PERMIT GUIDANCE
Receipt or use of foreign isolates or samples from countries under sanctions requires specific permission from the U.S.
Department of Treasury (see for current country/regional listings for
current country listings).
This permit does not authorize importation of strains of genetically engineered regulated organisms (created by the use of
recombinant DNA technology).
This permit does not fulfill the requirements of other federal or state regulatory authorities. As appropriate, please contact the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the APHIS Veterinary Services unit, or your State's Department of Agriculture to
ensure proper permitting.
This permit does not authorize movement or use of plant pathogens listed in the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. If any organism listed as a Select Agent is identified from materials associated with this
research, the permit holder is required to notify APHIS, Agricultural Select Agent Program (ASAP) immediately by phone at
301-851-3300, and within seven (7) days submit APHIS/CDC Form 4 (Report of Identification of a Select Agent or Toxin in a
Clinical or Diagnostic Laboratory) to APHIS, ASAP; 4700 River Rd, Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737 (see instructions at:
). Failure to comply with this requirement is a violation of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002.
PERMIT CONDITIONS
This permit authorizes the importation of the EPA registered microbial pesticide of the strain(s) listed in the Regulated Article or
Organism block under Culture Designation.
1.
This permit authorizes the importation of an EPA registered microbial pesticide of the strain(s) listed in the Regulated
Article or Organism.
2.
This permit is ONLY for importation of EPA registered microbial biopesticides.
Packaging must be sufficiently sturdy to contain the organism during shipment to the facility.
3.
4.
Once this shipment clears Customs and Border Protection inspection, the interstate movement and release into the
environment of the organism listed above does NOT require a PPQ 526 permit. The EPA has jurisdiction over this registered
product within in the United States.
Accompanying paperwork MUST include a copy of a Certificate of Analysis prepared in accordance with quality control procedures
5.
approved by the U.S. EPA and a U.S. EPA issued Notice of Arrival. The Certificate of Analysis must be dated within 90
days of arrival at the port of entry and the certifying laboratory must be located in the country of origin listed.
6.
The requirement for PPQ 550, red and white shipping labels, is waived.
END OF PERMIT CONDITIONS