EXPORT OF TABLE GRAPES TO CHINA BY KHOMOTSO

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 2

Quarantine pests Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis rosa Aleurocanthus woglumi Eutypa lata Frankliniella occidentalis Hemiberlesia rapax Planococcus ficus Raglius apicalis Grapevine Virus A 3

Registration - Do. A ØPlace of production (PUC) vineyards ØPackinghouses (PHC) ØStorage facilities (at sea ports) ØCold treatment facilities NB: ALL THIS FACILITIES SHALL BE APPROVED BY Do. A & AQSIQ 4

Registered orchards ØDo. A shall undertake monitoring of effective IPM programs, GAPs and other measures • Producer to apply GAPs and maintain records • SATI will ensure implementation ØDo. A to provide those procedures and monitoring results to AQSIQ 5

Requirements ØPacking, storage & shipment of fruit will be strictly supervised by Do. A ØBefore packing, table grapes must be manually selected, sorted and processed to insure free from insects, mites, rotten fruit, leaves, twigs & soil ØMust be separately packed & stored from other fruit not to China- line for China 6

Packaging ØFruit must be packed in new and clean packing materials ØThe following Chinese word must be clearly displayed on the business side of each box (carton): 7

PACKAGING ØThe 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 8

Sampling Procedure Ø 2 % sample • If quarantine pest of concern is found, – Consignment will not be exported to China ØDo. A will issue Phytosanitary certificate for each consignment that meets all requirements 9

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 2007 and is free from the quarantine pests of concern to China” ØThe cold treatment temperature and starting date will form part of phyto certificate 10

Cold treatment Ø 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. Ø Loading in the port • Packed fruit must be loaded into the shipping containers under quarantine (Do. A) officer supervision 11

Ports of entry 1. Dalian 3. Beijing 5. Qingdao 7. Guangzhou 2. Tianjin 4. Shanghai 6. Nanjing 8. Shenzhen ØAt the port of entry, AQSIQ will: • Examine relevant certificates, labels, & records of cold treatments • Conduct quarantine inspection 12

Participation Termination ØIf fruits from unapproved vineyards, packinghouses, storage or cold treatment facilities are found, • The consignment will not be allowed entry ØIf 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 13

Participation Termination ØIf 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 ØIf 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 14

Program Initiation ØPrior to program initiation: • AQSIQ will dispatch officials for monitoring – Pest, system of quarantine management practices & phytosanitary condition of the PUC, PHC & storage facilities - DONE ØDo. A to submit a list of vineyards and packhouses registered with approved codes before initiation of the programme – DONE Ø 327 PUC were registered and approved by both Do. A and AQSIQ ØFor 2007/2008 season, only 327 PUC will export 15

ADDITIONAL LIST OF PUC ØIn future, the changed list will be provided to AQSIQ by Do. A • The export will then continued only if AQSIQ accepted the changed list ØThe initiative of the programme will be approved by AQSIQ – Based on official documents & technical information from Do. A – Chinese inspectors ‘inspection results 16

RISK ANALYSIS Ø During the process of trade, AQSIQ will develop a risk analysis based on the situation of pest occurrence and interception Ø The list of quarantine pests and the relevant quarantine measures may be adjusted in a timely way – Do. A/AQSIQ consultation Ø Do. A and AQSIQ will conduct timely reviews and evaluate the protocol to ensure effective implementation of risk management measures and performance Ø Any dispute arising from the implementation of the protocol will be settled through negotiations between AQSIQ and Do. A 17