The National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) published a resolution establishing the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in vitro potato (Solanum tuberosum) that came and originated in England.
According to the standard, the shipments must have the phytosanitary import permit issued by SENASA, obtained by the importer or interested party prior to the certification and shipment in the country of origin or provenance.
Additionally, the shipments must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin.
The importer must also be a registered importer and have valid documentation about the production sites and the technicians responsible for the plants subject to post-entry quarantine.
The resolution states that once the in vitro potato plants arrive to the authorized production site where they can be monitored for post-entry quarantine, an inspector from SENASA will take a sample of the shipment and send it to the Plant Health Diagnostic Centre, in order to rule out the presence of pests.
"The post-entry quarantine process will last four months. In that period, the material in the production site will undergo two mandatory inspections to monitor the post-entry quarantine and a final mandatory inspection to end the post-entry quarantine," it states.
Source: Argenpapa