Phytosanitary certificate.
Phytosanitary certificate. A document, including electronic versions, that is related to a consignment and that:
(1) Is patterned after the model certificate of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), a multilateral convention on plant protection under the authority of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);
(2) Is issued by an official of a foreign national plant protection organization in one of the five official languages of the FAO;
(3) Is addressed to the plant protection service of the United States (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service);
(4) Describes the consignment;
(5) Certifies the place of origin for all contents of the consignment;
(6) Certifies that the consignment has been inspected and/or tested according to appropriate official procedures and is considered to be free from quarantine pests of the United States;
(7) Contains any additional declarations required by this subpart; and
(8) Certifies that the consignment conforms with the phytosanitary requirements of the United States and is considered eligible for importation pursuant to the laws and regulations of the United States.