Reuse Certificates (ACO)

NOTE: You must complete the Reuse process and issue the new phytosanitary certificate, otherwise it will be deleted.

The Reuse Certificates Process can be used immediately upon completion of a certificate or from the Manage Applications page or when you have multiple similar certificates that have to be generated during high-volume periods. When reusing a certificate, all certificate data is copied to a new application except for ACO Comments/Notes, Inspection Results and Treatment Dates (if Treatment Date existed on the certificate being reused).

To reuse Issued-pending, Issued, or Printed certificates to create additional or similar certificates, complete the following steps.

1.	Select the Manage Applications link from the menu at the left side of the screen. RESULT: The Manage Applications page appears and allows you to search for a certificate to view or process.

2.	Click the Manage button next to certificate to be split. RESULT: The Manage Certificate page appears and the following message displays: "Notice: Duty Station information has been removed. Please select a new Duty Station for this certificate."

3.	On the Application Details page, click the Edit button under the applicant name. RESULT: The General Page appears.

4.	Select the duty station from the drop-down list and click the Save button. NOTE: The message has been removed.

5.	Select Reuse from the Process drop-down list, and click the Select button. RESULT: The Application Details page appears.

NOTE: The applicant and shipment value is not carried over and must be updated before proceeding.

6.	Review the information provided for the application or certificate. Click the Edit button for the associated section to update or change information.

7.	You must update the following information before proceeding by clicking on the Issue/Print Certificate button on the left navigation:

a)	Add a new inspection (original inspection data is not carried over).

b)	Add new treatment dates (if the original certificate had treatments, the information is carried over with no date information).

c)	Update additional declaration information if desired.

d)	Click the Issue/Print Certificate button.

8.	Click the Next button. RESULT: The Treatments page is displayed.

9.	After adding or editing the treatments, click the Next button. RESULT: The Additional Declarations page is displayed.

10.	Click the Next button. RESULT: The Certificate Adjustment page is displayed.

11.	After reviewing or updating the application/certificate information, click the Issue Certificate & Charge Fee button. RESULT: The Print Certificate page appears and the current status changes to Issued.

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Click the Generate Original Certificate button to open the certificate in a new PDF window. Once you have successfully printed the certificate, click the Printed button/ or proceed to reuse this application/certificate by clicking the Reuse Certificate button.
RESULT: The Print Certificate page refreshes with the current status displayed as Printed and the Generate Certificate Copy and Reuse Certificate buttons appear. You may enter the security paper bar code information if desired.

13.	Clicking on the Reuse Certificate button will start the reuse process all over again with the Application Details page appearing. To terminate the Reuse process, you can select the PCIT Home link on the left side of the screen.