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Phytosanitary workplan  for the importation of fresh mMango  (Mangifera 
indica ) fruit from India to South Africa  
 
 
1. Additional Declaration on the Phytosanitary  Certificate:  
 
1.1.The fruit in this consignment originate from registered Production Site(s), 
Packhouse(s), Storage and Treatment  Facility(ies).  
 
1.2. The fruit in this consignment  have  been  dipped  in fungicide  against  
Sphaeropsis mangiferae (=Macrophoma mangiferae ) 
  
OR 
 
The orchard of origin was treated with a broad -spectrum fungicide during the 
growing season and was inspected prior to the beginning of harvest by the National 
Plant Protection Organisation ( NPPO ) of India and the fruit found free from 
Macrophoma  mangifera e 
 
1.3. The consignment  underwent : 
 
Irradiat ion with a minimum absorbed dosage of 400 Grays at the approved and 
certified irradiation treatment facility using Cobalt -60 for : 
 
Bactrocera  caram bolae 
Bactrocera correcta 
Bactrocera diversa 
Bactrocera dorsalis  
Bactrocera dorsalis species complex  
Bactrocera tau  
Bactrocera zonata  
Deanolis albizonalis  
Sternochetus frigidus  
Zeugodacus  cucurbitae  
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 1.4. The fruit in this consignment was inspected and found free from the pests listed 
in Annex  1. 
 
 
2. Registration and approval of Production Sites, Packhouses, Storage and 
Facilities  
 
2.1. Fresh mango  fruit for export to South Africa shall originate from Production 
Sites, Packhouses, Storage and Treatment Facilities that are registered, audited 
and approved annually by the NPPO of  India.  
 
2.2. The list/database of the registered facilities that have been ap proved for 
export of fresh mango  fruit to South Africa must contain the following  information:  
 
2.2.1  Name and registration number/code of each production  site. 
 
2.2.2  Name and re gistration number/code of each p ackhouse.  
 
2.2.3  Name and re gistration number/code of each s torage facility.  
 
2.2.4  Name  and registration  number/code  of accredited  treatment 
facility(ies).  
 
2.3. The list/database of the registered facilities that have been inspected and 
approved by the NPPO of India for export of fresh mango  fruit to South Africa shall 
be made available to the National Plant Protection Organisation of South Africa 
(NPPOZA) annually, at least four weeks prior to the departure of the first 
consignment. The NPPOZA shall assess the list/database and the approved 
facilities will be updated on the NPPOZA website and  the NPPOZA shall  
immediately notify the NPPO of India  of this update . 
 
3. Pre-harvest pest management program and general  surveillance  
 
3.1. The NPPO of Ind ia shall be responsible for inspection before approval of 
Production Sites, Packhouses, Storage and Treatment Facilities, and to make sure 
that only production sites that comply with Global GAPs are allowed to export to 
South Africa.  
 
3.2. The NPPO of India sha ll ensure that producers implement pest surveillance 
and / or monitoring and Integrated Pest Management, and inform producers about 
the list of quarantine pests of concern for South Africa. Upon request, pest 
monitoring and control records/data shall be ma de available to the  NPPOZA.  Fresh Mango  fruit from India  
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 3.3. During the growing season, monitoring of pests shall be conducted regularly 
in the registered Production Sites by the producers, and records shall be 
maintained. The targets of monitoring will include leaves, stems, flowers and fruits. 
The monitoring and control records are supervised by the NPPO of India. In case 
of visual signs of the quarantine pests of concern for South Africa , immediate 
corrective measures shall be taken. The NPPO of India shall take the final decision 
on in - or exclusion of the Production  Site. 
 
3.4. Sanitation measures such as the destruction of dropped fruits in the orchards 
shall be done on regular  basis.  
 
3.5. Should any new potential quarantine pest(s) be detected in association with 
fresh mango  fruits, the NPPO of India shall immediately notify the NPPOZA about 
the detection as well as the phytosanitary  measure (s) to be implemented. The 
NPPOZA will notify the NPPO of India of subsequent changes to the quarantine 
pest list and phytosanitary import requirements.  
 
3.6. Pest control, inspection and other relevant records and information shall be 
made available for review upon request by the  NPPOZA.  
 
3.7. The NPPO of India shall ensure that the producers apply only authorised 
approved prevent ative measures  (IPM).  
 
 
4. Post -harvest  measures  
 
4.1. Fruit shall be appropriately packed, stored and transported, so as to safeguard 
against consignment contamination with quarantine pests of concern to South  
Africa.  
 
