| Issuing Agency: | Ministryof Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development |
| Incumbent Office Name: | Ministryof Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development |
| Address: | The Director, Department of Agricultural Research & Technical Services, P. O Box 30779, Lilongwe 3, Malawi |
| Fax: | (265) 788-801 |
| Email: | agric-research@sdnp.org.mw davidkamangira1@gmail.com |
| Website: | |
| Phone: | (265)999 122 199, (265) 888 342 712 |
| Steps | Description | Required Documents |
| 1 | Importer fills application form for phytosanitary certificate and submits to DARS | |
| 2 | DARS reviews the application if properly completed | |
| 3 | If the application if complete and correct the DARS assigns an inspector to inspect the plants to be emported or exported | |
| 4 | Inspector inspects the plants to be imported and submits results to DARS | |
| 5 | DARS reviews the inspection results | |
| 5.1 | If the plants pass the inspection DARS issues a Phytosanitary certificate | |
| 5.2 | If the plants fail the inspection the plant are quarantined |
PROCESS MAP

Forms
| # | Title | Description | Issued By | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phytosanitary Application Form | Phytosanitary Application Form | Agriculture Research Services (DARS) |
Measures
| # | Name | Description | Measure Type | Agency | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phytosanitary requirements to export plants | A person will not export any plant without a phytosanitary certificate. | Certification requirement | Agriculture Research Services (DARS) | To enforce national standards for products, commodities, materials, services, practices, and operations and to promote adoption of such standards. The whole procedure is also found in the rule. | Plant Protection Act- MoAIWD | 9999-12-31 | Good |
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