Exemption 2008/61/EG for INCOTEC Analytical Lab Europe BV

ENKHUIZEN, The Netherlands, 29 March 2012

INCOTEC Analytical Lab Europe B.V. (INCOTEC) is pleased to announce that it has succeeded in acquiring Exemption 2008/61/EG. This means that a permit has been granted allowing INCOTEC to receive samples from companies outside the European Union without these samples being accompanied by phytosanitary certificates or plant passports. Upon request INCOTEC will supply customers with stickers displaying this status to label their shipments.
This permit simplifies the process of shipping samples to INCOTEC.

INCOTEC offers the worldwide seed industry a wide variety of tools and services to support their activities. These services include protein electrophoresis for testing hybrid purity, DNA-SNP and -SSR platforms for variety verification and purity determination, use of trait related DNA markers, seed health testing (in co-operation with Eurofins STA laboratories), HPLC pesticide loading analysis and Heubach dust-off tests.

Managing Director of INCOTEC Analytical Lab B.V. at Zwaagdijk, the Netherlands, Rob Pronk: "INCOTEC Analytical Lab B.V. is growing rapidly and is expanding its toolbox of different services to support seed companies on every continent around the globe. Acquiring this new exemption will further facilitate access to our services in the Netherlands for companies all around the world".