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Plants

Apples

No

Country:

 Japan (JP)

Scientific Name:

 Malus spp.

Group:

 Fruit

End Use:

 Fresh

NPPO Details:
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (MAFF)

Relevant Web Addresses:


https://www.maff.go.jp/e/index.html

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Export Criteria

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

General Requirements

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

Permitted export from Tasmania only. Prohibited export from all other States in Australia.

Workplans are available through MICoR Plants in the ‘Documents’ section. Access is restricted and requires a logon.

All apples destined for export to Japan must be grown, fumigated and packed in the state of Tasmania.

All fumigations to be monitored by a Japan MAFF Officer.

Treatment

All apples destined for export to Japan are subject to mandatory fumigation.

Fumigation is mandatory for all apples being exported to Japan to disinfest against codling moth.

Fumigation shall be conducted according to the following methods:

  • The minimum dose rate for introduction of methyl bromide will be 48grm/m3
  • Fruit pulp temperature shall be 17 degrees celsius or higher.
  • The period of fumigation shall be 2 hours or longer.
  • The CT product for methyl bromide will be 76.4 or more.
    Fumigation can be extended if the CT product is less than 76.4.
    Refer to workplan for the CT product calculation and example.
  • Gas concentration measurements shall be taken from the upper, middle and lower level of the chamber to assess the evenness of distribution of the gas within the chamber.

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 1995)
1) The fruits covered by this certificate have been inspected and found free of Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) and other injurious pests and diseases.

Reference

NPPO protocol

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Reviewed Uploaded: 20/04/2023

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