Draft - The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh fruits (Category 3) of kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) from Greece

Regular notification 2023-06-19
G/SPS/N/BRA/2177

Description

The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh fruits (Category 3) of kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) from Greece are established.The consignment must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization - NPPO of Greece, with the following Additional Declarations:I - The consignment was inspected and found free from Anarsia lineatellaPhenacoccus acerisPseudococcus calceolariaeStathmopoda auriferella and Thrips fuscipennisANDII - The consignment was cold treated under a official supervision, in temperature of 0 °C (zero degree Celsius) for 14 (fourteen) days, to control the insects Lobesia botrana and Archips podana.The consignments are subject to inspection at the point of entry, as well as the collection of samples for phytosanitary analysis in official laboratories or laboratories accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock - MAPA.The costs of sending the samples and the phytosanitary analysis will be borne by the interested party.At the inspection's discretion, the interested party may remain as the depositary of the remainder of the consignment until the inspection process is completed.In the event of interception of a quarantine pest or a pest that presents quarantine potential for Brazil, the consignment will be destroyed or rejected and the NPPO of Greece will be notified, and the NPPO in Brazil may suspend imports of fresh fruitsof kiwi until the review of the Pest Risk Analysis.The consignment will not be internalized when it fails to comply with the requirements established in this Ordinance.

Keywords

Plant health; Territory protection; Pests; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization