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  • Advice for the despatch of samples for analysis by laboratories in Réunion

What are the administrative procedures to send samples to Réunion laboratories ? What are the recommendations for the preparation of the samples? To which laboratory should they be sent ?

You will find in this section practical information on how to send samples of plants or biological products to laboratories in Réunion.


  • Administrative procedures for the despatch of samples to laboratories in Réunion (LOA : Official Letter of Authorization)
  • The French regulations stipulate that it is necessary to have a prior authorization to import samples of plants or biological organisms for analysis in laboratories. In the case of PRPV, a simplified procedure has been organised by the Réunion department of plant protection (SPV).

  • Recommendations for the preparation of samples to be analysed in a laboratory
  • The preparation of samples of plants or biological products for analysis in a laboratory requires that some precautions are taken :

    The precision and reliability of the identifications from the samples are based on results of laboratory tests as well as microscopic observations of...


  • Diagnosis laboratories in Réunion
  • The Department for Plant Protection of Réunion deals with all the requests and dispatches them to laboratories according to their specialities (entomology, nematology...).