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Shipping herbarium specimens to EU countriesShipping herbarium specimens to EU countries: Mark your boxes and documents with “dead, dried plant material for scientific use only”. The DEAD part is really important. You don’t need a phytosanitary certificate for herbarium specimens. Clearly state the taxa included in the shipment. If possible, seal your specimens in a bag, and indicate that material has been frozen previous to shipping, and indicate on a label that specimens are sealed and have been frozen. EU Council directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 covers the importation of plant products to EU. Plants covered under part M4 require a phytosanitary certificate, but this is only applicable to living plants and their seeds, not dried herbarium specimens. In some cases the translation to local languages might have missed this (this is now being corrected in The Netherlands). Wood samples still might need a phytosanitary certificate, it depends on the species. Note that in the US you can’t receive a phytosanitary certificate for herbarium specimens. References and sources: All the specimens we shipped in the last couple of months have now been allowed into EU. Good luck!!! /Lena Struwe, CHRB, Rutgers University -- |
The Curator's Toolbox1. Creating a Virtual Herbarium 2.Specimen Identification Services 4. Herbarium Issues-Insecticides 5. Links to Herbaria Curation Methods 6. Herbarium Networks and Other Digital Herbaria 7. How to Make Interactive Keys 8. Collaborative Mapping Projects 11. Monitoring Temperature and Relative Humidity 12. Collections Manager Salary Survey 13. How Do I Mail Herbarium Specimens? 14. Herbarium Funding and Universities 15. Digital Plant Images as Specimens 16. Imaging Equipment, Vendors, and Specifications 19. Shipping herbarium specimens to EU countries More tools coming soon!!! Listserv SubscriptionsHerbaria -Join the [Herbaria] Listserv! SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections -Join the [SERNEC] Listserv! Society of Herbarium Curators -Join the [SHC-General] Listserv! Links1. ASB- Association of Southeastern Biologists 2. SABS- Southern Appalachian Botanical Society 3. SAIN- Southern Appalachian Information Node 4. SERNEC- SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections 5. Index Herbariorum- New York Botanical Garden 6. ICBN- International Code of Botanical Nomenclature 7. ASPT- American Society of Plant Taxonomists 8. SPNHC- Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections 9. NSCA- Natural Science Collections Alliance 10. BSA- Botanical Society of America |