- Phytosanitary service for plant-origin goods exported outside the European Union is a key task of the State Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service. Shipments of plants and plant products are provided with phytosanitary certificates to confirm that they meet the phytosanitary requirements of the country of destination of the goods, in particular that they are free from harmful organisms that are of significant importance to the importing country - states the National Plant Protection and Seed Inspection Service in a statement.
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As it turns out last year, PIORiN organizational units issued a total of 59 470 phytosanitary certificates, including 56 561 phytosanitary certificates for export and 2 909 phytosanitary certificates for re-export. The issued documents were directed to plant protection organizations of 122 third countries, i.e. other than EU Member States. The number of phytosanitary certificates issued increased compared to 2018 by 14,901, i.e. 33%. - Before issuing each phytosanitary certificate, PIORiN inspectors carry out a phytosanitary inspection of the consignment. Depending on the type of exported goods and import phytosanitary requirements of the country of destination, the consignment is always subject to visual inspection, in addition it may be necessary to take samples for laboratory tests. In some cases, checks are carried out already at the production stage, e.g. during the growing season, if such control results from phytosanitary regulations of a third country (e.g. it concerns the ...
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