MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES IMPORTING COUNTRIES PHYTOSANITARY REQUIREMENTS REUNION ISLAND Status: Approved Date: 14 May 1996 EXPORTERS ARE ADVISED TO CONFIRM THE PHYTOSANITARY IMPORT REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO EXPORT FROM NEW ZEALAND Amendment Record Amendment No. 10 21 August 2017 9 2 May 2017 Date: Nature of amendment: Approved by: Added statement to section 4.1 stating that New Zealand is known to be free from harmful species of fruit fly in the Tephritidae family. Changed MAF to Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). Updated MPI contact details. Updated disclaimer and added fees and charges section 1.4. Removed Maximum Pest Limit (MPL), section 2.5. MPL is covered in the MPI Certification Standard and is not within the scope of the ICPR. Reformatted presentation of the amendment record to start with most recent amendment. Amended spelling mistakes and changed section title of Seeds, Grains and Nuts to be consistent with other ICPRs. 8 23 February 2011 Amended import requirements for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables. Section 3.1.1 VK HK HK ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 1 of 11
7. 29 March 2007 Amendment to MAF contact details Section 3 SW 6. 27 March 2007 5. 3 February 2005 4. 20 July 2004 3. 14 February 2003 Amendment of MAF contact details Section 1.1 Amendment of MAF contact details Section 1.1 and 1.2. Minor reformatting of document. Reformatting of document. Amendment of requirements for Actinidia spp. (kiwifruit), refer Section 4.1.1. Renaming and reformatting of standard. Amendment to Section 2.5 re MPLs. SW WJH WJH WJH 2. 29 June 1999 Reformatting for website - no change to content. SCO 1. 28 October 1998 Addition of cover page and disclaimer statement. SCO ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 2 of 11
DISCLAIMER The phytosanitary requirements in this document may be used as the basis for export certification. However, exporters should be aware that importing countries may change their requirements at any time; at short notice or without giving notice to New Zealand. This information is provided strictly on the basis that the Crown, the Ministry for Primary Industries, its statutory officers, employees, agents and all other persons responsible for or associated with the compilation, writing, editing, approval or publication of the information: 1. disclaim any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, lateness, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and 2. without limiting (1) above, fully exclude any and all liability of any kind on the part of all of them, to any person or entity that chooses to rely on this information Compliance with this document is not to be taken as a guarantee that any particular goods will be granted access to any overseas market. We recommend that exporters work with their importers to obtain the most up-to-date information. ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 3 of 11
Table of Contents 1 General Information... 5 1.1 For enquiries about this document email the Plant Exports Team... 5 1.2 Scope... 5 1.3 Phytosanitary Legislation... 5 1.4 Fees and Charges... 5 2 General Requirements... 6 2.1 Prohibitions... 6 2.2 Phytosanitary Import Permits... 6 2.3 Phytosanitary Certificates... 6 2.4 Quarantine Pests... 6 2.5 Inspection on Arrival... 6 2.6 Sampling Rate... 6 2.7 Ports of Entry... 6 2.8 Transit Requirements... 7 3 Commodity Class Requirements... 7 3.1 Fruit and Vegetables... 7 3.2 Cut Flowers and Foliage... 7 3.3 Nursery Stock... 8 3.4 Seeds, Grains and Nuts... 8 3.5 Growing Media... 8 3.6 Packing Material... 8 4 Commodity Specific Requirements... 9 4.1 Fruit and Vegetables... 9 4.2 Cut Flowers and Foliage... 10 4.3 Nursery Stock... 11 4.4 Seeds, Grains and Nuts... 11 ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 4 of 11
1 General Information 1.1 For enquiries about this document email the Plant Exports team: plantexports@mpi.govt.nz Please state the nature of your enquiry in the subject line e.g. Reunion Island query or pest interception or password re-set. For urgent enquiries please phone + 64 4 894 5693 1.2 Scope The requirements listed in this Importing Country s Phytosanitary Requirement (ICPR) document apply to product of New Zealand only, unless specifically stated.this standard specifies Reunion Island s phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Section 3 or Section 4 exporters should contact: Reunion Island directly in order to ascertain requirements. or Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)-Plant Exports Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity s phytosanitary requirements. 1.3 Phytosanitary Legislation 1.4 Fees and Charges Please note that the determination and provision of phytosanitary requirements for a commodity not listed within the ICPR may be undertaken on a cost recovered basis. A link to the list of Plant Exports Fees and Charges is available on http://mpi.govt.nz/exporting/food/fruit-and-vegetables/fees-andcharges/ ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 5 of 11
