Regulatory regime governing plant-health controls on internationally traded fresh produce. "PC" = phytosanitary certificate.
Pertaining to plant health. Phytosanitary measures are the controls (inspection, certification, quarantine) that countries apply to imports of plants and plant products to prevent the spread of pests and diseases. Governed internationally by the IPPC (International Plant Protection Convention, FAO).
An official document issued by the exporting country's national plant protection organisation (e.g., NVWA in the Netherlands, TARSIM in Türkiye) certifying that a specific consignment meets the importing country's plant-health requirements. Required for almost all fresh-produce imports into the EU and UK.
Per-lot PC certificates are issued at origin under the cooperative's name and the corridor's registered exporter. The certificate is scanned, hashed (SHA-256), and embedded into the evidence pack as artefact #5 at origin. The hash links to the original document in our R2 private bucket; auditors can request the raw certificate.
No. Phytosanitary covers pest and disease risk and is mandatory; organic certification (EU 2018/848, USDA Organic) covers production practices and is voluntary. A consignment may have both, one, or neither. Importable's tier-1 corridors carry phytosanitary; organic is a per-corridor option.