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Notification issuing the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Thirteenth Amendment) Order, 2023, adding phytosanitary import conditions for apples (Malus domestica) originating from Germany, under the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914.

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The Central Government, in exercise of powers under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), made the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Thirteenth Amendment) Order, 2023 by notification S.O. 4739(E) dated 27th October 2023, effective from publication, further amending the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 (originally notified as S.O. 1322(E) dated 18th November 2003 and amended by a long series of subsequent S.O. notifications through 2023) by inserting, against serial number 948 (Malus domestica/Apple, for consumption) in Schedule VI, new entries for Germany requiring the consignment to be certified free from a specified list of pests including Aculus schlechtendali, Adoxophyes orana, Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly), Cydia pomonella (codling moth), Erwinia amylovora (fire blight) and Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) among others, and mandating either Methyl Bromide fumigation at 32 g/m3 for 2 hours at 21 degrees Celsius or above at the National Authorised Premises, or pre-shipment cold treatment (0 degrees Celsius or below for 13 days, minus 0.55 degrees Celsius or below for 14 days, or minus 1.1 degrees Celsius or below for 18 days, plus in-transit refrigeration), to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin or re-export; the notification, filed under 8-28/2023-PP.II, is signed by Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Joint Secretary.

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6884 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4551] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , OCTOBER 30, 2023/ KARTIKA 8, 1945 CG-DL-E-01112023-249838 CG-DL-E-01112023-249838 (4) (5) (6) MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th October, 2023 S.O. 4 739(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, namely: - 1. Short title and Commencement. -(1) This Order may be called the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Thirteenth Amendment) Order, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. The following amendment to Schedule VI of Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 Against serial number 948, after the entries relating to (ii) Malus domestica (Apple) in column 2 and (iii) Fruits for consumption in column 3, the following entries relating to column (4), (5) and (6) shall be inserted namely: Country of origin Additional declarations required to be incorporated into Phytosanitary certificate Special conditions of import (4) (5) (6) (xiii) Germany Free From: a) Aculus schlechtendali (Apple rust mite) b) Adoxophyes orana (Summer fruit tortrix) c) Amphitetranychus viennensis (hawthorn (spider) mite) d) Archips podan us (great brown twist moth) e) Candidula intersecta (wrinkled dune snail) f) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) g) Cydia pomonel la (codling moth) h) Epidiaspis leperii (Europe an pear scale) i) Erwinia amylovora (fire blight) j) Forficula auricularia (European earwig) k) Harmonia axyridis (harlequin ladybird) l) Hedya nubiferana (bud moth) m) Hoplocampa n) Leucoptera malifoliella (Pear leaf blister Methyl Bromide fumigation @32 g/m3for 2 hrs at 21 °C or above at NAP or equivalent thereof. OR Pre-shipment cold treatment at 0°C or below for 13 days; 0.55°C or below for 14 days; 1.1°C or below for 18 days ; plus in-transit refrigeration. The treatment should be endorsed on Phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin/re -export. [F. No. 8-28/2023 -PP.II] ASHISH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA , Jt. Secy. Note : The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, vide, number S.O. 1322 (E) dated 18th November, 2003, and subsequently amended vide number S.O.167(E), dated 6th February 2004, S.O. 427(E), dated 29th March, 2004, S.O. 644(E), dated 31st May 2004, S.O. 263(E), dated 25th February 2005, S.O. 462 (E), dated 31st March 2005, S.O. 1121 (E), dated 14th July 2006, S.O. 1353 (E), dated 31st July 2006, S.O. 1873 (E), dated 31st October 2006, S.O. 2074 (E), dated 6th December 2006, S.O. 2069 (E), dated 3rd December, 2007, S.O. 3(E), dated 1st January, 2008, S.O. 2847 (E), dated 8th December, 2008, S.O. 2888 (E), dated 15th December, 2008, S.O. 2286 (E), dated 9th September, 2009, S.O. 2390 (E), dated 16th September, 2009, S.O. 3269 (E), dated 23rd December, 2009, S.O. 3298 (E), dated 24th December, 2009, S.O. 907 (E), dated 21st April, 2010, S.O. 2095(E), dated 27th August, 2010, S.O. 2284 (E), dated 15th Septembe r, 2010, S.O. 2516 (E), dated 11th October, 2010, S.O. 2711 (E) dated 4th November, 2010, S.O. 3052(E) dated 28th December, 2010, S.O. 887 (E) dated 28th April, 2011, S.O. 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No. 2525(E) dated 15th July, 2019 and S.O. No.2603 (E) dated 18th July, 2019 and S.O. No. 3141(E) dated 29th August, 2019; S.O. No. 3594(E) dated 1st October, 2019 and S.O. No.3845(E) dated 24th October,2019 and S.O. N o. 4083(E) dated 8th November, 2019 and S.O. 4615 (E) dated 21st December, 2019 and S.O. 352 (E) dated 24th January, 2020 81. S.O. 488 (E) dated 31st January, 2020 82. S.O. 953 (E) dated 2nd March, 2020 2020 and S.O. No. 1404(E) dated 27th April, 2020, S.O. No.2390(E) dated 20th July, 2020; S.O. No.3646(E) dated 14th October, 2020 and S.O. No.4243(E) dated 17th November, 2020 and S.O. No.681(E) dated 10th February, 2021, , S.O.No.1491(E) dated 7th April, 2021, S.O. No.2511(E) dated 10th June, 2021, S.O. No. 2512(E) dated 10th June, 2021 and S.O. No.4265(E) dated 13th October, 2021, S.O.No.1885(E) dated 5th April, 2022, S.O. No 3456 (E) dated 26th July, 2022, S.O. No. 3777 (E) dated 3rd August, 2022, S.O. No. 4551 (E) dated 26th September, 2022, S.O. No. 4871 (E) dated 13th October, 2022, S.O. No. 5167 (E) dated 28th October, 2022. S.O. No. 5401 (E) dated 21st November, 2022, S.O. No. 5573 (E) moth) o) Orthosia cerasi (Common quaker ) p) Pandemis heparana (apple brown tortrix) q) Pezicula malicorticis (apple anthracnose) r) Phytophthora cryptogea (tomato foot rot) s) Ametastegia t) Byturus tomentosus (raspberry beetle) u) Cornu aspersum (common ga rden snail) v) Grapholita funebrana (red plum maggot) w) Grapholita molesta (Oriental fruit moth) x) Operophtera brumata (winter moth) y) Ostrinia nubilalis (European maize borer) z) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing moth) aa) Pseudomonas viridiflava (bacteri al leaf blight of tomato (USA)) bb) Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) cc) Venturia pyrina (black spot of pear) dated 30th November, 2022, S.O. No. 1801 (E) dated 21st April, 2023, S.O. No. 2153 (E) dated 10th May, 2023, S.O. No. 2360 (E) dated 25th May, 2023 , S.O. No. 2680 (E) dated 12th June, 2023 , S.O. No. 3246 (E) dated 20th July, 2023 , S.O. No. 3682 (E) dated 16th August , 2023 , S.O. No. 3945 (E) dated 04th September , 2023 , S.O. No. 4082 (E) dated 14th September , 2023 , S.O. No. 4228 (E) dated 25th September , 2023 , S.O. No. 4336 (E) dated 06th October , 2023 , S.O. No. 4552 (E) dated 11th October, 2023 and S.O. No. 4640 (E) dated 19th October, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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