Fresh grapes and blueberries

The summary amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Fruits from Peru" and the draft of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) from Peru". Language(s): English. Number of pages: 2

1. "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Fruits from Peru":

(1)       Amended the regulated plant product items as fresh grapes (Vitis vinifera) and the title to "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Grapes from Peru".

(2)       Deleted the tables of Annex 1 (fresh fruits that have been imported from Peru to Taiwan, which are grapes) and Annex 2 (the relevant benchmarks of in-transit cold disinfestation treatment), and are narrated in the requirements.

2.         "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) from Peru": The draft regulates the quarantine requirements for the importation of Peru's blueberries. Peru's fresh blueberries shall be subject to a systems approach including registration of supplying orchards and packinghouses, be treated by one of the regulated pest mitigation methods, be packed and transported in one of the regulated packing methods, and be subject to export inspection. The fresh blueberries would also have to be imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by phytosanitary certificates issued by the national plant protection organization of Peru declaring that the regulated measures addressed in this quarantine requirements are met.