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MINISTÉRIO DA AGRICULTURA, PECUÁRIA E ABASTECIMENTO
SECRETARIA DE DEFESA AGROPECUÁRIA
DEPARTAMENTO DE SANIDADE VEGETAL E INSUMOS AGRÍCOLAS
COORDENACAO GERAL DE FISCALIZACAO E CERTIFICACAO FITOSSANITARIA INTERNACIONAL
DIVISAO DE QUARENTENA VEGETAL
M INUTA
M INUTA Nº
  ESTABLISHES THE PHYT OSANIT ARY
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
IMPOR TATION OF GERANIUM
(PELARGONIUM  SPP.) PLANT
PROP AGA TION MATERIAL  FROM ANY
ORIGIN
THE SECRET ARY OF AGRICUL TURAL  PROTECTION, OF THE MINISTR Y OF AGRICUL TURE
AND LIVEST OCK, in the use of the attributions conferred on it by arts. 22 and 49 of Annex I of Decree No.
11.332, of January 1, 2023, in view of the provisions of Decree No. 24,1 14, of April 12, 1934, in Decree No.
1,355, of December 30, 1994, in Decree No. 5,759, of April 17, 2006, in MAP A Ordinance No. 65, of March
30, 2021, in Normative Instruction No. 25, of April 7, 2020, and what is contained in Process No.
21000.100262/2022-67, resolves:
Art. 1º The Phytosanitary Requirements for the importation of plant propagation material (Category 4) of
geranium ( Pelar gonium  spp.) from any origin are established.
Art. 2º Geranium seedlings must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certiﬁcate, issued by the National Plant
Protection Or ganization - NPPO of the country of origin, with the following Additional Declarations:
I - "The consignment was inspected and found free from  Aleur odicus dugesii, Br evipalpus chilensis,
Cacoecimorpha pr onubana, Cacyr eus marshalli, Chrysodeixis chalcites, Clepsis spectrana, Epichoristodes
acerbella, Epiphyas postvittana, Frankliniella intonsa, Phlyctinus callosus, Platynota stultana, Pseudococcus
calceolariae, Rhizoecus hibisci, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura  and Tetranychus
turkestani .", or, "The consignment was treated with (specify the treatment in the corresponding section of the
phytosanitary certiﬁcate) for the control of Aleur odicus dugesii, Br evipalpus chilensis, Cacoecimorpha
pronubana, Cacyr eus marshalli, Chrysodeixis chalcites, Clepsis spectrana, Epichoristodes
acerbella, Epiphyas postvittana, Frankliniella intonsa, Phlyctinus callosus, Platynota stultana, Pseudococcus
calceolariae, Rhizoecus hibisci, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura  and Tetranychus
turkestani ."; and
II - "The production site was inspected in the month prior to shipment and the symptomatic samples extracted
were subjected to ofﬁcial laboratory analysis, ﬁnding it free of  Eggplant mottled dwarf virus, Impatiens
necrotic spot virus, Pelar gonium zonate spot virus, Pratylenchus pratensis, Rhodococcus fascians, T obacco
rattle virus, T obacco ringspot virus, T omato black ring virus, T omato ringspot virus  and Tomato yellow ring
virus.", or, "The consignment is free from  Eggplant mottled dwarf virus, Impatiens necr otic spot virus,
Pelar gonium zonate spot virus, Pratylenchus pratensis, Rhodococcus fascians, T obacco rattle virus, T obacco
ringspot virus, T omato black ring virus, T omato ringspot virus  and Tomato yellow ring virus,   according to
the result of the ofﬁcial laboratory analysis No ( )".
Single paragraph. The treatment to be used by the country of origin must be previously agreed with the
Brazilian NPPO.