4.2. The NPPO of India shall conduct official visual inspection using a sampling 
scheme able to identify with at least 95% reliability a level of infection of 0,5% or 
above in accordance with ISPM 31: Methodologies for sampling of consignments 
(FAO,  2008) . 
 
4.3. Fruit shall be free from leaves and plant  debris.  
 
4.4. The registered facilities shall be maintained clean, free of pests, soil and plant 
debris; safeguarded and equipped to avoid fruit  contamination.  
 
4.5. The packaging material for fresh mango  fruit destined for South Africa shall 
be new and clean cardboard  boxes/cartons.  
 
4.6. No packaging material of plant origin, including straw, shall be  used.  Fresh Mango  fruit from India  
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 4.7. Should wood packaging material be used, it shall comply with ISPM  15: 
Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade (FAO, 2013).  
 
4.8. Before loading the packages of irradiated mango  fruit, the load area of the 
conveyance shall be carefully inspected to ensure that it is thoroughly clean and free 
from any hitch-hiking pests.  
 
4.9. At the completion of loading, the doors of the  conveyance shall be closed and  
locked and a suitable seal shall be affixed to ensure the integrity of the processed 
consignment.  
 
 
5. Irradiation facility  
 
5.1. Approval and certification of irradiation facility  
 
5.1.1. Every irradiation  facility proposed for certification shall develop and document 
Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) for irradiation of commodities for mitigation 
of plant pests. These SOPs shall be reviewed and approved by the NPPO of India . 
These SOPs may also be subject to review by the NPPOZA.  
 
5.1.2. The irradiation  facility will initially be approved and certified by t he NPPO of 
India.  
 
5.1.3. The irradiation  facility shall only accept mango  fruits from registered 
packhouse s in insect -proof boxes.  
 
5.2. Irradiation schedule of mango  fruits  
 
5.2.1. The mango  fruit for export shall be irradiated with a minimum absorbed 
dosage of 400 Grays at approved and certified irradiation treatment facilit ies using 
Cobalt -60.  
 
5.2.2. The source and equipment used for pest mitigation treatments shall be 
capable of safely and effectively irradiat ing the commodities to the specifications 
that are required for target pests  
 
5.3. Treatment v erification/ marking  
 
5.3.1. Routine dosimetry as well as dose mapping shall be carried out by Ceric -
Cerous Sulphate (3 mM) dosimeters with a potentiometer readout syst em 
ISO/ASTM 51205: 2002 (E), which is calibrated by using Fricke Reference standard 
E 1026 -04 with a spectrometer read out system.  
 
5.3.2. If the absorbed doses fall outside the acceptable limits, the treatment facility 
shall enter the results in the treat ment register as “Failed”; and mark the rejected 
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 in the product logbook. The rejected articles shall immediately  be removed to  a 
rejected article storage area to preve nt their shipment to South Africa . The treatment 
facility shall notify the t reatment failure to the NPPO of India  and NPPOZA  and 
further investigate the cause of treatment failure and take preventive measures for 
such failures.  
 
5.3.3. If the results of do simetry indicate  successful treatment, the particulars of 
treatment viz., Treatment Facility Code (TFC), Treatment Identification Number 
(TIN) and Date of treatment shall be marked on the right -hand side of the preprinted 
or affixed RADURA label on each an d every box as approved by the NPPOZA and 
a treatment certificate will be issued for each treated lot.  
 
5.3.4. The treated lots shall be safeguarded in a secured holding room/area, which 
is distinctly separated from untreated lots by an insect -proof screen ed partition to 
prevent any re -infestation of treated commodities by hitchhiking pests.  
 
 
6. Marking  requirements  
 
6.1 Each cardboard box (carton) of fresh mango  fruit shall be marked in English 
with correct and accurate information as indicated in Annex 2. 
 
 
7. South African import  regulations  
 
7.1. Importation of controlled goods into the Republic of South Africa is regulated 
in terms of the Agricultural Pests Act, 1983  (Act No. 36 of 1983) as amended and 
an import permit is required in terms of this Act and associated Regulations R.111 
of 27 January 198 4 as amended.  
 
