Import Health Standard 
Commodity sub-class: Fresh fruit/vegetables 
 
 
 
 
Table grapes, 
(Vitis vinifera  L.) 
 
from Peru 
 
 
ISSUED 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance: XX XXXX 2012 
 
 
 
 
  
IHS Fresh Fruit/Vegetables. Table Grapes ( Vitis vinifera  L.) from Peru  XX XXXX 2012 
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 Issuance 
This import health standard for fresh table grapes ( Vitis vinifera  L.) from Peru has been 
issued pursuant to section 22 of the Biosecurity Act (1993). 
 
 
   
 
     
  
 
Signature of Group Manager, Import & Export Standards 
Acting under authority 
 
 
 
Date: DD Month YYYY 
 
 
  
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 IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD: FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLES 
 
Table grapes  (Vitis vinifera  L.) from Peru 
 
 
Contents 
 
Part A. Background............................................................................................................. ......4 
Part B. General import conditions for all fresh fruit/vegetables for consumption.................... 5 
Part C. Additional requirements for table grapes from Peru .................................................... 5 
Part D. Phytosanitary certification............................................................................................ 6 
Part E. Regulated organism lis t for table grapes from Peru...................................................... 8 
 
  
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 Part A. Background 
Scope 
This import health standard (IHS) describes the requirements to be met to enable biosecurity 
clearance to be given fo r fresh table grapes ( Vitis vinifera  L.) for human consumption 
imported into New Zealand from Peru. The comm odity description “table grapes” for human 
consumption is defined as commercially pr oduced grapes (berries) with pedicel and 
peduncle, but without tendrils, stems, l eaves, roots or any other plant part. 
Definitions  
The definitions of relevant phytos anitary terms used in  this standard are consistent with the 
terms stated in the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No.5 , produced by 
the International Plant Protec tion Convention (IPPC), unless th e context otherwise requires 
or the definition is stated below.  
Import health standard means a document issued pursuant to section 22 of the Biosecurity 
Act 1993 on behalf of the Director General pe rmitting entry to New Zealand of a specific 
product under certain conditions.  
MAF means the Ministry of Agricu lture and Forestry which is  responsible for regulatory 
biosecurity functions.  Maximum allowable prevalence means the level of infestation that is the threshold, above 
which phytosanitary actions based on  inspection would be applied.  
Unit means one bunch of table grapes.  
Regulated organism means any organism for which phytosanitary actions would be 
undertaken if intercepted/detected. 
Outcome 
The pre-shipment or in-transit measures fo r high risk regulated organisms have been 
undertaken and the table grapes ar e free of regulated organisms. 
Performance measure 
The high risk regulated organisms, as mentioned in Part C,  require specific pest control 
activities. 
The Maximum Allowable Prevalence for visua lly detectable regulated organisms on fresh 
fruit/vegetables is as follows: “At a 95% confiden ce level, not more than 0.5% of the units in 
the consignment are infested (this equates to  an acceptance level of zero units infested by 
regulated organisms in a sample size of 600 units)”.  
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 Equivalence 
Under section 22 of the Bios ecurity Act 1993, MAF can amend the relevant IHS by adding 
an approved equivalent phytosanitary measure, once that measure is proven to maintain at 
least the same level of protec tion assured by the measures in this IHS. Equivalence is 
determined by MAF in accordance with ISPM No.24: Guidelines for the determination and 
recognition of equivalence of  phytosanitary measures (IPPC 2005). See the associated 
guidance document on how to apply for equivalence, if necessary. 
Part B. General import requirements for all fresh 
fruit/vegetables for consumption 
The MAF IHS 152-02: Importation and Clearance of  Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New 
Zealand contains the phytosanitary requirement s that must be met for all fresh fruit and 
vegetable commodities that are allowed to be imported into New Zealand. IHS 152-02 deals 
with transit requirements, inspections on a rrival in New Zealand and actions undertaken 
upon pest and disease interceptions. IH S 152.02 can be found at the MAF website 
(http://www.biosecurity. govt.nz/files/ihs/152-02.pdf ). 
Part C. Additional requirements for table grapes from Peru 
Phytosanitary measures 
MAF requires Peru’s National Plant Prot ection Organisation (NPPO) to undertake 
phytosanitary measures that are effective against high risk regu lated organisms prior to the 
commodity arriving in New Zealand, and phytosanitary certification will need  to attest to this 
accordingly. 
The high risk regulated organisms are: 
 Anastrepha fraterculus 
 Ceratitis capitata 
 Chrysomphalus dictyospermi 
 Ferrisia virgata 
 Latrodectus geometricus 
 Latrodectus mactans 
 Pseudaulacaspis pentagona  
NB: MAF approves pest free area or a system s approach including cold-disinfestation 
treatment as efficacious phytosanitary measures fo r high risk fruit fly species associated with 
table grapes in Peru.  
 Full details of the phytosanitary measures are sp ecified in the Official  Assurance Programme 
(OAP) between the Pe ru NPPO and MAF.  
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 Inspection of the consignment 
Once the phytosanitary measures have been  undertaken for the high risk regulated 
organisms, the Peru NPPO is required to sa mple and visually inspect the consignment 
according to official procedures for all regul ated organisms specified in the regulated 
organism list (Part E) to ensure it conforms w ith New Zealand’s current import requirements.   
A phytosanitary certificate should not be issued  if live regulated organism(s) are detected, 
unless the consignment is effec tively treated. If organisms are found which are not listed in 
the import health standard, the Peru NPPO must establish their regulatory  status. The list of 
actionable regulated organisms is available in  MAF’s “Biosecurity Organisms Register for 
Imported Commodities” (BORIC), online at 
http://www.biosecurity.govt .nz/pests/registers/boric . 
If an organism found during export inspection by th e Peru NPPO is not listed in BORIC, the 
Peru NPPO must contact MAF to establis h the regulatory status of the organism. 
Part D. Phytosanitary certification 
Activities required for p hytosanitary certification 
A completed phytosanitary certificate issued by the Peru NPPO must accompany all table 
grape consignments exported to New Zealand. The phytosanitar y certificate must be in 
English and must be an original . Bilingual certificates are acce ptable as long as English is 
one of the languages. 
Before a phytosanitary certificate is issued, th e Peru NPPO must be satisfied that the 
following activities required by MAF have been undertaken. 
The table grapes have: 
(i) been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and considered 
to be free of regulated organisms specified by MAF 
AND 
(ii) undergone pest control activities  that are effective against  
 Anastrepha fraterculus 
 Ceratitis capitata 
 Chrysomphalus dictyospermi 
 Ferrisia virgata 
 Latrodectus geometricus 
 Latrodectus mactans 
 Pseudaulacaspis pentagona  
in accordance with the Official Assurance Programme  
AND  
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 (iii) undergone a treatment that is effective agai nst the associated fruit fly species of 
economic significance to New Zealand in accordance with Section 3.1 of the 
Official Assurance Programme between MAF and the Peru NPPO. 
Additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate 
If satisfied that the pre-shipment activities ha ve been undertaken eff ectively, the Peru NPPO 
must confirm this by providing the following ad ditional declarations to the phytosanitary 
certificate: 
(i) The table grapes in this consignment ha ve undergone pest control activities that 
are effective against Anastrepha fraterculus, Ceratitis capitata, Chrysomphalus 
dictyospermi, Ferrisia virgata, Latrodect us geometricus, Latrodectus mactans 
and Pseudaulacaspis pentagona  in accordance with the Official Assurance 
Programme 
AND 
(ii) The table grapes in this consignmen t have been treated in accordance with 
Section 3.1 of the Official Assuranc e Programme, between the New Zealand 
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Peruvian Ministerio de Agricultura 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, c oncerning the access of host material of 
economically significant fruit fly sp ecies from Peru to New Zealand.   
 
