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New approved ISTA laboratory for seed purity analysis

Effective from 2 August 2019

The department has approved a new laboratory to perform seed purity analysis on seed being imported into Australia. The list of department approved seed testing laboratories has been updated to include the following laboratory:

Testing laboratory

Address

Country

Certificate type

GEVES - Station Nationale d’Essais de Semences

BP 90024

F49071 Beaucouze Cedex

France (FRDL0200)

France

ISTA

What does this mean for my imports?
Seed species that require an import permit:

  • Existing import permits will not be varied to include the new laboratory, unless specifically requested by an import permit holder.

  • All new permits will be issued with the new laboratory included.

Seed species that do not require an import permit:

  • Certificates issued by the above laboratory will be accepted by the department immediately.

Further information:
For further information please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or imports@agriculture.gov.au.

This Alert applies to the following Cases: