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MINISTÉRIO DA AGRICULTURA E PECUÁRIA
DIVISAO DE QUARENTENA VEGETAL
M INUTA
M INUTA Nº
  ESTABLISHES THE PHYT OSANIT ARY
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPOR TATION OF
SUNFLOWER ( HELIANTHUS  SPP.) PROP AGA TIVE
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.
21000.097444/2022-43, resolves:
Art. 1º The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of propagative material (Category 4) of sunﬂower
(Helianthus  spp.) from any origin are established.
Single paragraph. The phytosanitary requirements established in this ordinance for sunﬂower seeds do not
apply to MERCOSUR member countries.
Art. 2º Sunﬂower 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  Adelphocoris lineolatus, Agrius convolvuli, Agr otis
segetum, Amrasca biguttula biguttula, Apolygus lucorum,  Chromatomyia horticola,  Chrysodeixis
chalcites, Chrysodeixis eriosoma, Conogethes punctiferalis, Cylindr ocopturus adspersus, Eutetranychus
orientalis, Halyomorpha halys, Helicoverpa punctigera, Homalodisca vitripennis, Liriomyza
bryoniae, Loxostege sticticalis, L ygus pratensis, L ygus rugulipennis, Megalur othrips usitatus, Nipaecoccus
viridis, Nysius vinitor , Ostrinia nubilalis,  Oxycar enus laetus, Paracoccus mar ginatus, Parthenolecanium
corni, Pochazia shantungensis, Pseudaulacaspis cocker elli, Pulvinaria ﬂoccifera, Scirtothrips
dorsalis, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura, Spodoptera praeﬁca, T anymecus
dilaticollis, T etranychus kanzawai, T etranychus truncatus, T etranychus turkestani,  Thrips
hawaiiensis,  Thysanoplusia orichalcea,  Xestia c-nigrum and Zygogramma exclamationis .", or, "The
consignment has been treated with (specify the treatment in the corresponding section of the phytosanitary
certiﬁcate) to control Adelphocoris lineolatus, Agrius convolvuli, Agr otis segetum, Amrasca biguttula
biguttula, Apolygus lucorum,  Chromatomyia horticola,  Chrysodeixis chalcites, Chrysodeixis
eriosoma, Conogethes punctiferalis, Cylindr ocopturus adspersus, Eutetranychus orientalis, Halyomorpha
halys, Helicoverpa punctigera, Homalodisca vitripennis, Liriomyza bryoniae, Loxostege sticticalis, L ygus
pratensis, L ygus rugulipennis, Megalur othrips usitatus, Nipaecoccus viridis, Nysius vinitor , Ostrinia
nubilalis,  Oxycar enus laetus, Paracoccus mar ginatus, Parthenolecanium corni, Pochazia shantungensis,
Pseudaulacaspis cocker elli, Pulvinaria ﬂoccifera, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera
littoralis, Spodoptera litura, Spodoptera praeﬁca, T anymecus dilaticollis, T etranychus kanzawai, T etranychus
truncatus, T etranychus turkestani,  Thrips hawaiiensis,  Thysanoplusia orichalcea,  Xestia c-nigrum and
Zygogramma exclamationis ."; and,
II - "The consignment is free from  Arabis mosaic virus,  Candidatus  Phytoplasma aurantifolia [16SrII-
D], Colletotrichum destructivum, Curvularia australiensis, Diaporthe er es,  Diaporthe gulyae, Pelar gonium
zonate spot virus, Pseudomonas syringae pv . aptata, Pseudomonas syringae pv tagetis, Pustula helianthicola
and Tobacco ringspot virus , according to the result of the ofﬁcial laboratory analysis No ( ).".
§ 1 The cuttings must be without roots and inﬂorescences and with or without leaves.
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Protection Or ganization - NPPO of the country of origin, with the following Additional Declaration:
I - "The consignment was inspected and found free from  Acanthiophilus helianthi, Cylindr ocopturus
adspersus, Sitpophilus granarius and T rogoderma granarium ."; and
II - "The consignment is free from  Ambr osia triﬁda, Br omus rigidus, Br omus sterilis, Arabis mosaic
virus,  Candidatus  Phytoplasma aurantifolia [16SrII-D],  Colletotrichum destructivum, Curvularia
australiensis, Diaporthe er es,  Diaporthe gulyae, Gibellulopsis nigr escens, Or obanche cernua, Or obanche
crenata, Or obanche cumana, Pelar gonium zonate spot virus, Phelipanche aegyptiaca, Pseudomonas
syringae pv . aptata, Pseudomonas syringae pv tagetis, Pustula helianthicola and Tobacco ringspot
virus,  according to the result of the ofﬁcial laboratory analysis No ( )".".
Art. 4º 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. 5º 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 and 3º, being unable to use the alternative declarations
provided for in art. 4º.
§ 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. 6º 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. 7º 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 sunﬂower propagative material from this country until the review of
the Pest Risk Analysis.
Art. 8º The consignment will not be internalized when it fails to comply with the requirements established in
this Ordinance.
Art. 9º The following are revoked, after a period of 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from the entry into
force of this Ordinance:
I - Normative Instruction SDA/MAP A nº 76, of October 22, 2004, published in the D.O.U. nº 207, Section 1,
page 7, of October 27, 2004; and,
II - Normative Instruction SDA/MAP A nº 79, of August 10, 2020, published in the D.O.U. nº 155, Section 1,
page 6, of August 13, 2020.
Art. 10. This Ordinance enters into force on the date of xx of xxxx, 2024.
§ 1 For Helianthus annuus  seeds from Germany , Bolivia, Chile, USA, France, Ireland, Japan and the
Netherlands, and for Helianthus debilis  seeds from the Netherlands, a period of 180 (one hundred and eighty)
days is granted for the National Phytosanitary Protection Or ganizations - NPPO in countries of origin adapt
their procedures to apply the requirements set out in this Ordinance.
§ 2 During the period provided for in § 1, the requirements in force at the time of entry into force of this
Ordinance apply .
CARLOS GOULAR T
 
Documento assinado eletronicamente por TIAGO RODRIGO LOHMANN, Chefe de Divisão, em
07/02/2024, às 15:35, conforme horário oﬁcial de Brasília, com fundamento no art. 4º,§ 3º, do Decreto
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