The Details of Additional Declarations  
 
After the date of entry into force of the provisions for inspections at growing sites in exporting 
countries and the newly approved phytosanitary  measures,  additional declarations  specified in 
the articles 1 and 2 below shall be stated on a phytosanitary certificate  of exporting countries 
specified in the annexed tables 1 -2 and 2 -2 of the revised Enforcement Ordinance respectively.  
 
1. Inspections at growing sites, specified in the annexed table 1 -2 (effective as of 7 March , 2012 ) 
 
a. Meloidogyne chitwoodi , Heterodera schachtii , Meloidogyne fallax , Nacobbus aberrans  and 
Radopholus similis   
 
"This is  to further certify that the plants were grown on a farm (s) where  XXX has/have not been 
recorded, and these plants were inspected on the field during the growing season and the growing 
medium of the growing site (s) and the underground parts of the plants were  examined by an appropriate  
method (s) and found to be free from the pest (s) mentioned above."  
 
Replace the XXX with t he scientific name (s) of either Meloidogyne chitwoodi , Heterodera 
schachtii , Meloidogyne fallax , Nacobbus aberrans  or Radopholus similis , as appropriate.  
 
"(A) farm(s) where  XXX has/have not been recorded" includes a farm(s) where  the pest(s) was 
recorded  previously,  but has been eradicated.  
 
 
b. Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp.  pisi  
 
"This is  to further certify that the parent plants were grown on a farm (s) where  Fusarium 
oxysporum  f. sp. pisi has not been recorded, and these plants were inspected on the field during the late 
growing season and found to be free from the pest mentioned above."  
 
"(A) farm(s) in which Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi has not been recorded" includes a farm (s) 
where  the pest was recorded  previously,  but has been eradicated.  
 
 
c. Phytophthora  kernoviae  and Phytophthora ramorum  
 
"This is  to further certify that the plants were grown on a farm (s) where  XXX  has/have not been 
recorded, and these plants were inspected on the field during the growing season and found to be free 
from the pest mentioned above."  
 Replace the XXX with t he scientific name (s) of Phytophthora  kernoviae  and/or Phytophthora 
ramorum , as appropriate.  
 
"(A) farm(s) where  XXX has/have not been recorded" includes the farm (s) where  the pest(s) 
was recorded previously, but has been eradicated.  
 
 
d. Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens  pv. flaccumfaciens   
 
"This is  to further certify that the parent plants were inspected on the field during the late 
growing season and found to be free from Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens  pv. flaccumfaciens ." 
 
 
e. Acidovorax avenae  subsp.  citrulli  
 
"This is  to further certify that the parent plants were inspected on the field during their  fruit 
maturity stage before harvest and found to be free from Acidovorax avenae  subsp.  citrulli ." 
 
 
f. Pantoea stewartii , Broad  bean stain virus and Broad bean true mosaic virus   
 
“This is to further certify that the parent plants were grown on a farm (s) where  intensive 
controls against the vectors of XXX  were carried out, and  where  these plants were inspected on the field 
during the most active growing season and found to be free from the pest mentioned above.”  
 
Replace the XXX with t he scientific name of either Pantoea stewartii , Broad  bean stain virus or 
Broad bean true mosaic vir us, as appropriate.  
 
 
g. Clavibacter michiganensis  subsp.  nebraskensis  
 
“This is to further certify that the parent plants were inspected on the field during the most active 
growing season and found to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis  subsp. nebraskensis .” 
 
 
h. Plum pox virus  
 
“This is to further certify that the plants were grown on a farm (s) where  intensive controls 
against the vectors of Plum pox virus  were carried out, and these plants were inspected on the field 
during the early growing season and found to be free from Plum pox virus .”  
 
i. Potato  spindle  tube r viroid  
For seeds  of potato and tomato  
 
“This is  to further certify that the parent plants were grown on a farm (s) where  Potato  spindle  
tuber viroid  has not been recorded, and these plants were inspected on the field and tested by an 
appropriate  genetic method (s) such as RT -PCR assay during the hot growing  season and found to be 
free from Potato  spindle  tube r viroid .” 
 
"(A) farm(s) in which Potato spindle tuber viroid  has not been recorded" includes a farm(s) 
where  the pest was recorded  previously,  but has been eradicated.  
 
For live plants  of potato and tomato  
 
“This is to further certify that the plants were grown on a farm where  Potato  spindle  tuber viroid  
has not been recorded, and these plants were inspected on the field and tested by an appropriate  genetic 
method (s) such as RT -PCR assa y during the hot growing season and found to be free from Potato  
spindle  tube r viroid .” 
 
"(A) farm where  Potato spindle tuber viroid has not been recorded" includes a farm where  the 
pest was recorded  previously,  but has been eradicated.  
 
 
2. The newly approved  phytosanitary measures, specified  in the annexed table 2 -2 (effective as of 7 
September , 2011)  
 
a. Phytophthora  kernoviae  and Phytophthora  ramorum  
 
"This is to further certify that the growing medi a and/or the mulch  material s of plant origin  were 
disinfected  by heat treatment specified  in section III  of the certificate  and found to be free from XXX ." 
 
Replace the XXX with t he scientific name (s) of either Phytophthora  kernoviae  and/or 
Phytophthora ramorum , as appropriate.  
 
In addition,  in the section III of the  phytosanitary certificate (Disinfestation and/or Disinfection 
Treatment s) it should be stated  that the  growing medi a and/or the mulch  material s were disinfected  by 
heat treatment at 71 degrees Celsius  or higher  for 75 consecutive  minutes  or longer , with the date of the 
treatment  stated . 
 Additional declaration s shall be stated on a phytosanitary certificate from exporting countries, 
as described above, i f it is not possible  to identify the botanical name of component plants of the growing 
medi a and/or the mulch material s of plant origin that are  exported  from the regions listed  in the 
‘Districts’ column of the section s 1 or 2 in the annexed table 2 -2 of the revised  Enforceme nt Ordinance 
of the Plant Protection Law.  However, th is requirement  will not be applicable in cases where it is 
obvious that the growing medi a and/or plant materials concerned do not contain  the plants listed  in the 
'Plants' column of the section 1 or 2 of  the annexed table 2 -2 of the law . 
 
 
b. Potato  spindle  tuber  viroid  
 
“This is to further certify that the plants were born from seed s or parent plant s that have not 
been  infected with Potato  spindle  tuber viroid  and that have  been cultivated in a farm (s) where  the pest has 
not been recorded . These plants were tested by an appropriate  genetic method (s), such as RT -PCR assay 
during the hot growing season or during export inspection and found to be free from the pest mentioned 
above.”  
 
 "(A) farm where  the pest has not been recorded" includes the farm where  the pest was recorded  
previously,  but has been eradicated.