🇵🇱 GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ROŚLIN I NASIENNICTWA PL
EnvironmentWater & wastewater
GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ROŚLIN I NASIENNICTWA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1392 (Białystok, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 19 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Soil, growing medium, Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum), Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium, Cereal and grass seeds, cereal grain. Most frequently used techniques: Microscopic method, Sieving and visual inspection method, Culture method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1392
- Methods in scope: 19
- Types of test objects: 9
- Techniques used: 13
- City: Białystok, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1392
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- Al. Jana Pawła II 11, 00-828 Warszawa, CENTRALNE LABORATORIUM, ODDZIAŁ W BIAŁYMSTOKU, ul. Myśliwska 9a, 15-569 Białystok
- City
- Białystok, Poland
What this laboratory tests (9)
- Soil, growing medium — 4 methods
- Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) — 3 methods
- Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium — 3 methods
- Cereal and grass seeds, cereal grain — 2 methods
- Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium, insects – adult forms — 2 methods
- Wood — 2 methods
- Insects – adult forms — 1 method
- Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) E — 1 method
- Trees and shrubs (ornamental, fruit, forest), herbaceous plants, water, soil, growing medium — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (13)
- Microscopic method — 5 methods
- Sieving and visual inspection method — 2 methods
- Culture method — 1 method
- ELISA method — 1 method
- Extraction method using an automatic cyst extractor; Microscopic method — 1 method
- Extraction method using the Oostenbrink apparatus; Microscopic method — 1 method
- Multiplex PCR method — 1 method
- Nematode extraction from wood method; Microscopic method — 1 method
- PCR method — 1 method
- PCR method; RFLP method — 1 method
- Sieving method B — 1 method
- Trapping method; Culture method; Microscopic method — 1 method
- Washing and centrifugation method; Microscopic method; Epifluorescence method — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ROŚLIN I NASIENNICTWA (main site) — Al. Jana Pawła II 11, 00-828 Warszawa
- Central Laboratory, Białystok Branch — ul. Myśliwska 9a, 15-569 Białystok
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 13.10.2026
- Issue no.
- 19
Accreditation scope — test methods (19)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Laboratory, Białystok Branch | |||||
| 1 | Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) | Presence of Clavibacter sepedonicus Immunofluorescence test (IF) Biological test Pathogenicity test |
Culture method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021 | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/97 (1), September 2009 | |
| 2 | Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) | Presence of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (Ralstonia solanacearum, R. pseudosolanacearum, R. syzygii) Immunofluorescence test (IF) |
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/21 (3), December 2021 | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/97 (1), September 2009 | ||
| 3 | Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) | Presence of Clavibacter sepedonicus | PCR method; RFLP method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021 | GIORiN guidelines CL.702.16.2022.1 of 29.08.2022 | |
| 4 | Soil, growing medium | Presence of Synchytrium endobioticum | Sieving method B | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/28 (2), June 2017 | |
| 5 | Trees and shrubs (ornamental, fruit, forest), herbaceous plants, water, soil, growing medium | Presence of Phytophthora ramorum | Trapping method; Culture method; Microscopic method | PB 09 issue 5 of 26.09.2022 | |
| 6 | Cereal and grass seeds, cereal grain | Presence of Tilletia indica | Microscopic method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/29 (3), November 2017 | |
| 7 | Cereal and grass seeds, cereal grain | Presence of Tilletia controversa and Tilletia caries | Washing and centrifugation method; Microscopic method; Epifluorescence method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 7 issue 2 of 23.11.2023 | |
| 8 | Soil, growing medium | Presence: Globodera rostochiensis Globodera pallida |
Extraction method using an automatic cyst extractor; Microscopic method | GIORiN technical instruction No. 1 ed. 1 of 07.09.2022 | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/40 (5), October 2021 | |
| 9 | Soil, growing medium | Presence: Globodera rostochiensis Globodera pallida |
Multiplex PCR method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/40 (5), October 2021 | GIORiN guidelines CL.702.6.2026.1 of 12.03.2026 | |
| 10 | Wood | Presence of Bursaphelenchus „xylophilus” group | Nematode extraction from wood method; Microscopic method | Diagnostic protocol ISPM 27 DP 10, 2016 | |
| 11 | Wood | Presence Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Bursaphelenchus mucronatus |
PCR method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/4 (4), January 2023 | GIORiN guidelines CL.702.4.2026.2 of 16.03.2026 | |
| 12 | Soil, growing medium | Presence of Longidorus spp., Xiphinema spp. | Extraction method using the Oostenbrink apparatus; Microscopic method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/119 (1), September 2013 | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/145 (1), October 2020 | Diagnostic protocol ISPM 27 DP 11, 2016 | |
| 13 | Insects – adult forms | Presence of Diabrotica virgifera | Microscopic method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/36 (2), February 2017 | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 6, issue 1 of 24.08.2022 | |
| 14 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium, insects – adult forms | Presence of insects and mites | Sieving and visual inspection method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 1 issue 2 of 26.04.2024 | |
| 15 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium, insects – adult forms | Presence of Rhyzopertha dominica | Microscopic method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 2 issue 1 of 24.08.2022 | |
| 16 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium | Presence of weed and parasitic plant seeds | Sieving and visual inspection method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 1 issue 2 of 26.04.2024 | |
| 17 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium | Presence of Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Microscopic method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 4 issue 1 of 24.08.2022 | |
| 18 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium | Presence of Cuscuta spp. | Microscopic method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 3 issue 1 of 24.08.2022 | |
| 19 | Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) E | Presence of viruses: Potato virus A (PVA) Potato virus M (PVM) Potato virus S (PVS) Potato leafroll virus (PLRV) Potato virus X (PVX) Potato virus Y (PVY) Regulated area: Flexible scope of accreditation
E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. A list of activities conducted under the flexible scope of accreditation shall be made publicly available or available on request by the accredited body. |
ELISA method | Legal regulations | Manufacturer's instructions | |
Reference standards (25)
Manufacturer's instructions
GIORiN technical instruction No. 1 ed. 1 of 07.09.2022
PB 09 issue 5 of 26.09.2022
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/119 (1), September 2013
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/145 (1), October 2020
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/21 (3), December 2021
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/28 (2), June 2017
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/29 (3), November 2017
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/36 (2), February 2017
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/4 (4), January 2023
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/40 (5), October 2021
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/97 (1), September 2009
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 1 issue 2 of 26.04.2024
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 2 issue 1 of 24.08.2022
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 3 issue 1 of 24.08.2022
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 4 issue 1 of 24.08.2022
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 6, issue 1 of 24.08.2022
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 7 issue 2 of 23.11.2023
Diagnostic protocol ISPM 27 DP 10, 2016
Diagnostic protocol ISPM 27 DP 11, 2016
Legal regulations
GIORiN guidelines CL.702.16.2022.1 of 29.08.2022
GIORiN guidelines CL.702.4.2026.2 of 16.03.2026
GIORiN guidelines CL.702.6.2026.1 of 12.03.2026