Note: Full details of any treatments must be included in the “disinfestation and/or di sinfection treatment” area of 
the phytosanitary certificate or as an endorsed attachment to the phytosanitary certificat e. Details of the treatment 
duration, fumigant concentration and/or temperature must be recorded. For any cold disinfestation completed in-
transit; printouts of all temperature sensors or direct el ectronic downloads must be made available to MAF at the 
port of arrival in New Zealand for final clearance of the container. 
 
  
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 Part E. Regulated organism list for table grapes from Peru. 
Scientific name Organism type Common name Actions on 
interception 
Anastrepha fraterculus  Insect South American fruit fly 3 
Argyrotaenia sphaleropa  Insect grey red-barred tortrix  2 
Aspidiotus destructor  Insect coconut scale  2 
Ceratitis capitata  Insect Mediterranean fruit fly  3 
Ceroplastes rusci  Insect fig wax scale  2 
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi  Insect Spanish red scale  2a 
Eriopis connexa  Insect lady beetle  2 
Ferrisia virgata  Insect striped mealybug  2a 
Heliothis virescens  Insect tobacco budworm  2 
Hippodamia convergens  Insect convergent lady beetle  2 
Latrodectus geometricus  Spider brown widow spider 2a 
Latrodectus mactans  Spider black widow spider 2a 
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona  Insect cottony peach scale 2a 
Pseudococcus maritimus  Insect grape mealybug  2 
Scirtothrips citri  Insect California citrus thrips  2 
Selenaspidus articulatus  Insect rufous scale  2 
 
 
NOTE: The suspension of the pathway coul d be at the producti on area, packhouse, 
province or country level depe nding on the significance of the regulated organism and 
the interception. Actions on interception  
 1 Removal of trash – organisms are associ ated with other plant parts and/or soil 
 2 Treat, resort, reship or destroy 
 2a Treat, reship or destroy.  Suspend pathway 
 3 Reship or destroy.  Suspend pathway