Gac's Announcement No. 187 of 2019 丨 Announcement No. 187 of 2019 on Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Mexican Bananas

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In accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of China and the Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the United Mexican States on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Mexican Bananas to China, from the date of promulgation of this announcement, Mexican bananas that meet the relevant requirements are allowed to be imported. The phytosanitary requirements for the import of Mexican bananas are published (see annex).

This is hereby announced.

Annex: Phytosanitary requirements for imported Mexican bananas .doc

Customs

December 9

annex

Phytosanitary requirements for imported Mexican bananas

1. Basis for inspection and quarantine

(1) The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving china and the Regulations on the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving the Country;

(2) The Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations for the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China;

(3) Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Inspection and Quarantine of Imported Fruits;

(4) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the United Mexican States on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Bananas from Mexico to China.

2. The names of commodities allowed to enter the country

Mexican banana, scientific name Mustaspp., English name Banana (hereinafter referred to as "banana").

3. Permitted places of origin

Banana-producing region of Mexico.

4. Approved orchards and packaging plants

Banana orchards and packaging plants must be approved for filing by the National Food Sanitation, Safety and Quality Service Bureau (hereinafter referred to as "SENASICA") under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the United Mexican States and approved for registration by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "GACC"). Registration information includes name, address and identification code to accurately trace the origin of the exported goods if they do not comply with the relevant provisions of this quarantine requirement. The registration list shall be provided to GACC by SENASICA before the annual export season. The list of approved registrations is available on the GACC website.

5. List of quarantine pests of concern to the Chinese side

1． Whitefly Aleurodicus dugessi

2． Flying round shield silkworm Aspidiotus excisus

3． Banana embroidered thrips Chaetanaphothrips signipennis

4． Banana seedlings Shaw leaf acolaspis hypochlora

5． Banana flower thrips Frankliniella parvula

6． New pineapple gray mealybug Dysmicoccus neobrevipes

7． Ocean rump-like pinkworm Plantococcus minor

8． Jack Bell's powdery worm Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi

9． Thorn shield worm Selenaspidus articulatus

10． Ralstonia solanacearum race 2, a small species of banana bacterial wilt fungus

11． Banana yellow-striped leaf spot fungus Mycosphaerella musicola

6. Pre-export requirements

(1) Orchard management.

1． Banana orchards exporting to China should establish and implement Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), including maintaining orchard hygiene, removing rotten fruit at harvest, etc., and implementing integrated pest management (IPM), including pest monitoring, chemical or biological control, and agricultural operations.

2． Phytosanitary measures for banana orchards exported to China must be implemented under the guidance of technical personnel with phytosanitary knowledge such as pest prevention and control and monitoring, and the technicians shall receive training from SENASICA or SENASICA authorized institutions.

3． Banana orchards must keep records of pest monitoring and control and provide them to GACC upon request. The control record must include details such as the name, active ingredient, date of use and concentration of all chemicals used during the growing season.

4． For Ralstonia solanacearumrace 2 , SENASICA shall establish a non-epidemic production area in accordance with the principles of International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 10 (ISPM 10) and jointly recognized and approved by SENASICA and GACC. Once a small seed of banana bacterial blight No. 2 is found in a non-epidemic production area, the non-epidemic production area will be suspended. SENASICA is required to notify GACC within 48 hours. SENASICA shall organize monitoring and investigation in accordance with the Banana Bacterial Blight Investigation Programme (see Appendix 1) and not re-discover the 2 seed of banana bacterial blight for more than 6 consecutive months before it can be recognized or re-established as a non-epidemic producing area.

5． For thrips and scale insects, it is necessary to monitor the banana orchards that have been exported to China, from the flowering period of bananas to the harvest period, every 15 days, focusing on the back of the stem and leaf. If pests or their corresponding symptoms are detected in surveillance, integrated management measures, including chemical or biological control, are taken to ensure that bananas exported to China do not carry the above-mentioned quarantine pests.

(2) Packaging plant management.

1． The processing, packaging, storage and shipment of bananas to China must be carried out under the quarantine supervision of SENASICA officials.

2． Packaging sites and packaging processes should be kept clean and free of pest infections. The packaging process is screened, sorted and graded, the defective fruit is removed, and the processes such as washing, sterilization, sealing and packaging are carried out to ensure that there are no insects, mites, rotten fruits and branches, leaves, roots and soil. Bananas that have completed the processing and packaging process must be stored separately at low temperatures.

(3) Packaging requirements.

1． Banana boxes should be marked with Chinese or English as "Exported to the People's Republic of China", as well as the name or registration number of the fruit, country, place of origin, orchard and packing plant.

