Following Order further to amend the Plant Quarantine

5309 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3523] NEW DELHI, THUR SDAY , AUGUST 1 7, 2023/ SHRAVANA 26, 1945 CG-DL-E-18082023-248181 )4 ( )5 ( )6 ( MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ) NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 16th August, 2023 S.O. 3682(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) (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Amendment of Schedule VI. - In the Schedule VI to the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 - Against serial number 564, relating to “ Persea americana (Avocado)” in column (3) against the entry (v) regarding “Fresh Fruit for Consumption”, after the existing entries the following entries in columns (4), (5) and (6) shall respectively be inserted, namely: (4) (5) (6) (V) Kenya Free from : Insects/ Mites: a) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)), b) Ceratitis cosyra (Marula fruit fly), c) Ceratitis rosa (Natal fruit fly), d) Ceroplastes destructor (White wax scale), e) Cryptophlebia leucotreta (False Codling Moth), f) Pseudotheraptus wayi (Coconut bug), g) Selenaspidus articulates(West Indian red scale) , g) Spodoptera littoralis (Cotton leafworm) Methyl bromide fumigation @ 32 g/m3 for 2 hrs at 21°C or above at NAP or equivalent thereof against Mediterranean fruit fly and Natal fruit fly Or Pre-shipment cold treatment at 0°C or below for 10 days; 0.55°C or below for 11 days; 1.1°C or below for 12 days. (F. No. 8 -28/2023 -PP.II) Ashish Kumar Srivastava , Jt. Sec y. 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 September, 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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