Resolution No. 521 - Declaration of Phytosanitary Alert for the Risk of Entry of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (R4T) - Paraguay

This resolution declares a national phytosanitary alert in Paraguay due to the risk of entry of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (FOC TR4), an absent quarantine pest and a highly invasive pathogen affecting banana crops. The resolution mandates official phytosanitary surveillance at entry points and banana-producing areas, establishes compulsory reporting obligations, prohibits the entry of fruit and propagating material from infected regions, and assigns SENAVE the responsibility to implement contingency plans, surveillance programs and technical measures to prevent the introduction and spread of the pathogen.