According to China's relevant laws and regulations and the the People's Republic of China Customs General Administration and the Arab Republic of Egypt Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ministry of Egypt fresh mango plant quarantine requirements, from now on, allow to meet the following requirements of Egypt fresh mango import.
1. inspection and quarantine basis
(I) the the People's Republic of China Biosafety Act;
(II) the "the People's Republic of China Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine Law" and its implementing regulations;
(III) the the People's Republic of China Food Safety Law and its implementing regulations;
(IV) the Entry Fruit Inspection and Quarantine Supervision and Management Measures;
(V) the the People's Republic of China Customs General Administration and the Arab Republic of Egypt Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ministry of Egypt fresh mango exported to China plant quarantine requirements cooperation memorandum of understanding.
2. Permitted Entry Commodity Name
Fresh mango (hereinafter referred to as "mango"), scientific name Mangifera indica, English name Mango.
3. Permitted Origin
Egyptian mango producing area.
4. approved orchards, packing plants and quarantine facilities
orchards, packaging plants, cold storage and heat treatment facilities for fresh mangoes exported to China shall be examined and filed by the Central Plant Quarantine Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of the Arab Republic of Egypt (hereinafter referred to as "Egypt"), and approved by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "China") for registration. Registration information includes name, address and registration number, so that export products do not comply with the relevant provisions of accurate traceability. The registration list shall be provided by Egypt to the Chinese side before the export season of each year. After examination and approval by the Chinese side, the Chinese side will publish the registration list on the official website.
5. China's Concerned Quarantine Pest List
1. Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata
2. Peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata
3. Orange floss whitefly Aleurothrixus floccosus
4. Mango wheel shield Aulacaspis tubercularis
5. Fig wax mealybug Ceroplastes rusci
6. Black Silk Shield Ischnaspis longirostris
7. Pale oyster scale Lepidosaphes pallidula
8. Mango oyster Lepidosaphes tapleyi
9. Fusang cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis
10. Fig thorn mealybug Planococcus ficus
11. Privinia Helmet Saissetia privigna
12. South African Citrus Thrips Scirtothrips aurantii
13. Mango bacterial black spot pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. Mangiferaeindicae
6. pre-export requirements
(I) orchard management.
1. Orchards exported to China shall implement good agricultural operation practices, maintain the sanitary conditions of the orchard, clean up the fallen and rotten fruits in time (or spray fungicides and pesticides in time), pruning at the end of the season, etc. Orchards exported to China should implement integrated pest management, including pest monitoring, physical, chemical or biological control of pests, and agricultural operations and other control measures. The fallen fruit shall not be mixed into the commercial fruit at the time of harvest.
2. Ethiopia shall, in accordance with the requirements of International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 6 (ISPM 6), formulate a management plan for quarantine pests of concern to China and organize the implementation of orchard monitoring throughout the year. Export orchard pest monitoring and control should be completed under the guidance of technical personnel, technical personnel must be through the side or its authorized institutions training.
3. Orchards exported to China shall keep records of pest monitoring and control and provide them to the Chinese side upon request. Control records shall include the names, active ingredients, concentrations and dates of use of all chemicals used during the growing season.
4. For Mediterranean fruit flies and peach fruit flies, the monitoring, prevention and control of fruit flies should be carried out in accordance with the monitoring plan. At the request, Egypt provided the Chinese side with the relevant procedures and results of the above-mentioned plan.
5. Orchard monitoring was carried out once every two weeks from the germination stage to the harvest stage of mango for the orange whitefly, South African orange hard thrips and scale insects. If the pest or its corresponding symptoms are found in the monitoring, biological or chemical control measures shall be taken.
6. For mango bacterial black spot pathogen, the orchard should be monitored at least once a month from mango germination to harvest. If the corresponding suspicious symptoms are found in the monitoring, samples shall be collected and sent to the laboratory for testing. Such as the laboratory identification of mango bacterial black spot bacteria, the use of biological or chemical control measures, the control of incomplete orchards, shall not be exported to China.
(II) packaging plant management.
1. Mango processing, packaging, storage and shipping process, to be under the supervision of the.
2. In the packaging process, mangoes must be removed (diseased fruits, deformed fruits), selected, graded, compressed air purging and other processes to ensure that there are no insects, mites, rotten fruits, branches, leaves, roots and soil.
