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Plants

Blueberries

No

Country:

 French Polynesia (PF)

Scientific Name:

 Vaccinium spp.

Group:

 Fruit

End Use:

 Fresh

NPPO Details:
Biosecurity Directorate of French Polynesia (DBS)

Relevant Web Addresses:


https://www.service-public.pf/biosecurite/

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Export Criteria

Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

General Requirements

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

​Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Treatment

Consignments unable to be certified under endorsement 2545, are to be treated by:

Cold treatment
Cold treatment can be performed in-transit or onshore at one of the following rates:

Schedule against Bactrocera spp:

  • At or below 0 degrees Celsius for 12 days;

OR

  • At or below 2.5 degrees Celsius for 22 days.

Schedule against Ceratitis capitata:

  • At or below 0 degrees Celsius for 10 days;

OR

  • At or below 2.5 degrees Celsius for 16 days.

Treatment undertaken in-transit will not be certified on the Phytosanitary certificate.

Fumigation
Fumigation with methyl bromide can be performed at one of the following rates:

  • At 48 grm/m3 for 4 hours at 11 degrees Celsius;
OR
  • At 40 grm/m3 for 4 hours at 16 degrees Celsius;
OR
  • At 32 grm/m3 for 4 hours at 21 degrees Celsius;
OR
  • At 24 grm/m3 for 4 hours at 26 degrees Celsius;
OR
  • At 16 grm/m3 for 4 hours at 31 degrees Celsius.​


The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

​Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2545)
1) No fruit flies (Bactrocera spp and Ceratitis capitata) have been found over the past 12 months within an 80km radius of the place where the fruits were produced and packaged

Reference

NPPO regulations verified 14 February 2014

Latest updates

01/07/2021 - Treatment - Updated formatting

Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 20/04/2023

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