrated Plant Production eV, accessed on February 7, 2019
- Zoll.de Sanitary plant protection
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : International Convention on Plant Protection, Phytosanitary Certificates (PDF, 209 kB) adopted in 2014, published in 2017
- Sample certificate (JPG, 154 kB)
- Directive 2000/29 / EC
Individual evidence
- ^ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Phytosanitary Certificates . In: Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (Ed.): International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures . No. 12 . Rome October 26th 2017.