3. Processing and heat treatment of mango should be stored separately, and take measures to avoid harmful organisms re infection.
(III) packaging requirements.
1. Packaging materials should be clean, unused, in line with China's relevant plant quarantine requirements.
2. Each packing box shall be marked in English with information such as the name of the fruit, origin, export country, orchard or its registration number, packaging plant and its registration number. Each packing box and pallet shall be marked in Chinese or English: "Export to the People's Republic of China" or "Exported to the People's Republic of China".
3. Such as the use of wood packaging, must comply with the International Phytosanitary Measures Standard No. 15 (ISPM 15) requirements.
4. Containers containing mangoes to China must be checked for good sanitary conditions when they are packed. This activity should be recorded for Egyptian inspection.
(IV) quarantine treatment requirements.
1. Mangoes to be exported to China shall be subject to steam heat treatment or hot water treatment under the supervision of Egypt. The technical requirements are: steam heat treatment requires a maximum fruit core temperature of 46.5°C (minimum relative humidity of 95%) and treatment for 10 min; Hot water treatment requires that the fruit must be completely soaked in water, the treatment temperature is the maximum fruit core temperature of 46°C or above, the treatment temperature is 15 min, and the hot water temperature is 48°C.
2. The heat treatment operation procedure shall conform to the mango steaming heat treatment operation procedure (Annex 1) or mango hot water treatment operation procedure (Annex 2).
(V) pre-export quarantine.
1. Within two years after the entry into force of the Agreement, the Egyptian side shall conduct a sampling inspection of each batch of mangoes exported to China at a rate of 2%. If no phytosanitary problems occur within two years, the sampling rate is reduced to 1%.
2. If any live quarantine pest concerned by China is found, the relevant goods shall not be exported to China. The Egyptian side should identify the causes and take improvement measures. At the same time, records of seizures are kept and provided to the Chinese side upon request.
(VI) phytosanitary certificate requirements.
1. For those who pass the quarantine inspection, Egypt shall issue a phytosanitary certificate, indicating the name or registration number of the orchard and packaging factory, and fill in the following additional statement: "This consignment complies with requirements specified in the MOU on Phytosanitary Requirements for Export of Egypt Fresh Mango to China, and is free from any quarantine of concert to China." (This batch of goods meets the requirements of the memorandum of understanding on phytosanitary, no quarantine pests of concern to China.)
2 in the plant quarantine certificate quarantine treatment column, fill in the heat treatment temperature, duration and treatment facilities name or number.
3. Before the project starts, the Egyptian side shall provide the Chinese side with phytosanitary certificate samples for confirmation and filing.
7. entry inspection and quarantine and unqualified treatment
When exported mangoes arrive at China's entry port, China Customs shall implement quarantine according to the following requirements.
(I) relevant certificates and identification verification.
1. Verify whether the imported fruits have obtained the Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit.
2. Check whether the phytosanitary certificate is in accordance with the provisions of this announcement sixth (VI).
3. Check whether the mark on the packing box conforms to the provisions of Article 6 and (III).
4. Verification by the Egyptian side signed the heat treatment results report and fruit temperature probe correction records.
(II) entry inspection and quarantine.
1. Chinese mangoes should be allowed to import fruit from China's ports and airports.
2. According to the relevant laws, administrative regulations, rules and other provisions, the import of mango inspection and quarantine, the inspection and quarantine qualified, allowed to enter the country.
(III) non-compliance treatment.
1. If found from unapproved orchards, packaging plants or heat treatment facilities, the goods are not allowed to enter the country.
2. If the heat treatment is found to be invalid, the goods shall not enter the country.
3. If the Chinese side is concerned about quarantine pests, or Egypt's new quarantine pests live, or found soil, plant debris, etc., the goods will be returned, destroyed or decontamination treatment.
4. If it is found that it does not meet China's food safety national standards, the goods will be returned or destroyed.
5. If the above-mentioned non-conformity is found, the Chinese side will immediately notify the Egyptian side and suspend the import of mangoes from the relevant orchards and packaging plants as the case may be, until the entire project is suspended as the case may be. The Egyptian side should immediately conduct an investigation in order to identify the causes and implement corresponding improvement measures. China will evaluate the improvement measures taken by Egypt and decide whether to cancel the suspended measures based on the evaluation results.
is hereby announced.
Source: General Administration of Customs