EXPORT OF TABLE GRAPES TO CHINA

BY

KHOMOTSO MASHALA

EXPORT OF TABLE GRAPES TO CHINA

BY

KHOMOTSO MASHALA

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Table grapes- Vitis vinifera

Comply with phytosanitary requirements and regulation of China - GAPs

Free from quarantine pest of concern for China

PRODUCTSPRODUCTS

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Quarantine pestsQuarantine pests

Ceratitis capitata

Ceratitis rosa

Aleurocanthus woglumi

Eutypa lata

Frankliniella occidentalis

Hemiberlesia rapax

Planococcus ficus

Raglius apicalis

Grapevine Virus A

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Registration - DoA Registration - DoA

Place of production (PUC) - vineyards

Packinghouses (PHC)Storage facilities (at sea ports)Cold treatment facilities

NB: ALL THIS FACILITIES SHALL BE APPROVED BY DoA & AQSIQ

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Registered orchardsRegistered orchards

DoA shall undertake monitoring of effective IPM programs, GAPs and other measures • Producer to apply GAPs and

maintain records• SATI will ensure implementation

DoA to provide those procedures and monitoring results to AQSIQ

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RequirementsRequirementsPacking, storage & shipment of fruit will be

strictly supervised by DoA

Before packing, table grapes must be manually selected, sorted and processed to insure free from insects, mites, rotten fruit, leaves, twigs & soil

Must be separately packed & stored from other fruit not to China- line for China

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PackagingPackaging

The following Chinese word must be clearly displayed on the business side of each box (carton):

Fruit must be packed in new and clean packing materials

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PACKAGINGPACKAGING

The following words in English on the business side of each box (carton):

– Place of production (PUC)– Name or registered number of

vineyard,– Packing house (PHC) and– Storage facility

Durban-MFT-D or FPT-D Cape Town - FPT-C

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Sampling ProcedureSampling Procedure2 % sample• If quarantine pest of concern is

found,– Consignment will not be

exported to China

DoA will issue Phytosanitary certificate for each consignment that meets all requirements

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Additional declarationAdditional declaration

“The consignment is in compliance with requirements described in the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Table Grapes from South Africa to China signed on 06 February 2007and is free from the quarantine pests of concern to China”

The cold treatment temperature and starting date will form part of phyto certificate

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Cold treatmentCold treatment Grapes fruit must be treated by cold treatment to control fruit flies

In transit cold treatment :• Conducted in PPECB registered containers with the pulp

temperature of -0.5 °C or below for not less than 22 days• Pre-cooling storage at -0.6 °C for 72 hours• If the temp. exceeds -0.3°C on any day or part of a day, the

treatment will be extended by 8 hours for each day or part of a day.

• If the temp. exceeds 0°C at any time, the treatment will be nullified and restarted again from the beginning.

Loading in the port• Packed fruit must be loaded into the shipping containers

under quarantine (DoA) officer supervision

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Ports of entryPorts of entry1. Dalian 2. Tianjin3. Beijing 4. Shanghai5. Qingdao 6. Nanjing7. Guangzhou 8. Shenzhen

At the port of entry, AQSIQ will:• Examine relevant certificates,

labels, & records of cold treatments• Conduct quarantine inspection

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Participation TerminationParticipation TerminationIf fruits from unapproved vineyards,

packinghouses, storage or cold treatment facilities are found,• The consignment will not be allowed entry

If live species of Ceratitis capitata or Ceratitis rosa is found on arrival,• Consignment will be returned or destroyed• Importation of table grapes from South

Africa will be suspended

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Participation TerminationParticipation TerminationIf any other quarantine pests (annex 1 of the

protocol) are found:• Consignment will be treated, returned or destroyed– Importation of table grapes from the relevant

packinghouse and vineyards will be suspendedIf any other quarantine pests are found:• Fruit will be treated in accordance with the

AQSIQ laws. – One rejection at the point of entry-PUC will be

allowed to export for the whole season– 2 rejection-PUC will be withdrawn for the whole

season

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Program InitiationProgram InitiationPrior to program initiation:• AQSIQ will dispatch officials for monitoring– Pest, system of quarantine management

practices & phytosanitary condition of the PUC, PHC & storage facilities - DONE

DoA to submit a list of vineyards and packhouses registered with approved codes before initiation of the programme – DONE

327 PUC were registered and approved by both DoA and AQSIQFor 2007/2008 season, only 327 PUC will export

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ADDITIONAL LIST OF PUCADDITIONAL LIST OF PUC

In future, the changed list will be provided to AQSIQ by DoA • The export will then continued only if

AQSIQ accepted the changed list The initiative of the programme will be

approved by AQSIQ– Based on official documents &

technical information from DoA– Chinese inspectors ‘inspection results

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RISK ANALYSISRISK ANALYSISDuring the process of trade, AQSIQ will develop a risk

analysis based on the situation of pest occurrence and interception

The list of quarantine pests and the relevant quarantine measures may be adjusted in a timely way – DoA/AQSIQ consultation

DoA and AQSIQ will conduct timely reviews and evaluate the protocol to ensure effective implementation of risk management measures and performance

Any dispute arising from the implementation of the protocol will be settled through negotiations between AQSIQ and DoA