(1) The plant quarantine service may issue phytosanitary certificates based on inspections performed at the request of exporters to aid them in meeting the entry requirements of the importing country.
(2) Certificates issued under subregulation (1) shall be for products grown or produced in Saint Lucia only.
(3) Only a re-export certificate as specified in Form 3 in Schedule 2 can be issued for products grown or produced in another country.
(4) The issuance of a phytosanitary certificate in no way releases the exporter from compliance with any export regulations of the Government of Saint Lucia.
(5) The phytosanitary certificate issued under this regulation shall be based on the model of that adopted by the International Plant Protection Convention of 1951, as revised and approved.