Art. 3º Geranium cuttings must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certiﬁcate, issued by the National Plant
Protection Or ganization - NPPO of the country of origin, with the following Additional Declarations:
I - "The consignment was inspected and found free from  Aleur odicus dugesii, Br evipalpus chilensis,
Cacoecimorpha pr onubana, Cacyr eus marshalli, Chrysodeixis chalcites, Clepsis spectrana, Epichoristodes
acerbella, Epiphyas postvittana, Frankliniella intonsa, Phlyctinus callosus, Platynota stultana, Pseudococcus
calceolariae, Rhizoecus hibisci, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura  and Tetranychus09/01/2024, 11:53 SEI/MAPA - 33048532 - Minuta
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phytosanitary certiﬁcate) for the control of Aleur odicus dugesii, Br evipalpus chilensis, Cacoecimorpha
pronubana, Cacyr eus marshalli, Chrysodeixis chalcites, Clepsis spectrana, Epichoristodes
acerbella, Epiphyas postvittana, Frankliniella intonsa, Phlyctinus callosus, Platynota stultana, Pseudococcus
calceolariae, Rhizoecus hibisci, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura  and Tetranychus
turkestani ."; and
II - "The production site was inspected in the month prior to shipment and the symptomatic samples extracted
were subjected to ofﬁcial laboratory analysis, ﬁnding it free of  Eggplant mottled dwarf virus, Impatiens
necrotic spot virus, Pelar gonium zonate spot virus, Rhodococcus fascians, T obacco rattle virus, T obacco
ringspot virus, T omato black ring virus, T omato ringspot virus  and Tomato yellow ring virus.", or, "The
consignment is free from  Eggplant mottled dwarf virus, Impatiens necr otic spot virus, Pelar gonium zonate
spot virus, Rhodococcus fascians, T obacco rattle virus, T obacco ringspot virus, T omato black ring
virus, T omato ringspot virus  and Tomato yellow ring virus,   according to the result of the ofﬁcial laboratory
analysis No ( )".
Single paragraph. The treatment to be used by the country of origin must be previously agreed with the
Brazilian NPPO.
Art. 4º Geranium seeds must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certiﬁcate, issued by the National Plant
Protection Or ganization - NPPO of the country of origin, with the following Additional Declaration:
I - "The consignment is free from  Pelar gonium zonate spot virus, Rhodococcus fascians, T obacco rattle
virus, T obacco ringspot virus, T omato black ring virus  and Tomato ringspot virus,  according to the result of
the ofﬁcial laboratory analysis No ( )".
Art. 5º According to the phytosanitary status in its territory , the country of origin may , alternatively , declare
for the regulated pests above:
I - "(Name of pest/s) is an absent quarantine pest for (country of origin)."; or
II - "(Name of pest/s) is not present (country of origin)."
Art. 6º The country of origin must previously communicate, for approval by the NPPO of Brasil, the
Additional Declaration that will be used in the issuance of the Phytosanitary Certiﬁcate.
§ 1º If there is no prior communication and approval provided for in the caput of this article, the country of
origin must comply with the provisions of art. 2º, 3º and 4º, being unable to use the alternative declarations
provided for in art. 5º.
§ 2º The country of origin must inform the change in the phytosanitary status of the indicated pests, when
there is a change in the status in its territory .
Art. 7º The consignments are subject to inspection at the point of entry (Phytosanitary Inspection - PI), as
well as the collection of samples for phytosanitary analysis in ofﬁcial laboratories or laboratories accredited
by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock - MAP A.
§ 1. The costs of sending the samples and the phytosanitary analysis will be borne by the interested party .
§ 2. At the inspection's discretion, the interested party may remain as the depositary of the remainder of the
consignment until the inspection process is completed.
Art. 8º In the event of interception of a quarantine pest or a pest that presents quarantine potential for Brazil,
the consignment will be destroyed or rejected and the NPPO in the country of origin will be notiﬁed, and the
NPPO in Brazil may suspend imports of geranium propagative material from this country until the review of
the Pest Risk Analysis.
Art. 9º The consignment will not be internalized when it fails to comply with the requirements established in
this Ordinance.
Art. 10º This Ordinance enters into force on the date of xx of xxxx, 2024.
§ 1 For cuttings of Pelar gonium hortorum  from Italy and Pelar gonium peltatum  and Pelar gonium zonale
from Germany , a period of 180 (one hundred and eighty) days is granted for the National Phytosanitary
Protection Or ganizations - NPPO of the countries of origin to adapt their procedures for application of the
requirements set out in this Ordinance.
§ 2 For seeds of Pelar gonium hortorum  from the United States of America, France and the Netherlands and
Pelar gonium zonale  from the United Kingdom, a period of 180 (one hundred and eighty) days is granted for
the National Phytosanitary Protection Or ganizations - NPPO of the countries of origin adapt their procedures
to apply the requirements set out in this Ordinance.
 
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Documento assinado eletronicamente por TIAGO RODRIGO LOHMANN, Chefe de Divisão, em
04/01/2024, às 14:19, conforme horário oﬁcial de Brasília, com fundamento no art. 4º,§ 3º, do Decreto
nº 10.543, de 13 de novembro de 2020.
A autenticidade deste documento pode ser conferida no site:
https://sei.agro.gov.br/sei/controlador_externo.php?
acao=documento_conferir&id_orgao_acesso_externo=0 , informando o código veriﬁcador 33048532 e
o código CRC 03413140.
Processo nº 21000.100262/2022-67 SEI nº 33048532