2‑12 When phytosanitary certificate, or 2‑12 When phytosanitary certificate, or phytosanitary certificate for re‑export, in relation to prescribed plants or plant products may be issued

2‑12 When phytosanitary certificate, or phytosanitary certificate for re‑export, in relation to prescribed plants or plant products may be issued

Phytosanitary certificates—plants or plant products that are to be exported (1) For the purposes of subsections 62(1) and (2) of the Act, a phytosanitary certificate may be issued in relation to prescribed plants or plant products that are to be exported if: (a) an export permit for the plants or plant products is in force and is not suspended; and (b) an assessment of the plants or plant products has been carried out. Phytosanitary certificates—plants or plant products that have been exported (2) For the purposes of subsections 62(1) and (2) of the Act, a phytosanitary certificate may be issued in relation to prescribed plants or plant products that have been exported if: (a) an export permit for the plants or plant products was in force, and was not suspended, at the time the plants or plant products were exported; and (b) an assessment of the plants or plant products had been carried out before the plants or plant products were exported.

Note: Section 20 of the Act provides for when goods are exported for the purposes of the Act.

Phytosanitary certificates for re‑export in relation to imported plants or plant products (3) For the purposes of subsections 62(1) and (2) of the Act, a phytosanitary certificate for re‑export may be issued in relation to prescribed plants or plant products that are to be, or that have been, exported if: (a) the plants or plant products consist of imported plants or plant products only; and (b) an export permit for the plants or plant products is in force and is not suspended; and (c) an assessment of the plants or plant products has been carried out; and (d) a phytosanitary certificate, or a phytosanitary certificate for re‑export, in relation to the plants or plant products is required to meet importing country requirements relating to the plants or plant products; and (e) the plants or plant products are accompanied by: (i) a phytosanitary certificate (the original phytosanitary certificate) in relation to the plants or plant products that was issued by the country of origin of the plants or plant products, that meets importing country requirements and that has not expired; or (ii) a certified copy of the original phytosanitary certificate; and (f) the plants or plant products have not been exposed to infestation by pests or contamination that could result in any of the matters stated in the original phytosanitary certificate being incorrect.