Enforcement of statutory measures (Phytosanitary requirement) for import of food grains before release of consignments by the Customs authorities - regarding

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....thereunder. As per this Order, it is mandatory to conduct the pest risk analysis of each commodity before allowing clearance into the country. The import consignments of food grains are required to comply with certain phytosanitary norms as prescribed under Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003. 2. Instances have come to notice of the Board where phytosanitary requirements are not being implemented properly in respect of import of food grains into India by field formations. The matter was also taken up with Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in order to put in place various statutory standards and also ways to enforce them strictly and more effectively. 3. In this re....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....st freedom. 2. General condition for import-of food grains: As per Section 3 (12) No consignment of food-grain is permitted to import with contamination of quarantine weeds, listed in Schedule-VIII of PQ Order, 2003 unless the said consignment has been devitalized by the exporting country and a certificate to that effect has been endorsed in the phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country. Specific commodity-wise requirements are as under: i / The import of wheat ( Triticum spp.) grains for consumption is allowed from any country with the following conditions. The wheat consignment should be free from - 1. Granary weevil (Sitophilus granaries) 2. Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) 3. Dwarf bunt (Tilletia contraversa) ....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

.... Fumigation with Methyl bromide @ 32g/cu. m at @ 21oC and above under NAP and the treatment to be endorsed on phytosanitary certificate. v / The import of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) grains for consumption is allowed from the country as per details given below with the following conditions: Name of the country Additional declaration Special condition of import (i) Australia (ii) Mozambique Free from Richardia brasiliensis (i) Free from soil contamination. (ii) Fumigation by Methyl. (iii) Myanmar (iv) Nepal Bromide at 32g per cubic meter for 24hrs at 21 ° C or equivalent. (v) China Free from Heterodera Glycines (Cyst nematode) (i) Free from soil contamination. (ii) Fumigation by Methyl bromide at32g per cubic me....