2 General Requirements 2.1 Prohibitions 2.2 Phytosanitary Import Permits 2.2.1 Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation 2.2.2 Phytosanitary import permits are required for: Refer Section 3 2.2.3 Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from: 2.3 Phytosanitary Certificates Refer Section 3 2.4 Quarantine Pests 2.5 Inspection on Arrival 2.6 Sampling Rate 2.7 Ports of Entry ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 6 of 11
2.8 Transit Requirements 3 Commodity Class Requirements Please note Additional declaration requirements provided in this ICPR are indicative only. If an import permit is received which identifies conditions different from those stated in this ICPR, please contact Plant Exports, refer Section 1.1 3.1 Fruit and Vegetables 3.1.1 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required. Consignment must be free of leaves and branches. Additional declaration: "Originating from areas certified free of fruit fly (genera Anastrepha spp., Ceratitis spp., Dacus spp., Zygodacus spp.). Fruit free from damage (caused by fruit fly, carpocapses, twisting of the skin, eggs and larvae of borers), and more generally from any live animal organism. Fruit free from bacterial attack (in particular Erwinia amylovora) or from serious fungal attack 3.1.2 Dried Fruit and Vegetables 3.1.3 Frozen Fruit and Vegetables 3.2 Cut Flowers and Foliage 3.2.1 Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage 3.2.2 Dried Cut Flowers and Foliage ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 7 of 11
3.3 Nursery Stock 3.3.1 Whole Plants 3.3.2 Bulbs/tubers/corms/rhizomes (for propagation) 3.3.3 Bud wood and Cuttings 3.4 Seeds, Grains and Nuts 3.4.1 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Sowing 3.4.2 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Consumption 3.4.3 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Processing 3.5 Growing Media 3.6 Packing Material ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 8 of 11
4 Commodity Specific Requirements 4.1 Fruit and Vegetables NOTE: New Zealand is known to be free from harmful species of fruit fly in the Tephritidae family. 4.1.1 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Actinidia spp. Kiwifruit declaration required. Consignment must be free of leaves and branches. Must be no evidence of fruit displaying fungal and or bacterial attack. Additional declaration: ref IP Zespri "Fruit flies of the Tephritidae family are not known to occur in New Zealand" And "Inspected and found free from larvae of Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera" And "Inspected and found free from Coccoidea, Thrips, Psyllids and Aphidoidea" Allium cepa Onion declaration required. Additional declaration: Smut disease (Urocystis cepulae) must not have been traced in the field of production and just around Allium sativum Garlic declaration required. Additional declaration: Smut disease (Urocystis cepulae) must not have been traced in the field of production and just around Malus spp. Apple declaration required. Consignment must be free of leaves and branches. Additional declaration: ref IP No. 39/04/96 RM "Originating from areas certified free of fruit fly (genera Anastrepha spp., Ceratitis spp., Dacus spp., Zygodacus spp.). Fruit free from damage (caused by fruit fly, carpocapses, twisting of the skin, eggs and larvae of borers), and more ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 9 of 11
generally from any live animal organism. Fruit free from bacterial attack (in particular Erwinia amylovora) or from serious fungal attack Pyrus communis Pear declaration required. Consignment must be free of leaves and branches. Additional declaration: ref IP No. 39/04/96 RM "Originating from areas certified free of fruit fly (genera Anastrepha spp., Ceratitis spp., Dacus spp., Zygodacus spp.). Fruit free from damage (caused by fruit fly, carpocapses, twisting of the skin, eggs and larvae of borers), and more generally from any live animal organism. Fruit free from bacterial attack (in particular Erwinia amylovora) or from serious fungal attack Cydonia oblonga Quince declaration required. Consignment must be free of leaves and branches. Additional declaration: ref IP No. 39/04/96 RM "Originating from areas certified free of fruit fly (genera Anastrepha spp., Ceratitis spp., Dacus spp., Zygodacus spp.). Fruit free from damage (caused by fruit fly, carpocapses, twisting of the skin, eggs and larvae of borers), and more generally from any live animal organism. Fruit free from bacterial attack (in particular Erwinia amylovora) or from serious fungal attack 4.1.2 Dried Fruit and Vegetables Refer Section 3.1.2 4.1.3 Frozen Fruit and Vegetables Refer Section 3.1.3 4.2 Cut Flowers and Foliage 4.2.1 Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage Refer Section 3.2.1 4.2.2 Dried Cut Flowers and Foliage Refer Section 3.2.2 ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 10 of 11
4.3 Nursery Stock Refer Section 3.3 4.4 Seeds, Grains and Nuts 4.4.1 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Sowing Refer Section 3.4.1 4.4.2 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Consumption Refer Section 3.4.2 4.4.3 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Processing Refer Section 3.4.3 ICPR REUNION ISLAND Status: APPROVED 21 August 2017 Page 11 of 11