Spain: Brussels gives its approval to impose cold treatment on imports of oranges to the EU

Published 2022년 2월 2일

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The European Union's Standing Committee on Phytosanitary (Scopaff) has approved a modification of community regulations to require 'cold treatment' in transit for all European imports of oranges from countries with the 'False moth' pest. The measure, which will protect European agriculture from the pest, will officially be approved next Monday and will not affect imports of tangerines, grapefruit, or oranges from Israel. The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and the Spanish Citrus Interprofessional have praised the decision, which aligns with the practices of major producing powers. The 'False moth' pest, T. leucotreta, is considered one of the most harmful plant diseases and is difficult to detect and eradicate.

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At Monday's meeting, the European Union's Standing Committee on Phytosanitary (Scopaff) gave its approval to a modification of community regulations to impose a 'cold treatment' in transit on all European imports of oranges from the countries that suffer from the so-called 'False moth', as reported by Intercitrus. The formal approval of the Regulation will take place next Monday. The measure does not affect tangerines or grapefruit, which are carriers of Thaumatotibia leukotreta, or oranges from Israel, where this disease is also present, as in both cases the risk of transmission is considered "low". The citrus interprofessional values the approval of this measure as a fundamental "milestone" for Spanish and European citrus farming, since in this way the EU will protect continental agriculture as a whole in the best possible way against the possible entry of this serious pest. In addition, the EU will thus largely align itself with the way of proceeding of the main producing ...

Source: Agrodigital