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

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

This is a protocol market. Workplans are available through MICoR Plants in the Documents section. Access is restricted and requires a logon.

Cold treatment pathway

The Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Japan regulations only permit the following citrus varieties for shipment to Japan under onshore or in-transit cold treatment:

sweet orange varieties Valencia and Washington Navel (including *Cara cara),
lemons,
grapefruit,
'easy peel' mandarin varieties Imperial, Murcott and Ellendale, and
the tangelo variety Minneola

The name of the approved citrus variety must be included on the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP) e.g. ORANGES – WASHINGTON NAVEL.

* Under the cold treatment export pathway, Cara cara is the only hybrid permitted by MAFF at this time. Cara cara fruit must be entered as “Washington Navel” on documentation.

Fruit exported under the cold treatment pathway is subject to a 2% inspection.

Fruit being exported by air transport must have the applicable treatment conducted onshore and be completed prior to the consignment being certified for export.

For citrus exported under the cold treatment pathway, the packhouse number is not required on the phytosanitary certificate.

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

Pest free area pathway

All citrus fruit species (Citrus spp) are permitted export to Japan under the pest free area pathway (i.e. not cold treated). Fruit must be sourced from one of the fruit fly pest free areas, excluding any suspension areas. For citrus exported under the pest free area pathway, the citrus variety does not need to be specified on the RFP.

Explanation of fruit fly pest free areas (PFAs)

The following areas are recognised as pest free areas for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata):

Tasmania

AND

The Riverland region of South Australia, excluding Queensland fruit fly suspension areas. Suspension areas can be found on the South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions fruit fly outbreak map. Fruit sourced from a Queensland fruit fly suspension area must undergo phytosanitary treatment, as outlined under ‘Treatment’.

Exporters sourcing fruit from the Riverland must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection which states all fruit was sourced from properties outside the suspension areas.

Fruit exported under the PFA pathway is subject to either a 600 fruit or 2% inspection.

The packhouse number is required for citrus exported under PFA.

The export accredited packhouse number/s (PFA only) must be entered into the "Shipping Marks" field of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP). The information must state: "PACKHOUSE NO: XXXX"

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 3003:

Applies to in-transit cold treated citrus.

Endorsement 3358:

Applies to pest free area citrus sourced from the Riverland, SA.

Endorsement 5763:

Applies to onshore cold treated citrus.

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

Cold treatment against quarantine fruit flies is mandatory for all citrus fruits exported from Australia outside an approved fruit fly pest free area.

Cold treatment schedules

Valencia oranges and Washington Navel oranges (Citrus sinensis):

1 degree Celsius or below for 16 days;

OR

2.1 degrees Celsius or below for 18 days;

OR

3.1 degrees Celsius or below for 20 days.

Imperial mandarins, Ellendale mandarins and Murcot mandarins (Citrus reticulata):

1 degree Celsius or below for 16 days;

OR

2.1 degrees Celsius or below for 18 days;

OR

3.1 degrees Celsius or below for 20 days.

Minneola tangelo (Citrus reticulata x Citrus paradisi):

1 degree Celsius or below for 16 days;

OR

2.1 degrees Celsius or below for 18 days;

OR

3.1 degrees Celsius or below for 20 days.

Lemons (Citrus limon & Citrus x meyeri):

1 degree Celsius or below for 14 days;

OR

2.1 degrees Celsius or below for 16 days;

OR

3.1 degrees Celsius or below for 18 days.

Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi):

2 degrees Celsius or below for 18 days;

OR

3 degrees Celsius or below for 20 days.

In-transit cold treatment

Fruit must be pre-cooled to, or below, the target treatment temperature before loading.

The calibration of the fruit pulp temperature sensors must occur immediately prior to loading and sealing of the container.

Once loaded and sealed the treatment start time occurs when all the fruit pulp temperature sensors are at, or below, the target treatment.

Onshore cold treatment

If the consignment has been cold treated onshore the treatment temperature and duration must be endorsed into the DISINFESTATION AND/OR DISINFECTION TREATMENT section of the phytosanitary certificate.

The name and number of the registered establishment where onshore cold treatment was conducted must be entered in the ‘Lot number’ field (a free text field) of the EXDOC Request For Permit (RFP) and be in the example format of: ONSHORE COLD TREATMENT AT REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENT NAME / NUMBER.

Note:

The onshore cold treatment temperature data (report) must be endorsed by the Authorised Officer (with the appropriate job function) to confirm that the treatment has been successful.
For onshore cold treatment the exporter is responsible to ensure that each consignment is accompanied with the onshore cold treatment data and onshore cold treatment calibration and re-calibration record/certificate as required by the protocol.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 3003)

1) The citrus fruits covered by this certificate are apparently free from Mediterranean fruit fly and Queensland fruit fly,

2) The citrus fruits are subject to in-transit cold disinfestation treatment for Queensland and Mediterranean fruit flies as agreed between MAFF and the Department of Agriculture.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 3358)

1) The fruit has not been infested by either Mediterranean fruit fly or Queensland fruit fly,

2) Fruit was produced in the Riverland district where fruit flies have not been discovered by trap or fruit surveys.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 5763)
1) The citrus fruits covered by this certificate are apparently free from Mediterranean fruit fly and Queensland fruit fly,
2) The citrus fruits were subject to onshore cold disinfestation treatment for Queensland and Mediterranean fruit flies as agreed between MAFF and the Department of Agriculture.

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