Phytosanitary certificate / plant passport

THE CERTIFICATE AS A QUALITY GUARANTEE

The certificate guarantees:

• The absence of degenerative diseases: viruses, viroids, phytoplasm…
• The authenticity of the variety: i.e. compliance with the standards laid down in the Official Catalogue
• Compliance with European regulations: phytosanitary passport and European agricultural conformity.

INRA / CTIFL CERTIFICATE

The “Official certificate” is placed under the authority of the French Ministry of Agriculture, together with INRA, CTIFL*, the National Plant Protection and a commission of fruit growers and nurserymen. The following is necessary to produce certified plants:

• Certified rootstocks and graftwood material
• Strict specifications

The chosen plots must fulfil precise criteria and they are subject to regular controls in order to determine the authenticity of the variety and the sanitary state during the production. Each certified tree has an individual numbered label. Label compliance is controlled before lifting the trees from the nursery.

Several years are necessary to set up the certification process for the new varieties. Therefore new varieties are not certified INFEL.