2． Packaging materials should be clean and hygienic, unused, and comply with China's relevant phytosanitary requirements.

3． For the means of transport carrying bananas exported to China, they must meet the safety and health requirements and do not carry quarantine pests and branches, leaves and soils that are of concern to the Chinese side.

4． If wood packaging is used, it must comply with International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM15).

(4) Quarantine before export.

1． During the first two years of trade, SENASICA officials should conduct a sampling inspection of each batch of bananas exported to China at a rate of 2%. If no phytosanitary problems occur within two years, the sampling rate is reduced to 1%.

2． Bananas exported to China must be in an immature state and do not carry quarantine pests of Concern to the Chinese side, as well as branches, leaves and soil.

3． If live quarantine pests of Chinese concern are found, the entire shipment shall not be exported to China. SENASICA officials should identify the causes and take measures to improve them. At the same time, the records of seizures are kept and provided to GACC upon request.

(5) Requirements for plant quarantine certificates.

1． After passing the quarantine, THE SENASICA officer issues a phytosanitary certificate indicating the container number and filling out the following additional statement: "The consignment is in compliance with requirements established in the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Bananas from." Mexico to China, and is free of soil and the quarantine pests concerned by China.” (The shipment complies with the protocol on plant inspection and quarantine requirements for bananas exported from Mexico to China, without soil and quarantine pests of concern to the Chinese side.) ）

2． SENASICA shall provide a sample of the phytosanitary certificate to the GACC before the trade proceeds for the Chinese side to file for verification.

7. Entry inspection and quarantine and unqualified treatment

When bananas arrive at China's port of entry, China Customs implements quarantine in accordance with the following requirements.

(1) Verification of relevant certificates and logos.

1． Verify whether imported fruits have obtained the Quarantine Permit for Imported Animals and Plants.

2． Verify whether the phytosanitary certificate complies with the provisions of Article 6 (5).

3． Verify that the markings on the boxes comply with the provisions of Article 6(3).

(2) Entry inspection and quarantine.

1． Exported bananas can be imported from all GACC ports where imported fruit is allowed.

2． In accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations, rules and other provisions, the inspection and quarantine of imported fruits shall be carried out, and those who pass the inspection and quarantine shall be allowed to enter the country.

(3) Handling that does not meet the requirements.

1． If it is found that it comes from an orchard or packaging factory that has not been approved by the Chinese side, or if it is found that there are bananas with ripe or cracked peels, or branches, leaves and soil, the bananas will not be allowed to enter the country.

2． If a small species of banana bacterial blight 2 is found, the goods will be returned or destroyed. GACC will immediately notify SENASICA of the suspension of non-endemic production areas until the entire project is suspended, as appropriate. SENASICA shall conduct investigations, identify the causes and implement appropriate improvement measures. The GACC will evaluate the improvements taken by SENASICA and decide whether to lift the suspension.

3． If other quarantine pests of Chinese concern are found or new quarantine pests are found, the goods will be returned, destroyed or quarantined. The GACC will take further steps as appropriate and will inform SENASICA in a timely manner.

VIII. Conformity review

In the first year of this project, the GACC will send quarantine officers to Mexico to conduct on-site reviews of the implementation of the requirements of the Protocol in the registered orchards and packaging plants of bananas exported to China, mainly including the monitoring and control of pests from the place of origin, packaging and export inspection, etc., to supervise the quarantine of bananas exported to China that year, supervise and review the treatment before export. If quarantine pests of Chinese concern are found, the goods will not be exported or remedial measures will be taken to re-export.

Depending on the import quarantine situation, the GACC will decide whether it is necessary to continue to send technical officials to Mexico for pre-inspection in the subsequent export season. Pre-screening should be made available in advance with SENASICA and carried out at the beginning or during the export season. Interested parties should provide support for GACC officials to enter orchards or packing plants.

In addition, based on the dynamics of the banana outbreak and seizures in Mexico, the GACC will conduct further risk assessments and consult with SENASICA to adjust quarantine pests and related quarantine measures.

Attached 1

Banana bacterial blight investigation programme

Investigation of bacterial blight in bananas. Effective investigations in banana-producing areas and buffer zones (within 0.5 km peri-orchard) require the following requirements: In the absence of banana plant deaths, priority is given to a history of pathogens. Sampling is randomly performed in a "W" or zigzag layout, looking for typical symptoms of leaf, fruit, and bulb diseases, and selecting different areas for each survey to prevent duplication with samples from the previous survey. The number of plants (stumps) is sampled as required in the table below. Surveys are conducted every 30 days.

Sample questionnaire for diseases of banana seedlings

Area (hectares)

Number of plants

&lt; 10

25

10－50

50

50－100

75

≥ 100

100