EXPORT OF TABLE GRAPES TO CHINA BY KHOMOTSO MASHALA

PRODUCTS Table grapes- Vitis vinifera Comply with phytosanitary requirements and regulation of China - GAPs Free from quarantine pest of concern for China

Quarantine pests Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis rosa Aleurocanthus woglumi Eutypa lata Frankliniella occidentalis Hemiberlesia rapax Planococcus ficus Raglius apicalis Grapevine Virus A

Registration - DoA Place of production (PUC) - vineyards Packinghouses (PHC) Storage facilities (at sea ports) Cold treatment facilities NB: ALL THIS FACILITIES SHALL BE APPROVED BY DoA & AQSIQ

Registered orchards DoA shall undertake monitoring of effective IPM programs, GAPs and other measures Producer to apply GAPs and maintain records SATI will ensure implementation DoA to provide those procedures and monitoring results to AQSIQ

Requirements Packing, storage & shipment of fruit will be strictly supervised by DoA Before packing, table grapes must be manually selected, sorted and processed to insure free from insects, mites, rotten fruit, leaves, twigs & soil Must be separately packed & stored from other fruit not to China- line for China

Packaging Fruit must be packed in new and clean packing materials The following Chinese word must be clearly displayed on the business side of each box (carton):

PACKAGING The following words in English on the business side of each box (carton): Place of production (PUC) Name or registered number of vineyard, Packing house (PHC) and Storage facility Durban-MFT-D or FPT-D Cape Town - FPT-C

Sampling Procedure 2 % sample If quarantine pest of concern is found, Consignment will not be exported to China DoA will issue Phytosanitary certificate for each consignment that meets all requirements

Additional declaration “The consignment is in compliance with requirements described in the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Table Grapes from South Africa to China signed on 06 February 2007and is free from the quarantine pests of concern to China” The cold treatment temperature and starting date will form part of phyto certificate

Cold treatment Grapes fruit must be treated by cold treatment to control fruit flies In transit cold treatment : Conducted in PPECB registered containers with the pulp temperature of -0.5 °C or below for not less than 22 days Pre-cooling storage at -0.6 °C for 72 hours If the temp. exceeds -0.3°C on any day or part of a day, the treatment will be extended by 8 hours for each day or part of a day. If the temp. exceeds 0°C at any time, the treatment will be nullified and restarted again from the beginning. Loading in the port Packed fruit must be loaded into the shipping containers under quarantine (DoA) officer supervision

Ports of entry 1. Dalian 2. Tianjin 3. Beijing 4. Shanghai 5. Qingdao 6. Nanjing 7. Guangzhou 8. Shenzhen At the port of entry, AQSIQ will: Examine relevant certificates, labels, & records of cold treatments Conduct quarantine inspection

Participation Termination If fruits from unapproved vineyards, packinghouses, storage or cold treatment facilities are found, The consignment will not be allowed entry If live species of Ceratitis capitata or Ceratitis rosa is found on arrival, Consignment will be returned or destroyed Importation of table grapes from South Africa will be suspended

Participation Termination If any other quarantine pests (annex 1 of the protocol) are found: Consignment will be treated, returned or destroyed Importation of table grapes from the relevant packinghouse and vineyards will be suspended If any other quarantine pests are found: Fruit will be treated in accordance with the AQSIQ laws. One rejection at the point of entry-PUC will be allowed to export for the whole season 2 rejection-PUC will be withdrawn for the whole season

Program Initiation Prior to program initiation: AQSIQ will dispatch officials for monitoring Pest, system of quarantine management practices & phytosanitary condition of the PUC, PHC & storage facilities - DONE DoA to submit a list of vineyards and packhouses registered with approved codes before initiation of the programme – DONE 327 PUC were registered and approved by both DoA and AQSIQ For 2007/2008 season, only 327 PUC will export

ADDITIONAL LIST OF PUC In future, the changed list will be provided to AQSIQ by DoA The export will then continued only if AQSIQ accepted the changed list The initiative of the programme will be approved by AQSIQ Based on official documents & technical information from DoA Chinese inspectors ‘inspection results

RISK ANALYSIS During the process of trade, AQSIQ will develop a risk analysis based on the situation of pest occurrence and interception The list of quarantine pests and the relevant quarantine measures may be adjusted in a timely way – DoA/AQSIQ consultation DoA and AQSIQ will conduct timely reviews and evaluate the protocol to ensure effective implementation of risk management measures and performance Any dispute arising from the implementation of the protocol will be settled through negotiations between AQSIQ and DoA