PQ Form 20

From: _____________________________

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To: __________________________________

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I/We M/s_________________________________________________________________________ furnish the following undertaking in respect of a consignment of ______________________________

to be imported vide IP No._____________ dt.______________ through___________________ to grow in an approved post-entry quarantine facility under the supervision of inspection authority/officer duly authorised by the Plant Protection Adviser. I/ we also undertake that:

(1) I/we shall grow the entire consignment of imported plant material (as described above) in an approved post-entry quarantine facility/isolated nursery located at the village _____________ of taluk _____________ of Dist. _____________________of___________________________State.

(2) To intimate the inspection authority/officer of plant quarantine about the date of sowing/planting of seeds/propagating plant material, percentage of germination, seedling mortality and plant protection measures if adopted etc., within one month of sowing/planting and thereafter at regular intervals.

(3) To provide all the facilities to inspection authority/officers of plant quarantine for undertaking post-entry quarantine inspection of seedlings/plants.

(4) To maintain the nursery records/registers relating to the receipt of seed/plant material, germination/planting records, plant protection measures undertaken, etc. and produce the same before inspecting team for necessary scrutiny.

(5) To undertake necessary plant protection measures as advised by the inspecting team from time to time.

(6) Not to give/donate/distribute any part of consignment without the written clearance from the inspection authority/ officer duly authorised by him in this behalf.

(7) To abide by the decision of inspection authority/officers of plant quarantine to destroy whole or part of consignment or any seedlings/plant material, found infected/infested or contaminated by a quarantine pest/pathogen. In an appropriate manner measures for decontamination of tools and garden equipment, soil, etc., thereof on emergency basis.

(8) To bear the cost of destruction of affected plant material under the supervision of inspection authority/officers of plant quarantine.

(9) To maintain basic inspection tools like hand lance field lance or illuminated magnified, surgical spirit, dissection box, absorbent cotton, screw caped glass vials, labels, etc., for the purpose of carrying out inspection.

(10) To abide the decision of inspection authority/ officer of the PQ about destruction etc.

(11) Not to lie any liability with inspection authority/officers of plant quarantine towards loss/damage caused to any material/destruction of the same in the event of infection/infestation by a quarantine pest/pathogen.

Date:__________________

Place:__________________                                       Name & Signature of Importer/Agent)

Address:

N.B. The importer/agent is required to submit the above undertaking in duplicate, the duplicate copy which will be forwarded to respective Inspection Authority (IA):