The National Government has updated the requirements that production plants, monitors, laboratories and exporters must meet in order to sell Virginia and Burley tobacco leaves produced in the provinces of Jujuy, Misiones, Salta and Tucumán to China.
This is established by the 65 resolution published in the Official Gazette with the signature of the head of Senasa, Ricardo Luis Negri.
The regulations state that the agency will issue the phytosanitary certificate once it has verified compliance with the required conditions.
requirements
Tobacco producers Those who intend to export their production to China must be registered in the National Sanitary Registry of Agricultural Producers (Renspa) and update their registration annually, the regulations state.
This allows us to identify and register all tobacco producers who wish to export and to geographically reference the farms in order to obtain more information about the activity and improve the implementation of control strategies. It also supports the establishment of pest-free production areas and sites. All of this strengthens the activities included in the agreement on tobacco exports to China.
The use and application of phytosanitary products authorized and in the indicated dosages, are also detailed in the standard.
In recent years, Senasa has expanded the use of phytosanitary products registered in its National Registry of Plant Therapeutics, which gives producers the possibility of choosing between several options according to their possibilities.
Laboratories, its registration in the National Network of Testing and Diagnostic Laboratories of Senasa supports surveillance, monitoring, phytosanitary programs and the validation of import and export certifications, among others.
Tobacco grown for export to China must be monitored throughout its cycle, from the seedling stage to harvest by personnel trained and authorized by Senasa.
People who act as monitors must meet conditions to process tobacco leaves and sell to China.
Monitoring should begin on the following dates:: Before the day July 15th of each year in Salta, Jujuy and Tucumán and of July 31th in Misiones. If this requirement is not met, Senasa will not issue the phytosanitary certificate established in this regulation, it clarifies.
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