 
8. Phytosanitary  Certification  
 
8.1. Upon completion of sampling and inspection of the fresh mango  fruit destined 
for South Africa, a Phytosanitary Certificate shall be issued by the NPPO of India 
prior to shipment. Entry of the consignment to South Africa shall be subject to the 
availability  of the original Phytosanitary Certificate. A Phytosanitary Certificate shall 
only be issued for fresh mango  fruit that meet the requirements as stipulated in 
these phytosanitary import  requirements.  
 
8.2. Prior to shipment of the first consignment and whenever  there are changes 
the NPPO of India shall send a ‘void Phytosanitary Certificate sample’ to the 
NPPOZA.  
 
 
 
 
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 9. Phytosanitary inspection on  arrival  
 
9.1. Once a shipment of fresh mango  fruit arrives at the designated port of entry in 
terms of the Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No.36 of 1983), the NPPOZA shall 
examine the relevant documents, consignment and marking requirements.  
 
9.2. Any consignment with certification that does not confor m to the specifications 
set out in these phytosanitary import requirements for fresh mango fruit from India 
to South Africa, the NPPOZA shall reject the consignment. The NPPOZA shall 
immediately notify the NPPO of India in accordance with the notification procedure 
outlined in ISPM 13: Guidelines for the notification of non -compliance and 
emergency action  (FAO, 2001). The two NPPOs shall consult and implement 
corrective measures as deemed necessary.  
 
9.3. A representative sample shall be drawn and inspected for quarantine pests of 
concern to South Africa and suspect fruit shall be dissected to determine the status 
of infestation.  
 
9.4. Should any pest that is not listed be detected on fresh mango  fruit from India, 
it shall require assessment to determine  its quarantine status and whether 
phytosanitary action is required. The detection of any pest of potential quarantine 
concern not already identified in the analysis may result in a review of these 
phytosanitary import requirements to ensure that the phyto sanitary measures 
provide the appropriate level of protection (ALOP) deemed necessary for South  
Africa.  
 
9.5. The importer is responsible for all costs relating to disposal, removal or 
rerouting of the consignment, including costs incurred by the NPPOZA to monitor 
the action  taken.  
 
9.6. In cases of non -compliance  to the conditions  set out in these phytosanitary 
import requirements for fresh mango fruit from India to South Africa ; NPPOZA shall 
immediately notify the NPPO of India in accordance with the notif ication procedure 
outlined in ISPM 13: Guidelines for the notification of non -compliance and 
emergency action (FAO, 2001). The two NPPOs shall consult and implement 
corrective measures as deemed necessary . 
 
10. Official visits by  NPPOZA  
 
10.1.  After program initiati on, when necessary and agreed by both sides (i.e., in 
light of any significant changes in pest status and/or detection of quarantine pests 
on arrival), the NPPOZA may send quarantine officials to India to conduct an on-
site inspection/audit.  
 
10.2.  Based on the official documents and technical information provided by the 
NPPO of India and the report of the South African experts, the NPPOZA may 
approve amendments of this program as deemed  necessary.  Fresh Mango  fruit from India  
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 10.3.  The expenses for all official visits will be funded by  India.  Fresh Mango  fruit from India  
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 Annex 1: Quarantine pests of concern for South Africa  
 
Pathogens 
Fungi  
Actinodochium jenkinsii 
Cytosphaera mangiferae 
Elsinoë mangiferae 
Macrophoma mangiferae 
Phomopsis mangiferae 
Phytophthora heveae  
 
Arthropods  
 
Insects  
Bactrocera carambol ae 
Bactrocera correcta 
Bactrocera diversa 
Bactrocera dorsalis  
Bactrocera dorsalis species complex  
Bactrocera tau  
Bactrocera zonata 
Ceroplastes actiniformis 
Deanolis albizonalis 
Maconellicoccus hirsutus  
Paracoccus marginatus  
Phenacoccus gossypii  
Phenacoccus 
madeirensis 
Phenacoccus parvus 
Pinnaspis strachani  
Planococcus lilacinus 
Planococcus minor 
Rastrococcus iceryoides 
Rastrococcus invadens  
Sternochetus frigidus 
Zeugodacus  cucurbitae  Fresh Mango  fruit from India  
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 Annex 2: Marking requirements  
 
 
Country of origi n 
Production Site name or its registration number/code 
Packing facility name or its registration number/code 
Treatment facility name or its registration number/code  
Date of irradiation and LOT 
number  
 
 
For the Republic of South Africa