Introduction into and movement within the Union territory of specified fruits destined exclusively for industrial processing
By way of derogation from point 60(e) of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, the specified fruits originating in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Uruguay or Zimbabwe, destined exclusively for industrial processing, shall only be introduced into, and moved, processed and stored within, the Union territory in accordance with Articles 6 to 10 and if all of the following requirements are fulfilled:
(a)
the specified fruits have been produced in one of those countries in an approved site of production, which has undergone treatments and cultural measures effective against the specified pest at the appropriate time since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation, and their application has been verified under the official supervision of the National Plant Protection Organisation (‘the NPPO’) of that country;
(b)
the specified fruits have been harvested in approved sites of production and no symptoms of the specified pest have been detected throughout an appropriate physical check carried out during packaging;
(c)
the specified fruits are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, which includes all of the following elements:
(i)
the number of packages from each site of production;
(ii)
the identification numbers of the containers;
(iii)
the relevant traceability codes of the sites of production indicated on the individual packages, and under the heading ‘Additional Declaration’ the following statements: ‘The consignment complies with Article 6 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/632’ and ‘Fruits destined exclusively for industrial processing’;
(d)
they are transported in individual packages in a container;
(e)
a label is attached to each individual package referred to in point (d), bearing the following information:
(i)
the traceability code of the site of production on each individual package;
(ii)
the declared net weight of the specified fruit;
(iii)
the statement: ‘Fruit destined exclusively for industrial processing’.
Movement of the specified fruits within the Union territory
1. The specified fruits shall not be moved to a Member State, other than the Member State through which they have been introduced into the Union territory, unless the competent authorities of the Member States concerned agree to such movement.
2. After the physical checks referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 have been carried out, the specified fruits shall directly and without delay be transported into the processing premises referred to in Article 8(1) or to a storage facility. Any movement of the specified fruits shall be carried out under the supervision of the competent authority of the Member State where the point of entry is situated and, where appropriate, of the Member State where the processing will take place.
Processing of the specified fruits
1. The specified fruits shall be processed at premises situated in an area where no citrus fruit is produced. The premises shall be officially registered and approved for that purpose by the competent authority of the Member State in which the premises are situated.
2. Waste and by-products of the specified fruits shall be used or destroyed in the territory of the Member State where those fruits have been processed, in an area where no citrus fruit is produced.
3. The waste and by-products shall be destroyed by deep burial or used by a method approved by the competent authority of the Member State where the specified fruits have been processed, and under the supervision of that competent authority, in a way to prevent any risk of spreading the specified pest.
4. The processor shall keep records of the specified fruits that are processed and make them available to the competent authority of the Member State where the specified fruits have been processed. Those records shall indicate the numbers and distinguishing marks of containers, the volumes of the specified fruits imported, the volumes of waste and by-products used or destroyed and detailed information on their use or destruction.
Storage of the specified fruits
1. Where the specified fruits are not processed immediately, they shall be stored at a facility registered and approved for that purpose by the competent authority of the Member State where the facility is situated.
2. The batches of the specified fruits shall remain separately identifiable.
3. The specified fruits shall be stored in a way, which prevents any risk of spreading of specified pest.
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